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Resident urges Thurston County to preserve Macalester Springs geologically sensitive area, opposes pesticides in capture zone

2938549 · April 10, 2025
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Summary

A member of the public asked the Board of Health to defend a 1988 geologically sensitive-area protection around Macalester (Galveston) Springs, arguing any pesticide use in the water-capture zone would violate the county policy and risk drinking water.

At the April 8 Thurston County Board of Health meeting, resident Brett Trowbridge urged the board to uphold an existing county protection for the Macalester (also referenced as Galveston) Springs geologically sensitive area and opposed proposals to apply pesticides in the springs’ water-capture zone.

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