Water District Says ESA Water Diversion Is A Taking Of Property By United States

(August 8, 2023, 8:49 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A California water district has asked the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse the Court of Federal Claims by finding that the federal diversion of 49,800 acre-feet of water from a dam on the Santa Clara River is a compensable physical taking of a property right and not a regulatory taking that is not ripe for review....