[Capr-announce] Aug 10-18 PUBLIC HEARINGS re: Dept of Ecology CHANGING YOUR WATER RIGHTS

[Rodney McFarland]

From: Scott Shock [mailto:ssshock at comcast.net] 
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 2:04 AM
To: 'capr-announce at lists.celestial.com'; 'Capr-Admin'
Subject: Aug 10-18 PUBLIC HEARINGS re: Dept of Ecology CHANGING YOUR WATER
RIGHTS 

 

Fellow Property Rights Supporters,

Please check out the dates of the hearings below, and attend if you can
(starting TONIGHT in Everett).  I don't mean to be alarmist without a full
understanding of this, but time is short for input, and this looks like this
will affect water rights statewide (even though it talks about the Columbia
Basin; see links below).  The report appended below is from a contact in
Lewis County who attended the Ecology meeting in Lacey on Wednesday night.
Let's not let them get away with pushing through a pre-determined
conclusion, please be heard!

If those of you that attend the meetings this week in Everett and Wenatchee
would write a summary of the meeting and report back ASAP, that would be
helpful to share with others who can provide better-informed input at the
meetings next Tuesday and Wednesday.  Also, if anyone knows an attorney
that's up to speed on this, please let me know.

Also, the information will facilitate preparation of letters demanding an
extension of the comment period to allow for sufficient review and comment
on this.  I have added this as an agenda item for our CAPR Executive Board
meeting on Friday night.

 

Thank you,

Scott

 

Scott Shock

Vice President

Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights

www.capr.us

ssshock at comcast.net

206-650-3421

 

Links:
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/rules/hillis.html 
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/laws-rules/wac173152/wac173152.html
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/laws-rules/wac173152/p0905a.pdf (text)
Looks like it was filed July 7th.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2010/14/10-14-113.htm

 

 

From: emily at greenovativebuilders.com [mailto:emily at greenovativebuilders.com]

Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:05 PM
To: ssshock at comcast.net; sroberts at effwa.org
Subject: PUBLIC HEARINGS w/Dept of Ecology CHANGING YOUR WATER RIGHTS Aug
10-18

 

Hi Scott,

Below is the email I'm forwarding to people to get the word out about the
hearings.  Only 5 people attended the hearing in Olympia last night.  We
need more time to figure out some of these details regarding our water
rights and how this effects our watershed management plan.  

Thank your time,

Emily

 

There are  5 public hearing through out the state of WA  regarding YOUR
WATER RIGHTS changes to Chapter 173-152 WAC - "Water Rights".   

 

This affects you even if you live in the city!!


* Lacey - August 10, 2010 6:30 pm, 

* Everett - August 11, 2010 6:30 pm 

* Wenatchee - August 12, 2010 6:30 pm  

* Spokane - August 17, 2010 6:30 pm
* Richland - August 18, 2010 6:30 pm
 
There are several alarming changes that we need to question.  "Voluntary
regional agreement", "water bank"  and "trust water right program",   
 

I attended the hearing in Lacey and the person who is the expert on "water
banking" and the "Water Trust Program" is conveniently out of the office on
until after the hearings.  


Hillis Rule Amendment: Chapter 173-152 WAC - "Water Rights"
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/rules/hillis.html , 
These proposed rules were filed July 7th 2010.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2010/14/10-14-113.htm  Public
comment ends Sept 1st 2010.  
 
Find your watershed: see how your watershed management plan is being
implemented.  Ecology told me these changes involving the "trust water right
program" will not affect me but it's is mentioned in our watershed
management plan.  

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/PROgrams/eap/wrias/planning/index.html 

 

Trust Water Programs, Water Acquisition, Water Banking

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/market/waterbank.html

Power Point on "Trust Water Rights" 2007
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/instream-flows/Images/trust/TrustWaterRigh
tQA.pdf

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