On May 13, 2025, the 5th Court of Appeals of California issued an unpublished opinion which reversed a dismissal by the trial court, upheld Water Audit California’s standing as a private attorney general, and rejected the defendants’ invocation of federal pre-emption.
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[Court Record] Appellate court sides with Water Audit in Merced fish ladder appeal
The 5th Court of Appeals of California issued an unpublished opinion which reversed a dismissal by the trial court, upheld Water Audit California’s standing as a private attorney general, and rejected the defendants’ invocation of federal jurisdiction.
They Abducted a River in California. And Nobody Stopped Them.
“During California’s most recent drought, officials went to great lengths to safeguard water supplies, issuing emergency regulations to curb use by thousands of farms, utilities and irrigation districts. It still wasn’t enough to prevent growers in the state’s agricultural heartland from draining dry several miles of a major river for almost four months in 2022, …
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State and federal agencies want fish ladder restored on Merced River
Two powerful state and federal agencies have stuck their toes, so to speak, into an ongoing lawsuit against Merced Irrigation District demanding the district reopen a long defunct fish ladder. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and National Marine Fisheries Service both sent letters to Merced Irrigation District after Water Audit California sued the …
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Merced Irrigation District sued over defunct fish ladder
Water Audit California has filed suit against the Merced Irrigation District demanding repair and maintained of a neglected fish ladder at Crocker-Huffman Dam.