PARKS & RECREATION v. Schluneger

The Parks and Recreation Commission brought this action to condemn an easement over appellants’ land for a pipeline to carry water from the Methow River to Alta Lake for the purpose of rehabilitating and stabilizing the water level of the lake. Appellants, Leslie and Marjorie Ruth Schluneger, and John and Veronica Schluneger, challenge and seek review by writ of certiorari of an order adjudicating public use entered in favor of the Parks and Recreation Commission of the State of Washington.

Alta Lake State Park borders the waters of Alta Lake in Okanogan County. Those using the park also use…