Dozens of citizens gathered at the Ferndale Library on Monday, April 22, 2019, to discuss the Dept. of Ecology’s proposed rule changes for new domestic groundwater wells in Whatcom County. The latest version of the proposed changes would limit withdrawals from new wells to 500 gallons per day for indoor domestic use.
Water Rights Access Under Continued Threat; Jobs, too!
If you were unable to attend the dozens of obscure public (and not-so-public) local water-policy meetings that have taken place over the past year, you are sure to find Mr. Eskridge’s commentary highly informative.
The Hirst Fix “Fixed” to Fail Due to WC Council Failed Leadership to the Process
When is a fix not a fix? When the process to come to a consensus has been set up for failure because everyone was not at the same table ‘and’ that appears to have been the plan all along.
Jan. 23, 2019 Planning Unit Update
Hopes for local representation on watershed planning in Whatcom County appear to be fading as even a stripped-down version of an update to the Watershed Management Plan failed to pass with just days to go before the deadline.
Nooksack Basin Watershed Planning Update: Land Use Caucus Report, Jan. 6, 2019
Jan. 6, 2019 Land Use Caucus Report
Nooksack Basin Watershed Planning Update: Jan. 7, 2019 Planning Unit Update
Whatcom CAPR (Citizens Alliance for Property Rights) is providing frequent updates on the efforts of local governments and the Planning Unit to meet the requirements of the “Hirst fix” law, ESSB 6091 passed January 2018, for an update of the Water Management Plan. See the county’s official website for current info.