WRIA 62 WMP 032305 - Washington State Department of Ecology

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2.4 Other Plans and Processes
Numerous water related plans, programs and processes are ongoing in the Pend Oreille Watershed.
Furthermore, watershed boundaries do not follow political boundaries, so watershed planning may be
a component of (or be affected by) water-related activities in other WRIAs, including the Watershed
Management Plans developed for adjacent WRIAs (Figure 1-1). Adjacent WRIAs which have
recently completed Watershed Management Plans include WRIA 59 (the Colville River Watershed to
the west of WRIA 62) and WRIA 55 (the Little Spokane River Watershed to the south of WRIA 62).
It is the intent of the Planning Unit that this Watershed Management Plan complement ongoing plans,
policies and processes. Where applicable, implementation of the WRIA 62 Watershed Management
Plan is intended to facilitate the goals of related plans, policies, and processes and avoid duplication
of effort. A detailed discussion of concurrent water-related plans and processes in this watershed is
provided in Chapter 5.
2.5 Watershed Planning into the Future
The purpose of this plan is to direct implementation of management actions to address the water
quantity, water quality, habitat, water rights, growth and land use and economic issues that are
currently considered important to the members of the WRIA 62 Planning Unit. The Planning Unit
acknowledges that there are insufficient resources to implement all the actions identified within this
plan and, as a result, implementation of actions will be directed by priorities and will be contingent
upon available resources. The Planning Unit also recognizes that management priorities within the
watershed may change over time with changing environmental regulation, population growth,
changing land use and climate change. As a result, it is important that the Watershed Planning
Implementing Body develop a schedule for updating this plan as the initial task of Phase IV
Implementation. Directions for Phase IV Implementation are included in Chapter 6.
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