PASCO – Frank Tiegs, owner of Frank Tiegs LLC, is appealing a $304,000 Department of Ecology fine that he now says is “unlawful.” Tiegs is affiliated with Washington Potato Company operations in Pasco and Warden. According to the Capital Press, the six-figure fine was issued in October by the Department of Ecology for irrigating 250 acres of peas and sweet corn this past summer using water from the Snake River’s McNary Pool without prior approval, the Tri-City Herald reports. The company reportedly had adequate unused water rights to cover the usage, according to the appeal.
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