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Water Rights

The complicated adjudication process for Water Resource Inventory Area 1 is expected to take years.

Yet, the complex litigation process will establish priority for each individual water right, including those held by farmers, local governments, private well owners and tribes, as well as federal and state agencies.

CDN’s continued coverage on this topic will explore various facets of the process, providing regular updates and enterprising deep dives — linked below — as well as insightful opinion pieces found on our opinion page.

Whatcom County will gather water use results to educate parties in adjudication process
Jan. 30, 2024 10:00 p.m.
County could lose out on $700K due to delay challenges
Aug. 2, 2023 4:48 p.m.
Junior water rights holders may be asked to restrict water use
June 6, 2023 2:44 p.m.
Environmental bills see success in state Legislature
May 2, 2023 5:00 a.m.
State requests $2.7 million for legal process
Jan. 25, 2023 5:55 a.m.