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Vista Canyon Ranch

May 13, 2013 - In a long-awaited decision the Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled that environmental documents submitted for the Vista Canyon Ranch in Canyon Country, California, were inadequate and set aside both the Environmental Impact Report and the project approvals. The ruling was made in a lawsuit brought by three environmental and neighborhood preservation groups - Friends of the Santa Clara River, Santa Clarita Organization for Planning and the Environment (SCOPE) and Homeowners for Neighborhood Preservation. The lawsuit claimed that the EIR for the project did not comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements in several respects, espcially its impact on the Santa Clara River -more-
CLWA purchase of Valencia Water Co.S
On Friday January 4, 2013, SCOPE and Friends of the Santa Clara River joined forces to file a Complaint before the California Public Utilities Commission. The action was brought to protest a sweetheart deal to acquire Valencia Water Company, wholly owned subsidiary on Newhall Land and Development Co, developers of the 21,000 unit Newhall Ranch and the water company that will supply Newhall Ranch. The deal between Newhall and Castaic Lake Water Agency would illegally commit future water supplies to the massive Newhall Ranch project in Northern Los Angeles County. -more-
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