hirst decision and streamflow restoration
The Hirst Decision references a case in the Washington State Supreme Court in 2016. Senior water rights holders in Whatcom County contested whether permit exempt wells, allowed for rural residential development, would have an impact on their water rights. The county was unable to demonstrate an understanding of the impact, and rural development was paralyzed. This resulted in partisan conflict in the 2018 state legislative session, and ultimately passage of the Streamflow Restoration Law and creation of the new Stream Flow Restoration Program and a reinvigoration of Watershed Planning.
Relationships
- broader: legal
- related to: Stream Crossings and Fish Passage Barriers
- related to: development
- related to: ecology 2021https:ecology.wa.govwater-shorelineswater-supplywater-rightscase-lawhirst-decision
- related to: ecology
- related to: riverscape commons mapping
- related to: stream incision
- related to: water rights
- related to: watershed planning
- related to: whatcom county
- related to: Chehalis Basin
- related to: Deschutes Watershed
Source: hirst decision and streamflow restoration on Salish Sea Wiki