Category Archives: General
Willis Class’s CA Supreme Court Petition for Review
When there is not enough water in a Basin to go around, should California landowners who have yet to develop their land lose their right to groundwater to other landowners who are actively pumping groundwater? Or should all landowners’ property rights be accommodated, whether they commenced pumping water or not? Upending over a century… Read More »
An Abject Failure of Justice
The California Court of Appeal Rewrites California Groundwater Law In its latest groundwater decision, the California Court of Appeal set ground-breaking precedent by finding landowners who have yet to exercise their right to pump groundwater have a lower priority than those who have pumped groundwater, including other landowners and appropriating public water suppliers, in… Read More »
Oral Arguments on Willis Class Appeal
Antelope Valley Groundwater Case Oral Arguments on Willis Class Appeal Heard on February 17, 2021 On February 17, 2021, the Court of Appeal Fifth District heard oral arguments regarding the Willis Class appeal of the 2015 Judgment and Physical Solution. The matter was heard before a panel comprised of Justice Pena, Justice Snauffer, and… Read More »
