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Kettle River Watershed Planning (WRIA 60)

Lead agency contact:

Joy Osterberg
Ferry County
(509) 775-5229
joy@co.ferry.wa.us

Ecology contact:

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

Implementation phase:

Planning phase: Planning discontinued at Phase 2 Completion

Optional elements: Flows

Plan due: 2nd Quarter 2006; ended July 2004

Grants awarded: About $265,000 through June 2005

Initiating governments: Ferry County, Stevens County, Okanogan County, Colville Tribe (invited)

Progress

In May 2004 the Planning Unit voted to discontinue instream flow work and July 2004, the Planning Unit voted to discontinue the watershed planning process.

A Phase 2 Level I Technical Assessment (March 2004) and an Instream Flow scope of work were completed, along with preliminary stream flow monitoring; then however as noted above, the planning unit decided not to proceed with instream flow analysis and subsequent Phase 3 plan development.

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