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	<title>Rosemere Neighborhood Association &#187; Washinton Environmental Council</title>
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		<title>Breaking: WA Supreme Court Unanimously Reinstates Pollution Control Hearings Board Decision to Protect Stormwater: State “Vesting” Law Cannot Undermine Clean Water Standards</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 29, 2016 MEDIA CONTACTS: Jan Hasselman, Earthjustice, 206-343-7340, ext. 1025 jhasselman@earthjustice.org Chris Wilke, Puget Soundkeeper, 206-297-7002 chris@pugetsoundkeeper.org WA Supreme Court:  Developers Can’t Evade Water Pollution Standards State high court unanimously overturns Court of Appeals to find that state “vesting” law does not apply to clean water standards Olympia, WA—In a major victory for clean water, the Washington State Supreme Court today unanimously rejected an effort by counties and developers to weaken a key permit designed to reduced toxic runoff and protect waterways including Puget Sound. State high court justices ruled unanimously that state “vesting” laws can’t undercut clean water standards that local governments must adopt as part of the federal Clean Water Act and parallel state laws.  Under state vesting laws, development projects can apply regulations in place at the time of the project application, even if they are not built for years or even decades later.  The vesting laws have been a major impediment to the implementation of critical standards that prevent sprawl and reduce pollution. Stormwater runoff is a toxic brew of rainwater that drains off streets, parking lots, and other hard surfaces carrying motor oil, pesticides, fertilizers, and other urban residues into nearby streams, rivers, and marine waters.  It is the major source of pollution in Puget Sound. “Today the Washington Supreme Court stood up for clean water,” said Jan Hasselman, Earthjustice attorney who, along with Janette Brimmer, represented Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Washington Environmental Council, and the Rosemere Neighborhood Association in the case. “Obsolete vesting laws don’t trump clean water, and Washington state will not fall behind in its ability to protect Puget Sound and its rivers and streams.” In rejecting the arguments by developers that the stormwater permits are subject to vesting laws, and overturning a divided Court of Appeals, the high court<a class="more-link" href="http://www.rosemerena.org/home/2016/12/30/breaking-wa-supreme-court-unanimously-reinstates-pollution-control-hearings-board-decision-to-protect-stormwater-state-vesting-law-cannot-undermine-clean-water-standards/">[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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