WILLOWBROOK FARMS LLP v. DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

No. 21022-7-III.

66 P.3d 664 (2003)

WILLOWBROOK FARMS LLP, a Washington limited liability partnership, Respondent, v. DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel One.

April 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maia D. Bellon, Assistant Attorney General, Ecology Division, Olympia, WA, for Appellant.

Jeffrey D. Slothower, Ellensburg, WA, for Respondent.


SWEENEY, J.

In 1967 the legislature enacted the water rights registration and relinquishment act (chapter 90.14 RCW), also referred to as the water rights claim registration act. The act required that those claiming water rights predating the 1917 water code register those claims with the Department of Water Resources (Department of Ecology's predecessor) by filing their claim with the Department. Former RCW 90.14.041 (1969...

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