Washington State Trial Court Rules Against Swinomish Tribe on Instream Flow Issues

Ann Tweedy

Here’s the letter opinion: <a href="Thurston County Court decison“> The Swinomish Tribe and the City of Anacortes were fighting to keep water in the stream for salmon. The Department of Ecology had repeatedly amended the instream flow rule to the detriment of salmon in order to allow for more development, and the Tribe and City had challenged the latest amendment.