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Skagit County Water Rights: News Stories

Overview of issues pertaining to water rights in Skagit County, with links to other resources.

Local News

KUOW: Court Case Latest Battle in Water Wars of the Skagit River, Dec. 15, 2014
Skagit Valley Herald: Swinomish win water rights case against Ecology, Oct. 3, 2013
Skagit County still struggles as state moves forward on water rights fix
by Joel Moreno. February 13th 2018
Emergency water rights transfer saves 1,000 acres of Skagit Valley farmland
By Alison Morrow, August 18, 2019
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe: Seattle’s Skagit River dams put treaty rights at risk
By Susannah Frame, April 6, 2021

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