A Clearer Weir!
Dwight | September 2, 2010
The inlet from Lake Sammamish to the Sammamish River is being mowed to permit adequate water flow.
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Government & Citizens Work on Sammamish Water Level–Together
Dwight | August 20, 2010
It’s a rare and wonderful thing when concerned citizens, noted experts, and members of Federal, State and Local government sit down together and take concrete steps to fix a big problem. Yesterday was one of those meetings. Followers of this blog know that I’ve been actively involved in a variety of issues concerning Lake Sammamish. [...]
August Update: Shoreline Master Plans Move Forward
Dwight | August 19, 2010
Approved: The City of Kirkland’s Shoreline Master Plan (SMP) has been approved by the State Department of Ecology. It includes regulations for a number of new uses as well as general performance standards, and you can see the highlights of the plan by clicking here. Seeking Local Approval: The City of Bellevue’s proposed SMP is [...]
Wall of Willows
Dwight | July 22, 2010
It appears to me that work which was done at the Sammamish weir in 1998 may have had the unintended consequence of plugging the outlet to Lake Sammamish. It is clear to me that the vegetation below the weir is now the critical factor for draining the lake, this vegetation is more restrictive than the [...]
Study of Flow Rates at Lake Sammamish – trending down
Dwight | July 3, 2010
Dwight | June 26, 2010
The above graph shows that we had some very high winter lake levels this year, but we were trending down to typical seasonal levels. Then Lake levels really spiked in April and June, quickly rising and slowly falling. The blue line is this year, the brown line is an average of the previous four years, which [...]
Lake Sammamish Island
Dwight | June 18, 2010
It’s not every day that we see an island floating on Lake Sammamish. While kayaking last weekend we spotted this clump of land, complete with grass and a tree, bobbing along the lake. Apparently the unusually high water level saturated a section of the shoreline. Then the wind—which usually comes out of the south—shifted to [...]
Medina & Mercer Island SMP’s: More Winds of Change
Dwight | February 3, 2010
Shoreline Master Plan updates are just getting underway in Medina, and nearing completion on Mercer Island. Here’s the latest information: Last fall, Medina sent postcards to residents that asked for their input to the new plan. Robert Grumbach, Medina’s Director of Development Services, said that the city hopes to hold its first public meeting on [...]
Shoreline Master Plans: The Winds of Change are Blowing Across Your Lake
Dwight | December 17, 2009
New shoreline master plans are coming to your lake–or maybe they’ve already arrived. Check here to see what’s new in the rules and regulations that impact the way you build or remodel your lakefront property.
Shoreline Setback Options
Dwight | June 3, 2009
City of Sammamish Shoreline setbacks I am often asked a simple question, how close can I build to the lake? Like many simple questions, the answer is fairly complex. I will try to reduce it to the basics in this post. These comments are primarily about properties within the City of Sammamish. As the City [...]