ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20009
No(s). 31409-0-III (Wash. Ct. App. Jan 15, 2015)

A Washington appellate court upheld a state agency's decision to issue a hydraulic mining permit to an individual on the condition that he limit his suction dredging operations within a specified two-week work period. The individual engages in "placer" mining—searching for gold that has moved away...