obviously you are unaware of the situation here on Whidbey and do not live here. And have a real problem with reading comprehension.
The Navy Polluted one the City of Coupeville's main wells along with a lot of other water wells in the area with a chemical that they have known to be a problem for at least 16 years if not longer. The Navy is on the Hook to replace that water with Potable water and the water of all other affected systems and replace water rights at historic levels. That water will have to come from somewhere as there is only one aquifer on Central Whidbey and it is only a matter of time before it is probably completely contaminated. The most likely source is the Skagit and there is only a limited amount of shares left to be had at this time. This is due to Tribal & other limitations not just the amount of water in the river. Use some Common sense yourself and learn the whole issue not a sound bite.