On July 11, 2016, the Court of Appeals, Division One, affirmed the Pollution Control Hearings Board and Thurston County Superior Court prior rulings that the Department of Ecology had the authority to issue a Report of Examination (ROE) ordering the approval of a water right for Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County (PUD), Enloe Dam Hydroelectric Project (Project). This ROE grants the PUD an additional 600 cubic feet per second (cfs) in water rights for the Project.
The Appellants, Center for Environmental Law and Policy, American Whitewater and North Cascades Conservation Council have 20 days to file a motion for reconsideration as well as 30 days to seek a petition for review of the Supreme Court.