(March 6, 2018, 3:36 PM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California appeals court on March 2 reversed a trial court finding that an annual fee on water rights permit and license holders was a tax rather than a valid regulatory fee and that they were unconstitutional (Northern California Water Association, et al. v. State Water Resources Control Board, et al., No. C075866, Calif. App., 3rd Dist., 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 180)....