Ordinance No._____- 2012 AN ORDINANCE ... - San Juan County

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Ord. ____-2012
IV. For protection of water quality functions, these regulations use the water quality buffer sizing
procedure included in the wetland section of these amendments, with a predicted pollutant removal
efficiency of 760%. When considered with existing erosion control and stormwater management
requirements, this should adequately protect functions associated with water quality. The primary
scientific documents that were relied upon for the water quality component of FWHCA buffers are
identified in the ordinance updating the wetland protection regulations, which will be adopted
concurrently with these amendments.
V. The ordinance includes the following: revises the list of maps used to identify FWHCAs; modifies
definitions of terms; adds a section on applicability; identifies types of FWHCAs; adopts provisions
associated with the use of maps; revises the classification system to meet current state requirements;
establishes protection standards including standards for aquatic FWHCAs including streams, lakes,
ponds that are designated as FWHCAs, and marine shorelines, as well as upland habitats and specific
species; and revises the process for nominating species of concern.
VI. Of the scientific documents that were reviewed, the following references were the most important in
development of these regulations. These and other documents were made available on the County web
site.
Booth, D.B., D. Hartley, and R. Jackson. 2002. Forest cover, impervious-surface area, and the
mitigation of storm water impacts. Journal of American Water Resources Association 38:835-845.
Brennan, J., H. Culverwell, R. Gregg, P. Granger. 2009. Protection of Marine Riparian Functions
in Puget Sound, Washington. Washington Sea Grant. Seattle, Washington. Prepared for
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. June 15, 2009.
Cassidy & Grue. 2006. Local Conservation Priorities for Western Washington: Suggestions for
Effective Conservation Actions for County, City, and Private Landowners and Managers: San Juan
County
FEMAT (Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team). 1993. Forest ecosystem
management: An ecological, economic, and social assessment. U.S. Departments of Agriculture,
Commerce, and Interior. Portland, Oregon.
Jensen, 2010. Checklist: Birds of the San Juan Islands.
Kleinschmidt. 1999. Method to Determine Optimal Riparian Buffer Widths for Atlantic Salmon
Habitat Protection. Kleinschmidt Associates. Pittsfield, Maine. Prepared for Maine State Planning
Office, Augusta, Maine. January, 1999.
Murphy, M.L. 1995. Forestry Impacts on Freshwater Habitat of Anadromous Salmonids in the
Pacific Northwest and Alaska – Requirements for Protection and Restoration. NOAA Coastal
Ocean Program Decision Analysis Series No. 7. NOAA Coastal Ocean Office, Silver Spring, MD.
156 pp.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2009. Landscape Planning for Washington’s
Wildlife: Managing for Biodiversity in Developing Areas (A Priority Habitats and Species
Guidance Document).
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