As originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce The Portland Plan is coming, and people who recall the River Plan, which the city of Portland enacted last year, will find this one familiar. Like the River Plan, this new plan has been developed through a bottom-up planning process. This involved several years of community… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: November 2011
New Water Rights May Be Available from Sullivan Lake Water Release
Posted in Land UseThe Washington State Department of Ecology announced today that beginning in late 2012, up to 9,400 acre feet of water to be released from Sullivan Lake in Northeast Washington will become available for new water rights in Pend Oreille, Ferry, Lincoln, Stevens, Okanogan and Douglas counties. Additional amounts of released water will be available to… Continue Reading
“Manner” or “Purpose” – More Confusion from the PCHB in Painted Summer Hills, LLC v. Department of Ecology, PCHB No. 09-006
Posted in EnvironmentalIf you have a water right issued by the Washington Department of Ecology, you may not think very much about whether it is called a water right “permit” or a water right “certificate.” Permit, certificate, isn’t it the same? Truth be told – No, these documents are not the same, and may be treated very… Continue Reading
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