Dept. of Water Resources v. Metropolitan Water Dist. etc.

Filed 12/31/

CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION*

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES,

C100552

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v. (Super. Ct. No. 34-2020- 00283112-CU-MC-GDS)

THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT

OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

_______________________________________ SIERRA CLUB et al., (Super. Ct. No. 34-2020- 80003517-CU-WM-GDS) Plaintiffs and Appellants,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES,

Defendant and Respondent;

THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT

OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA et al.,

Real Party in Interest and Appellants.

* Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rules 8.1105 and 8.1110, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception of part II.

1 APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, Kenneth C. Mennemeier, Jr., Judge. Affirmed. Ann K. B. Carroll and Christopher Martin, General Counsel; Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Evan Eickmeyer, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Daniel M. Fuchs, and Matthew J. Goldman, Deputy…