California Appeals Court OKs Water District Sanction That Included Water Holdback

Mealey's (May 14, 2019, 4:37 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A California appeals court panel on April 24 agreed that a water district did not violate state law or abuse its discretion when it ordered a farmer to remove pistachio trees that were planted three feet away from a water pipeline and when it withheld irrigation water from the farmer for failing to remove the trees himself (Anthony Inzana v. Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors, No. F075810, Calif. App., 5th Dist., 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 2860)....

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