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Wenatchee Watershed Planning (WRIA 45)

Announcement:

Public Hearing

The Department of Ecology will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed amendments to the Wenatchee River Basin rule:

August 7, 2007 7:00 pm
City Hall, Council Chambers
700 US Highway 2
Leavenworth WA

Lead agency contact:

Mike Kaputa
Chelan County Natural Resources Program
(509) 667-6584

Ecology contact:

David Holland
Department of Ecology
(509) 457-7112
dhol461@ecy.wa.gov

Implementation phase:

Planning phase: Phase 3 - Completed

Optional elements: Quality, Habitat, Flows

Plan due: 2nd Quarter 2006

Grants awarded: About $584,500 through June 2005

Initiating governments: Chelan County, Wenatchee Reclamation District, City of Wenatchee

Plan website: Chelan County - Wenatchee Watershed Planning

Progress

The plan for the 1370 square mile Wenatchee watershed was completed by the planning unit in April 2006 and subsequently submitted to the county for approval. The plan includes a Water Resource Management Strategy to address concerns about protecting and enhancing flows for fish, while at the same time, providing a water reservation to accommodate future growth in the watershed. This strategy includes proposed new instream flows on the mainstem if the Wenatchee River and several of the sub-basins. The planning unit will work with Ecology in the rule-making process to establish new instream flows.

The water quality component of the plan is the result of the combining the current Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) process with the watershed planning process. The actions identified in the Plan reflect those that have been identified in the implementation strategy of the TMDL and subsequently agreed upon by the Planning Unit.

Initially the roles of the WWPU and Subcommittees will be preserved during Phase IV, the implementation phase of the process.

Studies or data relevant to planning for this area

• Wenatchee (45)

Other resources

• Proposed Rule Amendments to the IRPP for WRIA 45
• Instream Flow Data WRIA 45 Wenatchee River Basin

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