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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf California Supreme Court case series
environmental lawsuit
public trust doctrine case
water rights litigation
country United States
court California Court of Appeal
California Superior Court
California Supreme Court
environmentalConcern declining Mono Lake water level
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
influenced later environmental and water rights cases in the United States
reshaped California water law
involvesParty California Attorney General
California State Water Resources Control Board
City of Los Angeles
linked to: Los Angeles

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Mono Lake Committee
National Audubon Society
jurisdiction California
legalIssue appropriative water rights
environmental protection
lake level protection
public trust doctrine
water diversion
location Eastern Sierra Nevada
linked to: Eastern Sierra

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
Mono Lake Committee
National Audubon Society
relatedCase 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
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
public trust doctrine analyses
water law casebooks
timePeriod 1970s
1980s
1990s

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Los Angeles Department of Water and Power subjectOf Mono Lake water rights litigation
Mono Lake hasLegalCase National Audubon Society v. Superior Court (Mono Lake case)
linked to: Mono Lake water rights litigation