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100th anniversary of the Washington Water Code

The Department of Ecology in the State of Washington is commemorating Washington’s first water law, which is turning 100 this year. The 1917 law was needed to address conflicts over the use of water, a resource held in common by Washington state citizens.  Members of The Water Research Center had the  pleasure among many other entities to contribute information and /or videos to the third video in the series. Check it out, its marked “new” and can be accessed from this 100 years of water law page”

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/hq/waterlaw-100.html

Please check out their story map as well. It is comprehensive and engaging.