Water rights — and responsibilities: A use tax would benefit Whatcom farmers
Water can no longer be considered an inexhaustible resource
Feb. 14, 2024 10:00 p.m.
Rights to water from the Nooksack River, pictured here between farmlands in Lynden, will be adjudicated through a legal process beginning this year. Farmers would be wise to get ahead of the game by measuring and paying a tax for water use, guest writer Eric Hirst argues in a Cascadia Daily News commentary. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
By Eric HirstGuest Writer
Whatcom farmers will have much less water to irrigate their crops in the future, for two key reasons
Water rights — and responsibilities: A use tax would benefit Whatcom farmers
Water can no longer be considered an inexhaustible resource
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