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December 4th, 2013 | Tags: 1996 agreement, 2001, 2001 Instream Flow Rule, April 14, City of Anacortes, Commissioner Sharon Dillon, Department of Ecology and Skagit County, Jacque Klug, John Roozen, Kyle Brown, Loranger, rural landowners, Skagit landowners, Skagit PUD, Skagit River Basin, state Department of Ecology, Supreme Court ruling, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Tom Loranger, water meeting | Category: Feature, Legal, News, United States, Washington | Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, Wash.
By Rachel Lerman | Posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 8:00 am
MOUNT VERNON — State officials urged Skagit landowners Tuesday to “start fresh” and not rehash the past fights over water rights as the state searches for solutions.
“We’ve lost 12 years. And now we’re back to where we started from,” said Tom Loranger, program manager of the water resources program at the state Department of Ecology. “My hope is that we can start…with […]
Continue reading Wash. Dept. of Ecology Seeks to Ease Tensions at Water Meeting
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, 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
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