Protecting Our Waters and Environmental Resources v. Stanislaus, County of
ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20212 No(s). S251709 (Cal. Aug 27, 2020)
The California Supreme Court held that a county's policy of approving permits for new water wells without environmental review violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Conservation groups argued that issuances of the permits were discretionary, not ministerial, projects and thus req...