WRIA 62 WMP 032305 - Washington State Department of Ecology

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6.0 IMPLEMENTATION
The purpose of this chapter is to provide a framework for implementation of the WRIA 62 Watershed
Management Plan that meets the requirement of the Watershed Planning Act and that addresses issues
associated with implementation as defined by the Planning Unit.
6.1 Watershed Planning Implementation Requirements
Implementation of the Watershed Management Plan occurs within Phase IV of the Watershed
Planning process. Following approval of the Watershed Management Plan, the Watershed Planning
Implementing Body can apply for Phase IV implementation funding. The Watershed Planning
Implementing Body must complete and submit a detailed Implementation Plan to Ecology within one
year of accepting implementation grant funding in order to receive grants for the second and all
subsequent years of implementation grant funding. In accordance with RCW 90.82.043 (Appendix
C1), the implementation plan must include:
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• A description of coordination and oversight responsibilities;
• Identification of any agreements, rules or ordinances needed to implement actions;
• Identification of state or local approvals and permits needed to implement actions;
• A description of how the actions to be implemented will be funded;
• Strategies to provide water for instream flows, agriculture and commercial, industrial and
residential water use along with timelines to achieve these strategies and interim
milestones to measure progress;
• An effort to consult with other entities planning within WRIA 62 in order to eliminate
any activities or policies that are duplicative or inconsistent; and,
• An accounting of inchoate (unused) municipal water rights and how they will be used to
meet future water supply demand.
6.2 Implementation Issues and Recommended Actions
The following implementation problem statements, goal and management actions were identified by
the WRIA 62 Planning Unit during Phase III of Watershed Planning. This chapter of the Plan
(Chapter 6) fulfils the goal and objective to develop an implementation guideline for the Plan. Table
3-7 summarizes the implementation issues, actions and responsible parties.
1. Management entities, roles and action plans are not coordinated.
2. Education needs to support watershed management objectives are unknown.
3. Funding opportunities to support watershed management objectives are unknown.
4. There is no formal mechanism to modify and update the Phase III Plan.
5. The Legislature currently prohibits spending of supplemental assessment funds during
implementation.
Goal: To develop guidelines for implementation of the WRIA 62 Watershed Management Plan.