Rulemaking - Outstanding Resource Waters, Chapter 173-201A WAC

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Comment From: R Alan Hardwick

7/27/23 @ 12:00 AM
I am writing today in support of the proposed rulemaking to designate parts of the Cascade, Green, and Napeequa River systems as Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW).

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Comment From: Alana Louise Lyons

7/25/23 @ 5:21 PM
I am in strong support of protecting these vital Washington waters under these designations. Our sparse, threatened Steelhead and Chinook should serve as proof that these waters must be protected with haste.

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Comment From: Andrey Pavlenko

7/25/23 @ 2:14 PM
I am biology major and an artist. I have family in Soapake and visit often. I am writing in support of Soap Lake"s designation as an Outstanding Resource Water - Tier III(B)., Soap Lake has unique, mineral-rich water created by the geology of the reg...↓
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Comment From: Marguerite Boler

7/25/23 @ 1:09 PM
I support the designation through the Clean Water Act that prevents and New degradation of water quality. This is vital for the quality of these water systems and for the support of our salmon, and other animal/ecosystem, success.
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Comment From: Ben Walzer

7/25/23 @ 12:33 PM
The Cascade River is an amazing system, with fishing restricted to the extreme lower river, and salmon runs so highly proportionate and concentrated compared to practically any other Puget Sound watershed of the same size. Any protection that can be ...↓
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Comment From: Alexander Holt

7/25/23 @ 12:26 PM
This is the first year I have fished the Cascade river since returning to the state after being away for 5 years. It is incredible how cold and clear the water is and the amount of king salmon ive seen return to this river. I believe this river to be...↓
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Comment From: Brock Peterson

7/25/23 @ 9:36 AM
As a Washington resident, a fisherman, a biologist, and a citizen concerned for the wellbeing of future generations, I would like to see stricter regulations regarding water quality standards within our state. Our lives and livelihoods are tied to th...↓
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Comment From: burr Beckwith

7/25/23 @ 7:57 AM
I have lived on the edge of Soap Lake for nearly 50 years. I am a student of the lake. The ORW
process is a significant step forward in providing Soap Lake with the worldwide recognition it needs
to further enhance efforts to preserve and protect ...↓
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Comment From: Brian cowan

7/24/23 @ 7:05 PM
Please work to protect these strongholds of wild steelhead as an investment in the future.
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Comment From: Bernard Schmidt

7/23/23 @ 5:15 PM
Since 2008 to now, Soap Lake has not changed much except that the lake appears to be quite lower in level since then. The mineral water still has the silky feel on the skin as before and the beautiful cliffs surrounding the lake still change colors a...↓
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Comment From: cindy ray

7/23/23 @ 3:46 PM
Soap Lake is a rare merometic lake that needs protection. For decades the lake has been ignored and federal reclamation projects ignored fresh water leakage, as well as, pumping mineral water out of the lake for flood control. This lake needs to be p...↓
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Comment From: Kyoko Hummel

7/22/23 @ 4:02 PM
My several visits to Soap Lake have been very enjoyable especially enjoying being in the Lake water. Soap Lake has unique, mineral-rich water created by the geology of the region concentrating the minerals in the water and the mud., This is a regio...↓
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Comment From: Salikh Bagaveyev

7/22/23 @ 2:24 PM
The reason that I moved to Soap Lake was for this unique healing lake. Not many people in the US realize the healing properties of this lake. With antibiotic resistance apparent in this day and age, people are returning back to natural sources. If th...↓
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Comment From: Ian Brown

7/22/23 @ 2:20 PM
As a Washingtonian, I want to see key freshwater resources like the Cascade, Green, and Napeequa Rivers protected for future generations.
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Comment From: Diane Crummett

7/22/23 @ 12:02 PM
i live in soap lake for over 20 years. i am retired, 79 years. I am writing in support of Soap Lake"s designation as an Outstanding Resource Water - Tier III(B)., Soap Lake has unique, mineral-rich water created by the geology of the region concentr...↓
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Comment From: Maria Spiess

7/22/23 @ 7:02 AM
I am of German descent and really appreciate the unusual saline lakes on this planet. This lake has a very hight concentration of minerals. It has a unique ecosystem with species found nowhere else on earth. I even heard that scientific discoveri...↓
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Comment From: Luke Israel BA in Business SPU

7/21/23 @ 4:39 PM
Soap Lake is a cultural resource of significance for Native American Tribes and brings together people of many nationalities. Those who have utilized this lake believe that the mineral lake over time has proven its ability to heal multiple skin diso...↓
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Comment From: Patrick Eaton

7/20/23 @ 3:02 PM
As a longtime resident of Island County (since 1973), I have witnessed how human impact from population growth has slowly degraded our rivers and coastal areas in different ways. It is crucial we preserve our natural resources to the best of our abil...↓
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Comment From: Diane Rose

7/20/23 @ 2:18 PM
Our precious rivers and watersheds need protection now, more than ever. I support the -1-outstanding Resource Waters-1- designation in Washington State.
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Comment From: Felicity Erdmann

7/19/23 @ 7:10 PM
This mineral lake is a very unique lake for scientific research due to the unheard of species of algae and bacterias that exist in this meromictic environment.
Personally I have been performing Research on many Psoriasis subjects and have found that...↓
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Comment From: Mary Jokela

7/19/23 @ 1:49 PM
I urge continued protections for these waterways, including unaccepted additional pollutions from the date of new regulations confirmed.
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Comment From: Sara Eldridge

7/19/23 @ 12:05 PM
Thank You All for recognizing the vital importance of the Cascade (Skagit watershed), Green (Toutle watershed), and Napeequa (Wenatchee) Rivers. These rivers provide clean drinking water for communities, support local economies, are critical to fish ...↓
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Comment From: Valerie Lovejoy

7/19/23 @ 11:26 AM
Our waters are life for us all
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Comment From: MAUREEN BELLE

7/19/23 @ 11:06 AM
the Cascade (Skagit watershed), Green (Toutle watershed), and Napeequa (Wenatchee) Rivers.
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Comment From: Russell Wise

7/19/23 @ 7:24 AM
I support the ORW status upgrades for the 3 river / streams & Soap Lake.
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Comment From: Janice Wilfing

7/19/23 @ 12:22 AM

Freshwater resources like the Cascade, Green, and Napeequa Rivers need to be protected for future generations. I urge you to give Outstanding Resource Waters status to the Cascade (Skagit watershed), Green (Toutle watershed), and Napeequa (Wenatchee)...↓
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Comment From: Dorothy Hudson

7/18/23 @ 10:14 PM
Please protect the Green, Cascade, and Napeequa Rivers by designating them as Outstanding Resource Waters. As a resident of Tacoma for the last 50 years our drinking water is dependent on the Green River's health. I would like to know that my grand...↓
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Comment From: richard weiss

7/18/23 @ 9:22 PM
Follow the best science available and review and revise often as new studies emerge to protect and restore the waterways of our state (and nation). We need clean rivers (water) as much as the fish do.
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Comment From: Meryle A. Korn

7/18/23 @ 5:45 PM
I strongly favor rules protecting the cleanliness of our waters by limiting as many as possible pollutants, especially fertilizers and organic (raw sewage) pollutants, from entering our streams, rivers and lakes. There will always be some pollutants...↓
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Comment From: Patricia Joan Hemphill

7/18/23 @ 3:19 PM
I very much hope that the proposed regulation to name the Green, Cascade and Napeequa Rivers as Outstanding Resource Waters is adopted, and that many more of our rivers may in future be so recognized and protected. The environment is the fundament of...↓
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Comment From: Kim Kosa

7/18/23 @ 3:01 PM
Washington's rivers are key to our quality of life. They provide clean drinking water for communities, support local economies, are critical to fish and wildlife, and create recreation opportunities. They are vital to our future. But they also face g...↓
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