Law

County posts documents on Cahuilla water rights

Riverside County, California, hopes to keep residents informed about two Cahuilla water rights claims.

The county and 2,300 property owners are named as defendants in a complaint dating from 1951. The United States is asserting rights on behalf of the Cahuilla Band of Indians and the Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians.

A federal court decree from the 1960s reserved water rights for the tribes but did not quantify them. The tribes are now asking for a specific quantity and prefer to negotiate rather than go to court, attorneys said.

The information about the case is being posed by Supervisor Jeff Stone.

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Riverside County posts information to explain Anza-area water rights lawsuit (The Riverside Press-Enterprise 4/24)
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