By asmith July 23, 2021 3:46 pm
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WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. – As drought conditions worsen and stream flows plummet in the wake of an historic heatwave, Whatcom County farmers are calling for all parties involved in local water issues to come together to collaborate on urgently-needed solutions to the Nooksack River basin’s water management problems.
Improved water storage management, stream augmentation, water use efficiency improvements and many other projects could help restore salmon runs and preserve local farming in just a few years, according to a statement from Whatcom Family Farmers.
The group says antiquated laws and court rulings stand in the way of much of that work.
Putting our way of life at risk : Gov. Inslee declares Washington drought emergency
The combination of a record-breaking heat wave and a unprecedently dry spring and summer have pushed Washington into a drought crisis. Author: MacKenzie Belley Updated: 4:30 PM PDT July 14, 2021
WASHINGTON, USA Gov. Jay Inslee declared on Wednesday that Washington has entered a drought emergency.
A drought emergency means that the state s water supply is projected to be below 75% of the average. The shortage of water has had a direct impact on the state s farmers and wildlife.
A formal drought declaration authorizes the Washington Department of Ecology to take certain measures for the purpose of providing emergency drought relief including:
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Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday, April 29, that an underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state had been leaking gallons of contaminated liquid into the ground.
This was the second tank discovered to be leaking waste left from the production of plutonium for nuclear weapons at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The first was discovered in 2013.
The
Environmental Protection Agency, is currently leading the site’s cleanup.
“It’s a serious matter whenever a Hanford tank leaks its radioactive and dangerous chemical waste,” Ecology Director Laura Watson said. “Based on the information we have right now, the leak poses no immediate increased risk to workers or the public, but it adds to the ongoing environmental threat at Hanford.”