Drought emergency in Sequim, Washington
8/29/2023 1:54:19 AM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Clallam County, WA
Sequim, WA
Start Date: 8/24/2023
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The city of Sequim declared a drought emergency, and residents were urged to voluntarily conserve water. The Washington Department of Ecology declared a drought emergency in late July for watersheds including the Dungeness River basin, which supplies Sequim with water via wells. Low stream flows jeopardize operations at fish hatcheries and salmon migration, so fishery and irrigation managers were coordinating to optimize stream flows to aid pink salmon presently migrating up the Dungeness River to spawn.
My Clallam County (Port Angeles, Wash.), Aug 25, 2023
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