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Alliance to Save the Mattaponi v. Commonwealth

No. 042196Supreme Court of Virginia

042196 Alliance to Save the Mattaponi v. Commonwealth 11/04/2005 In a dispute over construction of a reservoir, Code § 62.1-44.29 waives sovereign immunity for judicial review of Water Control Board actions. T…

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042196 Alliance to Save the Mattaponi v. Commonwealth 11/04/2005 In a dispute over construction of a reservoir, Code § 62.1-44.29…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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October 4, 2026
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November 4, 2005
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042196 Alliance to Save the Mattaponi v. Commonwealth 11/04/2005 In a dispute over construction of a reservoir, Code § 62.1-44.29 waives sovereign immunity for judicial review of Water Control Board actions. The Board properly applied Code § 62.1-44.15:5(C) and the judgment under the Administrative Process Act is affirmed. On separate claims transferred from the Court of Appeals, that portion of the circuit court's judgment holding that a particular Treaty is Virginia law is affirmed. The circuit court's judgment that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the separate Treaty claims is reversed, and those claims are remanded for further proceedings.

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    042196 Alliance to Save the Mattaponi v. Commonwealth 11/04/2005 In a dispute over construction of a reservoir, Code § 62.1-44.29 waives sovereign immunity for judicial review of Water Control Board actions. The Board properly applied Code § 62.1-44.15:5(C) and the judgment under the Administrative Process Act is affirmed. On separate claims transferred from the Court of Appeals, that portion of the circuit court's judgment holding that a particular Treaty is Virginia law is affirmed. The circuit court's judgment that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the separate Treaty claims is reversed, and those claims are remanded for further proceedings.

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