A California county will remain barred from enforcing its ordinances to cut off water for illegal marijuana operations, a federal judge said, even though the county made some changes that reduce the chance that people in a minority community will go without water.
One of the ordinances adopted by Siskiyou County, Calif., in 2021 requires permits for groundwater extraction of water for use offsite. The other ordinance requires permits for groundwater transportation by truck.
The US District Court for the Eastern District of California said in September 2021 that the ordinances have “exacted a heavy and disproportionate toll on the ...