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Chapter 173–518 WAC - Dungeness Instream Resources Protection and Watershed Management Program - WRIA 18 - New Rule

The Elwha Dungeness Water Inventory Resource Area is one of the only designated “water-critical” watersheds in western Washington without an instream flow rule. This new rule is needed to:

Fulfill the statutory requirements of Chapters 90.54 and 90.82 RCW;
Implement those obligations Ecology agreed to in the watershed plan that must be addressed through regulations;
Protect instream resources and ESA-listed fish;
Allow Ecology to proceed with water right decisions; and
Provide a quantity of ground water and set up a framework in order to implement the watershed plan’s management strategies.

Filing date	Type of activity
11/7/07	Rule proposal Pre-proposal statement of inquiry - CR-101
11/7/07	Withdrawal notice Withdrawal notice for CR-101 filed 3/22/04.
3/22/04	Rule proposal Pre-proposal statement of inquiry - CR-101
More info:	Dungeness Instream Resources Protection and Water Management Program Elwha-Dungeness Watershed Planning (WRIA 18)
Contacts:	Sarah Ferguson (360) 407-6780 Cynthia Nelson (360) 407-0276

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