More commonly known by their brand name Binx Buds, Old McDonald’s Farm located southeast of Ellensburg has lost its conditional-use permit after violating a county code involving water provided for employees.

In an undisputed 3-0 vote, the board of County Commissioners withdrew the producer’s permit after they were found providing bottled waters to employees.

County code requires industries to have a water-budget neutral source of potable water for employee consumption. The three counties’ commissioners have established that marijuana production is considered an industry and that bottled waters would not meet the counties’ standards.

There are two issues when it comes to this case. Case one being whether the farm’s irrigation water is provided from federal resources. Case two if they had a suitable source of potable water required by the county code.

The farm has an irrigation system from the Ellensburg Water Company, whose water rights came before the Yakima Irrigation Project.

“As much as I tried to find an adequate explanation, bottled water does not work for me,” County Commissioner Obie O’Brien told The Daily Record “I don’t feel good about it, but we have to grant the appeal.”

In an interview with The Daily Record, co-owner Zack Dekker said that they have 27 days to appeal the decision and intends to fight. “This is not the end” he said.

Another issue the pot farm is facing reported by The Daily Record is that the farm is located within 1,000 feet of the private German Baptist Brethren Frontier School. However, since the school is not registered with the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington State marijuana zone laws do not apply.

“If I was a grower I would be very concerned” said Rob Hendrix, owner of Cannabis Central. “That’s kind of a fine little detail they’re going after.”

Hendrix believed the county could be under some kind of heat from neighbors of the farm or other farmers that operate in the county lines.

In May of last year, The Daily Record reported that the county’s operation approval for Old McDonald’s Farm was challenged by neighbors because of the people it could attract to the area.

Concerned neighbor Linda Morrison told Kima TV that she is worried that a neighboring pot farm could bring down her property value. “Who am I going to sell this house to if they have children with a pot farm right there?” she said. Another concern of hers is that the expansion of the farm could turn her scenic view into rows of marijuana plants.

Other neighbors are now feeling unsafe since they’re now receiving more solicitations from security companies. “For the first time, I’m hanging onto those,” said McDonald’s Farm neighbor Randa Mangels in an interview with Kima TV.