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DATE: November 15, 1984
INTRODUCED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Planning and Planning
ORDINANCE NO. 84 -105
Committee
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE WHATCOM
SUBAREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AFFECTING
CHEMICAL USE IN THE LAKE WHATCOM WATERSHED
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 82 -108 was passed by the Whatcom
County Council in December of 1982 officially creating the Lake
Whatcom Watershed Advisory Committee; and,
WHEREAS, Section 2 of said ordinance specifically charges
the committee with addressing the issue of water - related impacts
of chemical use in the watershed; and,
WHEREAS, the Advisory Committee has investigated the issue
pertaining to chemical use in the watershed and has derived a list
of subsequent findings among which includes a finding that although
direct control is not presently required a basic public policy is
necessary to present the County's position on chemical use in the
watershed; and,
WHEREAS, the Lake Whatcom Subarea Comprehensive Plan polici
are currently silent on the use of chemicals in the watershed; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70.380 and .390 a public hearing
before the Planning Commission has been legally advertised and
further, the said hearing was conducted on October 18, 1984 with a
quorum of members present; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission after conducting the hear-
ing requests that an amendment be adopted to the Lake Whatcom Sub-
area Comprehensive Plan which reads: It is the policy of Whatcom
County to discourage the discharge of unlawful concentrations of
known toxicants directly into surface and groundwaters of the Lake
Whatcom Watershed in such a way that public health, soils, wildlife
and aquatic habitat will be endangered; and,
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1 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council agrees with said
2 amendment;
3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
4 1. That the Lake Whatcom Subarea Comprehensive Plan shall
5 be amended as follows:
6 Environmental Policy 1.13
7 It is the policy of Whatcom County to
discourage the discharge of unlawful
8 concentrations of known toxicants
directly into surface and groundwaters
9 of the Lake Whatcom Watershed in such
a way that public health, soils, wild -
10 life and aquatic habitat will be
endangered.
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6th day of December , 1984.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCONI`COUNTY ` ASHI7a
CAROL EBERGSOF,
Clerk of the Council
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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NDALL J. WA,%Ts ,
Deputy Prosec ing Attorney
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Chairpe so
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SHIRLEY 47AN zAWrEN,
County Executive
DATE: December 7, 1984
Published November 20, 1984 and 12/12/84
Effective Date: December 17, 1984
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