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.
Land Use Caucus Puts Dept. of Ecology on Notice Their Plans to Continue Participation & the State’s Rule-Making Law
Dave Onkels, lead negotiator for the Land Use Caucus has submitted a letter to the Department of Ecology emphasizing their intentions to enforce this law.
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.
Nooksack Basin Watershed Planning Update: Dec. 18, 2018 Planning Unit Update
Whatcom Chapter, Citizens’ Alliance for Property Rights (CAPR), is providing its members and friends frequent reports on the Planning Unit caucuses and local governments efforts to update the County Water Management Plan, as required by the 2018 “Hirst fix” law, RCW 90.94.020. There are still major disagreements between several “non-gov’t” caucuses and some gov’t/environmental caucuses on some of the …
Dec. 12, 2018 Planning Unit Update
View PostLetter to Whatcom County Council Questions the Council’s Intent on Fulfillment of Hirst Fix Mandates
Common Threads NW received a copy of the email sent to the Whatcom County Council from Perry Eskridge, of the Land Use Caucus, a member of the Planning Unit which has been tasked to complete an updated water planning report by February of 2019. The letter sent to the Council clearly questions the tactics used and failure of the Council …