The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council (GMVUAC) will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, May 6, from 7:00 to 9:30 PM at the Maple Valley Fire Station (SE corner of SE 231st St / SR-169 intersection across from the Sheriff’s Precinct).
We will discuss the ramifications of the recent State Supreme Court’s Hirst decision that water is not legally available if a new well would impact a protected river or stream, or an existing senior water right. If King County determines that water is not legally available for a new use, it would not be able to approve a building permit. To address the issues the State Department of Ecology (DOE) created Watershed Restoration & Enhancement (WR&E) Committees for each Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA)—essentially, watersheds. If you own a private well or plan to drill one in the near future, you will want to attend this meeting.
Our Guest Speakers will be: DOE’s Stephanie Potts, Chair of the WRIA 8 (Cedar/ Sammamish) and 9 (Green/Duwamish) WR&E Committees; Dan Von Seggern, Staff Attorney for the Center for Environmental Law & Policy (CELP) and WIRA 8 and 9 WR&E Committee member; and Karen Wolf, Senior Policy Analyst in the King County Executive’s Office.
Members of the public are always welcome to attend and can address the Area Council on any local issue of concern during an Open Comment period at the start of each meeting. Your Area Council represents unincorporated area residents living in the Tahoma School District and advocates to King County—our local government—on issues of importance to local citizens in the areas of growth management, transportation, environment, and economy.
Your Area Council also works with nearby cities of Maple Valley, Covington, Issaquah and Black Diamond on local issues. King County, Regional, and State officials often address the Area Council and local residents. Please see:
The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council (GMVUAC) will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, May 6, from 7:00 to 9:30 PM at the Maple Valley Fire Station (SE corner of SE 231st St / SR-169 intersection across from the Sheriff’s Precinct).
We will discuss the ramifications of the recent State Supreme Court’s Hirst decision that water is not legally available if a new well would impact a protected river or stream, or an existing senior water right. If King County determines that water is not legally available for a new use, it would not be able to approve a building permit. To address the issues the State Department of Ecology (DOE) created Watershed Restoration & Enhancement (WR&E) Committees for each Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA)—essentially, watersheds. If you own a private well or plan to drill one in the near future, you will want to attend this meeting.
Our Guest Speakers will be: DOE’s Stephanie Potts, Chair of the WRIA 8 (Cedar/ Sammamish) and 9 (Green/Duwamish) WR&E Committees; Dan Von Seggern, Staff Attorney for the Center for Environmental Law & Policy (CELP) and WIRA 8 and 9 WR&E Committee member; and Karen Wolf, Senior Policy Analyst in the King County Executive’s Office.
Members of the public are always welcome to attend and can address the Area Council on any local issue of concern during an Open Comment period at the start of each meeting. Your Area Council represents unincorporated area residents living in the Tahoma School District and advocates to King County—our local government—on issues of importance to local citizens in the areas of growth management, transportation, environment, and economy.
Your Area Council also works with nearby cities of Maple Valley, Covington, Issaquah and Black Diamond on local issues. King County, Regional, and State officials often address the Area Council and local residents. Please see: www.gmvuac.org.
The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council (GMVUAC) will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, May 6, from 7:00 to 9:30 PM at the Maple Valley Fire Station (SE corner of SE 231st St / SR-169 intersection across from the Sheriff’s Precinct).
We will discuss the ramifications of the recent State Supreme Court’s Hirst decision that water is not legally available if a new well would impact a protected river or stream, or an existing senior water right. If King County determines that water is not legally available for a new use, it would not be able to approve a building permit. To address the issues the State Department of Ecology (DOE) created Watershed Restoration & Enhancement (WR&E) Committees for each Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA)—essentially, watersheds. If you own a private well or plan to drill one in the near future, you will want to attend this meeting.
Our Guest Speakers will be: DOE’s Stephanie Potts, Chair of the WRIA 8 (Cedar/ Sammamish) and 9 (Green/Duwamish) WR&E Committees; Dan Von Seggern, Staff Attorney for the Center for Environmental Law & Policy (CELP) and WIRA 8 and 9 WR&E Committee member; and Karen Wolf, Senior Policy Analyst in the King County Executive’s Office.
Members of the public are always welcome to attend and can address the Area Council on any local issue of concern during an Open Comment period at the start of each meeting. Your Area Council represents unincorporated area residents living in the Tahoma School District and advocates to King County—our local government—on issues of importance to local citizens in the areas of growth management, transportation, environment, and economy.
Your Area Council also works with nearby cities of Maple Valley, Covington, Issaquah and Black Diamond on local issues. King County, Regional, and State officials often address the Area Council and local residents. Please see: www.gmvuac.org.
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