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Allison Willing
10 Beach Drive
Nordland, W A 98358
(360) 385-3077
D. Johnson, Project Planner
Jefferson County Department of Community Development
621 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend, W A 98368
May 16,2006
D. Johnson,
RE: MLA05-00276 Type III Land Use Application: Shoreline Conditional Use and
Substantial Development Permit
This project should be immediately stopped for the following reasons:
The Board of County Commissioners stands in violation of West em Washington's
Growth Management Hearings Board Orders, as stipulated in Jefferson County's
Resolution No. 13-3, specifically page 3 item #5, and page 4 item #6. This Resolution,
dated 2-19-03, contains a performance criterion which expired a year ago concerning a
public water supply to Marrowstone Island.
Additionally, the above resolution fails to meet groundwater protection on
Marrowstone Island itself. In order meet groundwater protection guidelines, it is
necessary to decommission any and all wells, even those used for irrigation, of
those households and/or lots that connect to a public water supply. Failure to do
so will continue to add to the saltwater intrusion problem on the island.
Jefferson County PUD Resolution 2004-009, adopted April 21, 2004, Section 1 states the
water system "will be designed to ensure the ability to serve Fort Flagler and residential
properties at rural densities in accordance with the existing zoning regime for
Marrowstone Island." This indicates all households will be able to hook up to public
water. Recently the PUD stated only 300 households will be able to connect to public
water. County census data in 2000 for Marrowstone indicates 585 households. In
addition, the Department of Community Development agrees about 10 building permits
per year are issued for Marrowstone adding at least another 50 households. Which half
of island residents get public water and which half goes without?
This project fails to provide for "future needs" as specified in the Shorelines Management
Master Program Section 5.200 Utilities, Performance Standards item #3.
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This project is not exempt from SEP A review.
Wetlands and roadside ditches are not categorically exempt form SEPA review
under WAC 197-11-800(23)(preamble), WAC 197-11-756, and WAC 222-16-
010, therefore the conditions ofW AC 197-11-800(23)(b) do not hold true for this
project.
This project fails to plan properly for properties along State Route 116 where waterfront
lots are not big enough to have septic systems on them. These septic systems were built
on lots on the other side ofSRl16 meaning proposed water lines will be in too close a
proximity to the septic lines.
In order to determine if the Quimper water system has enough water to supply
Marrowstone Island, a pump test will be required on the Sparling well to prove it can
actually pump its water right of 2250 gallons per minute once the additional treatment
facilities are in place. The Department of Ecology expresses doubt about the well's
ability to meet its water right.
Litigation will most likely take place regarding the Sparling well and its current use as a
primary source of water versus its permitted use as a secondary source of surface water
for the City of Port Townsend.
When the PUD gained ownership of the Sparling well conditions where placed on the
well by the Department of Ecology. The most important condition is that the static water
level in the well could not change. At this time, according to the Department of Ecology,
the Sparling well has dropped at least 12 feet in level.
RCW 90.54.140 calls for the "protection of ground water aquifers which are the sole
drinking water source." This project provides NO protection for current drinking water
sources.
All Island owners with good drinking water wells have a "first in time, first in right"
protection for water usage under state law. This means that our rights cannot be
impaired. Since the soils on the island are vital to the aquifer, (see Jefferson County
UDC Section 18. 15.240(3)(a), any trenching for pipelines will disturb geohydraulic flow
which recharges the aquifer. The proposed water system project will usurp our rights. In
addition WAC 173-200-030(2)(a) prevents degradation of our current water supply.
Please send me any notices, decisions, or other information relating to this and any other
Marrowstone Island water projects.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
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In the matter ofa Ea1abtisbing a Policy
R.eprdinj Public Water Supply
for MarroWltono Ia1aBd
RESOLUTION NO. 13-03
WHEREAS, tbe Board of County Comuriaionen for Jefferson County,
W~ ( the BOCC). in tboirrole. tbcJqis1ature for Jeffenon CouDt.y mabs the
foUowinc tlndi118l'. .
WlIEREAS. JeffersoD Cotmty's UDified Development Code was adopted iD
December 2000; and
WlIEREAS. tbG Shiue Commuaity Aetion CouI1eil aud Olympic Environmental
Council appealed the uoc on grounds Chat it did not provide au1ficieot protection fivm
seawater intrusion; and
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WHEREAS, the Westem Wasbia&tOn Growth M.mpmcmt Hearinp BOIml
upheld the appeal by Shiue Cmmmmity Action Council and Olympic EDvironmeata1
Council. an4 0Jdaed Jeffenon Couoty to~ seawater iDtlUaion anras an4 adopt
protectioJl standanJs to pnwent aquifer degradation by seawater inCnuioa; IIDd
WHEREAS. Jeffi:ntm Couuty ~ the UDC 8Dd Idopted the Coutal
Seawater lDtrusion Policy to eompIy with tbo BeariDp Bo8rcl ruJina; and
WHEREAS. iD Decemba', ZOO2, the Western WNI\inatOD Growth Manapment
Hearinp Boerd ruled 1hat the ~ UDC and CoIstaI Seawater Intrusion Policy was
not sufficioat in protectins aquiln; and
WHEREAS in the 0Idet-. the Westcm WashiD&toa Growth MllIWp'\ent Heariosa
Board ideotificd MarrowstoDe JsIaud as _ na needina additional protections for
grouodwa1a' quality; and
WHEREAS.~~ IaJaad, die WClItaD WIUlhinp:.n Growth
Manapmeat lIeariDp Boan10rcfa0 requita Jdfason County wi1hiD 90 days 10 adopt
more stringent pm1edion standards or a deveJopmeat moratorium usiD.J groundwater; and
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Resolution No. n:m Ie: ES1ablisbing a Policy regarding a Public Wotk Supply for
MarrowstoDe IaJaDd
WHEREAS, the Jefferson CoalpJehenstve Plan includes Goal BNO 3.0 scases.
'"'Ensure a sustainable.. safe water supply 18 a criUcal necessity for resideutial,
economic.1Dd IlIIYimDm&mtal needs;" and
'W.1lEREA5, the JefI'enan ComprebeDaive PIm pOlicy ENP 13.S states,
"Eoco1lf8le the use of ClWftIRDDity water aystIIIIS to serve new sboteIine deveJopmeo.t"
which also applies CD islands lib MaIrowstoDe Island; and
WHEREA.S, Actioo Item 8. in 1be P.aviroDmeut Chap1er of the leffera04
CoInprebClllive Plan Slates tbat J.MUJ County 8hIB, ''Work with plU'Va)'OI'B to promote
the UIC ofunaffooted upland water sources IDd other ahem8tive ~ where
appropriate. to supply new aDd exi&tinc development in aiIected areu; and
w~ the Jeffcnon~ot.-in. Plan policy ENP 3.3 states, "Pntaerve
8lld. protect both n.istiD& and fUture water SUPPlies. 8Dd flIlCOurage ae&iWica which utilize
aItomativo watCI' IOUmlI tbII aro compad:alc with GIft'ircmn...taI pIOtec:tioa.. in
accordaDce with state and fedel'allawt repIatina a1temative W'IUr \UlClB;" and
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~ the Jcffenoo. CompnIheDsive Plan Utility Policy UTPS.l states. Y'fbe
creation and the utcaioa ofpublic water supply syJtems outside Urban Grow1h Areas
sbaII be ~ with tho nal deafiUea specific iD the Laod UaeElomea.t, and shall be
fi~ entirely by the benefi~ ~ aud not the geueraI tate paycr;" IDd
WHEREAS, the JetfcnoD ~obeu.ive Plan U~ Policy Ufp S.6 states,
"'R.outinely review the Critical Areal 0rctiDaDce and curteDt data to identify and improve
proceues that wilt reduce the risk of salt water iatrusion;" and
~ the Jcffenoo. Comprcheusive Plan U~ Policy Ufp S.8 states.
''Wen with pul'\'eyOD to promote the use ofuaaft'ectecl uplmd water sources and other
alIe.mativesupplies, where IppIOpIiate, to supply new and existing development in
Idfectcd areas;" and
WHEREAS, the State Depa.rtment ofEcolo&Y iJdaprets.existiDa water law to
indicato Ibat use of a ramwater ~18)'SlaD to pmYide .......JriaB water fix' a
talidc:nce t'IlC}Uitas a sorface, water right k appropriation oftbat water; and
'WJJER&4S. eurnody appticlfioDa for surfaee WIder ricbfa gcaemUy 1ake men
Ibm 10 yean beAR they In prorased, and thea:efotc ~ on rainwaIlec
coJlectioo systems is JtOt a viable solution for development; and
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Resolution No. .!.W re; BstabIisbiDc a Policy reprdiDa a Pub& Work Supply for
Mmow8tDDe Island
W1IEllB.4S, otber po&&ible a)ttwnAtiYe WIder supplies include ...~~ ad
tn1eldD& water, bo1h of which _ eo.eraY iateaIivc and apeasm. aad thvs COP~ with
other en~ objectives; aDd
WHERBAS, the Jeffenon Col1DtY POD #1 bu boeD pditioDed. to fonD a Local
Vd1ity Di&Iriet pIOVidiDs pub& water supply to MmOWlfOJle lsIaDd; and
WHEREAS. tbe leftiDon Co'lDy run #1 sent oat 811 iDitial aurvey to get
feedblck on a plopoad public .....aystem; and
WHEREAS. bued _ the &arVeY, Ihe Jc:ffe1i01l CoUDly PUD wiD be fol1owiDg the
n:quircmeots ofRCW 35.44.090 aod RCW 54.16.140; aud . .
W1IEllB.4S, wi1h 1he ckm:IopmoDtof a public wata' supply system to deliver
water to Man~" IsJaa.d the Cotmty will JMOt the reqWra.Dcat ofdle heIriDp board
order by protccti"l aquifer quality from fiuthc:r degradatioa by IC8wa1cf iutmIion
tbzouP the ckwIopmeat impacts repIated by Ic&raaB Couaty uadcr the Growth
Manapmeat Act.
THEREFORE. BE" RESOLJ'ED by the Board of.JetTmon County
Commissionas that Ic&raaB Couaty:
I. Supports the tbrmation of a rural public water supply system consistent with the
rural deDsities 81 idmtified in UI'P S.1 for MmowstoDe IslaDd II the .long-tc:rm
solution for wateI' quality dcpdatioD caurcd by seawater iDtrusi.m on
Ma:rrowatono IJ18ad.
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Shall require all new ckm:IopmoDt requiriD& potable water 011 MaDowItoIIc bland
permitted by .1efIfnon County 10 1118 the public water supply source.
States that actiam uadertakal by it in coopntion with thB Public Utility DisUict
No.1 of JeffiDo.n CouDty fiom this point should tdleet that Ioo&-tonn pl for
providiDa public wa_ to YamMa1Dae IaJaDd.
R.ecognize8 tbat any action by tboCouDty or odlcr ~ that could prevent,
limit 01' cestrict tbe cIevclopJDeatofpublie wawr on Marrow.. JaJand shall be
and is in coaftiet with tIU mo1ution.
In order that public health 8Dd CIIVit'oDJDeaIa quality are ~~ mgea tbc8
coopsation of local aDd state ~ so that the public water supply rltouJd be .
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Resolution No. .u:m re: EstabJjshing a Poliey reprding a Public Work Supply for
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6, AcImowJedFs dud faiIinJ to meet the objective of providing public water to. ......
Marrowltoec Uland within aRBlODablc 1imoftamc could subject Jdfcnon .
County to ti.u1her miew by and or be in ennf1iM wHh tfac two Orden fivm
Westem W-.i~ Growth M~ Heariup Board.
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7, Admowledges that although compliance with the Hearings Board orden may
tepICICDt an uof\mded mandate. JdfalOD County intends to comply to the best of
the County's ability.
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CIallifiaCioJl.
Critical aquifer recharge areas are naturally susceptible due to the existence of permeable soils or a seawater wedge in
coastline aquifers. Certain overlying land uses can lead to water quality and/or quantity degradation. The following
classifications define critical aquifer recharge areas.
(I) Susceptible aquifer recharge areas are those with geologic and hydrologic conditions that promote rapid infiltration of
recharge waters to groundwater aquifers. For the purposes of this Article VI-E, unless otherwise detennined by preparation of
an aquifer recharge area report authorized under this article, the following geologic units, as identified from available State of
Washington Department of Natural Resources geologic mapping, define susceptible aquifer recharge areas for east Jefferson
County:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(t)
(g)
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Alluvial fans (Ha);
Artificial fill (Hx);
Beach sand and gravel (Hb);
Dune sand (Hd);
Floodplain alluvium (Hi);
Vashon recessional outwash in deltas and alluvial fans (Vrd);
Vasbon recessional outWash in meItwaterchannels (Vro);
Vaabon ice.eo.Qtact stratified drift (Vi); t) ~).
Vashon ablation till (Vat); .
Vashonadvance outwash (Vao); J.:r ~ pt- ........ ~;;,.
Whidbey formation (Pw); and " ~
Pre- Vashon stratified drift (Py).
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(2) Those areas meeting the requirements of susceptible aquifer recharge areas (above) and which are overlain by the
following land uses as identified in this code are subject to the provisions of the protection standards in this article:
(a) AU industrial land uses;
(b) All commercial uses;
(c) All rural residential land uses:
(i) Requiring a discretionary use or conditional use permit, or
(il) With nonconforming uses that would otherwise require a discretionary use or conditional use
pennit;
(d) Unsewered planned rural residential developments;
(e) Unsewered residential development with gross densities greater than one unit per acre.
(3) Special aquifer recharge protection areas include:
(a) Sole source aquifers designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the Safe
Drinking Water Act of t 974 (Public Law 93-523);
(b) Special protection areas designated by the Washington Department ofEcoJogy under Chapter 173- ~OQ WAC;
(c) Wellhead protection areas determined in accordance with delineation methodologies specified by the
Washington Department of Health under authority of Chapter 246- 290 WAC;
(d) Groundwater management areas designated by the Washington Department of Ecology in cooperation with
local govemmentunder Chapter 173-1 00 WAC.
(4) Seawater intrusion protection zones (SIPZ) are aquifers and land overlying aquifers with some degree of vulnerability
to seawater intrusion. SIPZ are def'tned either by proximity to marine shoreline or by proximity to groundwater sources that
have demonstrated high chloride readings. All islands and land area within one-quarter mile of marine shorelines and
associated aquifers together compose the coastal SIPZ. Additionally, areas within I ~OOO feet of a groundwater source with a
history of chloride analyses above 100 milligrams per liter (mgIL) are cate. goriud as either at risk (betw~ 2P m&lL.fl\d 200
mgIL) or high risk (over 200 mgfL) SIPZ. Individual groundwater sources with a history of chloride ~w~b IzliVIngIL
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WACs> Title 173> Chapter 173-200 > Section 173-200-030
173-200-020 << 173-200-030>> 173-200-040
WAC 173-200-030
Antidegradation policy.
(1) The antidegradation policy of the state of Washington, Is generally guided by chapter ~ RCW,th,
Water Pollution Control Act, and chapter 1mM. RCW, the Water Resources Act of 1911. The goal of this
polley is to ensure the purity of the state's ground waters and to protect the natural environment
(2) The antidegradation polley is as follows:
<.) ExIsting and future beneftciaf uteS shalt be maintained and protected and degradation of ground
water q..., that would interfent wiIh or become injurious to benefici8t uses.ahaJ1 not be allowed.
(b) Degradation shaD not be allowed of high quality ground waters constituting an outstanding natiOnal or
state resource, such as waters of natlonaI and state parks and wildlife refuges, and waters of exceptional
recreatIonat or ecological stgnificance.
(e) Whenever ground waters are of a higher quafity than the criteria 88Signed for said waters. the existing
water quality shall be protected, and contaminants that'will reduce the existing quality thereof shan not be
allowed to enter such waters, except in those instances where it can be demonstrated to the department's
satisfaction that: '
(i) An overriding consideration of the public interest will be served; and
(Ii) All contaminants proposed for entry into said ground waters .11 be provided with all kn9Wn.
available, and reasonable methods of prevention, control, and treatment prior to entry.
(Statutory Authority: RCW 90.48.035. 90-22-023. 5 173-200-030, flied 10/31190. effedlve 12/1190.)
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