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December 2nd, 2013 | Tags: 2001 Instream Flow Rule, 2001 rule, 2006 amendment, battle over water rights, buying senior water rights, County Assessor Don Munks, extending public water lines, groundwater storage, Kyle Brown, property values, Skagit County, Skagit River Basin, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Wash. Dept. of Ecology, Wash. Supreme Court ruling, Water Wars | Category: Action Alerts, Community Rights, Events, Feature, Grassroots Movements, News, Towns, other, United States, Washington | Skagit County, Western Wash.
Wash. Dept. of Ecology to hold water rights workshop on Dec. 2 in Mount Vernon.
By Rachel Lerman/Posted: Sunday, December 1, 2013 9:00 am
Potential builders and landowners face a state of limbo as the state Department of Ecology searches for solutions in a water rights battle that has lasted decades.
The battle over water rights in the Skagit River basin reached a plateau Oct. 3 with the state Supreme Court’s ruling against Ecology in a […]
Continue reading Wash. Water Ruling Could Have Far-Reaching Effects, Including Dropping Property Values
October 10th, 2013 | Tags: 2001 Skagit Instream Flow Rule, 2006 reservations, 500 landowners, instream flow, Maia Bellon, Skagit Basin well owners, Skagit County, Skagit River system, Swinomish, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v.Department of Ecology, Wash. Dept. of Ecology, Washington State Supreme Court | Category: Feature, Legal, News, United States, Washington | Joint News Release: Washington State Department of Ecology and Swinomish Indian Tribal Community – October 10, 2013 (13-258)
Ecology and Swinomish Tribe agree 2001-2013 Skagit groundwater use secure while water supply solutions are developed
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) will not require Skagit Basin well owners who established groundwater rights between April 14, 2001, and Oct. 2, 2013, to curtail their water use after a recent court decision overturned a 2006 state water rule.
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Continue reading Wash. Dept. of Ecology and Swinomish Tribe Agree on Temporary Groundwater Use
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