Center for Environmental Law and Policy v. Washington

ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20193
No(s). 97684-8 (Wash. Aug 6, 2020)

The Washington Supreme Court upheld the Department of Ecology's rule that set a summertime minimum instream-flow rate for the Spokane River at 850 cubic feet per second (cfs). Environmental groups challenged the validity of the flow rate, arguing that setting minimum flows at 850 cfs exceeded the De...