groundwater
Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Day
ELR Case
The Texas Supreme Court held that landowners have an ownership interest in the water beneath their property that cannot be taken for public use without adequate compensation under the Texas Constitution. The Texas courts have long...
Hillside Memorial Park & Mortuary v. Golden State Water Co.
ELR Case
A California appellate court reversed and remanded a lower court decision denying water districts' motion to amend a 1961 judgment that imposed a "physical solution" on the West Coast groundwater basin. The districts wanted to store...