Water management a tough issue to address, legislators say

QUINCY — Washington legislators are working on ways to address some of the issues around water use and water management, but it’s a long process. State Sen. Judy Warnick and state Reps. Tom Dent and Alex Ybarra, all representing the 13th District, talked about the condition of water legislation during a town hall meeting in Quincy Wednesday. “Water is the hardest law to change, because it’s so different all over the state,” Warnick said. Dent quoted an old line attributed to Mark Twain. “‘Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting,’” Dent said. “That’s reality; that’s the way it is in Olympia. I think it’s been that way for well over 100 years.”