Blog – Page 7 – Edmonds Environmental Council

Letter to the editor: City must reverse critical aquifer recharge area decision

Posted: June 29, 2024

Editor:

The City of Edmonds has just adopted a new critical aquifer recharge area (CARA) ordinance in spite of scientific evidence from the Olympic Water District about the presence of forever chemicals (PFAS) in stormwater. The changed CARA code will allow contaminated stormwater to infiltrate into the Deer Creek drinking water aquifer in southern Edmonds.

Future stewards lend a hand to baby salmon

My Edmonds News
Posted: May 27, 2024

Last week marked the final releases this year of “baby” coho salmon from Edmonds’ Willow Creek Salmon Hatchery into local streams to help the salmon populations in Puget Sound. On hand to help were community volunteers including future stewards of the environment and even Edmonds Mayor Mike Rosen.

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Local drinking water ranks among the best, exceeding new federal standards for contaminants

Posted: May 16, 2024

Local drinking water ranks among the best, exceeding new federal standards for contaminants

Perrinville Creek SEPA DNS – Bernhoft- PLN2024-0020 SEPA DNS

May 14, 2024

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Salmon fry released into upper Perrinville Creek

Posted: April 28, 2024

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Brothers Theo (age 6) and Elliot (age 4)Turner help with the release of salmon fry Saturday. (Photo by Clint Wright)

Council approves city code regarding critical aquifer recharge areas, hears fire service options

Posted: April 17, 2024

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Councilmembers and Mayor Mike Rosen listen to William Sturgeon of Fitch and Associates present an assessment of options for future fire services.

Two major pieces of business before the Edmonds City Council Tuesday night were whether to approve a city code amendment regarding critical aquifer recharge areas (CARAs) and to learn more about the city’s options for fire and emergency medical services.

Washington will move to tougher federal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water

By: Bill Lucia
Washington State Standard
April 10, 2024

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the rules Wednesday. The state established a program targeting the hazardous chemicals in drinking water in 2021.

Washington regulators will adopt a drinking water standard the federal government issued Wednesday that’s meant to limit people’s exposure to a class of harmful chemicals used for decades in firefighting foam and manufacturing.

Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard to Protect 100M People from PFAS Pollution

EPA
April 10, 2024

As part of the Administration’s commitment to combating PFAS pollution, EPA announces $1B investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to address PFAS in drinking water

WASHINGTON – Today, April 10, the Biden-Harris Administration issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals.’

WA’s public water systems would need $1.6 billion for initial PFAS cleanup, state officials say

By Isabella Breda and Manuel Villa
April 10, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency announced the first national drinking water standard for six so-called forever chemicals Wednesday, a change that could cost Washington public water utilities an estimated $1.6 billion, according to state officials.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/biden-administration-reveals-first-drinking-water-standard-for-pfas

Reader view: Time to speak up about the city’s Comprehensive Plan process

By Joe Scordino
Posted: March 17, 2024

Do the citizens of Edmonds really want changes made to the city’s Comprehensive Plan (which dictates municipal operations in the city) so that we become known as “Edmonds – Where the Sewer Meets the Sea”?

Revised Final Results of Supplemental Stormwater Monitoring for PFAS

Madrona K-8 School Replacement Project, Edmonds, Washington

Shannon & Wilson
February 13, 2024

This letter report summarizes the procedures and results of supplemental sampling of stormwater for analyses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at tge Edmonds School District No. 15 (ESD) Madrona K-8 School Replacement Project (Project). The purpose of this voluntary sampling event was to objectively evaluate for the presence of PFAS in stormwater following stormwater sampling conducted by Olympic View Water abd Sewer District (OVWSD) on October 22, 2022. Because the procedures used to collect stormwater samples by OVWSD were not provided, the usability and validity of their data are unknown. A map of the project location is provided as Figure 1. This letter is revised from the final version dated February 8, 2024, to correct the pagination.

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2024 Madrona Stormwater Sampling Results Download

Feb. 13: Online meeting to provide update on Unocal Edmonds cleanup site

Posted: February 10, 2024

Feb. 13: Online meeting to provide update on Unocal Edmonds cleanup site

Reader view: Protecting our drinking water supply

Posted: November 27, 2023

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Has growth become more important than clean drinking water? Our government has a duty to protect us and especially our children, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups from exposure to polluted water sources. Clean water is finite and precious. We should not be reluctant to protect it.

Edmonds Marsh volunteers conclude their restoration work for the year

Posted: October 5, 2023

Edmonds Marsh volunteers conclude their restoration work for the year

Reader view: Can we stop the demise of Edmonds salmon streams?

By Joe Scordino
Posted: August 26, 2023

First it was Perrinville Creek and now it is Shell Creek that is losing its natural functions and salmon habitat — this time because of neglect and inaction by city administration in Edmonds’ Yost Park.

In the case of Perrinville Creek, the loss of salmon is due to both inaction to implement a watershed restoration plan (as promised by Mayor Nelson in a press release over two years ago), and an apparent illegal action the city took in January 2021 to totally block salmon access to Perrinville Creek.