HomeMy WebLinkAboutres1989-006forestry.res INTRODUCED BY: Warner
PROPOSED BY: Warner
DATE: 2 -7 -89
RESOLUTION NO. 89 -06
REGARDING FORESTRY PRACTICES WITHIN THE
LAKE WHATCOM WATERSHED
WHEREAS, protection of Crater quality is of interest and concern for all
governmental organizations involved In Lake Whatcom matters; and
WHEREAS, forestry constitutes more than 83 percent of the land use in
the Lake Whatcom Watershed; and
WHEREAS, numerous studies have made recommendations regarding logging
practices to protect the watershed; and
WHEREAS, no local governmental agency presently has the comprehensive
authority to regulate logging activity in the watershed; and
WHEREAS, the new Washington State regulations and recommendations for
forest practices (T /F /W) and the Forest Practices Act of 1974 do not address
the unique combination of environmental factors present in the watershed; and
WHEREAS, the clean -up costs of environmental problems resulting from
inadequate logging practice enforcement, and the liability for improper
management practices will be borne by Whatcom County, the City of Bellingham,
and Water District 10; and
WHEREAS, logging practices currently permitted by the Forest Practices
Act can lead to irreparable damages to the Lake Whatcom Watershed; and
WHEREAS, there is risk for public health, safety, and recreation in the
Lake Whatcom Watershed if current levels of logging practice review by the
state Department of Natural Resources and County officials continue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Whatcom County shall examine and
shall consider appealing the forest practice permit applications filed with
the Washington State Department of Natural Resources for logging within the
Lake Whatcom Watershed whenever the classification of such practices does not
permit adequate study of the environmental impacts prior to the issuance of a
Forest Practices Permit.
APPROVED this 7th day of February, 1989,
ATTEST:
Ramona Reeves, Council Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David C. Cottingham
Civi I Deputy Pros. Atty.
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