Judge Extends Deadline for Whatcom Water Users

About this episode

The episode discusses a court ruling that extends the deadline for water users in Whatcom County to file their claims in a water rights adjudication lawsuit.

Big news for water users in Whatcom County preparing to file their court claims in the state’s water rights adjudication lawsuit: a court ruling has pushed back the filing deadline for many people, creating a single due date of June 1, 2027 for everyone. Fred Likkel, Whatcom Family Farmers ‘ Executive Director, and Gavin Willis, Administrator of the Ag Water Board of Whatcom County , join Dillon with details on the March 9th decision from Whatcom County Superior Court Judge David Freeman, as well as more on how the filing process works.

People in this episode

Host: Dillon

Guests: Fred Likkel, Gavin Willis

Topics covered

• water rights
• court ruling
• Whatcom County
• agriculture
• legal process

Keywords

• Whatcom County
• water rights
• court ruling
• Fred Likkel
• Gavin Willis
• agriculture
• legal process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Whatcom Family Farmers, Ag Water Board of Whatcom County

Places: Whatcom County

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