WRIA 62 WMP 032305 - Washington State Department of Ecology

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5.1.7 Joint Stock Assessment Project
The Kalispel Natural Resources Department (KNRD) leads the Joint Stock Assessment Project
(JSAP) which, in part, collects and maintains fish distribution and habitat data for the area in
Washington that is above Chief Joseph dam and blocked to anadromous fish passage. The JSAP is a
cooperative project, funded by BPA and lead by KNRD, with the Spokane Tribe, Colville Tribe, and
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as cooperators. Current data contributors, other than
the coordinating entities, include the Colville National Forest, Eastern Washington University, and
the Department of Ecology. Fisheries and habitat data has been compiled into a 195 megabyte
database written using Microsoft SQL Server 2000. The Kalispel Tribe is currently working with a
consultant to build a web-enabled geographical user interface using ArcIMS. The database is hosted
by the Kalispel Tribe in Spokane on a server with over 240 gigabytes of space. There is space
available to host additional data.
5.1.8 Tri-State Water Quality Council
The Tri-State Water Quality Council is a non-profit group that works to improve water quality
throughout the Clark Fork River and Pend Oreille River in Montana, Idaho and Washington. The
Council works to carry out the water quality protection measures outlined in the Clark Fork - Pend
Oreille Basin Water Quality Study (EPA, 1993). Primary planning objectives of this study are to:
• Control nuisance algae growth in the Clark Fork River by reducing nutrient
concentrations from point and non-point sources of pollution;
• Protect Pend Oreille Lake water quality by maintaining or reducing current rates of
nutrient loading from the Clark Fork River;
• Reduce near shore eutrophication in Pend Oreille Lake by reducing nutrient loading from
local non-point sources; and,
• Improve Pend Oreille River water quality through aquatic weed management and nonpoint
source controls in tributaries.
To carry out these objectives, the Council has developed a basin-wide water quality monitoring
program, public education programs, and numerous ad hoc committees focused on point and nonpoint
pollution sources.
The Council’s goals for 2000-2005 are:
1. Develop a stable funding base - including congressional, agency and philanthropic
support;
2. Involve non-point source groups in the development and implementation of in-stream
targets and programs;
3. Continue to integrate good science (data collection, analysis, interpretation and
sharing) in all Council activities including the basin-wide monitoring program;
4. Continue to implement and modify the VNRP to meet 10-year targets;
5. Develop a Pend Oreille Lake management strategy;
6. Ensure quality staff to adequately administer programs and manage the organization;
7. Continue to ensure the health and development of the Council through:
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