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Water Settlement, Farming Protections Focus of Whatcom Councilman’s Proposal

Water Settlement, Farming Protections Focus of Whatcom Councilman’s Proposal

Update: 2025-11-03
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Protecting Whatcom County farming and promoting a settlement to the state’s Whatcom water adjudication lawsuit are the goals of a recently unveiled proposal from County Councilman Ben Elenbaas.


Elenbaas, a 4th-generation Whatcom County farmer, joins Dillon with details on the changes he wants to make to a foundational county plan that sets the county’s growth agenda for decades to come.


Save Family Farming local affiliate Whatcom Family Farmers recently released a public statement in support of Elenbaas’ proposal, saying they could help mark a path forward in the contentious water rights adjudication that’s cast dark clouds over local farming’s future in Whatcom County.

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Water Settlement, Farming Protections Focus of Whatcom Councilman’s Proposal

Water Settlement, Farming Protections Focus of Whatcom Councilman’s Proposal

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