The following examples illustrate the breadth of clients and matters I have handled throughout my career.

 

Water Rights Permitting and Transactions

City of Centralia, Washington

City of Lacey, Washington

City of North Bend, Washington

Quad Cities (Cities of Richland, Pasco, Kennewick and West Richland), Washington

City of Milton, Washington

City of Pasco, Washington

City of Richland, Washington

City of Port Angeles, Washington

City of Port Orchard, Washington

City of Sumner, Washington

City of Sunnyside, Washington

Rosario Resort, Orcas Island, Washington

Wallace Ranch, LLC, Cle Elum, Washington

Snoqualmie Pass Utility District

Timeless Villages, LLC (the Agrivillage at Rooted NW)

Water Right Adjudications

City of Sunnyside, Washington

Wallace Ranch, LLC, Cle Elum, Washington

City of Sumas, Washington

SUMAS OUT (WRIA 1 adjudication/jurisdictional challenge)

Lakeside Industries

M&G Farms, Whatcom County

O&S Farms, Lynden, Washington

Administrative Appeals and Litigation

Ron Fode and Fode Farms, Moses Lake, Washington (water right enforcement)

City of Leavenworth, Washington (water rights declaratory judgment)

City of North Bend, Washington (water rights appeal and service area litigation)

Quad Cities (water rights permitting appeal)

Olympic Resource Protection Council (instream flow rule challenge)

Municipal Water Right Assessments

Cities of Leavenworth, Centralia, North Bend, Richland, Port Angeles, Port Orchard, Sumas, Sumner, Lakewood Water District, Washington Water Services, Snoqualmie Pass Utility District, Eastsound Water Users Association

Environmental and Land Use

Tall Chief Golf, Inc.

King County Flood Control District (Endangered Species Act and SEPA issues)

City of Port Angeles (Elwha Dam removal mitigation and state-federal permitting issues)

Endorsements

“As a General Manager of a large Special Purpose District and wholesale water provider to four other utilities, having the very best legal counsel on water rights matters is of the utmost importance to our District. Tom Pors has been our water rights attorney for over thirty years. He has proven to be extremely knowledgeable and experienced in Washington water law, but more importantly, he is well known for his dedication to the best interests of his clients and the ratepayers they serve.” Randy Black, Retired General Manager, Lakewood Water District

“When we neared the limit of our water rights, our city needed a professional assessment of exactly what rights we possessed, and Tom Pors did a fantastic job. Department of Ecology officials agreed with his assessment, which corrected errors in previous water right decisions and restored much-needed annual quantity to our water rights portfolio. He also helped us plan our future water rights acquisition strategy, which we can now develop with confidence based on the solid foundation of his assessment.”  William Pugh, former Mayor and Public Works Director, City of Sumner, WA