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| Title | Land Use and Water Quality Mission Creek Little Mission Creek Sub-Basins - Lower Hood Canal | |
| Month-Year Published | September 1995 | |
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| Short Description |
Introduction (Also see abstract below) | |
| Publication Number | 95-072 | |
| Author(s) | Barnes, J., Brummer, S., and Determan, T. | |
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| Number of pages | 37 | |
| Keywords | creek, fecal coliform, health, Hood Canal, Mission, Puget Sound, quality, recreation, shellfish, water, Water Quality | |
| Related Publications | Title | Relationship |
| Chapter 173-201A WAC, Water Quality Standards For Surface Waters Of The State Of Washington | related regulation | |
| Abstract | Long Description |
Introduction In 1987, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) downgraded the eastern end of Lynch Cove (Hood Canal near Belfair) from "Approved" for direct harvest of shellfish to "Prohibited" due to unacceptable levels of fecal coliform bacteria. The closure halted commercial harvest from 630 acres of intertidal growing area. Recreational and tribal harvest was curtailed at Belfair State Park (about two miles west southwest of Belfair on the north shore), the second most productive public oyster site in Puget Sound. In 1993, DOH extended the boundaries of the closure zone. |
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