Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Yurok Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor, and Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, and Yurok Tribe Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendants-Intervenors v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Yurok Tribe Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Yurok Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant, and Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees

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376 F.3d 853·34 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20054·58 ERC (BNA) 2024·2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 14313
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 13, 200403-15194California10,589 words

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376 F.3d 853 WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT; San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior; United States Bureau of Reclamation; Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region; United States Department of Fish and Wildlife; Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region; United States Department of Commerce; Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce; National Marine Fisheries Service; Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce; Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Defendants, Yurok Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor, and Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant, v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees. Westlands Water…

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