After a late evening of floor sessions on June 28, 2011, both the Senate and the Assembly, with a majority vote, passed the “Democratic Budget”. Governor Brown signed some of the $85.9 billion budget which includes bills ABX1 26 and ABX1 27. ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, both by Assembly member Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley), eliminate
Water Right Holders Still Must Pay Water Fees
Water Right Holders Still Must Pay SWRCB Water Fees Until Trial Court Determines if Fees are Reasonably Apportioned.
On January 31, 2011, the California Supreme Court decided California Farm Bureau Federation v. State Water Resources Control Board, 51 Cal. 4th 421 (2011), (PDF) in which a collective of California water right holders