Water Supply
Looking ahead in the San Juans: island water planning … 2036
December 1, 2022
Nancy DeVaux
How do you plan for the future water supply when you don’t have all the information?
Islanders grapple with concerns over a finite resource: water
August 18, 2022
Clifford Heberden
Aquifers around the Salish Sea are at risk from seawater intrusion, exhaustion and the concern that replenishment could become more and more difficult with the changing climate.
Community Voices / Is time running out? Streamflow trends in the Nooksack watershed
December 15, 2021
Eric Hirst
Given the high volume of rain and flooding during the past few weeks, it may seem strange to talk about water scarcity in the Nooksack River system. Although the watershed has ample water in the winter (often too much water), it holds too little in the summer to support healthy salmon. Complicating the water supply issue are the adverse effects of climate change.