Blog: Santa Clara Valley Water District v. San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
In a published opinion filed December 29, 2020, the First District Court of Appeal affirmed a judgment denying a petition for writ of mandate filed by the Santa Clara Valley Water District (District) challenging waste discharge requirements (WDRs) belatedly imposed by a responsible agency, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Board), on lead agency District’s flood control project…. The case involved highly unique facts, and a number of interesting legal issues concerning the Board’s authority under the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA), the state Porter-Cologne Act, and CEQA.
Related article:
- California Land Use & Development Law Report: CEQA Does Not Limit Agencies’ Authority to Impose Mitigation Pursuant to Other Laws