Legal Opinion
Willowbrook Farms, L.L.P. v. Department of Ecology
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 10, 2003No. 21022-7-IIIPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, 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 (the Department of Ecology’s predecessor) by filing their claim with the department. Former RCW 90.14.041 (1969). Any claims not filed before July 1974 were waived. RCW 90.14.071. RCW 90.14-.065 (passed in 1987) allows amendments to a water rights claim for, among other things, a…
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- Department of Ecology v. Campbell & Gwinn, L.L.C.Washington Supreme Court · 2002
- State, Dept. of Ecology v. Campbell & GwinnWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- Cockle v. Dept. of Labor and IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- Cockle v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- Waste Management of Seattle, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Washington Cedar & Supply Co. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2007
- Washington Cedar & Supply Co. v. Department of Labor & IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2007
- City of Wenatchee v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2008
- City of Wenatchee v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2008