Chapter 173-167 WAC Emergency Drought Funding (2021)

On July 28, 2021, Ecology adopted a new emergency rule chapter 173-167 WAC, Emergency Drought Funding. This emergency rule provides eligibility criteria for grant funds to alleviate hardship resulting from the drought declared on July 14, 2021.

We have a limited amount of emergency grant funds. In order to respond as efficiently and effectively as possible, all currently available funds are being distributed to other state agencies best equipped to respond to emergency drought situations involving human health, fish health, and agriculture emergencies. These agencies are passing along these funds to public entities and are implementing drought emergency projects.

For drinking water emergencies due to the drought, please contact the Washington State Department of Health’s Office of Drinkwater Water Hotline (available 24/7) at 1-877-481-4901.
For fish health emergencies due to the drought, please contact the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fish Program at (360) 902-2700.
For agricultural emergencies (potential for loss of life of agricultural animals or crops) due to the drought, please contact the Washington State Conservation Commission at (509) 385-7509.

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Action	Date
Rule adopted	July 28, 2021
Rule effective	July 28, 2021
Rule expires	Nov. 25, 2021

Emergency Rule Adoption (CR-103E)

The Department of Ecology adopted a new emergency rule, Chapter 173-167 WAC, Emergency Drought Funding. The rule was adopted July 28, 2021 and will expire November 25, 2021 (120 days)

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El Departamento de Ecología adoptó una nueva regla de emergencia, Capitulo 173-167 WAC (por sus siglas en inglés), fondos de emergencia para sequías. Ecología está solicitando propuestas de solicitantes de subvenciones para abordar dificultades inmediatas de la sequía.

Para obtener más información, llame a Kasey Cykler al 360-255-4386 y solicite un intérprete.

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Bộ Môi Sinh đã phê chuẩn một đạo luật mới về tình huống khẩn cấp, Chương 173-167 WAC: Tài Trợ Khẩn Cấp Cho Hạn Hán. Bộ Môi Sinh đang kêu gọi các ứng viên đang xin nguồn tài trợ hãy có các đề xuất để lập tức giải quyết khó khăn hạn hán.

Để biết thêm thông tin hoặc cần thông dịch viên, xin vui lòng liên lạc Kasey Cykler tại số 360-255-4386.

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Kasey Cykler
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kasey.cykler@ecy.wa.gov
360-603-1037

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Chapter 173-167 WAC Emergency Drought Funding (2021)

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