Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Secures Much-Needed Access to the Colorado River for the San Diego County Water Authority >> Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lloyd G. Connelly recently validated the 2003 Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement (QSA) and 11 related agreements and rejected all of the remaining legal challenges to the landmark accord. The ruling secures a key component of water supply for Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s client, the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA), which will receive 180,000 acre-feet of more reliable water this year as result of the QSA and related agreements. For California, Judge Connelly’s decision provides certainty about access to its basic annual apportionment of 4.4 million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River. This decision also settles longstanding disputes among California water agencies that obtain water from the Colorado River.
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