Central Delta Water Agency v. Bureau of Reclamation

452 F.3d 1021 CENTRAL DELTA WATER AGENCY; South Delta Water Agency; Alexander Hildebrand; R.C. Farms, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Save San Francisco Bay Association; Natural Resources Defense Council; Environmental Defense Fund; Bay Institute of San Francisco; Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations; United Anglers of California, Intervenors, v. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, United States Department of Interior; Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior; Michael J. Spears, Regional Director, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1; Kirk Rodgers, Acting Regional Director, Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region; Department of Fish and Game, State of California; Robert C. Hight, Defendants-Appellees, San Joaquin River Group Authority; Oakdale Irrigation District; South San Joaquin Irrigation District; Merced Irrigation District; Modesto Irrigation District (MID); Turlock Irrigation District; San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees, v. Stockton East Water District, Plaintiff-Intervenor. No. 04-16632. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 3, 2006.…