The Homeowner Incentive Program (HIP) provides assistance to Lake Whatcom Watershed residents to complete water quality landscape improvements on their property that reduce runoff and pollution entering the lake. Many of these water quality improvements also make beautiful landscape improvements. Interested homeowners can visit the HIP website at lakewhatcomHIP.org to learn more.
For More Information
- If you live within the city portion of the Lake Whatcom watershed, please contact Eli Mackiewicz at (360) 778-7742 or emackiewicz@cob.org
Lake Whatcom Protection
The City and County are substantially invested in protecting and improving water quality in Lake Whatcom through stormwater retrofits and treatment systems, property acquisition, education and outreach, and regulation and enforcement. For these efforts to be successful, residents must also change the way water runs through and off of their properties. Water that runs off of residential properties often carries excess nutrients, pet waste, car oil, and soaps, which all harm the quality of our drinking water source and increase water treatment costs.
Infiltration Project Examples
