Hanson Industries, Inc. v. Kutschkau

f 1 The central controversy here is a dispute between private parties over the ownership of a water permit application. In 1995, property owners Orvis and Elaine Kutschkau sold their property, known as the U&I Sugar Plant, to Hanson Industries Inc. (Hanson).1 Prior to the sale, the Kutschkaus filed a permit application with the Department of Ecology (Department) to withdraw artificially stored ground water (ASGW) from the Quincy Groundwater subarea.

¶2 Numerous disputes relating to this business relationship arose between the Kutschkaus and Hanson. The parties agreed to resolve all issues in a…