TREND. Water Project. Land Owner Compensation for State Testing of Land.

The State: California

The win: Landowners who sought compensation for extensive geological and environmental testing that included:

• multiple days of precondemantion access to land
• over a two-year period
• with the removal of soil borings to 150 and 300 feet

The win for governmental entities: Testing and precondemnation access can continue but with the inclusion of compensation to landowners and acess to jury trials

The public works project: A water tunnel under the Bay Delta as part of a new water delivery system

Matteoni, O’Laughlin & Hechtman | California Supreme Court Issues Major Ruling Regarding Landowner Compensation For Those Affected By Governor’s Proposed Water Plan To Tunnel Under Bay Delta

RecordNet.com | Surveys for Delta tunnels can move forward