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Clallam: Watershed plan open for public review 2004-09-06 by
JEFF CHEW PORT ANGELES -- It addresses Clallam County's water conflicts between people and fish, a growing issue in an area with a growing population. County leaders, planners and interested residents maintain the Elwha-Dungeness Watershed Plan will allow for better management of water resources, possibly loosening the state's tight-fisted hold on granting water rights for new development. The plan covers the watersheds between the Elwha River and Sequim Bay. ``Obviously, water is very important in the web of life,'' says county Commissioner Steve Tharinger, adding that the watershed plan for the county's most heavily populated areas will serve as a blueprint for the next 20 years. Tharinger, D-Dungeness, the commissioners' chairman, along with several other government and tribal planners, leaders and interested residents, has been involved with the Dungeness River Management Team for more than three years of study and discussion. RELATED STORY: Clallam: Watershed plan available for review Clallam County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the Elwha-Dungeness Watershed Plan at 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at the county courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. Residents can send comments to the commissioners at this address or e-mail comments to Julie Triggs, office administrator for the Clallam County Department of Community Development at jtriggs@co.clallam.wa.us. A copy of the plan, which on paper is nearly six inches thick, can be seen at the county's Web site, www.clallam.net. Compact discs can be obtained from Triggs at 360-417-2321. A hard copy of the report can be seen at the Sequim or Port Angeles
public libraries, the Department of Community Development or county
commissioners offices in the courthouse.
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