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By Isabella U m isabe/Ia@masoncounty com The Port of Allyn did not reach a decision in negotiations to partici- pate in Jeff Carey’s Department of Ecology pump testing - a necessary step in his water rights expansion application — during its Jan. 8 spe— cial meeting. “As you stack water rights on top of each other in a confined area es- pecially one along the shoreline that has potential for sea water intrusion —— those are questions that need to be answered through collection of data, such as a test like this,” Aspect Con- sulting Senior Associate Hydrogeolo- gist Tyson Carlson said during the meeting. Carey operates the “Allyn—Carey” water system, currently a Group B NORTH BRIEFS Flooding, slides hit water system serving a residential community in Allyn. As part of his water rights applica- tion, the Carey well will need to un- dergo pump testing to measure the draw on the shared aquifer, which requires the participation of a nearby well on the same aquifer for observa- tion — which is the Port of Allyn’s. . Port commissioner Judy Scott said the port is interested in learn- ing whether the expansion of Carey’s water rights would affectthe port’s existing water rights. “Essentially the Port of Allyn —— in the original water right submit- tal that they’d done back in 2013 — asked for surface area to include... i the town of Allyn (Urban Growth Area) outside of LakeLand Village, and so that ultimately is what got approved by the State Department of Tahuya house fire leaves Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 - Shelton-Mason County Journal Page A—37 Health,” Doug Piehl, Northwest Wa- ter Systems engineer said during the meeting. . Piehl said there were existing Group B systems within the area that were approved, including the Allyn-Carey system. Fern Schultz, regional planner for the Department of Health Southwest Regional Office of Drinking Water, said in a phone interview that typi- cally those with the best technical, financial and managerial capacity in an area are identified as the desig- nated water purveyor. The port was offered the Depart- ment of Health’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan to consoli- date the Allyn-Carey system within their own, but did not reach a deal before the deadline to sign. Lary Coppola, executive director No decision reached on Allyn water system testing of the Port of Allyn said Carey was initially open to the idea of selling his system to the port but later backed out and began the process of expand- ing his own water rights. During the Jan. 8 special meeting Carey said that he was still open to the idea of selling his water system, but he is hoping to get something out of his investment. “It’s been a long hard process,” Carey said. “The port’s spent a lot of money putting in its infrastructure, we’ve put a lot of money to put our ‘ infrastructure plus the sewer in and at the same time we’ve tried to work out different ways to make this work between both parties along the way — but we are where we are today.” Schultz 'said the port is still eli- gible for the loan and could reapply this August. Central Mason Fire and Rescue, Mason County Fire District 3 and Fire District 6 proVided mutual areas of North Mason North Mason County was touched by the flood- ing that had already impacted other parts of the county on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The Mason County All Hazard News Facebook page notified the public around noon that the Ta- huya Blacksmith Road at Milepost 3.5, the gravel portion, was closed to all through traffic due to flooding. 1 Residents also reported that there was substan- tial water over the roadway, slowing traffic on NE Bear Creek Dewatto Road near Tiger Lake. State Route 106 in Union suffered a brief road closure due to a slide and a tree across the road, which the Washington State Department of Trans- portation’s Twitter account reported was fully blocked from 9:18 am. to 10:36 am. occupants unharmed Monday, Jan. 11, saw the North Mason Regional Fire Authority dispatched to a residential structure fire in Tahuya, on Northeast Haven Way, at 9:02 am. At the time of the fire, the home was occupied by a woman and her teenage child, but after waking up to the sound of the fire crackling, they quickly evacuated the home and were out of the residence when emergency responders arrived. Upon their arrival, emergency responders re- ported that the single-story residence was fully in- volved in flames. ‘ Due to the heavy fire involvement, firefighters used a defensive fire attack to extinguish the fire, preventing the fire from spreading to the surround- ing trees and shed on site. r $62 in Mason County* Call 360-426-4412 today! Celebrate Mason County with a 1-year Subscription! Sheliowmasontnmdy 3191mm! *Outside Mason County $75/year Senior discounts available. est. 1886 www.masoncounty.com aid, assisting in containing and extinguishing the fire. One firefighter was treated on scene for asthma— related breathing difficulties, and after his treat- ment, he recuperated and was released back to duty. N 0 other injuries were reported. The Mason County Fire Marshal’s Office is cur- rently investigating the cause of the fire. In light of this incident, the North Mason Re- gional Fire Authority would like to remind the com- munity to check their residential smoke detectors, practice their home evacuation routes and pre-plan a family meeting place, a safe distance away from their homes. The American Red Cross was called to assist the family that was affected, but the homeowners plan to stay with their neighbors. I Compiled by Kirk Boxleitner Thank you Belfair and Mason County; ‘ for Voting us Best Storage Facility tour , years in a row! :3 23270 NE State Rt. 3 Belfair, WA 98528 H (360) 275-2257 www.8elfair5elf5torage.tom Starting i a Page A-19. ‘