Washington State Department of Ecology

Publication Summary

Title

Progress on Watershed Planning and Setting Instream Flows

Month-Year Published

December 2005

Online Availability

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Short Description

This report is the second annual report to the legislature on the progress of watershed planning and setting instream flows in Washington. Prepared by the Department of Ecology (Ecology) under state law (RCWs 90.82.043(5) and 90.82.080 (6), this document describes:

� The statutory changes recommended by planning units in county-approved watershed plans. � The status of state efforts in adopting administrative rules to put instream flows in place.

In addition, the report provides an overview of current watershed planning and instream flow-setting efforts statewide and describes some of the activities and tools to support those efforts. It also provides a glimpse into the future as watershed efforts move beyond the planning phase and into implementation, identifying anticipated watershed needs and Ecology′s proposed efforts to address them. Finally, the report describes activities by specific watersheds on watershed planning and instream flow rule development.

Publication Number

05-11-038

Author(s)

Gale Blomstrom and Wendy Bolender

Contact

Barb Anderson, (360) 407-6027

Print Availability

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Number of pages

Keywords

2005 Legislative, instream flow, watershed management

Subject Waterbodies

WRIA 01 - Nooksack, WRIA 02 - San Juan, WRIA 03 - Lower Skagit-Samish, WRIA 04 - Upper Skagit, WRIA 05 - Stillaguamish, WRIA 06 - Island, WRIA 07 - Snohomish, WRIA 08 - Cedar-Sammamish, WRIA 09 - Duwamish-Green, WRIA 10 - Puyallup-White, WRIA 11 - Nisqually, WRIA 12 - Chambers-Clover, WRIA 13 - Deschutes, WRIA 14 - Kennedy-Goldsborough, WRIA 15 - Kitsap, WRIA 16 - Skokomish-Dosewallips, WRIA 17 - Quilcene-Snow, WRIA 18 - Elwah-Dungeness, WRIA 19 - Lyre-Hoko, WRIA 20 - Soleduck-Hoh, WRIA 21 - Queets-Quinault, WRIA 22 - Lower Chehalis, WRIA 23 - Upper Chehalis, WRIA 24 - Willapa, WRIA 25 - Grays-Elokoman, Lower Columbia Basin, WRIA 26 - Cowlitz, WRIA 27 - Lewis, WRIA 28 - Salmon-Washougal, WRIA 29 - Wind-White Salmon, WRIA 30 - Klickitat, WRIA 31 - Rock-Glade, WRIA 32 - Walla Walla, WRIA 33 - Lower Snake, WRIA 34 - Palouse, WRIA 35 - Middle snake, WRIA 36 - Esquatzel Coulee, WRIA 37 - Lower Yakima, WRIA 38 - Naches, WRIA 39 - Upper Yakima, WRIA 40 - Alkali_Squilchuck, WRIA 41 - Lower Crab, WRIA 42 - Grand Coulee, WRIA 43 - Upper Crab-Wilson, WRIA 44 - Moses Coulee, WRIA 45 - Wenatchee, WRIA 46 - Entiat, WRIA 47 - Chelan, WRIA 48 - Methow, WRIA 49 - Okanogan, WRIA 50 - Foster, WRIA 51 - Nespelem, WRIA 52 - Sanpoil, WRIA 53 - Lower Lake Roosevelt, WRIA 54 - Lower Spokane, Lower Spokane, WRIA 55 - Little Spokane, Little Spokane, WRIA 56 - Hangman, Hangman, WRIA 57 - Middle spokane, Middle Spokane, WRIA 58 - Middle Lake roosevelt, WRIA 59 - Colville, WRIA 60 - Kettle, WRIA 61 - Upper Lake Roosevelt, WRIA 62 - Pend Oreille