[Vision2020] Water: Naylor Farms is BAAACK

[Nils Peterson]

I posted a bit ago about 'peak oil' opining that we had not yet reached
'peak water' on the Palouse.

Maybe I spoke to soon

>From today's DNews

 Naylor Farms wins appeal

Latah County¹s action declared unconstitutional

By Ryan Bentley Daily News staff writer
Published: 05-13-2006

A Nez Perce District Court judge has declared Latah County¹s emergency law
barring Naylor Farms from completing a mine violated Idaho¹s constitution
and Naylor Farms¹ rights.

In his ruling on an appeal by Naylor Farms regarding the county¹s actions,
Judge Carl B. Kerrick on Thursday struck down the law that blocked the
company from exploring the development of a clay-based pesticide. Kerrick
ruled the Board of Commissioners stepped outside its legal boundaries in
order to create the law.

The appeal was filed in Latah County District Court, but the board of
commissioners asked District Court Judge John Stegner to recuse himself,
citing a potential conflict of interest.

Thursday¹s ruling is the latest chapter in a struggle between Naylor Farms
and the county that began early in 2002 when several Latah County residents
raised questions about the volume of water necessary to operate the proposed
clay mine and irrigated agriculture project.