Public Comment on Groundwater Availability Assessment for Saturna and Other Islands
environment · 2022-03-24 · Saturna Island
A resident and retired geologist raises concerns about inflated water demand estimates in the Islands Trust Area Groundwater Availability Assessment report, particularly for Saturna Island. The resident notes that urban water usage data is overestimated and that domestic water return through septic fields is unacknowledged, leading to inaccurate assessments of groundwater use.
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- “The water DPA (under discussion for North Pender and Galiano) will be replicated on Saturna... Water demand estimates for Saturna in the report are too high... Domestic use is set at 625 liters/day. This is too high... Return of domestic water through septic fields is unacknowledged.” — The Islands Grapevine – March 31st, 2022 (March 31st, 2022)
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