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Cristina Haworth
From:Marti, Jeff (ECY) <jema461@ECY.WA.GOV>
Sent:Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:08 AM
To:Majors, Ben M (DOH)
Cc:Emma Erickson; Cristina Haworth; Rick@aramburulaw.com; Benjamin Harrison; Tom
McDonald; Gallagher, Mike (ECY); Hahn, Deirdra (ECY); Pollock, R. Scott (DOH)
Subject:Update on water rights for the Pleasant Harbor Marine and Golf Resort
Attachments:2025 05 01 TMcDonald Ltr to MGallagher_.pdf
Hello Ben,
This email provides an update on the status of the Department of Ecology’s assessment of water rights proposed
for use by the Pleasant Harbor Marina & Golf Resort (PHMGR) near Brinnon, Je&erson County.
On July 31, 2024, Ecology issued a “show cause” letter to PHMPR, sharing our preliminary findings that Water
Right Certificate G2-20465C, originally issued to American Campground, had been wholly or partially relinquished,
and requesting that PHMGR show cause why the right should not be relinquished.
Certificate G2-20465C was issued on May 9, 1975 for 55 gallons per minute with an annual limitation of 25 acre-
feet for the purpose of community domestic use.
On May 1, 2025, the Department of Ecology received a request from PHMGR to voluntarily relinquish the majority
of Water Right Certificate G2-20465C. PHMGR has agreed to relinquish 19.4 acre feet and 40 gallons per minute,
while retaining 5.6 acre feet per year and 15 gallons per minute. See attached file.
This letter and the accompanying partial relinquishment form satisfy Ecology’s July 31, 2024 request to PHMPR to
show cause whether this water right should not be wholly or substantially relinquished.
The remaining allocation will be available for use by PHMGR, in addition to the surface and groundwater
permits, S2-30437 and G2-30436.
The total domestic use will be limited to the amount authorized for community domestic purposes by groundwater
permit G2-30436 (121 acre-feet per year, 300 gallons per minute) in addition to the amount remaining with
groundwater certificate G2-20465C (5.6 acre feet year, 15 gallons per minute), for a total of 126.6 acre feet per
year.
The project as a whole, including the irrigation use authorized by surface water permit S2-30437, may not exceed
254 acre-feet per year, with a maximum pumping rate of 300 gallons per minute under the two groundwater rights
and the surface water right. This limitation is for the purpose keeping the project in compliance with the overall
allocation authorized for the project in surface and groundwater permits S2-30437 and G2-30436. Those permits
provided that, “Groundwater withdrawals under all water rights for this project shall not exceed an instantaneous
rate of 300 gallons per minute and a total annual quantity of 254 acre-feet per year.” (Superseding permit G2-
30436, issued November 23, 2022). This limitation does not foreclose the Project from obtaining additional water
supply from other sources if necessary for the development of the full project.
Please contact Mike Gallagher or Deirdra Hahn if you have any questions, as I’ll be retiring at the end of this
month. Thanks much.
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Jeff Marti
Water Resources Program
Department of Ecology
jeff.marti@ecy.wa.gov
360 791 6665
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Attn: Mike Gallagher
RE: Water Right No. G2-20465C Partial Voluntary Relinquishment
Dear Mike:
I am enclosing a Partial Voluntary Relinquishment for Water Right No. G2-
20465C (Water Right). Per our discussions and review of historical use, Garth
Mann, owner to the water right agrees to relinquish 40 gallons per minute
(gpm) and 19.4 acre feet/year (afy). The remaining 15 gpm and 5.6 afy will
remain available as a valid portion of the Water Right for the Pleasant Harbor
development for domestic water supply at the authorized point of withdrawal
and place of use.
Will you please inform the Department of Health of this resolution for the
purposes of Ecology’s review of the water rights assessment for the
Pleasant Harbor Draft Water System Plan.
We appreciate working with you on this matter.
Sincerely,
Tom McDonald
Direct Line: (360) 786-5039
Email: tmcdonald@cascadialaw.com
Office: Olympia
Enclosure
Cc: Garth Mann
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