WRIA 62 WMP 032305 - Washington State Department of Ecology

March, 2005 -121- 023-1289-003.3040
WRIA 62 WMP 032305
RCW) on education grants to educate private landowners on the
benefits of livestock management in riparian areas and grants
available to fund related projects.
GR&LU-3: Road building and improper maintenance can negatively impact water quality and
aquatic habitat.
Management Action SEPA Analysis
1. The Watershed Planning Implementing Body will support on-going
and future programs and/or multiple entity projects on lands in WRIA
62 to identify and address road maintenance problems. Supported
strategies may include but are not limited to:
• Identification of road segments near water supply wells that
have the potential to impact the quality of water supplied by
the wells;
• Erosion control for existing and planned road segments;
• Culvert replacement / improvements;
• Relocating / removing / reconstructing road segments out of
riparian areas; and,
• Education at all levels (public and government).
Support may be in the form of watershed planning implementation
funds, in-kind services and support of applications for funding from
other entities. The Watershed Planning Implementing Body will
assist the entity conducting the work to communicate information on
problems areas to the appropriate agencies (e.g., Pend Oreille County,
WDOT, Ecology, WDFW, WDOH and the Northeast Tri-County
Health Department).
2. Watershed planning Implementing Body will research and follow the
pilot study that Ecology is working on with WDOT and WDFW,
currently referred to as the Transportation Permit Efficiency and
Accountability Committee (TPEAC). If this approach appears
appropriate, work with Ecology to apply this process to State and
County roads in WRIA 62.
3. The Watershed Planning Unit requests assistance and guidance as
needed from technical agencies (Ecology, WDOT, DNR, WDFW,
Pend Oreille County) to minimize impacts of road building and
improper maintenance in WRIA 62. This technical assistance may
include but is not limited to: 1) public education; and 2) on-theground
assistance as needed locally.
4. The Watershed Planning Unit recommends that Ecology to provide
additional on-the-ground support to ensure BMPs (for road building
and maintenance) are being implemented in WRIA 62 for projects
less than 5 acres (including use of BMPs for decontamination of
heavy equipment and use of clean fill to minimize invasion of
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