sˈɛvəntˌiːn mˈʌnθs lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, ðə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən stˈeɪt suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt ɹˈuːld ðə lˈɔŋtˈɜːm tˈeɪkɔːɹpˈeɪ kˈɑːntɹækts tə bˈaɪ ðə pˈaʊɚ pɹədˈuːst baɪ ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt wɜːɹ ɪlˈiːɡəl.
Seventeen months later in June 1983, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled the long-term take-or-pay contracts to buy the power produced by the project were illegal.