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County Moves Forward with Fentanyl Operations Plan

On October 1, 2024, Director Erika Lautenbach of Whatcom County Health and Community Services (WCHCS) met with the Health Board and Public Health Advisory Board (PHAB) to provide an update on the Fentanyl Operations Plan. In response to the growing fentan...

Improved Water Quality Expands Shellfish Growing Areas in Portage Bay

In August, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reopened 360 acres of the Lummi Nation's shellfish beds in Portage Bay near the mouth of the Nooksack River. This brings the total area available for year-round harvest to 876 acres. A seasonal cl...

Whatcom County Superior Court to Live Stream Water Adjudication Hearing

Whatcom County Superior Court released the following information regarding the upcoming water adjudication hearing:

Whatcom County Superior Court recognizes the unprecedented size and complexity of the WRIA 1 Water adjudication. To accommodate the size of ...

Biotoxin Closures in all of Whatcom County

NOTICE: This message supersedes our release dated 5-23-24.

Unsafe levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning biotoxin have been detected in molluscan shellfish in Drayton Harbor and Bellingham Bay. As a result, the Washington State Department of Health has cl...

Water Adjudication Assistance Survey

Under Washington State law, water belongs to all the people of the state. A person or group may be granted a right to use water according to set terms, which include the volume, purpose, and place. This is referred to as a water right, the records of whic...

Newsletter on Flooding Preparations in Whatcom County

The Flooding in Whatcom County newsletter was recently mailed to property owners with land in flood prone areas. This newsletter contains information on how to prepare, stay safe, and recover from floods. It is available in English and Spanish online at&a...