Federal District Court Rules in Row over Environmental Reviews for CVP 10-Year Water Transfer Program

Originally published in Journal of Water, Spring 2018

U.S. Chief District Court Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill has issued an order in AquAlliance, et al v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, et al holding that analysis and disclosure for the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (“EIR/S”) for a water transfer program under the Central Valley Project (“CVP”) were insufficient.

Under the program, the…