Water Districts Denied Equitable Defenses In Tribal Groundwater Case

Mealey's (March 2, 2016, 2:14 PM EST) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A Native American tribe on Feb. 23 obtained partial summary judgment against the equitable defenses of two water districts that the tribe says are overdrafting reserved groundwater under their California reservation (Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Coachella Valley Water District, et al., No. 13-883, C.D. Calif.)....