Lake Whatcom water is considered safe to drink, but the reservoir is listed as “impaired” under the federal Clean Water Act because of threats from chemicals such as phosphorous, mercury and PCBs.

Bellingham is planning to buy more than 13 acres on three parcels of undeveloped land in the Lake Whatcom watershed, part of a program to protect the drinking water source for nearly half of ...

Lake has been on the state’s list of polluted water bodies for more than two decades, and that might be changing. WWU monitors say Lake Whatcom water quality showing signs of improvement Skip to ...

The city of Bellingham hired Herrera to solve issues with too much phosphorous in Lake Whatcom and to maximize the potential of the Park Place Stormwater Facility, which receives flows from one ...

Bellingham has added nearly 100 acres of land to protected areas around Lake Whatcom over the past two months, including 48 acres that the City Council agreed to buy last week.

One woman left her home on Maui, ... Another concern for the fire is that this debris is impacting the Lake Whatcom watershed, which supplies the drinking water for Bellingham.

Sewage leaked into ditches along Lake Louise Road and into Beaver Creek, a tributary of Lake Whatcom near Sudden Valley, prompting a health alert Thursday for those who drink water directly from the ...

Between 25,000 and 50,000 gallons of raw sewage were released during a spill at Lake Whatcom in ... “The City’s water treatment plant intake is located over a mile upstream in Basin ...

One woman left her home on Maui, only to find her parents’ house threatened by fire. People who live near a wildfire burning above Lake Whatcom were ready to flee, even as the weather forecast ...

Lake Whatcom has been on the state’s list of polluted water bodies for 25 years, and it is the primary source of drinking water for most of Whatcom County. Thanks to recent restrictions, the quality ...