Whatcom County Council deliberates new policies for Lake Samish and push through non-Planning Unit plans for water mitigation and metering as recommended by the Watershed Management Board.
Citizen Journalism: Ecology Open House on proposed WRIA 1 Changes, April 22, 2019
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.
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.
Dec. 12, 2018 Planning Unit Update
View PostThe Hirst Fix: Planning Unit Continues Work on County Water Planning Update
There are still major disagreements between several “non-gov’t” caucuses and the gov’t/environmental caucuses on some of the latter’s proposals re new exempt wells: metering, lower daily withdrawal limits, and fee increases. The need for these “solutions” is questionable.
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