The Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board ruled DOE had failed to consult with the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Nez Perce Tribe and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in issuing five water right permits from the Columbia River to the Kennewick Public Hospital District, the Kennewick Irrigation District, Mercer Ranchers, and the Lower Stemilt Irrigation District.
