Mealey's (October 12, 2017, 11:59 AM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California irrigation district on Sept. 20 filed an amended petition for a writ of mandate in state court, seeking a declaration that land leases approved by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) are “projects” subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Calif. Pub. Res. C. § 21000 et seq. (Palo Verde Irrigation District v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, et al., No. RIC 1714672, Calif. Super., Riverside Co.)....