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Kath leen Boutiette Ikmbnaturegal@g mail.com]
Monday, November 30, 2009 3:36 PM
David W. Johnson
Water Rights for proposed Black Point Resort
November 30,2009
David Wayne Johnson, Project Lead Planner
Jefferson County Department of Community Development
Dear Mr. Johnson,
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the scoping process now taking place.
Statesman has used different numbers in different planning documents for the amount of water that will be
needed for the proposed resort. However, none of the planning documents defines the aquifer from which the
water will be taken. It appears that no one has defined this aquifer. There are already wells with existing water
rights of 5000 gallons per day. Before any water can be claimed by Statesman, there must be a scientific
definition of the capacity of the entire aquifer, minus existing water rights. Then we can begin to define what
water Statesman might be able to use.
To define the aquifer, various tests need to be done for the next year. Wells on Black Point need to be tested at
different times of the year for their capacity and, also, for salt water intrusion. Detailed recommendations by
Waterworks Consultants have been submitted to you during this scoping process and are on the Brinnon Group
website. I support those testing recommendations.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Boutiette
Seabeck, WA
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