Legal Opinion
Pacific Land Partners, LLC v. Department of Ecology
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 9, 2009No. 26033-0-IIIPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
¶1 Paul S. Bernsen, sole owner of Pacific Land Partners, LLC, appeals an order forfeiting his right to divert surface water from the Walla Walla River. In 1995, Mr. Bernsen bought land from the federal government in Walla Walla County at a public auction. Over six years later, the Department of Ecology issued an order relinquishing the water right on Mr. Bernsen’s property for failure to beneficially use the right for five successive years. RCW 90.14.180. Ultimately the Pollution Control Hearings Board (Board) affirmed, as did the Walla Walla County Superior Court.
¶2 Mr. Bernsen contends his…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Cappaert v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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