The federal government is suing California, arguing that the State Water Resources Control Board's decision to require higher flows on the Stanislaus River will interfere with its operation of the New Melones Dam and reservoir.
The federal complaint, filed in both state and federal court, is the 11th lawsuit launched against the State Water Resources Control Board sincein December to require greater flows in the Stanislaus and two other tributaries of the San Joaquin River.
“The environmental analysis by the California State Water Resources Control Board hid the true impacts of their plan and could put substantial operational constraints on the Department of the Interior’s ability to effectively operate the New Melones Dam, which plays a critical role in flood control, irrigation, and power generation in the Sacramento region,” Assistant U.S. Atty. Gen. Jeffrey Bossert Clark said in a statement.
The litigation was expected because the new state standards represent an unprecedented move to reduce river use by San Francisco and some of the oldest farm irrigation districts in California.
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