Watershed Planning >
Kennedy-Goldsborough Watershed Planning (WRIA 14)
Lead agency contact:
Pam Bennett-Cumming
Mason County Department of Community Development
(360) 427-9670 ext. 287
pambc@co.mason.wa.us
Ecology contact:
Brad Murphy
Department of Ecology
(360) 407-6784
bmur461@ecy.wa.gov
Implementation phase:
Planning phase: Planning Activities Terminated
Optional elements: Quality, Habitat, Flows
Plan due: December 2005
Grants awarded: $770,000 through June 2005
Initiating governments: Mason County, Mason PUD #1, City of Shelton,
Squaxin Island Tribe, Thurston County
Progress
During 2002 the Planning Unit completed a draft Phase 2 Level 1 assessment which
identified and detailed what is known about water issues in the watershed. A key
finding concludes that while much less than 1% of the total amount of available
water is actually used, there are still serious availability problems throughout
the watershed during the low-flow summer months.
Supplemental grant funds were awarded in 2003 and 2004 for water quality
activities, a water storage study and instream flow assessments. The focus
included identifying and prioritizing "data gaps" based on the Level 1
assessment, conducting a surface-groundwater interaction study, developing a
water quality monitoring plan, and developing goals, objectives and an outline
for the final plan.
The Planning Unit completed a final draft plan in February 2006. Several
recommendations proposed by the Squaxin Island Tribe were not included in the
final draft plan since consensus on those recommendations could not be reached
among the other Initiating Governments.
In May 2006, the Planning Unit
took a final vote on the draft plan. The plan was not supported by the Squaxin
Island Tribe and therefore was not adopted. The Tribe would not agree to the
continuation of the planning process thereby terminating it.
SPECIAL NOTE: A disclaimer in the draft watershed plan states that the
documents prepared by the Planning Unit are "unapproved", and should only "be
considered informational resources that provide a record of the planning
process".
Documents prepared by the planning unit
Studies or data relevant to planning for this area
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Please send additions or corrections to
Chris Anderson, (360) 407-6634.
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