Mono Lake water rights litigation
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Mono Lake water rights litigation refers to the series of landmark legal battles over Los Angeles’s diversion of water from the Mono Basin, which reshaped California water law by strengthening public trust protections for environmental resources.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mono Lake water rights litigation canonical | 1 |
| National Audubon Society v. Superior Court (Mono Lake case) | 1 |
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Target entity: Mono Lake water rights litigation Context triple: [Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, subjectOf, Mono Lake water rights litigation]
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Owens Valley water wars
The Owens Valley water wars were a series of early 20th-century conflicts in California over Los Angeles’ diversion of water from the Owens Valley, which devastated local agriculture and became a landmark case in Western water politics.
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Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve is a protected area in California renowned for its striking tufa tower formations, unique saline lake ecosystem, and importance as a habitat for migratory birds.
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Law of the River
Law of the River is the collective body of compacts, treaties, court decisions, and regulations that allocate and manage the use of Colorado River water among the United States, Mexico, and the basin states.
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Bay-Delta Conservation Plan
The Bay-Delta Conservation Plan is a large-scale habitat conservation and water management initiative aimed at restoring ecological health and improving water supply reliability in California’s Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.
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The Riverkeepers
The Riverkeepers is a book co-authored by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and John Cronin that chronicles their legal and environmental battles to protect the Hudson River and advocates for grassroots waterway conservation.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mono Lake water rights litigation Target entity description: Mono Lake water rights litigation refers to the series of landmark legal battles over Los Angeles’s diversion of water from the Mono Basin, which reshaped California water law by strengthening public trust protections for environmental resources.
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A.
Owens Valley water wars
The Owens Valley water wars were a series of early 20th-century conflicts in California over Los Angeles’ diversion of water from the Owens Valley, which devastated local agriculture and became a landmark case in Western water politics.
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B.
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve is a protected area in California renowned for its striking tufa tower formations, unique saline lake ecosystem, and importance as a habitat for migratory birds.
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C.
Law of the River
Law of the River is the collective body of compacts, treaties, court decisions, and regulations that allocate and manage the use of Colorado River water among the United States, Mexico, and the basin states.
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D.
Bay-Delta Conservation Plan
The Bay-Delta Conservation Plan is a large-scale habitat conservation and water management initiative aimed at restoring ecological health and improving water supply reliability in California’s Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.
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E.
The Riverkeepers
The Riverkeepers is a book co-authored by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and John Cronin that chronicles their legal and environmental battles to protect the Hudson River and advocates for grassroots waterway conservation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California Supreme Court case series
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environmental lawsuit ⓘ public trust doctrine case ⓘ water rights litigation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court |
California Courts of Appeal
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surface form:
California Court of Appeal
California Superior Courts ⓘ
surface form:
California Superior Court
Supreme Court of California ⓘ
surface form:
California Supreme Court
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| environmentalConcern |
declining Mono Lake water level
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exposed lakebed dust emissions ⓘ increased salinity of Mono Lake ⓘ loss of bird habitat ⓘ |
| impact |
established precedent for integrating public trust doctrine with prior appropriation system
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influenced later environmental and water rights cases in the United States ⓘ reshaped California water law ⓘ |
| involvesParty |
Attorney General of California
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surface form:
California Attorney General
California State Water Resources Control Board ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form:
City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ⓘ Mono Lake Committee ⓘ National Audubon Society ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| legalIssue |
appropriative water rights
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environmental protection ⓘ lake level protection ⓘ public trust doctrine ⓘ water diversion ⓘ |
| location |
Eastern Sierra
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surface form:
Eastern Sierra Nevada
Mono Basin ⓘ Mono County, California ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Mono Lake ⓘ |
| notableDecision | 1983 California Supreme Court decision in National Audubon Society v. Superior Court ⓘ |
| opposingParty |
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
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Mono Lake Committee ⓘ National Audubon Society ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
National Audubon Society v. Superior Court
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surface form:
National Audubon Society v. Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles
National Audubon Society v. Superior Court ⓘ |
| result |
protection of Mono Lake water levels
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recognition that public trust doctrine applies to navigable waters despite existing water rights licenses ⓘ reduction of water diversions from Mono Basin streams ⓘ requirement to reconsider Los Angeles water diversion licenses in light of public trust values ⓘ strengthening of public trust protections for environmental resources in California ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
environmental law scholarship
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public trust doctrine analyses ⓘ water law casebooks ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
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Subject: Mono Lake water rights litigation Description of subject: Mono Lake water rights litigation refers to the series of landmark legal battles over Los Angeles’s diversion of water from the Mono Basin, which reshaped California water law by strengthening public trust protections for environmental resources.
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