Mar 23 2025 19 mins
Thousands of Whatcom County residents were perplexed in the past week after being asked to sign as they received a piece of certified mail--a mailing they quickly discovered was a packet of legal paperwork notifying them they are being sued by the State of Washington to prove their water rights in court.
Fred Likkel, Whatcom Family Farmers' Executive Director, talks with Dillon as they explain what people need to know about receiving the court summons, and what they should and shouldn't do with the water rights claim form it asks them to submit.
Fred Likkel, Whatcom Family Farmers' Executive Director, talks with Dillon as they explain what people need to know about receiving the court summons, and what they should and shouldn't do with the water rights claim form it asks them to submit.