Whatcom County's Water Rights are in Danger, Litigation Pending

In 1998, Puget Sound Chinook salmon were listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This designation meant that these fish were vulnerable to eventual extinction and required urgent development of a recovery plan to protect them. 

A key part of the recovery plan adopted for Puget Sound Chinook was the Watershed Planning Act (WPA- RCW 90.82), that allowed each region to assess its own water situation and to set goals and objectives for water resource management by developing a watershed management plan.  

 

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