CITY OF ARCADIA v. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BD.

No. G041545.

191 Cal.App.4th 156 (2010)

CITY OF ARCADIA et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD et al., Defendants and Appellants; NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL et al., Interveners and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

December 14, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rutan & Tucker, Richard Montevideo and Peter J. Howell for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Andrea Sheridan Ordin , County Counsel (Los Angeles), Judith A. Fries and Laurie E. Dods , Deputy County Counsel; Burhenn & Gest, Howard Gest and David W. Burhenn for County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Flood Control District as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Downey Brand , Melissa A. Thorme ; Archer Norris and Peter W. McGaw for California Association of Sanitation Agencies as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Aleshire & Wynder, David J. Aleshire and Wesley A. Miliband for League of California Cities, California Contract Cities Association and California State Association of Counties as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , Attorney General, Mary E. Hackenbracht , Assistant Attorney General, Jennifer F. Novak and Michael W. Hughes , Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Appellants.

David S. Beckman , Michelle S. Mehta and Noah J. Garrison for Interveners and Appellants.


OPINION

RYLAARSDAM, Acting P. J.

This case concerns the construction and application of the federal Clean Water Act of 1977 (Clean Water Act; 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.) and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (Porter-Cologne Act; Wat. Code, § 13000 et seq.; unless otherwise stated, all further statutory references are to the Water Code).

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