The Oakdale Irrigation District reported on Wednesday, June 24 that state attorneys backed away from curtailment notices directed at more than 200 senior water rights holders in California, now saying they were “courtesy notices” and “advisory” only. The hearing in Stanislaus County Superior Court came as a result of a lawsuit filed by the Patterson Irrigation District. A similar lawsuit, also in Stanislaus County, was filed by the Oakdale and South San Joaquin irrigation districts and a related joint powers authority.