January 27, 2011
Vacating an earlier order, a federal judge has held that Los Angeles County and its flood control district are not liable for polluted storm runoff that flowed into Surfrider Beach or for failing to submit adequate compliance reports.
April 28, 2010
A federal judge has found that Los Angeles County is not liable for polluted runoff that flowed into four local rivers, despite finding earlier that the county's discharges onto a popular Malibu beach and into a marine reserve breached the Clean Water Act.