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I asked Josh on Monday to help me understand why geoduck farming was the only shoreline activity to be required to get a full CUP in the Update. He explained to me that the Update is
to consider new information and regulation changes since the original SMP was enacted and that the changes in State law mean that adjustments should be made for geoduck farm permitting
where as other shoreline activities have not had changes in State law so the County can't consider them for adjustment.
If I am misstating what you said please correct me on this Josh.
Josh I heard your explanation and while I still didn't think it was fair for geoduck farm permitting to be treated so harshly, I thought at least there was some rational to the argument.
Which was good until I went and looked at pages 65-70 of the edited draft update where a table lists shoreline activities and which permit they require. I see that that there have been
numerous changes to the required permits, easing and streamlining the permitting process for activities that are known to have a negative impact on the County's marine ecology. The
exception is aquaculture where it has become more onerous.
I ask you again why is it that geoduck farming is the only activity to require a full CUP?
Gordon King
Director of Mussel Farms
130 SE Lynch RD Shelton, WA 98584
W: 360-432-3338| C: 360-490-9511
gordonk@taylorshellfish.com