Will the Rivers Run Dry?
What would it matter if we clean up Puget Sound but the rivers feeding it run dry? We came a small step closer to making sure we always have water…
How the salmon grant money will be used
The (Everett) Herald breaks down SRF Board funding by river: Snohomish County should get $4.5 million for salmon recovery for 2008 and 2009, part of $60 million in grant money…
Tribes Hold The Senior Water Right
January 14, 2003
With the 2003 State Legislature now in session, water is again a key environmental issue being considered by the state lawmakers.
Another thing they must consider is that the tribes hold the senior water right in this state. The senior right is not held by the public utility districts. It’s not held by the cities, and it’s not held by corporations or the counties. It’s held by the tribal governments—along with the state and federal governments. These are the governments that actually own the water, on behalf of their respective citizens. That’s the law, and yet the state has consistently ignored the tribes in its legislative and management practices and policies.