White River Management Agreement and Related Settlement Agreements between Cascade Water Alliance and the Muckleshoot and Puyallup TribesFact Sheet • July 10th, 2008
Contract Type FiledJuly 10th, 2008The Cascade Water Alliance, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians have entered into a set of agreements that will facilitate the development of Lake Tapps as a new source of municipal water supply while protecting and enhancing fishery resources in the White and Puyallup River Basins. The agreements also establish targets for Lake Tapps water levels designed to accommodate continued recreational use of the Reservoir. Information on Cascade and the two Tribes, together with a summary of some of the more important aspects of the agreements follows: