PROPERTY RESERVE, INC., Petitioner,
v.
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Respondent;
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, Real Party in Interest.
CAROLYN A. NICHOLS, as Trustee, etc., et al., Petitioners,
v.
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Respondent;
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, Real Party in Interest.
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES CASES.
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Freeman, D'Aiuto, Pierce, Gurev, Keeling & Wolf, Thomas H. Keeling , Arnold J. Wolf ; Nomellini, Grilli & McDaniel and Dante J. Nomelini, Jr. , for Petitioners Mark G. Scribner, Jr., Randy J. Baranek, Siara Andrews, J.H. Jonson & Sons, Inc., Arnaudo Bros., Delta Wetlands Properties, The 2000 teVelde Family Trust, The Biagi Living Trust Agreement, The Carolyn Nichols Revocable Living Trust dated 12/09/1999, Carolyn A. Nichols as Trustee, Venice Island, Coney Island Farms, Inc., Robert A. DalPorto, Jr., Islands, Inc., Richard Brann as Trustee, S.S. & S.M. Oates Family Trust, Wilson Vineyard Properties, Eileen V. Nichols Revocable Living Trust dated 12/09/1999, Eileen V. Nichols as Trustee, Victoria Island, L.P., Lucille L. Christensen Family Trust dated 8/31/2004, Lucille J. Christensen as Trustee, Smith and Karen Cunningham, Zuckerman Mandeville, Inc., and Heritage Land Co., Inc.
Luke A. Wake ; Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert, Robert H. Thomas ; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and Edward G. Burg for Owners' Counsel of America and National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.
Jenny & Jenny and Scott E. Jenny as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.
Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson and David W. Skinner for League of California Cities, California State Association of Counties and Association of California Water Agencies as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.
Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart, Gary C. Weisberg and Laura A. Morgan for Orange County Transportation Authority as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.
Stephanie D. Morris for State Water Contractors as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.
Best, Best & Krieger and Kendall H. MacVey for Riverside County Transportation Commission as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.
OPINION
CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J. —
In an effort to improve the reliability of the water supply system in California as well as to address environmental and ecological concerns, the Department of Water Resources (hereafter, the Department) undertook to investigate the feasibility of constructing...
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