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PLEASANT HARBOR NEIGHBORHOOD
WATER SUPPLY PLAN
June 21, 2017
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Table of Contents
1 Purposes of this Policy. ........................................................................................ 4
2 Definitions. ........................................................................................................... 4
a. Baseline Standard. ............................................................................................ 4
b. Black Point. ...................................................................................................... 4
c. County. ............................................................................................................. 4
d. County Board of Health. ................................................................................... 5
e. Department. ...................................................................................................... 5
f. Developer. ........................................................................................................ 5
g. Developer’s Property. ....................................................................................... 5
h. Ecology. ............................................................................................................ 5
i. Environmental Health Director. ....................................................................... 5
j. Groundwater Monitoring Plan. ......................................................................... 5
k. High Risk SIPZ. ................................................................................................ 5
l. Neighboring Well. ............................................................................................ 5
m. Ordinance. ..................................................................................................... 6
n. Permit. .............................................................................................................. 6
o. Pleasant Harbor Water System. ........................................................................ 6
p. Pleasant Harbor Wells. ..................................................................................... 6
q. Pleasant Tides Water Co-Op. ........................................................................... 6
r. Pleasant Tides Operator. ................................................................................... 6
s. Pleasant Tides Wells. ........................................................................................ 6
t. Policy. ............................................................................................................... 6
u. Potential Threat. ............................................................................................... 6
v. Public Water System. ....................................................................................... 7
w. Regulation. .................................................................................................... 7
x. Safe Drinking Water Act. ................................................................................. 7
y. Satellite System Management Agency. ............................................................ 7
z. Seawater Intrusion Policy. ................................................................................ 7
aa. SIPZ. ............................................................................................................. 7
bb. State Board of Health. ................................................................................... 7
cc. Well Construction Standards. ....................................................................... 7
3 Compliance Required with All Applicable Federal, State and Local Standards and
Requirements for a Public Water System. ................................................................... 8
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a. Compliance Required. ...................................................................................... 8
b. Operating Permit for Public Water System Required. ..................................... 8
c. Continuing Compliance with Operating Permit Required. .............................. 8
d. Compliance with Ownership or Operation Requirements Contained in RCW
70.119A.060(2). ....................................................................................................... 8
4 Compliance with All Requirements of the Permit, the Ordinance, and the
Seawater Intrusion Policy. ........................................................................................... 8
5 Compliance with Groundwater Monitoring Plan Requirements. ......................... 9
6 Compliance with Condition 63(p) of the Ordinance. ........................................... 9
a. Required Coordination. .................................................................................... 9
b. Reserve Areas Required. .................................................................................. 9
c. Replacement Water Required for Affected Neighboring Wells. ...................... 9
7 Mitigation Measures for Impacts to the Pleasant Harbor Wells. ....................... 10
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1 Purposes of this Policy.
The Developer (defined below) proposes to operate a Public Water System (defined
below) at the Developer’s Property (defined below).1
The purposes of this Pleasant Harbor Neighborhood Water Policy (this Policy) are to:
(a) Assure safe and reliable public drinking water and to protect the public health;
(b) Assure that the Developer and the Pleasant Harbor Water System (defined below)
take whatever investigative or corrective action is necessary to assure that a safe and
reliable drinking water supply is continuously available to users;
(c) Ensure that the Developer and the Pleasant Harbor Water System comply with all
applicable standards and requirements for a public water system under applicable
federal, state and local laws;2 and,
(d) Meet and exceed all requirements for municipal water supply well installation or
operation in a High Risk SIPZ (as defined below), even though the Developer’s
Property (defined below) actually is not located in a High Risk SIPZ since the
Developer made this commitment to assure its neighbors and the County (defined
below) that the aquifer beneath the Developer’s Property is used wisely and is
protected from salt water intrusion.3
2 Definitions.
a. Baseline Standard.
“Baseline Standard” means the average of the results for the constituents measured
and reported in the last three annual reports filed by the Pleasant Tides Operator
(defined below) prior to the start of construction at the Developer’s Property.4
b. Black Point.
“Black Point” means the Black Point area in Brinnon, Washington where the
Developer’s Property is located.
c. County.
“County” means Jefferson County, a municipal corporation under the laws of the State
of Washington.
1 Note: This system clearly is a Public Water System as defined in WAC 246-290-010(204) and WAC
246-290-020(1).
2 Note: This is all required by RCW 70.119A.060.
3 Note: This is from the original draft policy provided by Statesman.
4 See, for example: http://www.wawater.com/ccr/.
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d. County Board of Health.
“County Board of Health” means the Jefferson County Board of Health for the State
of Washington.
e. Department.
“Department” means the State of Washington Department of Health.
f. Developer.
“Developer” means Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, LLP, a Washington
limited liability partnership, and any successor or assign.
g. Developer’s Property.
“Developer’s Property” means the master planned resort proposed by the Developer
that is the subject of the Ordinance.
h. Ecology.
“Ecology” means the State of Washington Department of Ecology.
i. Environmental Health Director.
“Environmental Health Director” means the Director of the Environmental Health of
the Jefferson County Public Health Department County Department of Environmental
Health or its designee.
j. Groundwater Monitoring Plan.
“Groundwater Monitoring Plan” means the Revised Pleasant Harbor Groundwater
Monitoring Plan prepared by Subsurface Group, LLC dated February 22, 2010,
attached as Appendix A, as is now in effect or as may be amended with the
concurrence of the Department, Ecology and the Environmental Health Director.
k. High Risk SIPZ.
“High Risk SIPZ” means a SIPZ where areas within 1,000 feet of a groundwater
source with a history of chloride analyses over 200 mg/L.
l. Neighboring Well.
“Neighboring Well” means any municipal or individual water supply well on Black
Point that is not located on the Developer’s Property. Neighboring Wells include the
Pleasant Tides Wells (defined below).
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m. Ordinance.
“Ordinance” means Jefferson County Ordinance 01-0128-08.
n. Permit.
“Permit” means the permit issued by Ecology on June 16, 2010 under Application
Number G2-30436, attached as Appendix B, as is now in effect or as may be amended.
o. Pleasant Harbor Water System.
“Pleasant Harbor Water System” means the proposed Public Water System for the
Developer’s Property.
p. Pleasant Harbor Wells.
“Pleasant Harbor Wells” means the municipal water supply wells in the Pleasant
Harbor Water System.
q. Pleasant Tides Water Co-Op.
“Pleasant Tides Water Co-Op” means the holder of the ground water permits issued
by Ecology under applications G2-21134C (Black Point Water Co Inc), G2-2363C
(Black Point Water Co Inc) and G2-27964 (Pleasant Harbor Beach Tract).
r. Pleasant Tides Operator.
“Pleasant Tides Operator” means Washington Water Service Company, P.O. Box 336,
Gig Harbor, Washington 98335-0336, Phone: (253) 851-4060, or any subsequent
Satellite System Management Agency operating the Pleasant Tides Wells.
s. Pleasant Tides Wells.
“Pleasant Tides Wells” means the Pleasant Tides Co-Op’s municipal water supply
wells at Black Point.
t. Policy.
“Policy” means this Neighborhood Water Supply Policy.
u. Potential Threat.
“Potential Threat” means increasing levels of chlorides as demonstrated by data
collected and analyzed from groundwater pursuant to the standards required by the
Regulation when: (i) chloride in such well exceeds Baseline Standard by 15%,
resulting in chloride levels above 200 mg/l; or, (ii) chloride levels increase by 30%,
resulting in levels above 100 mg/l over a 12-month period.
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v. Public Water System.
“Public Water System” means a public water system as defined in WAC 246-290-
010(204) and WAC 246-290-020(1).
w. Regulation.
“Regulation” means Ch. 246-290, WAC.
x. Safe Drinking Water Act.
“Safe Drinking Water Act” means the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C.
§300f et seq. as is now in effect or as may be amended and any regulations that
implements it.
y. Satellite System Management Agency.
Satellite System Management Agency means a satellite system management agency
established under RCW 70.116.134 that meets all the requirements of Ch. 246-295,
WAC and is on the Department’s Office of Drinking Water’s List of Approved
Satellite Management Agencies for Jefferson County.5
z. Seawater Intrusion Policy.
“Seawater Intrusion Policy” means the Jefferson County Seawater Intrusion Policy
contained in JCC 18.22.130(8).
aa. SIPZ.
“SPIPZ” means seawater intrusion protection zone, an area where aquifers and land
overlaying aquifers has some degree of vulnerability to seawater intrusion. See JCC
18.10.190.
bb. State Board of Health.
“State Board of Health” means the Board of Health for the State of Washington.
cc. Well Construction Standards.
“Well Construction Standards” means the minimum standards for construction and
maintenance of wells contained in Ch. 173-160, WAC, as it may be amended, and
JCC 18.22.(8).
5 See: http://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/4200/SMA_List.pdf.
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3 Compliance Required with All Applicable Federal, State and Local
Standards and Requirements for a Public Water System.
a. Compliance Required.
Pursuant to RCW 70.119A.110 and this Policy, the Developer and the Pleasant Harbor
Water System shall comply with all applicable standards and requirements for a public
water system, including: (i) the Safe Drinking Water Act; (ii) state law (including the
Regulation); (iii) rules adopted by the Department, by the State Board of Health or the
County Board of Health; and, (iv) local laws (including the Ordinance). Such
compliance specifically includes compliance with RCW 70.119A.060.
b. Operating Permit for Public Water System Required.
Pursuant to RCW 70.119A.110, the Developer will apply for and obtain an operating
permit for a public water system for the Pleasant Harbor Water System.
c. Continuing Compliance with Operating Permit Required.
Pursuant to RCW 70.119A.110, upon issuance of an operating permit from the
Department, the Pleasant Harbor Water System shall meet or exceed the continuing
requirements for an operating permit for a public water system.
d. Compliance with Ownership or Operation Requirements Contained in RCW
70.119A.060(2).
The Developer and the Pleasant Harbor Water System shall ensure that pursuant to
RCW 70.119A.060(2), the Pleasant Harbor Water System: (i) Is owned or operated
by a Satellite System Management Agency and the satellite system management
system complies with financial viability requirements of the department; or, (ii)
Obtain a determination from the Department and the County Board of Health that a
Satellite System Management Agency is not available, but that the Pleasant Harbor
Water System has sufficient management and financial resources to provide safe and
reliable service.
4 Compliance with All Requirements of the Permit, the Ordinance, and the
Seawater Intrusion Policy.
The Developer shall comply with all requirements of the Permit, the Ordinance, and
the Seawater Intrusion Policy. Compliance with the Ordinance includes full
compliance with Condition 63(p) which states:
A Neighborhood Water Policy shall be established that requires
Statesman to provide access to the water system by any neighboring
parcels if saltwater intrusion becomes an issue for neighboring wells
on Black Point, and reserve areas for additional recharge wells will be
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included in case wells fail, are periodically inoperable, or cause
mounding.
For purposes of the Seawater Intrusion Policy, the Developer shall treat the
Developer’s Property as a High Risk SIPZ to provide the maximum protection of the
aquifer that can be required under the Seawater Intrusion Policy.
5 Compliance with Groundwater Monitoring Plan Requirements.
The Developer shall comply fully with the Groundwater Monitoring Plan, as attached as Appendix A, as is now in effect or as may be amended with the
concurrence of the Department, Ecology and the Environmental Health Director.
6 Compliance with Condition 63(p) of the Ordinance.
a. Required Coordination.
The Developer shall coordinate with the Department, Ecology, the Environmental
Health Director and the Pleasant Tides Operator if there is groundwater data that
demonstrates a Potential Threat to any municipal or individual water supply wells at
Black Point, whether on the Developer’s Property or not.
b. Reserve Areas Required.
The Developer shall reserve areas for additional municipal water supply wells to be
included if, any Neighboring Wells fail, become periodically inoperable, or cause
mounding.
c. Replacement Water Required for Affected Neighboring Wells.
If saltwater intrusion presents a Potential Threat to any municipal water supply wells
in Neighboring Wells, the Developer shall, at the option of the owner of the affected
Neighboring Well: (a) Allow connection to the Pleasant Harbor Water System; or,
(b) Drill a substitute municipal water supply well pursuant to the Well Construction
Standards.
If the Pleasant Harbor Water System provides replacement water in response to a
Potential Threat, it may apply for consolidation of the water rights under RCW 90
44.105, close decommission the affected Neighboring Well consistent with the
requirements of state and local law, at the sole cost of the Pleasant Harbor Water
System, and request that the owner of the affected Neighboring Well release any claims against the Developer and the Pleasant Harbor Water System for any
impairment of the water right in exchange for providing replacement water.
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7 Mitigation Measures for Impacts to the Pleasant Harbor Wells.
If either: (a) The Groundwater Monitoring Plan; or, (b) Data collected in accordance
with the Regulation shows increased chlorides in any Neighboring Wells, shows a
probable salt water intrusion impact on the Pleasant Harbor Wells from withdrawal of groundwater from the Pleasant Harbor Wells, the Pleasant Harbor Water System
shall implement a plan approved by the Department and the Environmental Health Director to mitigate or minimize such impact including considering lower pumping
rates, adding points of withdrawal or both, in addition to the requirements of Section 6 .
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PLEASANT HARBOR MARINA AND GOLF RESORT, LLP
_______________________________
M. Garth Mann,
Title: ___________________________
Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, LLP
Date: ___________________________
Approved By Jefferson County Environmental Health:
_______________________________
Stuart Whitford,
Jefferson County Environmental Health Director
Date: ___________________________