Mealey's (November 3, 2015, 10:02 AM EST) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Two California water agencies on Oct. 19 told a federal court that their equitable defenses against the groundwater claims of a Native American tribe should not be dismissed by summary judgment (Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Coachella Valley Water District, et al., No. 13-883, C.D. Calif., Eastern Div.).

(Water districts’ summary judgment opposition available. Document #95-151105-010B.)

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, backed by the U.S. government acting as a trustee for Native American tribes, sued the Coachella Valley Water...