WRIA 62 WMP 032305 - Washington State Department of Ecology

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Neil White – Pend Oreille County Planning Department (Initiating Government)
*Michelle Wingert – Kalispel Tribe Natural Resources Division (Initiating Government)
Charlotte Yergens – Pend Oreille Conservation District (Lead Agency)
*Matt Zupich - Pend Oreille Conservation District (Lead Agency)
1.3 Mission and Objective
The Mission of the Pend Oreille Planning Unit, as approved in the January 18, 2001 by-laws, is:
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“To develop and implement a Watershed Plan addressing local concerns, wa tershed health
and economic stability.”
The Planning Unit’s objective for the Plan is to develop strategies that will balance competing
demands for water, while at the same time addressing local concerns, preserving and enhancing the
health of the watershed, and considering the economic stability of the watershed. Additional
information on the Planning Unit and the by-laws is included in Chapter 2.
1.4 Plan Structure
This plan is intended for a number of audiences including: those who are reading the information for
the first time; those who have been involved in the process from the start; and, those entities who will
be implementing Plan actions. With this in mind, the core of this plan – the issues, actions and
responsible parties - are presented at the front of the document with the supporting information in
subsequent Chapters.
The following summarizes the structure of this document:
Executive Summary –The Executive Summary, along with Tables 3-1 through 3-7, provide a
concise overview of this plan.
Citize ns’ Summary - The intent of this section is to include, at the front of this plan, the voices and
concerns of Watershed Planning Unit members who are also residents and/or landowners in WRIA
62.
Chapter 1 introduces the Plan.
Chapter 2 provides background information on the Watershed Planning Act and focuses on the
watershed planning process in WRIA 62.
Chapter 3 is the core of the Plan and presents the issues, the proposed management actions and
identifies the entities responsible for implementation of the actions.
Chapter 4 describes the background and rationale for the issues and proposed actions. The purpose
of this chapter is to clarify reasons why Planning Unit members feel these issues are important to the
watershed. Important discussion points and technical information are also included to support issues
and actions.
Chapter 5 summarizes water related planning programs and processes that are relevant to the
Watershed Planning process in WRIA 62.