"The Birch Bay Water and Sewer District (district) and City of Blaine (city) have been investigating the extent of a deep aquifer, disconnected from the Nooksack River, located near Blaine. This deep aquifer is generally productive, contains groundwater that would discharge to marine water, and is separated by bedrock ridges from the deep connate water found near the City of Lynden. The district and city would like to consider establishing a well field completed in this deep aquifer and piping the water to the east into the Lower Nooksack aggregated subbasin to alleviate municipal water supply issues (primarily high nitrate concentrations in the Sumas Outwash Aquifer and lack of sufficient water rights to meet anticipated growth)."