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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Members of the Marine Resource Committee go out to see crews collecting European green crab near Westport on Oct. 13, 2023.

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Green crab, rising tides and the future of fishing: marine resource summit well attended

Westport has good opportunities to see the topics discussed in person

A reduced-pressure backflow assembly device, which prevents contamination from extraneous connections to public water systems. (City of Ocean Shores)

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Complaints spur updates to water program in Shores

State directs city to test, survey backflow devices

Clayton Franke / The Daily World U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer visited the West Fork Hoquiam Dam on Monday, July 24 to talk about funding opportunities for the city’s dam removal project.

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Kilmer visits Hoquiam dam to discuss removal

City of Hoquiam seeking $8 million to remove dam, replace water source

Clayton Franke / The Daily World The West Fork Hoquiam dam, constructed in 1956, diverts water to the city of Hoquiam’s treatment plant, accounting for about 10% of city drinking water supply. The city is searching for an alternate groundwater source so it can remove the dam and restore fish habitat.

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Hoquiam River salmon, city water supply to benefit from dam removal

City probing for alternate water source, further funding before moving ahead with project

(Clayton Franke / The Daily World) Pennywort, a green aquatic plant native to Asia, growing in the north end of the Grand Canal in Ocean Shores.

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Aquatic plant plan in works

Ocean Shores honing major vegetation management strategy for third time in three decades

The Wildcat Creek Aquifer supplies water to the City of McCleary’s wells and other private wells in the area. (EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc.)

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McCleary aquifer examination underway

Study will craft 2o-year sustainability plan for “sole source” aquifer

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Report: Climate Change could polarize streamflow patterns

For Olympic Peninsula rivers, climate change could exacerbate seasonal lows and highs in streamflow