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Groups opposed to the expansion of Pardee aren't sitting back hoping that it never happens.

The Foothill Conservancy, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and Friends of the River filed a lawsuit in Amador County Superior Court seeking to pre-empt the expansion of Pardee Reservoir on the Mokelumne River and safeguard a scenic section of the waterway popular among boaters and picnickers.