MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT & AG LAND TRUST Lawsuits Against CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION & CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY Over Desalination Test Slant Well Project Transferred to SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ

ABSTRACT:  “Two lawsuits aimed at halting California American Water’s desalination test slant well project are headed to Santa Cruz County,” according to reporting in The Monterey County Herald. Moreover, all parties, including Marina Coast Water District, Ag Land Trust, California Coastal Commission and California American Water Company, agreed to move the cases to Santa Cruz County Court, Monterey County Superior Court Thomas Wills presiding, on Wednesday, December 17, 2014.  On November 24, 2014, MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT filed a PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE and COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF against CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION, and CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, Real Party in Interest.  And on December 12, 2014, Ag Land Trust filed a lawsuit against the CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION, and CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, "challenging the commission’s approval of the test well project and seeking a court order barring Cal Am from doing any work on the project."  Case Details of GNM130325, Marina Coast Water District vs. California Coastal Commission, are reproduced from the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF MONTEREY website.
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ Case Information PENDING.
REFERENCES:
Desal test well lawsuits headed to Santa Cruz County
By Jim Johnson, Monterey Herald
Posted: 12/17/14

Cal Am proceeds with desal test well project despite two lawsuits
By Jim Johnson, Monterey Herald
Posted: 12/15/14

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF MONTEREY

Case Details of GNM130325 ;  Marina Coast Water District vs. California Coastal Comm

Case Information Case Number GNM130325 Case Caption Marina Coast Water District vs. California Coastal Comm Filing Date 12/11/2014 Case Type Civil (General) Filing Type Petition Original Filing Date 12/11/2014 Agency Agency Number Name / AKA Party Type Last Name First Name Middle Name Is AKA RES California Coastal Commission RPI California-American Water PET Marina Coast Water District Attorney Information Attorney Type Last Name First Name Middle Name PET Wilkins III Howard F Schedule Events Type Date Time Location Hearing: Exparte Application 12/17/2014 13:30:00 Courtroom 14 Case Progress Conference 6/16/2015 09:00:00 Courtroom 14