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Proposed water well curbs draw fire in Sequim forum

By Diane Urbani de la Paz
Peninsula Daily News

SEQUIM ¬­– A plan to limit new wells in the Dungeness Valley drew a torrent of people to John Wayne Marina on Wednesday night. The state Department of Ecology hosted “Water for People, Farms and Fish,” a public workshop on how and why water from the Dungeness River must now be managed instead of allowed to flow freely into an unlimited number of households, lawns, gardens and fields… (full story at http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090219/news/302199989)

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By Diane Urbani de la Paz
Peninsula Daily News

SEQUIM — Limits on water use and steep fees for new wells may be on the Dungeness Valley’s horizon. The Dungeness River Management Team, an intergovernmental group that strives to solve water-related problems, will this Wednesday hear a presentation on the “instream flow rule,” a proposal aimed at keeping more water in the Dungeness River and surrounding streams. The rule, which could be finalized by May, could impose water metering and a 500-gallon-per-day cap on homeowners in the Sequim area. That allotment would include 150 gallons of water for in-home use plus 350 for watering gardens and grass, said Sarah Ferguson, the state Department of Ecology’s lead writer of the instream flow rule… (See link for complete story)

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PORT ANGELES — Clallam County’s three commissioners on Tuesday backed a resolution that will protect 38 acres of farmland indefinitely. Commissioners Mike Doherty, Steve Tharinger and Mike Chapman unanimously approved the resolution that authorizes a conservation easement for the Dungeness Valley Creamery Farmland Preservation project…