Month: November 2025

Perrinville Creek: Critics accuse Edmonds of skirting environmental law

City responds to critics of the flow-diversion structure

By Brian Soergel
Edmondseditor@yourbeacon.net
Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Link to Edmonds Beacon article

Perrinville Creek after illegal blockage.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has granted the City of Edmonds an expedited permit allowing crews to begin debris-clearing work at the city’s controversial flow-diversion structure on lower Perrinville Creek – a move that environmental advocates say again sidesteps long-standing legal and safety obligations.

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State approves Edmonds permit to do flood mitigation work on Perrinville Creek

The permit is the latest controversy in the years-long saga over Edmonds’ management of the stream.

by Eliza Aronson

November 17, 2025

Link to Everett Herald article

An overflow diversion structure sits along a section of Perrinville Creek near Talbot Road on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

EDMONDS — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a new permit to the city of Edmonds on Friday, allowing flood-prevention work to commence at a controversial flow diversion structure on Perrinville Creek.

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State issues temporary permit for limited flood control work on Perrinville Creek

By Larry Vogel

November 19, 2025

Link to My Edmonds News article

During heavy rains the sediment traps get overwhelmed by high flows. The current temporary permit allows the city to clean the traps in advance of this fall’s rainy season. (Photo courtesy City of Edmonds)

There’s a new development in the decades-long tug-of-war between the City of Edmonds, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), environmental groups and adjacent property owners to balance flood control and fish passage on lower Perrinville Creek. The DFW has issued a limited temporary permit to allow the City of Edmonds to clear accumulated debris from the city’s existing sediment trap/overflow structures, with the aim of mitigating potential flooding during the upcoming rainy season. The permit expires on Jan. 13, 2026, and work must be completed by that time.

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