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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 42:4332 Environmental Policy - Coop of Agency Reports

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873840.1 -1- Stipulation Regarding Augmentation of Record 

DANIEL J. O’HANLON, State Bar No. 122380 

BECKY DELL SHEEHAN, State Bar No. 201596 

KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN & GIRARD 

A Professional Corporation 

400 Capitol Mall, 27th Floor 

Sacramento, California 95814-4417 

Telephone: (916) 321-4500 

Facsimile: (916) 321-4555 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs San Luis & Delta-Mendota 

Water Authority and Westlands Water District 

DIANE RATHMANN, State Bar No. 89845 

LINNEMAN, BURGESS, TELLES, VAN ATTA, 

VIERRA, RATHMANN, WHITEHURST & KEENE 

1820 Marguerite Street 

Dos Palos, California 93620 

Telephone: (209) 392-2141 

Facsimile: (209) 392-3964 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority 

Additional Counsel Listed on Last Page

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA 

WATER AUTHORITY and WESTLANDS 

WATER DISTRICT, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

PIXLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT, et al., 

Plaintiffs-in-Intervention 

v. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., 

Defendants. 

CIV F-97-6140 OWW 

CIV F-98-5261 OWW 

STIPULATION REGARDING 

AUGMENTATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE 

RECORD 

SAVE THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY 

ASSOCIATION, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

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873840.1 -2- Stipulation Regarding Augmentation of Record 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

THE INTERIOR, et al., 

Defendants. 

WHEREAS, the United States of America, et al. (“Federal Defendants”) filed and 

certified the administrative record on September 4, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water 

District (“Plaintiffs”) have identified three documents to be added to the record, and other 

documents within the record that are not legible; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs contend that the existing administrative record does not sufficiently 

explain the agency actions and decisions relating to accounting for use of water under CVPIA 

section 3406(b)(2) during 2004 to enable judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act; 

WHEREAS, under the Court’s Stipulation and Order for Dismissal Without Prejudice of 

Fourth Through Sixth Claims of Second Amended Complaint and Schedule for Briefing and 

Hearing of Claims in Supplemental Complaint (Docket No. 672), September 28, 2007 is set as the 

last day for Plaintiffs to file a Motion to Augment Administrative Record; 

WHEREAS, the date set for Plaintiffs to file a motion for summary judgment is 

November 19, 2007; 

WHEREAS, in lieu of a motion to augment the record, the Plaintiffs and Federal 

Defendants have agreed upon the terms regarding the administrative record below; and 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants propose that the Court enter an order based 

upon these terms. . 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 

1. The following documents shall be added to the administrative record: 

a. Central Valley Project (“CVP”) daily water accounting reports for the 

months April through September for the years 2002 through 2004; 

b. Revised Water Right Decision 1641, In re Matter of: Implementation of 

Water Quality Objectives for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San 

Joaquin Estuary, March 15, 2000; and 

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873840.1 -3- Stipulation Regarding Augmentation of Record 

c. Water Right Decision 1485, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun 

Marsh, August 1978, State Water Resources Control Board. 

2. The Federal Defendants will supplement the record with more legible copies of the 

following documents already in the record: AR, 93, 436, 438, 440, 442, 444, 446, 448, 450, 452, 

454, 456, 458, 1347, 1460, and 1471. 

3. In support of and concurrently with their motion for summary judgment, Plaintiffs 

intend to file a declaration by James Snow, Westlands Water District, Deputy General Manager 

for Water Policy, to explain the water allocations as reflected in the various water accounting 

tables and other documents in the record. As the basis for consideration of this extra-record 

evidence, Plaintiffs intend to rely upon the exceptions to the record review rule for evidence 

necessary to determine whether an agency has explained its decision, and evidence necessary to 

explain technical terms or complex subject matter. See, Lands Council v. Forester of Region One 

of the U.S. Forest Service, 395 F.3d 1019, 1030 (9th Cir. 2004). 

4. Federal Defendants agree that Plaintiffs may file such a declaration in support of 

and concurrently their motion for summary judgment. Provided, however, that Federal 

Defendants reserve the right to object to the content of the declaration to the extent that it is 

beyond the scope of the exceptions to the record review rule or not relevant, or to dispute its 

accuracy. 

Dated: September 28, 2007 KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN & GIRARD 

A Professional Corporation 

DANIEL J. O’HANLON 

THOMAS W. BIRMINGHAM 

LINNEMAN, BURGESS, TELLES, VAN ATTA, 

VIERRA, RATHMANN, WHITEHURST & KEENE 

DIANE RATHMANN 

DIEPENBROCK HARRISON 

JON D. RUBIN 

By /s/ Daniel J. O’Hanlon 

DANIEL J. O’HANLON 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and 

Westlands Water District 

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873840.1 -4- Stipulation Regarding Augmentation of Record 

Dated: September 28, 2007 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 

DIVISION 

By /s/ Charles R. Shockey (as authorized on 9/28/07)

CHARLES R. SHOCKEY 

Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: September 28, 2007 

 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

 OLIVER W. WANGER 

 United States District Judge 

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873840.1 -5- Stipulation Regarding Augmentation of Record 

List of Additional Counsel 

THOMAS W. BIRMINGHAM, State Bar No. 110898 

WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT 

3130 N. Fresno Street 

Fresno, California 93703 

Telephone: (559) 224-1523 

Facsimile: (559) 241-6277 

Attorney for Plaintiff Westlands Water District 

JON D. RUBIN, State Bar No. 196944 

DIEPENBROCK HARRISON 

400 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 492-5000 

Facsimile: (916) 446-4535 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water 

Authority and Westlands Water District 

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