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Ecology and Kittitas County have signed a groundwater management agreement that will guide how decisions are made on residential developments served by exempt wells. Rapid growth in the county has resulted in a proliferation of the wells that are exempt from water right permits. That spurred a citizens group to petition Ecology last year and seek a temporary moratorium on the wells.
As an alternative to the moratorium Ecology and the Kittitas County Commissioners negotiated the groundwater agreement over seven months and Ecology hosted four public meetings to address water supply issues in upper Kittitas County.
- April 8, 2008 Ecology, Kittitas County sign groundwater agreement - Between
Kittitas County and the State of Washington, Department of Ecology,
Regarding Management of Exempt Ground Water Wells in Kittitas County - Link to
Kittitas County Land Use copy of MOAComments were accepted at open houses on March 24, 2008 in Cle Elum and March 25 in Ellensburg. Comments were also collected using an online form and in writing through April 2, 2008 and will be made available on this web page.
| Tom Tebb Department of Ecology, CRO-WR Phone: 509 574-3989 E-mail: kcwp@ecy.wa.gov |
Judy Beitel Department of Ecology HQ-WR Phone: 360 407-6878 E-mail: jbei461@ecy.wa.gov |
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