North Gualala Water Co. v. State Water Resources Control Bd.
ELR Citation: ELR 20099 No(s). A109438 (Cal. App. 1st Dist. May 31, 2006)
The court holds that the state water control board did not err in ordering a water company to obtain a permit to pump groundwater from two wells near the North Fork Gualala River. The board has permitting jurisdiction over "subterranean streams flowing through known and definite channels." The board...