WRIA 62 WMP 032305 - Washington State Department of Ecology

March, 2005 Executive Summary - 5 023-1289-003.3040
HOW THIS PLAN WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY
The core principal embodied in Watershed Planning is “that state agencies must work
cooperatively with local citizens in a process of planning for future uses of water by giving
local citizens and the governments closest to them the ability to determine the management of
water in the WRIA” (RCW 90.82.040 Findings-2003).
Examples of how this plan and supporting technical information will benefit the WRIA 62
community include:
• Providing information on where water resources are available for future development and
the processes to develop these resources to support future growth in WRIA 62.
• Being proactive with instream flow studies. Ecology is planning to conduct these studies
at some time in the future. This plan obligates Ecology and WDFW to assist the
Implementing Body to conduct instream flow studies and to involve the Implementing
Body in any instream flow studies that are conducted by Ecology in WRIA 62.
• Recommendations to provide educational materials and technical assistance to residents
and landowners to address milfoil, river bank erosion and livestock operations.
• Providing information on water rights application, water banking and other processes to
support water rights issues.
• Recommending that concerns about flooding in Pend Oreille County are voiced at local
and regional flood control forums.
WRIA 62 WMP 032305