Judge’s Proposed Decision Would Cancel Water Fee
From the California Farm Bureau Federation Ag Alert weekly newspaper:
“A disputed fee charged to California water rights holders is invalid, a judge says in a proposed decision, because insufficient connection exists between the amount charged, the benefits received and the burdens imposed by those who pay the bill. In his proposed decision, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Raymond Cadei said the State Water Resources Control Board should not ‘apply or enforce’ the fee, which it has imposed since the 2003-04 fiscal year.
“The proposed decision will be the subject of an Oct. 30 hearing at which the judge could affirm or modify it.”