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Klickitat Watershed Planning (WRIA 30)

Lead agency contact:

Dave McClure
Klickitat County
(509) 773-2606
davem@co.klickitat.wa.us

Ecology contact:

Greg Schuler
Department of Ecology
(509) 454-3619
grsc461@ecy.wa.gov

Implementation phase:

Planning phase: Phase 3

Optional elements: Quality, Habitat

Plan due: 2nd Quarter 2005

Grants awarded: About $698,000 through June 2005

Initiating governments: Klickitat County, City of Goldendale, Yakama Nation*, Klickitat PUD, Yakima County--*subject to acceptance

Progress

The Phase 2 Level 1 assessment is nearing completion. It provides a thorough review of available data and information associated with water quantity, quality and habitat. Many data gaps have been encountered that are vital to the development of management strategies during Phase 3. The Planning Unit intends to gather additional information during the Level 2 assessment, as well as supplemental storage and water quality assessments with grant funding received from Ecology. The Initiating Governments unanimously elected not to formally engage in the instream flow-setting element. Instream flows will be informally assessed and given consideration as an important component of the other elements.

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Please send additions or corrections to Chris Anderson, (360) 407-6634.