JCCP 4594 Department of Water Resources Cases Tentative Ruling for December 20, 2021 -- Telephonic Hearing Department of Water Resources’ Petition to Add CEQA Petition to Coordination Proceedings Date: December 21, 2021 Time: 10 AM Dept.: 10A Call In No.: 209-992-5590 Bridge Line: 6938 PIN: 3784 Counsel and Parties without Counsel please note: An Agenda for tomorrow’s hearing follows immediately after this Tentative. TENTATIVE: Statement of Decision on Coordination Petition The court has reviewed the moving, opposition and reply papers (and considered the argument of counsel) and DENIES the petition to coordinate for the reasons stated herein. Background. Both sides adequately state the background for the existing JCCP case which arose in 2010 and continues to the present. The case has gone through the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court gave the following brief description of the project involved in this case. "In an effort to improve the reliability of the water