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Tribes and commissioners press for basin‑level well data and active language in Mason County comprehensive plan
Summary
Tribal representatives urged Mason County to include basin‑by‑basin well estimates, active commitments to develop offset projects for exempt wells, and specific planning language in the county comprehensive plan; commissioners endorsed continued collaboration and suggested placing detailed tables in an appendix.
During a government‑to‑government session Nov. 25, tribal leaders met with county planning staff and commissioners to discuss remaining elements of the county’s 2025–2045 comprehensive plan related to groundwater and streamflow restoration.
Tribal representatives asked the county to: (1) insert basin‑by‑basin estimates of existing wells (rather than a single county‑wide total), (2) adopt active language committing the county to "develop and finalize offset projects to offset consumptive use of per and…
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