*relocate* as in establish the location, not as in move to a new location.
Was that a state department or Federal?
that was another strange issue, I asked the county commish and the local PUD commish. no one was aware of any program to establish well locations.
This sounds to me like some activist eco organization operating under the cover of a Department of Ecology.
I would request names, some documentation and the name of a superior, if it happens again. From what I have read, you may already have limited property use rights in your state.