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ADAM R.F. GUSTAFSON 
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General 
Environment and Natural Resources Division 
United States Department of Justice 
 
JEFFREY N. CANDRIAN (Colo. 43839) 
Trial Attorney 
Environment and Natural Resources Division 
United States Department of Justice 
999 18th St. N. Terrace #600 
Denver, CO 80202 
Tel: (202) 532-3093 
Fax: (303) 844-1350 
Email: jeffrey.candrian@usdoj.gov 
 
Attorneys for Federal Defendants 
 
 
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, et al., ) NO. 2:88-cv-01658-JAM-GGH 
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 Plaintiffs, ) 
 v. ) 
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KIRK RODGERS, as Regional Director of the ) 
UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, et al., ) ORDER APPROVING 
 ) AMENDMENTS 
 ) TO STIPULATION 
 Defendants, and ) OF SETTLEMENT 
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ORANGE COVE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, et al., ) 
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 Defendants-Intervenors. ) 
 
 
Plaintiffs Natural Resources Defense Council, et al., Defendants Kirk Rodgers, et al., and 
Defendants-Intervenors Orange Cove Irrigation District, et al. (collectively, “Parties”), jointly 
request approval of amendments to the Stipulation of Settlement (“Settlement”) entered by this 
Court on October 23, 2006 (ECF No. 1377). The amendments: (1) extend the period to pursue the 

 
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remedy provided for in Paragraph 20 of the Settlement, (2) extend this Court’s jurisdiction over 
this litigation provided for in Paragraph 25 of the Settlement, and (3) add Lower Tule River 
Irrigation District to the definition of “Friant Parties” in paragraph (g) on page 3 of the Settlement. 
The Court, having reviewed the amendments to the Settlement, which have been approved by all 
Parties, orders as follows: 
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the amendments to the Settlement, attached as Exhibit 1, 
are hereby approved. 
 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court shall retain jurisdiction over the Settlement, 
as provided in the amended Paragraph 25 of the Settlement, for disputes that may arise among 
the Parties concerning the interpretation or implementation of the Settlement and the 
amendments to the Settlement. The Court shall also retain continuing jurisdiction over the 
Settlement, as provided in the amended Paragraph 25 of the Settlement, until the later of (i) July 
1, 2042, or (ii) a motion is brought pursuant to Paragraph 20 of the Settlement, and the matter is 
finally resolved as provided in the amended Paragraph 20 of the Settlement. 
IT IS SO ORDERED. 
 
Dated: June 09, 2026 
 
 

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