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NO. 91 -235
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JUN 19 1991
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6/25/91
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Resolution of intent to form a Lake Management District for the Lake Samish area.
ATTACHMENTS:
• May 1991 Newsletter of the Lake Samish Watershed Committee
• March 1991 Focus of the Department of Ecology
• December 1990 Focus of the Department of Ecology
• RCW 36.61.010 -080
• the Resolution
Public Hearing Needed? Yes /INo/X/
SUMMARY STATEMENT.•
This resolution is presented as a first step to help the residents of Lake Samish address a water rights issue
in their area
ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION.•
Pass
COMMITTEE ACTION (including dates):
COUNCIL ACTION (including dates):
6/25/91: council approved 6 -0 (Vanderpol absent)
Related File Numbers. Ordinance or Resolution Number. R E S 91 -04
SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: County Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 6/25/91
1 RESOLUTION NO. 91 -041
2 Showing Support for a Resolution of
3 Intent for the Formation
4 of a Lake Management District
5 for the Lake Samish Area
6 WHEREAS, Lake Samish is the main source of water for over 400 homes, and,
7 WHEREAS, the availability of water from Lake Samish has been a concern for
8 several years, one aspect of which is the low flow in Friday Creek during late
9 summer, thus affecting fish habitat, and a second aspect is that numerous users
10 do not have water rights from D.O.E., and,
11 WHEREAS, the Department of Ecology has issued a policy decision requiring
12 property owners to develop an acceptable plan to augment stream flow from
.3 the Lake into Friday Creek during the late summer, dry season, and,
14 WHEREAS, until D.O.E. is satisfied "substantial progress" is being made on a
15 solution to this problem, new water rights permits will not be issued and
16 D.O.E. will "take action" on those currently illegally using lake water, and,
17 WHEREAS, following a public meeting held on May 15 for residents of the Lake
18 Samish area and tabulation of a survey conducted by the Lake Samish
19 Watershed Planning Committee a substantial number of residents indicated
20 their support of the formation of a Lake Management District for the purpose
21 of raising the funds to provide for stream flow augmentation of Friday Creek,
22 and,
23 WHEREAS, a Lake Management District may be initiated by the adoption of a
24 resolution by the County legislative authority, setting forth a number
25 of elements pertaining to the District, and,
26 WHEREAS, the Lake Samish Watershed Planning Committee and the County
27 administration are preparing the detailed information necessary for such a
28 resolution, but it is not yet complete and the D.O.E. needs some indication
29 that "substantial progress" is being made toward a solution to forestall its
30 taking legal action against current users who have no water rights,
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Whatcom County Council
2 declares it is supportive of passing a resolution of intent for the formation of
3 a Lake Management District for the Lake Samish area upon the presentation
4 of such resolution with all required findings and information as laid out in
5 R.C.W. 36.61.030. Such resolution will also fix a date, time and place for a
6 public hearing to be held on the proposed formation.
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the administration is requested to continue working
8 with the Lake Samish Watershed Planning Committee in developing all
9 necessary information to bring the resolution of intent as expeditiously as
10 possible before the Council.
11 APPROVED this 2 5 t hday of June , 1991.
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13 ATTEST:
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15 Ramona Reeves, Council Clerk
16 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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18 Civil Deputy s. Atty.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Daniel M. Warner, Chairman
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