CELP Opposes Exempt Well Water for Feedlot in Franklin County

The Center for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP) recently filed a Petition for Declaratory Order, seeking to have the Department of Ecology find that the stock-watering exemption of RCW 90.44.050 does not apply to feedlot operations. The petition takes direct aim at a 2005 Attorney General opinion to the contrary.

Private Dams Without Permits

Shannon Dininny reports on a surprising number of private, nonpermitted dams in the state.