California Sues Water District To Stop Work On Raising Height Of The Shasta Dam

Mealey's (June 12, 2019, 11:53 AM EDT) -- REDDING, Calif. — The state of California and six environmental groups on May 13 separately sued the Westlands Water District to prevent it from raising the height of the Shasta Dam in violation of the state’s wild and scenic river protection law (California, et al. v. Westlands Water District, et al., No. 19-0192487, and Friends of the River, et al. v. Westlands Water District, et al., No. 19-0192490, Calif. Super., Shasta Co.)....