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SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY:
PROPOSED BY:
DATE:
Burton
COG
April 21, 1988
RESOLUTION NO. 88 -23
RESOLUTION IN THE HATTER OF JURISDICTIONAL
SUPPORT FOR WATER QUALITY PLANNING
WHEREAS, elected officials within the County of Whatcom
agree that water resources are an essential, and therefore
mutually important, asset to all jurisdictions in Whatcom County;
and,
WHEREAS, elected officials recognize that it is in the best
interest of the citizens of Whatcom County to have regional water
quality planning; and,
WHEREAS, watershed identification and ranking is an
important component of regional water quality planning; and,
WHEREAS, a local watershed ranking process is the first step
in identifying the locations of watersheds and the most serious
problems; and
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council of Governments will
identify and inventory local watersheds and facilitate a county-
wide committee that will prioritize the watersheds according to
need for protection; and
WHEREAS, local elected officials recognize that currently
funding for clean -up projects is not available locally, and has
not been identified for the future; and,
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WHEREAS, this resolution represents commitment to an
information - gathering process, not a commitment to fund future
projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in a spirit of
cooperation with other Whatcom County jurisdictions to protect
the water quality in streams, lakes, and coastal waters of
Whatcom County the Whatcom County Council does hereby endorse the
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concepts outlined herein and agrees to work closely with the
Whatcom County Council of Governments throughout the watershed
ranking process.
DATED this 21st day of April , 1988.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ATTEST:
Amanda Fleming
Clerk of the Council
William P. Roehl, Chair