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Advocates, tribes and Thurston County officials push to form Deschutes Watershed Council after state review stalled
Summary
Commissioner Ty Mentzer described efforts to create a Deschutes Watershed Council after Ecology did not adopt a previously negotiated plan; a subcommittee will draft a focused proposal and return to the group in about two months.
Thurston County Commissioner Ty Mentzer told the board May 21 that local stakeholders are reviving efforts to form a Deschutes Watershed Council after the Department of Ecology declined to adopt a previously negotiated plan.
Mentzer summarized the multi‑year effort: an earlier group called WREC drafted a watershed plan and recommended creating the Deschutes Watershed Council. He said the plan was…
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