United States v. State Water Resources Control Board

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,, No. 2:19-cv-000547-DAD-EPG Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO FILE

AMICUS BRIEF AND PERMITTING THE

STATE WATER RESOURCES FILING OF A RESPONSE

CONTROL BOARD & STATE WATER

RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD (Doc. No. 41) CHAIR E. JOAQUIN ESOUIVEL, in his official capacity, TWENTY-ONE DAY DEADLINE Defendants. 18 On March 28, 2019, Plaintiff United States of America, at the request of the United States Department of the Interior through its Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”), filed two similar lawsuits, one in Sacramento County Superior Court, the other in this court, concerning amendments adopted by Defendant State Water Resources Control Board (“State Water Board” or “the Board”) to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary (“Bay-Delta Plan Amendments,” “Amendments,” or “Amended Plan”). (See Doc. Nos. 1; 18-6.) For…