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Coordinated Water System Plan Plans are to provide for “maximum integration and coordination of public water system facilities consistent with the protection and enhancement of the public health and well- being.” (RCW ) Plans are to provide for “maximum integration and coordination of public water system facilities consistent with the protection and enhancement of the public health and well- being.” (RCW ) 3
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December 17, 2014
Whatcom County Coordinated Water System Plan Update
WRIA 1 Planning Unit
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Jim Bucknell
RH2 Engineering
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Coordinated Water System Plan
Plans are to provide for “maximum integration and coordination of public water system facilities consistent with the protection and enhancement of the public health and well-being.” (RCW 70.116.050)
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Coordinated Water System Plan
(CWSP) Developed pursuant to the Public Water
System Coordination Act (Chapter 70.116 RCW) and the Water System Coordination Act (Chapter 246-293 WAC)
Identifies the Critical Water Supply Service Area (CWSSA)
Incorporates water system plans for public water systems in the CWSSA
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Brief History of Whatcom County CWSP
Process initiated in 1990 CWSSA designated in 1991 Draft CWSP was produced in 1993 Never officially adopted by WDOH Draft was updated in 2000 and was
approved by WDOH Current update commenced
November 2014
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Background Critical Water Supply Service
Area Boundary COUNCIL RESOLUTION 91-075 All land in Whatcom County west of
the National Forest excluding the Nooksack Indian Reservation and trust lands and the Lummi Indian Reservation but including all fee lands on the reservations within existing service areas as defined by WAC 248-56-200(11) which are under State and County jurisdiction and are not currently receiving water service from the Lummi Indian Nation or the Nooksack Indian Tribe.
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Background County Council Resolution 2014-
045 Commenced Update Reaffirmed CWSSA Planning Unit interaction
2016 County Comprehensive Plan Update
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Current CWSP Components
Water Demand Forecasting Coordinating growth with water Expanding systems System status
Water Utility Service Areas Exclusive service areas Avoid duplication of infrastructure/costs
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Water System Service Areas
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Current CWSP Components
Minimum Design Standards Fire flow
Utility Service Review Procedures Process to determine who can/will serve
specific areas in need of service
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Current CWSP Components
Satellite Management & Receivership Management of remote systems System failures
Regional Resource Issues (examples) Nitrates, arsenic, seawater intrusion Financial Viability of systems Water rights Joint facilities/system interties Water Conservation
Growth Management Act (GMA)
The GMA, originally adopted in 1990, required Whatcom County to adopt a comprehensive plan addressing:
Urban Growth Areas Agriculture, Forestry and Mineral Resource Lands Rural lands.
The GMA requires a comp plan update and Urban Growth Area review by June 30, 2016.
The GMA addresses the interface between water supply and land use planning.
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Coordinate Zoning with Water
Growth Management Hearings Board
“. . .the County’s Coordinated Water System Plan Update is admitted. The Board finds this exhibit assists the Board in understanding the full scope of the water issues and the information will be necessary or of substantial assistance to the Board in reaching its decision. . . (Hirst v. Whatcom County, Growth Mgmt. Hearings Bd., Western Washington Region Case No. 12-2-0013, Final Decision and Order (June 7, 2013), p. 8.
GMA Implications
The GMA requires integration of land use and water planning.
The County Comp Plan encourages coordination of land use and water planning.
The Growth Management Hearings Board ruled the County’s land use plan must not be inconsistent with water availability.
The WUCC provides a forum, and the CWSP provides a vehicle, to ensure coordination.
CWSP UPDATE We plan to use whatever we can use
from the existing plan We see four types of information:
1. Information still relevant will be re-used
2. Information that needs to be updated 3. Information no longer relevant will
be deleted 4. New information will be included.
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Water Utility Coordinating Committee
(WUCC) Statutory “vehicle” to do CWSP
update WUCC Voting and Non-Voting
Members WAC 70.116.040 Defines who is a
voting member Representative from each purveyor
serving more than 50 customers (connections)
County Legislative Authority (Council) County Planning Agency County Health Agency
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Water Utility Coordinating Committee
(WUCC) Voting by WUCC Members
WAC 70.116.050(2) Decisions of the committee shall be by
majority vote of those present at meetings of the committee.
All voting WUCC members: Assign a primary representative
(required) Assign an alternate representative
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County Council Representative
WUCC – Voting Member Carl Weimer Rud Browne, alternate
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County StaffWUCC – Voting Members Planning and Development
Services Mark Personius
Health Department John Wolpers
WUCC – Non-voting Member Public Works
Gary Stoyka20
WDOH StaffWUCC – Non-voting Member
Regional Planner Richard Rodriguez
Regional Engineer Jolyn Leslie
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Ecology StaffWUCC – Non-voting Member WRIA 1 Watermaster
Kasey Cykler
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PurveyorsWUCC – Voting Members Systems Serve More Than 50
Connections
WUCC – Non-voting Member Systems Serve 50 Connections or
Less
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General Public
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CWSP Approval Process WUCC will develop the draft update
CWSP reviewed by WCPDS for local consistency
Draft will be shared with the WRIA 1 Planning Unit for comment
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CWSP Approval Process(cont.)
WUCC will modify as needed based on comments and vote on the update
WUCC will sponsor at least one public meeting prior to submittal to County Council
WUCC will modify as needed based on comments and forward to County Council recommending adoption
County Council will hold at least one public hearing and consider adoption
If adopted, Council forwards CWSP to WDOH recommending approval
(RCW 70.116.050(8) and 060 and WAC 243-293-290-300). 26
Data Sharing RH2 will host documents for
review including: http://wucc.rh2.com/index.php
Meeting Agendas Meeting Summaries and
Presentations Vote Documentation Chapters for Review using Track
Changes Approved Preliminary Chapters
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WUCC Meetings Third Wednesday of each month
(6-8 p.m.) Evening meetings Next meeting
January 21 in the Garden Room and then monthly beyond that.
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Questions?
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