ELR Citation: 44 ELR 20158
No(s). 34-2010-80000583 (Cal. Super. Ct. Jul 15, 2014)

A California court held that the public trust doctrine protects navigable waterways from harm caused by groundwater extraction. Concerned about the management of the Scott River in northern California, environmental groups filed suit against Siskiyou County, claiming the county must consider the pub...