Mealey's (April 7, 2021, 9:01 AM EDT) -- ALAMEDA, Calif. — A California state court judge on March 8 issued a writ of mandate ordering the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), saying the department’s proposed change in water use leases on 6,400 department-owned acres in Mono County constitutes a “project” subject to review under the CEQA....