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| Title | Focus Sheet: Johnson Creek Watershed -- Cleaning up water pollution | |
| Month-Year Published | February 2000 | |
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| Short Description |
Located in north central Whatcom County, Washington, the 21-square-mile Johnson Creek watershed includes lands drained by Clearbrook Ditch and Squaw, Pangborn and Sumas creeks. Johnson Creek originates from springs north of Everson and flows northeast, eventually to the Fraser River in British Columbia. (Also see abstract below) | |
| Publication Number | 00-10-006 | |
| Author(s) | Hood, S. | |
| Print Availability |
Not available as a printed document
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| Number of pages | 2 | |
| Keywords | Population, county, creek, dairy, flow, river, urban, waste, water, watershed, Whatcom, wood | |
| Abstract | Long Description |
Located in north central Whatcom County, Washington, the 21-square-mile Johnson Creek watershed includes lands drained by Clearbrook Ditch and Squaw, Pangborn and Sumas creeks. Johnson Creek originates from springs north of Everson and flows northeast, eventually to the Fraser River in British Columbia. Of 13,500 acres in the watershed, about 80 percent are in pasture and haylands for dairies. The remaining land use is split among sweet pea and corn crops, urban development, woodlands and wetlands. The population is about 5,000, with half of the people in three cities and the rest in rural, unincorporated areas. The cities of Everson, Nooksack and Sumas provide residential sewage treatment. Most homes in unincorporated areas use septic systems. Thirty dairy farms represent about 10,000 cows in the Johnson Creek watershed. According to agricultural experts, a dairy cow produces about 20 gallons of waste each day – nearly five times the amount of waste produced by one human. |
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