Court of Appeals of Washington September 11, 1995, 34950-3-I (Bodin v. City of Stanwood)

Webster, J.

In 1990, record rainstorms caused severe flooding of the Stillaguamish River basin. The flood waters entered a sewage lagoon owned and operated by the City of Stanwood. Sewage spilled over the lagoon dikes and onto adjacent property. The appellants, adjacent property owners, sued Stanwood for negligence, nuisance, and inverse condemnation.