WRIA 62 WMP 032305 - Washington State Department of Ecology
WRIA 62 WMP 032305 - Washington State Department of Ecology
WRIA 62 WMP 032305 - Washington State Department of Ecology
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March, 2005 -24- 023-1289-003.3040<br />
<strong>WRIA</strong> <strong>62</strong> <strong>WMP</strong> <strong>032305</strong><br />
The Watershed Planning Implementing Body will identify funding and technical<br />
assistance through WDOH to support these actions.<br />
WQUAL 4a-2 The Watershed Planning Unit encourages WDOH to communicate with the<br />
Watershed Planning Implementing Body with respect to education and funding<br />
opportunities to assist water systems / communities in <strong>WRIA</strong> <strong>62</strong> that require<br />
assistance to improve drinking water quality.<br />
3.2.6 WQUAL-4b<br />
Problem <strong>State</strong>ment: There is a need to review wellhead protection plans throughout <strong>WRIA</strong> <strong>62</strong> and<br />
improve these plans as needed.<br />
Goal: Assist communities with inadequate or no wellhead protection planning by identifying<br />
technical assistance and funding sources for education and preparation <strong>of</strong> wellhead protection plans.<br />
Statute Justification: RCW 90.82.010; RCW 90.82.040 Notes: Finding-Intent-2001 c 237; RCW<br />
90.82.048(3); RCW 90.82.070(2).<br />
Management Action(s):<br />
WQUAL 4b-1 The Watershed Planning Unit recommends that the Implementing Body support<br />
the Northeast Tri-County Health District and the WA <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Health to<br />
conduct sanitary surveys <strong>of</strong> Group A and B water systems in <strong>WRIA</strong> <strong>62</strong>.<br />
WQUAL 4b-2 The Watershed Planning Unit recommends that Pend Oreille County consider<br />
including Group A and Group B Public Water System wellheads in Critical<br />
Areas Ordinance in future updates <strong>of</strong> the Comprehensive Plan and Critical Areas<br />
Ordinance. The Watershed Planning Implementing Body will assist Pend Oreille<br />
County as appropriate to include wellheads in Critical Areas Ordinance.<br />
WQUAL 4b-3 The Watershed Planning Implementing Body will coordinate with WDOH and<br />
the Northeast Tri-County Health District to identify water systems that have not<br />
developed and/or are not adequately implementing a wellhead protection plan.<br />
The Watershed Planning Implementing Body will communicate with the<br />
operators <strong>of</strong> these systems and encourage them to obtain educational materials<br />
and technical assistance from water resource groups and agencies (e.g.,<br />
Evergreen Rural Water, <strong>Washington</strong> Environmental Training Center (WETRC),<br />
WDOH, Northeast Tri-County Health District) to develop and/or implement<br />
wellhead protection plans.
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