Comments on: A Citizen Responds: JZ Knight Sets the Record Straight on the City of Yelm Water Issue in Public Ad http://www.jzknight.com/2009/07/a-citizen-responds-jz-knight-sets-the-record-straight-on-the-city-of-yelm-water-issue-in-public-ad/ www.JZKnight.com Sun, 23 May 2010 05:54:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ed Wiltsie http://www.jzknight.com/2009/07/a-citizen-responds-jz-knight-sets-the-record-straight-on-the-city-of-yelm-water-issue-in-public-ad/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Ed Wiltsie Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:16:47 +0000 http://www.jzknight.com/?p=105#comment-22 This is exactly the point that I raised at the start of the Thurstion Highlands Development process. The initial Aquifer test reports indicated that the aquifer would be drawn down 7 ft 2 miles away, suggesting that wells closer in could be drawn down significantly more. The final aquifer drawdown study appears to confirm greater drawdown characteristics. JZ's contention is accurate and the MDNS is in error. There will be major impacts. The City of Yelm's migitation plan via the Thurston Highlands development is no longer confirmed, hence it can not be considered viable at this time and should be withdrawn as I commented in May 2009. Further, original agreements made with Thurston Highlands regarding transfer of the Golf Course water rights and development of a well field by Thurston Highlands have been cancelled eliminating a second aspect of the City Mitigation Planl, without a major commitment of funds by the City, which is not possible without a complete change of the present process via action by the Mayor and Council, including securing funding for the development of the Golf Course well field development. E A Wiltsie This is exactly the point that I raised at the start of the Thurstion Highlands
Development process. The initial Aquifer test reports indicated that the aquifer would be drawn down 7 ft 2 miles away, suggesting that wells closer in could be drawn down significantly more. The final aquifer drawdown study appears to confirm greater drawdown characteristics.

JZ’s contention is accurate and the MDNS is in error. There will be major impacts. The City of Yelm’s migitation plan via the Thurston Highlands development is no longer confirmed, hence it can not be considered viable at this time and should be withdrawn as I commented in May 2009.

Further, original agreements made with Thurston Highlands regarding transfer of the Golf Course water rights and development of a well field by Thurston Highlands have been cancelled eliminating a second aspect of the City Mitigation Planl, without a major commitment of funds by the City, which is not possible without a complete change of the present process via action by the Mayor and Council, including securing funding for the development of the Golf Course well field development.

E A Wiltsie

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