HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 97-052-CCBt�ARD �F C�'?UNTY CC}l�IMi�SIfJNERS
�rant �vunty, �t►ashington
11� TH E MATTE R E) F A
�R{��1ND WATER
IVIANAGEMENT AREA
RES{JLUTtt�N NC}, 9�- .�� -GC
11VHEREAS, Aquifers t�f the mi�#-coaumbia b�sin supply ap�roximateiy
88 perce�t of the a�reas availabte dr�nking w�t�er, and
'VIIHEREAS, some 19,OOQ,Q�O gallons of �rouncl wai�r a day are used by
the ci�izens of #he area for drinkin� v�ater, agriculture, and indusiriai
purpc�ses, and
�VHEREAS, R.C.'VV. 90.44 directs the V�lashington Sta�e Department c�f
E�cology �Eo develop pr�gram� to protect water suppii�s r'n lillashington
S#ate, and
WNEREAS, �/,A.C, "ti3.'�QO defines a process by which lo�al
governmen�s can becocne tead agents in deve�opir�g p[ans �o protect
wa�ers within a de�ned area of the st�te, and
VttHEREAS, R..G.W. 3G.70.35Q allows �ou�ties the c�ptic�n of incCuding
�vvater planning �s a segment of the�r +comprehen�ive plan, and
1tVHEREAS, Grant Caun�tyy recogniz�s ih� need and benefit of
addressing the "nitrate in drinking waier cc�ncern'$ in a coordinated,
multi-county ground water rraanagement area process,
�10W, TNEREFt�RE, in r�coc�nitic�n of �he imporfanc� that gro�nci water
plays in the health, welfare, and ecae�amies of the twa c�urrEyy area
cacnprising 8t� per�cer�fi flf the Calumbia Basin irrigatian Project, Grant
County (in �oc�peraiion with Frank[�n County� desires �ecognition as
Joint Leacl Agent of a Goorc�irtated �.�1[.M.A. with full authority and
respansibility ouer the sub-area defined by it's cvun�,r boundaries.
Cian� �this '�5th day of April, �997
ATTEST:
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