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Accusations of poaching Former fisheries co-director Joe Hatch faces criminal charges after being accused of trafficking in crab and shrimp. By Eric Stevick and Scott North Herald Writers
TULALIP — Joe Hatch was supposed to be managing the
shellfish he’s now accused of poaching. The former co-director of the Tulalip Tribes fisheries and wildlife division is facing criminal charges for allegedly trafficking
in crab and shrimp. Hatch, 51, resigned his tribal post July 29, five days after his arrest. A former tribal official, he is part of a larger investigation by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the tribes into the illegal sale of shellfish. His son, Joseph Hatch Jr., 25, also
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was arrested. Illegal trafficking in shellfish can be a felony under state law. The Tulalip Tribes have charged both Joe Hatch Sr. and Jr. with 13 counts of fishing in closed waters. “Those who fail to abide See FISHERIES, Page A9
Making way for the future
Residents are being asked to cut usage by 10% because the ongoing drought has caused the city’s main reservoir to plummet. By Chris Winters Herald Writer
EVERETT — Metro Puget Sound cities, including Everett, are asking their residents and businesses to curtail all nonessential uses of water. The advisory is the second stage of the drought response plan adopted by the cities of Everett, Seattle and Tacoma. The persistent drought has caused abnormally low water levels at Spada Lake, Everett’s main reservoir, which has triggered the region to move to the second stage of its Drought Response System. “We’re asking people to reduce their water use by 10 percent,” said Marla Carter, spokeswoman for Everett’s public works department, which serves an area with a population of about 570,000. Spada Lake has a visible “tub ring” of exposed shoreline where the water level has dropped. The most recent measurements put Spada Lake at 64 percent of the normal level for this time of year. The lake has about 26.8 billion gallons of water left, 53 percent of its total 60 billion gallon capacity. The city is keeping an eye on the long-term forecast, Carter said. “We feel we have enough water to get through to the fall if we have the rains when we typically do, but that’s looking a little bit iffy,” she said.
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Work crews, contracted by the WSDOT Ferries Division, begin extracting huge pilings from the Mukilteo tank farm pier on Thursday. A new ferry terminal to replace the tank farm is scheduled to open in 2019. Just a little more than a month into the project, workers are still trying just to clear the top of the structure. That’s involved removing 12,000 feet of fuel lines, 800 40-gallon bags of asbestos, several tons of grass and other organic material that grew on the pier during the 26 years since it was closed. See more, A3.
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PUD picks assistant general manager to lead utility EVERETT — Snohomish County Public Utility District commissioners Tuesday chose Assistant General Manager Craig Collar as the utility’s new general manager and chief executive officer. The board of commissioners picked Collar over Interim General Manager Anne Spangler and
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44 other applicants hoping to run the utility district, one of the country’s largest public utilities. Collar said he wants to make sure the utility remains connected to the community and focused on delivering water and safe, reliable power that is affordable and responsibly generated. “Our focus is on executing the projects we have in process now,” he said in an interview with The
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Daily Herald. That list includes overhauling the district’s resource management system, developing energy storage systems and building two new hydroelectric facilities. The three commissioners unanimously selected Collar, 51, during the commission’s Tuesday afternoon meeting. They picked him, Commission President Kathy Vaughn said,
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for his performance since joining the district in November 2006 and his extensive management experience. Because of procedural rules, the commission couldn’t actually offer him the job at Tuesday’s meeting. A resolution making a job offer was introduced. Commissioners plan to vote on it at their Aug. 25 meeting. Collar would start Sept. 1. The position pays $329,600.
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His predecessor, Steve Klein, was paid $366,826 a year. The commission surveyed other similar positions to determine a fair salary, Vaughn said after the meeting. The selection “sends a message to the organization that we plan to stay on the same track we’ve been on,” she said. See PUD, Page A9
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