Ecology’s War on Private Wells

by | Mar 4, 2026 | WA State DOE, Water Regulation

A Power Play featuring YOUR Water Rights NANCY D CHURCHILL FEB 18, 2026 In Whatcom and northern Skagit counties, thousands of ordinary property owners and taxpayers have just been subpoenaed in a state-orchestrated lawsuit that could slash their historic well-water...

Think Globally, Act Locally – Water Steward proposed for WA county

by | Aug 4, 2025 | DRMT, Water Regulation

By Lois Krafsky-Perry     July 30, 2025 Clallam County, WA – As the Clallam County Home Rule Charter (HRC) elected board members gathered, there was an element of concern in their midst.  Members were being requested to vote and place a new position, on the county  primary ballot, for creating a Water Steward. Their vote failed. […]

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By Lois Krafsky-Perry     July 30, 2025 Clallam County, WA – As the Clallam County Home Rule Charter (HRC) elected board members gathered, there was an element of concern in their midst.  Members were being requested to vote and place a new position, on the...

Washington State’s ‘Water Masters’

by | Jan 24, 2013 | WA State DOE, Water Regulation

WASHINGTON STATE HAS A WATER MASTER Posted first on May 9, 2011 CAPR As referenced in WA STATE WATER USE LAWS: COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT RCW 90.03.090 WATER MASTER’S POWER OF ARREST The water master shall have the power, within his or her district, to arrest any person in the act of violating any of the […]

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WASHINGTON STATE HAS A WATER MASTER Posted first on May 9, 2011 CAPR As referenced in WA STATE WATER USE LAWS: COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT RCW 90.03.090 WATER MASTER’S POWER OF ARREST The water master shall have the power, within his or her district, to arrest any...