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Despite Recent Showers Portions Of Eastern Washington Remain Dry
Despite Recent Showers Portions Of Eastern Washington Remain Dry
The Department of Ecology says a cool and wet spring brought relief to much of Washington following the drought of 2021, but in a few parts of eastern Washington, the drought lingers. Because of that , the Washington Department of Ecology has issued an amended drought declaration for watersheds in eight eastern Washington counties that will go into effect June 1st ...
Farmers Call For Changes To Nooksack River Management System
Farmers Call For Changes To Nooksack River Management System
Farmers in Northern Whatcom County, in the NW corner of Washington, are calling for comprehensive changes to the Nooksack River Basin's water management system after November's floods. Local farmers say all water storage options need to be on the table, including removing river sediment, protecting farmland and fixes to waterway improvements like dykes, backchannels and floodgates ...
Washington Ecology Looking At Reissuing Biosolids General Permit
Washington Ecology Looking At Reissuing Biosolids General Permit
Washingtonians are encouraged to comment on the state Department of Ecology's proposal to reissue a Statewide General Permit for Biosolids Management. Jean Mendoza, with Sierra Club in Yakima, says biosolids is non-liquid sewage sludge with toxins from medications, dishwater, wastewater that end up down the drain or toilet and then put on cropland. “This may not sound like ...

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