(CHEHALIS, WA) -- Lewis County Commissioners are set to vote
on a proposed moratorium on certain types of permits in the rural areas of the
county. The move is designed to put a hold on Crystal Geyser’s proposal to
build a water bottling plant in the Randle area and give the county more time
to study the issue.
Commissioner Gary Stamper says as proposed by the
Prosecutor’s Office, the moratorium would be on permits for proposals that
extract “water for sale as a principal goal,” as well as any standalone food or
beverage proposals that would use more than 5,000 gallons of water a day.
Crystal Geyser has submitted a water permit application with the state
Department of Ecology for 400 gallons per minute. If approved by the
commissioners on Monday, the moratorium would be for six months.
