The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Dear Editor,

Regarding the proposed water bottling plant, the commission looks at this decision as a “Land Use Issue” which I understand. In that regard here are points they need to consider:

Use of the land is important, although the commission does not regulate morality, I doubt they would allow zoning for a house of prostitution.

This is agricultural land, there is no industrial zoned area nearby.

Wineries are agricultural and produce water as a product with added value.

Irrigation returns the water to the ground from which it came. The irrigated plants use a small amount of water compared to what would be removed by bulk bottled water.

To conclude, although it is the responsibility of another government entity to allow the water to be used for other than irrigation, it is the commission’s responsibility to disallow land use in a way that is degrading to the area or the land.

John Liebermann

Waitsburg