Posted on February 15, 2006 by John Parnass

City Seeks to "Condemn" Brewery Water Rights

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The re-development project at the old Olympia brewery in Tumwater has taken an interesting twist, as the City of Olympia has filed suit to condemn the property owner's water rights of 12 to 14 million gallons/day. From the Olympian:

Condemnation for a water right is rare, said Tom Loranger, a water resources manager at the state Department of Ecology. The last time it happened was in 1895.
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