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PAULSON v. COUNTY OF PIERCE

No. 49165-8.

99 Wn.2d 645 (1983)

664 P.2d 1202

ROBERT PAULSON, ET AL, Respondents, v. THE COUNTY OF PIERCE, Appellant, JOHN MELVIN, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 26, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen L. Strombom, F. Ross Burgess, and Burgess, Kennedy & Fitzer, P.S., for appellant.

James F. Leggett, for respondents Paulson, et al.

Burton C. Waldo, Keller, Rohrback, Waldo, Hiscock, Butterworth & Fardal, James E. O'Hern, and Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & O'Hern, for respondents Melvin, et al.

DOLLIVER, J.

The Nisqually River is one of 10 major river systems in the Puget Sound area. The Nisqually River basin encompasses a drainage area of approximately 712 square miles in Pierce, Thurston, and Lewis Counties. The eastern portion of the basin is rugged and irregular and reaches an elevation of 14,408 feet at the summit of Mount Rainier. From the town of LaGrande west to Puget Sound, the basin is generally below...

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