King 5’s Eric Wilkinson had a report Friday on Bainbridge’s declining groundwater supply.
Water level declines reported in a USGS study released last week confirmed what earlier studies and anecdotal data have hinted at for years.
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The future of the island’s water supply
The city will present the preliminary results from a four-year groundwater modeling project tonight at City Hall.
The aim of the project is to predict how various factors, including population growth and climate change, will affect the island’s aquifers.
The presentation is at 5:30 p.m.
Below is the city’s press release.
Members of the public will have the opportunity next week to learn how the island’s groundwater might be affected by different land use, population growth and climate change scenarios. Staff of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which has been working with the City to develop a hydrogeologic model of the island’s groundwater, will present the results at a public meeting at Council Chambers from 5:30-7 pm on Tuesday, July 27.
“Since groundwater is the sole source of drinking water for island residents, it’s imperative that we have a thorough understanding of our aquifer system in order to make sound, knowledgeable management and planning decisions,” said Cami Apfelbeck, Water Resources Specialist and Groundwater Monitoring Program Manager for the City. “This model will give us a better understanding of the way in which changing conditions may impact our ground water resource.”
Groundwater at old BI landfill checks out
A recent test of groundwater around the Bainbridge Island landfill on Vincent Road shows that a cleanup effort in 2001 was successful, according to the state Department of Ecology. The site is now used as a trash and recycling transfer center.
Read Kitsap Sun environmental reporter Christopher Dunagan’s story on the test results here.
Group taking shape to watch island’s groundwater supply
The Association of Bainbridge Communities is forming a water resources committee to look at the problem of declining groundwater reserves and make planning recommendations to the city.
ABC was founded 30 years ago by residents concerned about the island’s finite water supply.
To learn participate in the group, contact ABC member Arnie Kubiak at biabc2000@yahoo.com
