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May 2010: Climate Action Reserve Forest Project Protocol Applied to Washington State Transaction
April 2010: Washington Legislature Adds ‘Certified Water Right Examiners’ to Water Rights Process
January 2010: Washington State’s Supplemental Budget Portends Deep Cuts in Water Right Processing
December 2009: District Court Finds a Responsible Party May Not Seek Contribution for Non-CERCLA Judgments— Government May Be an ‘Arranger’ for Activity that Released Hazardous Substances U.S. v. Washington State Department of Transportation, ___F.Supp.2d___ C08-5722RJB (W.D. WA. 2009)
November 2009: U.S. EPA to Revise Rules for Wastewater Discharges from Coal-Fired Power Plants
October 2009: Washington Attorney General Issues New Opinion on Exempt Well Limits AGO 2009 No. 6 (Sept. 21, 2009)
October 2009: News from the West
June 2009: Washington State Enacts New Legislation to Modernize Its Water Rights Adjudication Process
April 2009: Climate Change and Water in Washington
March 2009: Washington Legislature Considers Report on Downstream Water Right Transfers
January 2009: Controversy Erupts over Groundwater Permit Exemption for Stockwatering with Washington Department of Ecology’s Notice of Exemption’s Limitations
August 2008: News from the West
August 2008: Washington Department of Ecology Proposes a Rule for Rainwater Harvesting
July 2008: State Court Declares Unconstitutional Portions of Washington’s 2003 Municipal Water Law Lummi Indian Nation, et al. v. State of Washington, et al., and Joan Burlingame, et al. v. State of Washington, et al. 06-2-40103-4 and 06-2-28667-7 (King County Superior Court June 11, 2008)
May 2008: Washington State Legislature Nibbles Away at Vehicle Miles Traveled, while Washington’s King County Adds GHG Impacts to its SEPA Checklist
December 2007: Climate Change and Water in Washington
October 2007: Center for Biological Diversity Petitions California and Eight Coastal States to Regulate Carbon Dioxide Pollution under the Clean Water Act
July 2007: Washington Department of Ecology’s Draft ‘Enlargement’ Policy Prompts Scrutiny of State’s Approach to Water Right Changes
June 2007: Washington Governor Issues ‘Climate Change Challenge’ Executive Order to Addresses Water Resources—Department of Ecology Gears Up
April 2007: Ninth Circuit Upholds FWS Ruling that Western Gray Squirrels Don’t Qualify for Protection Northwest Ecosystem Alliance v. Allen 475 F.3d 1136 (9th Cir. 2007)
February 2007: Washington Department of Ecology Issues Report on Instream Flows and Watershed Planning
December 2006: News from the West—Protecting Salmon Salmon Spawning & Recovery Alliance v. Gutierrez, ___F.Supp.2d___ C05-1877RSM (W.D. Wash. Sept. 12, 2006)
November 2006: Washington State Attorney General Supports Ecology’s Discretion to Review Water Conservancy Board Decisions
August 2006: Washington Department of Ecology Issues Policy Statement Clarifying Department’s Position on 2003 Municipal Water Right Legislation
June 2006: Washington State Legislature Provides New Encouragement for Reclaimed Wastewater
March 2006: Washington: Groundwater Management, Conjunctive Use and Water Banking
January 2006: Washington State Department of Ecology Revises Policy on Water Right Transfers
November 2005: Latest Chapter in Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designation Comes to an End upon Release of a New Final Habitat Designation
October 2005: NOAA Fisheries Reduces Critical Habitat for Salmon and Steelhead Trout
September 2005: Washington: Water Supply and the Land Use Connection
August 2005: Pesticide Usage along California’s Waterways: Will the Ninth Circuit’s Decision to Protect Salmon also Preserve Water Quality? Washington Toxics Coalition v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___ 04-35138 (9th Cir. June 29, 2005)
April 2005: Drought Emergency Officially Declared in the State of Washington
March 2005: WASHINGTON: Interstate and International Water Issues
February 2005: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Re-Proposes Western Snowy Plover Critical Habitat with Minimal Change for California
January 2005: Washington Legislature Likely to Address Proposal for Water Courts
November 2004: Washington’s Department of Ecology’s Water Resources Program Adopts Policy Guidance for Tentative Determinations on Water Rights.
October 2004: Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board Issues Rulings—Department of Ecology Establishes Policy for Determining Water Rights in Washington
September 2004: WASHINGTON: Enforcement of Water Quality Regulation and Penalties
April 2004: Statewide Water Right Adjudication—Is it time for Washington to Follow Suit?
March 2004: District Court Restricts the Use of Pesticides near Western Salmon Streams Washington Toxics Coalition, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al. ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. C01-0132C (W.D. Wash. Jan. 22, 2004)
March 2004: Washington: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply
February 2004: Setting Instream Flows in Washington: Governor Locke’s 2004 Legislative Agenda
January 2004: Drought and Conjunctive Management of Groundwater and Surface Water: Lessons from New Mexico, Washington and Arizona
December 2003: Washington’s Pollution Control Hearings Board Limits Transferability of Groundwater Rights Familigia LLC v. Washington State Dept. of Ecology PCHB No. 03-072 (Oct. 31, 2003).
1 September 2003: Washington: Issues Facing the State’s Rivers and Streams xxx
August 2003: 2003 Washington State Legislature’s “Seven Dwarfs”—Water Resource Bills that Didn’t Make the Front Page
July 2003: Washington Legislature Passes Major Water Legislature in Eleventh Hour
June 2003: Washington State Enforcement Action Deeming Water Diversion Pollution" Alarms Water Users, Energizes Legislature
April 2003: State Decisions: Washington State Court of Appeals' Allows Commercial Uses under Groundwater Permit "Industrial" Exemption Kim v. PCHB, ___P.2d___ Case No. 27804-9-II (Wash. Ct. App. Jan. 24, 2003).
March 2003: WASHINGTON: Meeting Water Needs in the Face of Diminished Supply - The Role of Water Conservation and Reuse
February 2003: Washington State Legislature Convenes; Continues Efforts at Water Law Reform
January 2003: Washington State Establishes Water Acquisition Program, though Pollution Control Hearings Board Decision Prevents Private Parties from Holding Water Rights for Instream Flow Purposes
December 2002: Washington State Watershed Planning Hits the Homestretch
October 2002: Washington Supreme Court Rejects Application of a Public Interest Criteria Test in Determining Transfers of Surface Water Rights: The Sullivan Creek Decision PUD No. 1 of Pend Oreille County v. Washington Department of Ecology, 51 P.3d 744 (Wa.July 18,2002).
June 2002: Oregon Grapples with New Rules for Municipal Water Rights
May 2002: Washington State Supreme Court Dismisses ASARCO's Retroactivity Challenge to a State CERCLA-type Enforcement Action Asarco Incorporated v. Department of Ecology ___P.3d___, Case No. 69406-1 (Wash. March 21,
March 2002: WASHINGTON: Clean Water Act Issues Impacting Water Supply
November 2001: WASHINGTON: State Proposes Metering Rule for Certain Water Diversions Affecting Fish
July 2001: Washington: State Adopts New Water Rights Legislation
June 2001: Ninth Circuit Sets Aside City Ordinances Regulating Telecommunication Companies Finding Preemption under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 City Of Auburn Et Al. V. Qwest Corporation, ____ F.3d ____, (9th Cir. April 24, 2001).
May 2001: Collection of Government Regulators Announce Widespread Air Emissions Reductions Settlement Agreements with Three Oil Refiners Covering Nine Polluting Refineries
Baker Snoqualmie National Forest
August 2009: District Court Finds Forest Service’s Cleanup a ‘Removal’ Action under CERCLA Section 104 Making the Action Against the Service a ‘Challenge’ Barring Federal Court Jurisdiction under Section 113 Washington Environmental Council v. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, ___F.Supp.2d___ C06-1249-JCC, (W. D. Wash. June 2, 2009)
Cedar River
October 2006: City of Seattle and Muckleshoot Tribe Reach Historic Watershed Settlement Agreement
March 2004: Washington: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply
Clark County
April 2007: Washington State Court of Appeals Upholds Preliminary Permit for Groundwater Testing Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County v. Pollution Control Hearings Board, et al. ___P.3d___, (Wn.App. Feb. 6, 2007)
Columbia River
October 2006: Ninth Circuit Upholds EPA Unilateral Order Mandating CERCLA RI/FS Regarding Releases to Columbia River Originating from Canadian Disposal Site Pakootas et al. v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd., 452 F.3d 1066 (9th Cir. 2006)
December 2005: Idaho Senator Calls for Disbanding Fish Passage Center via Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Report Regarding Bonneville Power Adminsitration
February 2005: Washington State’s Proposed New Water Management Program—the Columbia River Initiative.
January 2005: District Court in Washington Holds that CERCLA Applies to Pollution Originating in Canada that Migrates by River into the United States Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd., ___F.Supp.2d___ CV-04-256-AAM (E.D. Wash. Nov. 8, 2004)
November 2004: Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designation Stirs Up Controversy in Northwest
May 2004: The National Research Council and the National Academy of Sciences Advise Washington State on Managing the Columbia River
May 2003: Regional Initiatives Developed to Address Water Resource Issues in Washington State
June 2001: Washington: State Declares "Drought Emergency"; Energy Deficit Impacted
Columbia River Basisn
August 2010: Washington State Department of Ecology Proposes Rule Changes to Enable Columbia River Basin Water Storage Projects
August 2009: The Columbia River Clean Diesel Project Commits to Reducing Diesel Emissions
January 2009: News from the West
May 2006: Washington Enacts Historic Columbia River Basin Water Resource Management Legislation
February 2006: Salmon Recovery in the Pacific Northwest: Fish Protection, or Maintenance of the Status Quo
Colville National Forest
October 2003: Ninth Circuit Upholds Agencies’ Findings that a New Access Road to Timber Harvest Site Will Not Jeopardize or Significantly Impact Grizzly Bear Population Selkirk Conservation Alliance, et al. v. Forsgren, et al. 336 F.3d 944, Case No. 02-35635 (9th Cir. 2003).
Duschutes River Basin
January 2006: Washington Hearings Board Affirms Department of Ecology’s Authority to Issue New Groundwater Rights with Mitigation Squaxin Island Tribe v. Dept. of Ecology and Miller Land and Timber LLC, PCHB 05-137(Order on Motions, May 19, 2006 and Modified Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order, Nov. 20, 2006)
Franklin County
March 2010: Washington State Court Asked to Consider Summary Judgment Motion to Limit Permit-Exempt Use of Groundwater for Stockwatering
Grand Coulee Dam/Lake Rooseveldt
October 2009: District Court Finds that Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Are Not ‘Persons’ under CERCLA Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd., ___F. Supp.2d___ CV-04-256-LRS, (E.D. Wash. 2009)
Green River
March 2004: Washington: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply
Hanford Nuclear Reservation
May 2009: Ninth Circuit Affirms Washington State’s Authority over Mixed Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Buried at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation State of Washington v. Chu, ___F.3d___ 06-35227 (9th Cir. March 10, 2009)
July 2008: Ninth Circuit find Washington State’s Initiative to Prevent Addition ofNew Radioactive Waste to Hanford Nuclear Reservation Is Preempted by Federal Law U.S. v. Jay Manning, ___F.3d___ 06-35613 (9th Cir. May 21, 2008)
March 2008: Ninth Circuit Holds Supersedeas Bond in Environmental Remediation Case Did Not Secure the Judgment against Both Co-Judgment Debtors Contractors Equipment Maintenance Co., Inc. v. Bechtel Hanford, Inc., ___F.3d___ 06-35310 (9th Cir. Jan. 24, 2008)
Harbor Island
November 2005: Fifth Circuit Finds Environmental Insurer Must Indemnify Insured for EPA-CERCLA Response Costs International Insurance Co. v. RSR Corporation, et al., ___F.3d___ 04-10311 (5th Cir. Sept. 19, 2005)
Kalama
June 2005: Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions
Kent
May 2004: Ninth Circuit Holds that Plaintiff in a Contribution Suit under CERCLA Bears Burden of Proving Exclusion of Orphan Shares The Boeing Company v. North West Steel Rolling Mills, Inc. ___F.3d___, Case No. 97-35973 (9th Cir. March 17, 2004).
King County
October 2008: Washington’s Municipal Water Law Appealed to State Supreme Court Lummi Indian Nation, et al. v. State of Washington, et al., and Joan Burlingame, et al. v. State of Washington, et al. 06-2-40103-4 and 06-2-28667-7 (King Co. Superior Court.)
May 2008: Washington State Legislature Nibbles Away at Vehicle Miles Traveled, while Washington’s King County Adds GHG Impacts to its SEPA Checklist
February 2008: Ninth Circuit Holds Diminution of Property Value Due to Environmental Contamination Does Not Invoke a Duty to Indemnify or Constitute Damages under General Insurance Policy Goodstein v. Continental Casualty Co., ___F.3d___ 05-35805 (9th Cir. Dec. 3, 2007)
July 2005: Washington’s Drought Persists, Despite Recent Rains
Kittitas County
January 2010: News from the West
May 2008: New Restrictions on Exempt Wells and Land Development Imposed In Kittitas County, Washington State
July 2005: Washington’s Drought Persists, Despite Recent Rains
Klickitat County
July 2005: Washington’s Drought Persists, Despite Recent Rains
Lacey
January 2006: Washington Hearings Board Affirms Department of Ecology’s Authority to Issue New Groundwater Rights with Mitigation Squaxin Island Tribe v. Dept. of Ecology and Miller Land and Timber LLC, PCHB 05-137(Order on Motions, May 19, 2006 and Modified Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order, Nov. 20, 2006)
Lewis County
February 2008: EPA Approves Plan by Northeast States to Lower Mercury Levels in Fish
Lummi Reservation
January 2008: District Court Approves Historic Groundwater Settlement between Washington State and Lummi Indian Nation U.S. and Lummi Indian Nation v. Washington Department of Ecology, ___F.Supp.2d___ C01-0047Z (W.D. Wash. Nov. 20, 2007)
Methow River
December 2006: On Appeal from Department of Ecology Decision, Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board Announces New Rule for Avoiding Relinquishment Due to Water ‘Unavailability’ Ege v. Ecology PCHB No. 05-033 (2006)
Moses Lake
February 2007: District Court Holds that Recovery of Response Costs under CERCLA and State Law Are Subject to Statutes of Limitations Triggered by Response Actions Not Approved by EPA City of Moses Lake v. U.S., ___F.Supp.2d___ 04-0376 (E.D. Wash Dec. 7, 2006)
March 2006: District Court Holds State and Local Officials Are Entitled to Participate in the Selection of CERCLA Cleanups at Sites Formerly Owned by the United States City of Moses Lake v. United States, ___F.Supp.2d___ CV-04-0375-AAM, Doc. 181 (E.D. Wash. Dec. 30, 2005)
Mukilteo
February 2005: Washington State Court Finds 2000 Gallons of Gasoline into a Monitoring Well Is Not a Useful Product. Modern Sewer Corp. v. Nelson Dist., Inc., Case No.

53085-2-I, 2005 WL 12024 (Wash. App. Jan. 3, 2005).

Okanogan County
October 2003: Water Rights Decisions in Washington’s Okanogan County Uphold Agency Decisions Reducing Diversions, Increasing Instream Flows County of Okanogan et al. v. National Marine Fisheries Service); Methow Valley Irrigation District v. State of Washington, Department of Ecology, Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board Case No 02-35512, Memorandum Opinion (9th Cir. Aug. 14, 2003); Case No. 02-071, (Aug. 20, 2003).
Okanogan National Forest
January 2004: Ninth Circuit Denies Appeal Challenging Decision of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Protect Endangered Species by Requiring Reduction In Water Use County of Okanogan; Early Winters Ditch Company et al. v. National Marine Fisheries; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service et al. 347 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir. 2003).
Olympia
December 2002: Ninth Circuit Finds Dismissal of CERCLA Claim against EPA Appropriate but Clean Water Act Claim against Corps of Engineers May Proceed Dierker, et al. v. Clarke, et al. ___F.3d___, Case No. 01-36016 (9th Cir.
Palouse River
August 2005: Washington Appellate Court Affirms Water Right Relinquishment Order, Rejecting Due Process Challenge Motley-Motley, Inc. v. Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board 110 P.3d 812 (Wash. App. 2005)
Pasco
March 2008: Ninth Circuit Holds Supersedeas Bond in Environmental Remediation Case Did Not Secure the Judgment against Both Co-Judgment Debtors Contractors Equipment Maintenance Co., Inc. v. Bechtel Hanford, Inc., ___F.3d___ 06-35310 (9th Cir. Jan. 24, 2008)
Pierce County
September 2005: Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendants in Case Alleging Over-Abundance of Phosphorous in Lake Steilacoom Lake Improvement Club Inc. v. State of Washington, ___F.3d.___ 03-35888 (9th Cir. July 6, 2005)
Puget Sound
March 2009: Tackling Climate Change: Taking A Regional Perspective
May 2003: Regional Initiatives Developed to Address Water Resource Issues in Washington State
October 2002: Court of Appeals: In an Issue of First Impression, the Ninth Circuit Holds that Mussel Harvesting Byproducts Are Not "Pollutants" under the Clean Water Act Association to Protect Hammersley, Eld, and Totten Inlets v. Taylor Resources,Inc., ___F.3d___,Case No.00-35667 (9th Cir.Aug.6,2002).
Roslyn
August 2004: Curtailing Water Use in Washington—Is it time for a Domestic Use Preference?
Seattle
May 2009: Seattle Voters to Decide Fate of Shopping Bag Green Fee Referendum
August 2007: Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board Rejects Vegetation Removal as Mitigation for Groundwater Rights CPM Development Corp. dba ICON Materials v. Ecology PCHB No. 03-071 (Order on Summary Judgment, March 12, 2007)
October 2006: City of Seattle and Muckleshoot Tribe Reach Historic Watershed Settlement Agreement
January 2003: Washington State Establishes Water Acquisition Program, though Pollution Control Hearings Board Decision Prevents Private Parties from Holding Water Rights for Instream Flow Purposes
December 2002: Developer Has No Right to "Takings" Compensation where Developer's Land Was Burdened Prior to Purchase by the Washington Public Trust Doctrine Esplenade Properties, LLC v. City of Seattle 307 F.3d 978 (9th Cir. Oct. 3, 2002)
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
June 2004: Washington Supreme Court Decides Against Requiring a Water Right for  Stromwater Management Port of Seattle v. Pollution Control Hearings Board, et al., ___P.3d___ 73419-4 (Wash. Sup. Ct. May 14, 2004).
Skagit County
November 2005: Washington Department of Ecology Adopts New Water Management Rule
Skokomish River
November 2006: Did the D.C. Circuit Strike a Knockout Punch to the Hydroelectric Power Industry? City of Tacoma v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ___F.3d___ 05-1054 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 22, 2006)
Sloan Wichert Slough
December 2006: On Appeal from Department of Ecology Decision, Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board Announces New Rule for Avoiding Relinquishment Due to Water ‘Unavailability’ Ege v. Ecology PCHB No. 05-033 (2006)
Snake River
November 2009: Obama Administration Backs Current Northwest Salmon Plan
December 2006: News from the West—Protecting Salmon Salmon Spawning & Recovery Alliance v. Gutierrez, ___F.Supp.2d___ C05-1877RSM (W.D. Wash. Sept. 12, 2006)
November 2004: Ninth Circuit Holds that Army Corps’ Record of Consultation and Statement of Decision for Dam Operation Is Not in Violation of the Administrative Procedures Act National Wildlife Federation v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ___F.3d___ 0335235p (9th Cir. Oct. 4, 2004)
June 2001: Washington: State Declares "Drought Emergency"; Energy Deficit Impacted
Snohomish County
November 2005: Washington Department of Ecology Adopts New Water Management Rule
November 2002: Ninth Circuit Finds Indian Lands Held in Fee Simple Are Not Subject to County Regulations Absent Explicit Congressional Intent or Exceptional Circumstances Gobin v. Snohomish County ___F.3d___, Case No. 00-36031 (9th Cir. Sept. 18, 2002).
Spokane
July 2004: Ninth Circuit Upholds Spokane Ordinances Prohibiting Adult Stores from Opening Near Specified Land Use Categories. World Wide Video of Washington, Inc. v. City of Spokane,___F.3d___ 02-35936 (9th Cir. May 27, 2004).
November 2002: Moratorium Sought on Further Development from Idaho Aquifer
Steilacoom Lake
September 2005: Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendants in Case Alleging Over-Abundance of Phosphorous in Lake Steilacoom Lake Improvement Club Inc. v. State of Washington, ___F.3d.___ 03-35888 (9th Cir. July 6, 2005)
Stillaguamish River
November 2005: Washington Department of Ecology Adopts New Water Management Rule
Strait of Georgia
January 2010: The Boundary of Navigable Waters and Tidelands May Extend behind Lawfully Built Shore Defense Structures as if They Do Not Exist
December 2009: Ninth Circuit Finds Property Owners Adjoining Tidelands Liable for Trespass and Violations of the CWA and Rivers and Harbors Act for Shore Structures U.S. v. Milner, ___F.3d___ 05-35802 (9th Cir. 2009)
November 2009: Ninth Circuit Finds Waterfront Homeowners Liable in Violation of the Rivers and Harbors Act and CWA for Maintaining Structures to Protect against Erosion U.S. v. Nicholson, ___ F.3d ___ 05-35802 (9th Cir. Oct. 2, 2009)
Sumner
November 2008: Ninth Circuit Applies Penn Central ‘Takings’ Standard to ‘Generally Applicable Development’ Conditions Tapps Brewing v. City of Sumner, ___F.3d___ 07-35231 (9th Cir. Sept. 25, 2008)
Tacoma
August 2010: District Court Finds Washington State DOT Potentially Liable as an Arranger under CERCLA for Controlling the Disposal of Highway Runoff U.S. v. Washington State Department of Transportation, ___F.Supp.2d___ C08-5722RJB (W.D. Wash. June 7, 2010)
December 2008: District Court Holds CERCLA Third-Party Contribution Claim Allowed as Stemming from Action under Section 9607 Port of Tacoma v. Todd Shipyards Corporation, ___F.Supp.2d___ C08-5132BHS (W.D. Wash. Sept. 30, 2008)
November 2006: Did the D.C. Circuit Strike a Knockout Punch to the Hydroelectric Power Industry? City of Tacoma v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ___F.3d___ 05-1054 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 22, 2006)
May 2005: The 75-Year Litigation over the Cushman Hydroelectric Project: Ninth Circuit Dismisses Skokomish Tribe’s Damages Claims against the United States and City of Tacoma Skokomish Indian Tribe v. United States, ___F.3d___ 01-35028 (9th Cir. March 9, 2005)
Union Gap
December 2008: Washington Court of Appeals Affirms Water Rights Relinquishment and Rejects Exemptions City of Union Gap and Ahtanum Ridge Business Park, LLC, v. Washington Department of Ecology, ___P.3d__ _ 26555-2-III (Div. 3 Wash.App. Nov. 13, 2008)
November 2007: Yakima County Superior Court Affirms Relinquishment of Water Rights Sought by City City of Union Gap and Ahtanum Ridge Business Park, LLC, v. Washington Department of Ecology 06-2-00271-6 (Yakima County Superior Court, Oct. 9, 2007)
March 2006: News From the West Brady v. Abbott Laboratories, 433 F.3d 679 (9th Cir. 2005); Goodrich v. United States, ___F.3d___ 05-5047 (D.C. Cir. 2006); City of Union Gap v. Washington State Dept. of Ecology, Wash. PCHB No. 05-078 (2006)
February 2006: Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board Affirms Relinquishment of Water Rights Sought for Municipal Use City of Union Gap and Ahtanum Ridge Business Park v. Ecology, PCHB 05-078 (Jan. 5, 2006)
Vancouver
August 2009: District Court Holds that Subsequent Property Purchaser Cannot Selectively Rely on Environmental Assessments Provided to the Previous Owner Iron Partners, LLC v. Dames & Moore v. Oregon Iron Works, ___F.Supp.2d___ C07-5643RBL (W.D. Wash. 2009)
Walla Walla Basin
August 2009: Washington Court of Appeals Issues New Interpretation of State’s Water Rights Relinquishment Statute Pacific Land Partners, LLC, v. Washington Department of Ecology, ___ Wn.App. ___, 208 P.3d 586 26033-0-III (Wash.App. June 9, 2009)
October 2007: Washington Department of Ecology Adopts New Water Management Rule for Walla Walla Basin
March 2004: Washington: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply
Yakima River Basin
July 2005: Washington’s Drought Persists, Despite Recent Rains
April 2005: Drought Emergency Officially Declared in the State of Washington
August 2004: Curtailing Water Use in Washington—Is it time for a Domestic Use Preference?
Yakima Valley
November 2002: Ninth Circuit Affirms Clean Water Act Citizen Suit against Dairy Operation Community Association for Restoration of the Environment v. Henry Bosma Dairy ___F.3d___, Case No. 01-35261(9th Cir. Sept. 16, 2002).
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