WRIA 62 WMP 032305 - Washington State Department of Ecology

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3. The Watershed Planning Implementing Body will coordinate with
WDOH and the Northeast Tri-County Health District to identify
water systems that have not developed and/or are not adequately
implementing a wellhead protection plan. The Watershed Planning
Implementing Body will communicate with the operators of these
systems and encourage them to obtain educational materials and
technical assistance from water resource groups and agencies (e.g.,
Evergreen Rural Water, Washington Environmental Training Center
(WETRC), WDOH, Northeast Tri-County Health District) to develop
and/or implement wellhead protection plans.
WRIA 62 WMP 032305
Continue existing,
Public Education
WQUAL-5: The 303(d) list identifies impaired waterbodies and requires Washington State to
work towards clean up of impaired waterbodies and establishing TMDLs. However there is a
need to identify an appropriate process to protect unimpaired waters in WRIA 62 that meet or
exceed applicable water quality standards.
Management Action SEPA Analysis
1. The Watershed Planning Implementing Body will review Ecology’s
current water quality assessment and identify waterbodies within
WRIA 62 to implement projects as appropriate and coordinated with
other efforts, including:
• Projects that review and collect water quality data on WRIA
62 streams where data is lacking or needed;
• Projects that identify and assess point and non-point sources
of impairments, develop and implement restoration /
mitigation plans and monitor effectiveness of efforts; and,
• Projects that protect unimpaired / healthy streams.
2. The Watershed Planning Implementing Body will provide support
and seek funding for projects that promote the protection of
unimpaired and improvement of impaired waterbodies, including:
• Projects that review and collect water quality data on WRIA
62 streams where data is lacking or needed;
• Projects that identify and assess point and non-point sources
of impairments, develop and implement restoration /
mitigation plans and monitor effectiveness of efforts; and,
• Projects that protect unimpaired / healthy streams through
cooperative and existing regulatory means to support projects
(types listed.).
3. The Watershed Planning Implementing Body will identify support
and funding to continue operation of pressure transducers and field
water quality monitoring within Calispell, Davis, Skookum and Kent
sub-basins (that was started in Phase II). The Kalispel Tribe will take
on the responsibility of maintaining and downloading the flow
information in the Calispell, Davis Skookum and Kent sub-basins.
Collaboration,
Early Planning
Stages, may be
Other SEPA on
some projects.
WP 37, Funding
Continue existing,
Collaboration,
Funding