KGMI News
EVERSON, Wash. – Good news for Whatcom County farmers, Lummi Nation and shellfish harvesters: water quality is improving.
The EPA and Lummi Nation tested dozens of water samples from the Nooksack River watershed and found no evidence of cattle, dog or human DNA.
The Whatcom Conservation District said fecal coliform concentrations at 19 regular test sites show water quality in the Nooksack watershed has been improving over the last 2 to 3 years.
Testing of groundwater in the Sumas-Abbotsford aquifer shows nitrate levels are declining or holding steady in 24 of 25 wells.
The Department of Ecology said manure lagoons and management plans over the last 20-years may be working.