CALIFORNIA GROUNDWATER ASSN. v. SEMITROPIC WATER STORAGE DIST.

No. F056823.

178 Cal.App.4th 1460 (2009)

CALIFORNIA GROUNDWATER ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SEMITROPIC WATER STORAGE DISTRICT, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

As modified November 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lanahan & Reilley, Scott L. Steever and Keith T. Uland for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld, Barry E. Hinkle, Patricia M. Gates and Roberta D. Perkins for Construction Industry Force Account Council as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Law Offices of Young Wooldridge, Ernest Conant, Scott K. Kuney, Phillip Hall and Alan Doud for Defendant and Respondent.

Downey Brand, Kevin M. O'Brien, Maya R. Ferry and Steven P. Saxton for Association of California Water Agencies as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

VARTABEDIAN, Acting P. J.

This is an appeal from judgment entered against plaintiff and appellant California Groundwater Association after the court sustained the demurrer of defendant and respondent Semitropic Water Storage District. Appellant contends the trial court erred in concluding that Water Code section 13750.5 does not apply to public entities such as respondent. For reasons that follow, we agree with appellant: If...

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