Cascade Water Alliance seals deal for future Sammamish water supply
January 1, 2011
New: Jan. 1, 2011, 11:56 a.m.
The state Department of Ecology and Cascade Water Alliance sealed a deal for a water-rights package to secure a future drinking water source for Sammamsh residents.
The rights grant the alliance the authority to use Lake Tapps in Pierce County as a long-term drinking water source. the Sammamish Plateau Water & Sewer District is a member of the alliance.
The rights allow the alliance to store water in the Lake Tapps Reservoir, divert water from the White River into the lake to supply water for the water supply project and withdraw water from Lake Tapps for municipal water supply purposes. The project as proposed could take 50 years to develop. Read more
