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State ex rel. State Water Resources Control Board v. City of Colton

81 Cal.App.5th 1047

good law
Jurisdiction
California, United States
Relevance
Whether the Board can impose penalties for unauthorized diversions and require compliance with water right permits.
Exam use

Municipal Water District v. Imperial Irrigation District (Quantification Settlement Agreement)

37 Cal.4th 102

good law
Jurisdiction
California, United States
Relevance
Whether the water transfer agreement required environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Exam use

Klamath Irrigation District v. United States

227 F.3d 1355

good law
Jurisdiction
United States
Relevance
Whether the United States is liable for breach of contract for failing to deliver water as promised.
Exam use

PUD No. 1 of Jefferson County v. Washington Department of Ecology

511 U.S. 700

good law
Jurisdiction
United States
Relevance
Whether a state can condition a 401 water quality certification on minimum streamflows for fish.
Exam use

Arizona v. San Carlos Apache Tribe

463 U.S. 545

good law
Jurisdiction
United States
Relevance
Whether state courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate Indian water rights under the McCarran Amendment.
Exam use

Texas v. New Mexico (Pecos River Compact)

462 U.S. 554

good law
Jurisdiction
United States
Relevance
Whether New Mexico violated the compact and what remedy is appropriate.
Exam use

San Juan River Project: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona (Upper Colorado River Basin Compact)

459 U.S. 176

good law
Jurisdiction
United States
Relevance
How to equitably apportion the river when no compact has been approved by Congress.
Exam use

Sporhase v. Nebraska ex rel. Douglas

458 U.S. 941

good law
Jurisdiction
United States
Relevance
Whether a state's restriction on groundwater export violates the Commerce Clause.
Exam use

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