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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE CONSOLIDATE DELTA SMELT CASES

1:09-CV-407 OWW DLB

1:09-CV-480 OWW GSA

1:09-CV-422 OWW GSA

1:09-CV-631 OWW DLB

1:09-CV-892 OWW DLB

AMENDED ORDER RE: 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 

AGAINST FULL IMPLEMENTATION 

OF RPA COMPONENT 3 (ACTION 4)

Plaintiffs State Water Contractors (“SWC”), Metropolitan Water District of Southern 

California (“MWD” or “Metropolitan”), Kern County Water Agency (“KCWA”) and Coalition 

for a Sustainable Delta (“Coalition”), San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority (the

“Authority”) and Westlands Water District (“Westlands”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”), sought 

injunctive relief prohibiting the implementation of Reasonable and Prudent Alternative (“RPA”)

Component 3, Action 4 (the “Fall X2 Action”) as set forth in United States Fish and Wildlife 

Service’s (“FWS”) December 15, 2008, biological opinion (“BiOp”), addressing impacts of the 

Coordinated Operations of the federal Central Valley Project (“CVP”) and State Water Project 

(“SWP”) on the threatened delta smelt. Doc. 900. The California Department of Water 

Resources (“DWR”) joined Plaintiffs’ motion. Federal Defendants and Defendant Intervenors 

opposed.

An evidentiary hearing was held on the motion July 26, 27, 28, and 29, 2011. Witnesses 

were called, sworn, and testified and exhibits received into evidence. The parties were 

represented by counsel, as identified on the record. 

For all the reasons set forth in the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law filed August 

31, 2011, Doc. 1013, the Federal Defendants and those acting for, under or in concert with them 

are ENJOINED from and shall not implement the 74 km X2 target through December 31, 2011. 

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No Fall X2 Action in the 2011 calendar year shall be implemented setting the X2 Target 

downstream or west of 79 km. All other requirements of the Fall X2 Action, including the timing 

of the Action, and the measurement and evaluation of its effect, shall remain unchanged.

Plaintiffs shall post a bond in the sum of $25,000.00 as required by law.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 13, 2011 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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