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Washington Water Watch: November 2018 Edition

In this issue,  you'll find articles about Election Day, our litigation work relating to the Enloe Dam and Dungeness River rule, our Annual Winter CLE, and more. Read the October 2018 issue of Washington Water Watch here.

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Fight to Free Similkameen River

A major tributary to the Okanogan River, the Similkameen flows through 122 miles of potential salmon habitat in British Columbia and Washington. A fish-blocking dam was constructed on the River in 1922 and has not generated power since 1958. The…

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Washington Water Watch: July 2018 Edition

In this issue, a recap on Celebrate Water, a tribute to former CELP Board President and Ralph W. Johnson Water Hero Award Nancy Rust, an update on the Culvert case, an introduction to CELP's summer legal intern, Meredith Bro, and…

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Culvert Case Update: A Victory for Tribal Treaty Rights

by Dan Von Seggern On June 11, an equally divided United States Supreme Court affirmed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Washington v. United States (the “culvert case”). This long-running case, filed in 2001, involved fish passage-blocking culverts…

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Water Heroes 2018

Sara Foster, Laura Leigh Brakke, David Stalheim, Eric Hirst, Wendy Harris These five honorees started out as concerned citizens who simply saw an issue and asked what they could do. Their tenacity eventually brought them to the Washington Supreme Court…

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Fish Hatchery Polluting Icicle Creek at Center of Court Ruling

Icicle Creek flows out of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness through the Bavarian-themed town of Leavenworth, Washington, and supports important fisheries including endangered Chinook salmon and threatened steelhead. The Leavenworth National Hatchery was first constructed between 1939 and 1941 as a…

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Washington Water Watch: February/March 2018 Edition

In this issue, a legislative wrap up, an article on the impacts of the Hirst fix, more information on Celebrate Water and Give BIG, the latest edition of Watersheds to Watch, and an introduction to CELP's newest staff member, Nick Manning. Read the…

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Washington Water Watch: January 2018 Edition

In this issue, an article on the flawed "Hirst fix" recently passed by the WA State Legislature, an update on the Leavenworth Hatchery case, an in-depth article on the real impact of permit-exempt wells and the Hirst fix, the save…

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