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Klickitat River Basin (WRIA 30)Watershed Management PlanTable of ContentsKlickitat River BasinWatershed Management Plan1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND......................................................... 11.1 Legal framework.................................................................................................. 11.2 Vision for Water Resources ................................................................................. 21.3 Planning Unit Organization................................................................................. 21.4 Scope (water quantity, quality, and habitat) ........................................................ 31.5 Planning Area....................................................................................................... 51.6 Approach.............................................................................................................. 61.7 Watershed Management Plan Limitations ........................................................... 71.8 Plan Approval and Amendment Process.............................................................. 81.9 Organization of Plan Document........................................................................... 92.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS ................................................................................ 112.1 Physical Setting.................................................................................................. 112.2 Population and Economy ................................................................................... 132.3 Land Use ............................................................................................................ 132.4 Surface Water Resources ................................................................................... 142.5 Ground Water Resources ................................................................................... 142.5.1 Major Aquifers.......................................................................................... 152.5.2 Ground water Recharge............................................................................ 172.6 Hydraulic Continuity of Surface and Ground Water Sources ........................... 172.7 Water Rights, Water Use, Future Demand, and Water Available for Allocation..…………………………………………………………………………………192.7.1 Water Rights, Claims, and Applications ................................................... 192.7.2 Water Use.................................................................................................. 212.7.3 Future Demand ......................................................................................... 212.7.4 Water Available for Allocation ................................................................. 222.8 Water Quality..................................................................................................... 232.8.1 Surface Water............................................................................................ 232.8.2 Ground Water ........................................................................................... 262.9 Fish Habitat........................................................................................................ 262.9.1 Fish Populations ....................................................................................... 262.9.2 Fish Passage ............................................................................................. 282.9.3 Habitat Conditions.................................................................................... 293.0 OVERVIEW OF IDENTIFIED DATA GAPS................................................. 313.1 Water Quantity................................................................................................... 313.2 Water Quality..................................................................................................... 313.3 Fish Habitat........................................................................................................ 324.0 OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF PLAN ......................................................... 35Table of Contents i May 3, 2005