Court Interlocutory Judgments

This section includes interlocutory judgments issued by the Court. These rulings address interim decisions and procedural matters that help guide how water rights are administered and managed within the watershed.

Index of Interlocutory Judgments

Index of all interlocutory judgments referenced in the 1966 Modified Decree

IJ Coverage Map

Map showing geographic areas covered by each interlocutory judgment

2.3 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 1
Garner water rights on Wilson Creek; later merged into IJ-33A
2.4 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 23
Appropriative water rights of Fallbrook Public Utility District
2.5 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 22
Water rights on lands originally conveyed by Mexican land grants
2.6 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 24
USA non-statutory appropriative rights for Lake O'Neill diversion
2.7 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 25
Effect of 1930 and 1990 California state court judgments
2.8 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 26
Oviatt property water rights in Lancaster Valley and Oak Grove
2.9 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 27
Knox property water rights on Temecula Creek and Aguanga Valley
2.10 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 28
Jurisdiction over surface water impoundments in the watershed
2.11 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 31A
Tucalota Creek sub-watershed lands not overlying groundwater
2.12 — Amended Interlocutory Judgment No. 31A
Amended judgment for Tucalota Creek sub-watershed rights
2.13 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 29A
Sandia Creek sub-watershed lands not overlying groundwater
2.14 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 32A
De Luz Creek sub-watershed lands not overlying groundwater
2.15 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 33A (Part 1 of 2)
Wilson and Coahuilla Creeks sub-watershed water rights
2.16 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 33A (Part 2 of 2)
Wilson Creek watershed parcel descriptions and owners
2.17 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 34A
Coahuilla Creek area water rights findings and conclusions
2.18 — Amendment to IJs
Amendments to IJ-29A; 31A; 32A; 33A; and 34A
2.19 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 38A
Temecula River below Vail Dam to above Gorge water rights
2.20 — Amendment to IJs
Additional amendments to multiple interlocutory Judgments
2.21 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 30 (Part 1 of 5)
Murrieta-Temecula groundwater area findings and conclusions
2.22 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 30 (Part 2 of 5)
Murrieta-Temecula groundwater area parcel listings
2.23 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 30 (Part 3 of 5)
Murrieta-Temecula groundwater area parcel descriptions
2.24 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 30 (Part 4 of 5)
Murrieta-Temecula groundwater area parcel descriptions continued
2.25 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 30 (Part 5 of 5)
Murrieta-Temecula groundwater area parcel descriptions concluded
2.26 — Amendment to IJ-23
Amendment to FPUD appropriative water rights Judgment
2.27 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 37
Naval Enclave water rights findings and conclusions of law
2.28 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 35 (Part 1 of 2)
Vail Company lands water rights findings and conclusions
2.29 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 35 (Part 2 of 2)
Vail Company lands water rights parcel descriptions
2.30 — Amendment to IJ-30
Clarification of Finding 49 in Murrieta-Temecula groundwater area
2.31 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 36
Warm Springs Creek sub-watershed findings and conclusions
2.32 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 42
Rainbow Creek sub-watershed findings and conclusions
2.33 — Amendment 1 to IJ-37
First amendment to Naval Enclave findings and conclusions
2.34 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 41
Water rights for Ramona, Cahuilla, and Pechanga Indian Reservations
2.35 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 39A
Lands below Temecula Gorge and above the Naval Enclave
2.36 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 33
Anza and Cahuilla groundwater basins, Wilson and Cahuilla Creeks
2.37 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 32
De Luz Creek watershed findings of fact and conclusions
2.38 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 35A
Vail Company lands findings of fact and conclusions
2.39 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 39
Santa Margarita River area between Gorge and Naval Enclave
2.40 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 40
Aguanga groundwater area findings and conclusions of law
2.41 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 45
Order establishing water extraction measurement requirements
2.42 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 31
Santa Gertrudis Creek riparian and overlying groundwater rights
2.43 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 43
Fallbrook area surface and groundwater rights determination
2.44 — Amendment 2 to IJ-37
Second amendment to Naval Enclave findings and conclusions
2.45 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 36A (Part 1 of 2)
Warm Springs Creek upstream of Murrieta-Temecula boundary
2.46 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 36A (Part 2 of 2)
Upper Murrieta Creek and Warm Springs Creek parcel listings
2.47 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 34
Coahuilla Creek area comprehensive water rights determination
2.48 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 42A
Rainbow Creek sub-watershed lands not overlying groundwater
2.49 — Amendment to IJ-30 (1963)
Amendment to Murrieta-Temecula groundwater Judgment
2.50 — Amendment to IJ-31A
Stipulation settling water rights on Tucalota Creek
2.51 — Amendment to IJ-32
Stipulation settling water rights on De Luz Creek
2.52 — Amendment to IJ-34
Stipulation settling specific parcel water rights
2.53 — Amendment to IJ-34A
Stipulation settling Coahuilla area parcel water rights
2.54 — Amendment to IJ-36A
Stipulation settling Warm Springs Creek parcel water rights
2.55 — Amendment to IJ-38A
Stipulation settling Temecula Gorge area water rights
2.56 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 30A
Murrieta and Temecula Valleys outside the groundwater area
2.57 — Amendment to IJ-39A (Part 1 of 6)
Fallbrook Creek watershed amendment — Shipley parcels
2.58 — Amendment to IJ-39A (Part 2 of 6)
Fallbrook Creek watershed amendment — parcel listings
2.59 — Amendment to IJ-39A (Part 3 of 6)
Fallbrook area amendment — Elder Knoll parcel listings
2.60 — Amendment to IJ-39A (Part 4 of 6)
Fallbrook area amendment — parcel descriptions
2.61 — Amendment to IJ-39A (Part 5 of 6)
Fallbrook area amendment — parcel descriptions continued
2.62 — Amendment to IJ-39A (Part 6 of 6)
Area south of Santa Margarita River from Fallbrook to Rainbow
2.63 — Amendment to IJ-33A
Amendment to Wilson and Coahuilla Creeks Judgment
2.64 — Amendment to IJ-39
Amendment to Naval Enclave boundary area Judgment
2.65 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 24A
Lake O'Neill stipulation — USA and FPUD appropriative rights
2.66 — Interlocutory Judgment No. 44
USA water rights within Forest Reserves and Taylor Grazing lands
2.67 — Order Amending IJ-45
Approved reporting form and directed water extraction measuring