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Should the public trust doctrine be expanded to the use of groundwater?

August 10, 2017 | By JEREMY TALCOTT

This morning PLF filed this amicus brief in the California Court of Appeal for the Third District in support of the County of Siskiyou. We asked the Court of Appeal to overturn this superior court decision, which expanded public trust considerations to permits issued for the use of groundwater. Adopting the superior court’s rationale could & ...