Legal Opinion
Snohomish County v. Pollution Control Hearings Board
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 29, 2016No. 92805-3PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[As amended by order of the Supreme Court May 2, 2017.]
Stephens, J.
¶1 This case asks us to decide whether Washington’s vested rights doctrine excuses compliance *351with the requirements of a municipal storm water permit. The Washington State Department of Ecology issued the third iteration of a municipal storm water permit pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1388, and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting program established by the act. The permit requires the owners or operators of large and medium…
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