Washington State Department of Ecology

Palouse Watershed Planning (WRIA 34)

Lead agency contact:

Rob Buchert
Palouse Conservation District
(509) 332-4101
palousecd@pullman.com

Ecology contact:

Mimi Wainwright
Department of Ecology
(509) 329-3419
mwai461@ecy.wa.gov

Implementation phase:

Planning phase: Plan approved by planning unit October 10, 2007

Optional elements: Water Quality and Instream Flow

Plan due: Fall 2007

Grants awarded: About $421,000 through June 2005

Plan website: Palouse Conservation District - WRIA 34 - Palouse River Watershed

Progress

The first meetings of Initiating Governments were held in the summer of 2002, with the first Planning Unit meeting in November 2002. A diverse group of was gathered, representing many water interests. Major issues for the watershed include instream flows in the Palouse River and tributaries, water quality concerns and TMDLs, water for development along the Moscow-Pullman corridor, and coordination with Idaho.

Phase 2 started of fall of 2003. A Phase II Level I Assessment for the Palouse Basin was completed March of 2005. More detailed assessments are being completed for water quality, storage and instream flow that will facilitate planning unit understanding of the basin. The supplemental assessments are scheduled to be completed by December 2005. Phase III work started in June 2005 concurrently with Phase II work in order to make efficient use of planning unit member time and resources A draft watershed plan is scheduled to be completed by June 2007.

Documents prepared by the planning unit

Palouse - WRIA 34 Final Watershed Plan - December 2007
Airborne Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing Palouse River Basin, WA/ID (1633 kilobytes)
Phase II - Level I Technical Assessment (74233 kilobytes)

Studies or data relevant to planning for this area

Palouse (34)

Washington State Department of Ecology home page

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