Washington: Tribes Seek Federal Support To Resolve Nooksack Basin Water Rights Conflict

Washington: Tribes Seek Federal Support To Resolve Nooksack Basin Water Rights Conflict   Six years of multi-party water rights negotiations in the Nooksack basin of Whatcom County have been suspended while the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe seek federal support to quantify their water rights.   At issue is how much water should remain in various reaches and streams of the Nooksack River, and how much should be available for other uses.   The tribes have asked the U.S....

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