After five years of litigation including the testimony of hydrology
expert witnesses, finality may be in sight for three
But three, the Kovacovich, Wiertezema and Jordan families, have fought on,
arguing that what constitutes surface water and what constitutes groundwater
should be determined as part of the statewide settlement of water rights and
not as individual cases. Last April, during a summary judgment hearing,
in which all three asked Judge Eddward Ballinger to have their cases dismissed,
the judge found probable cause to dismiss two of the cases, the Kovacovich's
and the Wiertezema's. However, he delayed final dismissal pending
additional information.
Excerpted
from verdenews.com.
