Legal Opinion
Okanogan Wilderness League, Inc. v. Town of Twisp
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 4, 1997No. 63972-8PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMadsen, J.
— The Okanogan Wilderness League (OWL) appeals from a superior court decision affirming the Pollution Control Hearings Board’s (Board) change in the diversion point of the Town of Twisp’s 1912 water right from a *772surface diversion point to wells drawing from groundwater. We reverse.
FACTS
In August 1912, Twisp executed a notice of water right with an intent to divert 10 cubic feet per second from the Twisp River. The diversion was for domestic purposes, fire protection, sanitary purposes, agricultural and mechanical use, and for general municipal purposes within Twisp. Twisp constructed…
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