Publication Summary

Title

Frequently Asked Questions about Chloride Testing for Wells under the Lummi Peninsula Settlement Agreement

Month-Year PublishedJuly 2008
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Short Description

The Lummi Peninsula Settlement resolves claims in a federal district court action titled United States and Lummi Nation v. State of Washington, Department of Ecology, et al (W.D. Wash. C01-0047Z). The Settlement Agreement specifies that all Eligible Landowners using groundwater from the Department of Ecology′s (Ecology) allocation will need to sample their well water for chlorides, beginning August 2008. This publication provides information on who, where, why, when, and how the chloride sampling is to occur.

Publication Number08-11-032
Author(s)Kasey Ignac
ContactKasey Ignac, (360) 715-5222
Print Availability
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Number of pages 2
Keywords chloride testing, ground water, Lummi Peninsula, settlement agreement, water
Subject Waterbodies
WRIA 01 - Nooksack,
Lummi Bay,
Hale Passage
map of Washington state showing locations of subject waterbodies
Related Web ContentLummi Nation, Plaintiff-Intervenor: vs. Washington Department of Ecology, et al.

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