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Siskiyou County responds to groundwater lawsuit

Posted by: Maven on July 30, 2010 at 6:34 am

From the Siskiyou Daily News:

“Siskiyou County has developed its statement in response to a challenge of its groundwater regulatory practices after an extended closed session Tuesday in which the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors scheduled numerous discussions of current and anticipated litigation.

The statement comes after a June 23 petition from the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) and Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA) requesting that the Superior Court of the State of California order the State Water Resources Control Board (WCB) and Siskiyou County to cease the “issuance or renewal of groundwater extraction permits or well drilling permits within the Scott River sub-basin until such time as they are not in violation of their public trust duties.” … “

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July 30, 2010 · Filed Under Northern California

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