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Whatcom County Council
Surface Water Work Session
October 16, 2018
CALL TO ORDER
Council Chair Rud Browne called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. in the Civic
Center Garden Level Conference Room, 322 Commercial Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
ROLL CALL
Present: Barbara Brenner, Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Todd
Donovan, and Satpal Sidhu.
Absent: Tim Ballew
SURFACE WATER WORK SESSION (AB2018 -024)
Pollution Identification & Correction (PIC) Program - Overview of Fall Strategy
Erika Douglas, Public Works Department, submitted and read from a presentation
(on file) and gave a staff report on behalf of the Public Works Department, Whatcom Clean
Water Program, Portage Bay Shellfish Protection District Advisory Committee on the
Pollution Identification & Correction Program, including coordination among agencies; the
history and progress of water quality testing around Portage Bay; seasonal closures;
increasing storm event monitoring, sharing data among agencies and the community via an
online map, story map, and other online resources and community meetings; finding
creative messages to engage the public in being aware of the watershed and septic
maintenance; tracking hot spots online and in the field; contacting landowners; and
pollution from British Columbia (B.C.) resulting in a three -year coordinated work plan.
She answered questions on the drop in fecal coliform levels in 2000 -2001 and
sending out maintenance reminders to septic owners.
George Boggs, Whatcom Conservation District, answered questions on Canadian
farm plan structure and other agricultural best practices in Canada.
Whatcom County Landslide Inventory
The following staff submitted and read from a presentation (on file) and answered
questions:
• John Thompson, Public Works Department
• Andy Wiser, Planning and Development Services Department
Stephen Slaughter, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Geological Survey,
submitted and read from a presentation (on file) on the different types of mapping that can
be done with LIDAR technology; landslide mapping; past major landslides in the Puget
Sound area; the State's new landslide hazard program; protocols for mapping; landslide
susceptibility maps; and benefits of their mapping efforts. He answered questions.
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Staff and councilmembers discussed whether tree roots protect against shallow
landslides; the ability to predict snow avalanche; mapping in other counties; and how deep
LIDAR penetrates.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 11:57 a.m.
The. CokbbdiVap�proved these minutes on October 23, 2018.
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WHATC^ COUNTY COUNCIL
WHAT OM CdUN7Y, WASHINGTON
Rud Yrowne, Council Chair
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