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State Supreme Court rules in state’s favor on Delta property rights

In a win for the state, the California Supreme Court declared Thursday that the state has the right to go on private property for soil and environmental testing as part of a plan to divert fresh water under or around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta on its way to Central and Southern California.

The ruling reverses a 2-1 opinion by the 3rd District Court of Appeal holding that entry is not allowed unless the state first condemns and takes the property as its own, or there is an agreement between the state and the property owner.