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The Story of Water Clallam County
Began With Two Questions:
Where Does My Water Come From?
Who Owns It? The Result was the Film
From Source to Sea: The Dungeness Watershed

The Story of Water was a collaborative project of the League of Women Voters Clallam County in 2018-2020, with community partners including the cities of Sequim and Port Angeles, Clallam County,  the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Dungeness River Audubon Center, Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society, North Olympic Land Trust, Clallam Conservation District, Public Utility District No. 1 of Clallam County, and local hydrologists.

The program was designed to educate our local community about the water challenges facing Clallam County in maintaining a healthy and sustainable water supply for personal, agricultural, and business consumption.

The project began with the Dungeness Watershed and the Water Study Team hopes to move forward and focus on Western rivers in the County starting in 2026. 

Part 1: The Story of Water: An Introduction

For Presentation at Community Organizations

The presentation featured the 20-minute film, From Source to Sea: Dungeness Watershed  that highlighted the beauty and the dynamics of the Dungeness Watershed and the challenges for our community. 

Part 2: The Story of Water: In-Depth, A Lecture Series  

All lectures held at 6:30 PM in the Sequim City Hall Council Chambers. This in-depth lecture series presented by experts explores the many aspects of this critical resource and the future of the Dungeness Watershed.

Recorded Lectures - Available for Viewing

• October 23, 2019  How our Water System Works: The Hydrology of the Dungeness Watershed  Ann Soule, City of Sequim. View the lecture here.
  

• November 13, 2019  Olympic Mountain Glaciers and Snowpack: Changes and Future Challenges  Bill Baccus, Olympic National Park. View the lecture here.

• December 11, 2019  Tribal Water Rights and History: “From Time Immemorial”  Hansi Hals, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Natural Resources View the lecture here.

• January 28, 2020  Water Law in Washington: Who Owns the Water and What Are Our Rights?  Mike Gallagher, WA Department of Ecology and Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin Shearwater Law PLLC, Port Angeles  View the lecture here.

• February 19, 2020  Irrigators and Protectors: Rights and Conservation Actions Exercised by Our Farmers  Joe Holtrop, Clallam Conservation District  View the lecture here.