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PROTECTING OUR WATER & ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES v. COUNTY OF STANISLAUS

No. S251709.

10 Cal.5th 479 (2020)

472 P.3d 459

268 Cal. Rptr. 3d 148

PROTECTING OUR WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COUNTY OF STANISLAUS et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

August 27, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Thomas N. Lippe and Thomas N. Lippe for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Law Offices of Stephan C. Volker, Stephan C. Volker , Alexis E. Krieg , Stephanie L. Clarke and Jamey M.B. Volker for North Coast Rivers Alliance as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Law Office of Babak Naficy, Babak Naficy ; M. R. Wolfe & Associates and Mark R. Wolfe for California Water Impact Network, California Wildlife Foundation and Landwatch Monterey County as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, Matthew D. Zinn , Sarah H. Sigman , Lauren M. Tarpey , Peter J. Broderick ; John P. Doering and Thomas E. Boze , County Counsel, and Robert J. Taro , Assistant County Counsel, for Defendants and Respondents.

Dennis Bunting , County Counsel (Solano), Peter R. Miljanich , Deputy County Counsel; Jennifer Henning ; and Laura E. Hirahara for the California State Association of Counties as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Herum\Crabtree\Suntag, Steven A. Herum and Jeanne M. Zolezzi for Association of California Water Agencies and California Special Districts Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Holland & Knight, Jennifer L. Hernandez , Daniel R. Golub and Emily Lieban for California Building Industry Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

June Babiracki Barlow and Jenny Li for California Association of Realtors as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Miller Starr Regalia, Arthur F. Coon and Matthew C. Henderson for League of California Cities as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Rita L. Neal , County Counsel ( San Luis Obispo ), Erica A. Stuckey , Deputy County Counsel; Roll Law Group, Courtney Vaudreuil ; Stoel Rives, Timothy M. Taylor , Allison C. Smith ; Adamski Moroski Madden Cumberland & Green, Thomas D. Greene and Michelle L. Gearhart for County of San Luis Obispo, JUSTIN Vineyards and Winery LLC, Lapis Land Company, LLC, Paso Robles Vineyards, Inc., and Moondance Partners, LP, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA or the Act; Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.)1 regulates activities carried out, funded, or approved by the government. Any government action that may directly or indirectly cause a physical change to the environment is a ...

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