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The Clean Water Act established a process to identify and clean up polluted waters. Every two years, all states are required to prepare a list of water bodies (called the 303[d] list) that do not meet water quality standards. (Ecology's Water Quality Assessment Web site provides more information on this process.) All water bodies identified on the list must attain water quality standards within a reasonable period, either through a water quality improvement plan (also known as a total maximum daily load, or TMDL) or other pollution control mechanisms.
In Washington State, each fall Ecology holds a series of workshops around the state. During these scoping sessions staff evaluate selected water quality management areas (WQMAs) to choose and prioritize which 303(d)-listed water bodies or watersheds will be addressed in the next state fiscal year. Due to a number of considerations, not all watersheds in the areas of focus can be selected for water quality improvement projects. For the selected water bodies work begins the following fiscal year (state fiscal years are from July - June).
2007 | 2006 | 2005
FY2007 Proposed Priority Water Quality Improvement Plans
| Region* | Water Quality Management Area (WQMA) Considered during Scoping Process | Priority Water Bodies Proposed for Water Quality Improvement Plans | Water Quality Lead Staff Person | Remarks | |||
| Primary Location | Waterbody(ies) Name(s) |
Water Resource Inventory Area {WRIAs} (see Watershed Conditions maps) |
Pollution Problems | ||||
| CRO |
Upper Yakima Lower Yakima |
Yakima County | Yakima River | 37-39 | Toxics, Pesticides, PCB |
Ryan Anderson (509) 575-2642 |
Set Human Health Criteria |
| ERO | Mid Columbia | Garfield County | Tucannon/Pataha Creeks | 35 | Temp, FC, pH,Turbidity | Donovan Gray (509) 329-3458 | Streamlined TMDL |
| NWRO | Kitsap | King County |
Green River/ “Newaukum”
Fauntleroy Creek |
9 |
Temp
Fecal Coliform |
Sinang
Lee (425) 649-7110 |
KC-DNR Partnership. List FY06; start FY07 NWRO – in House TMDL |
| SWRO | Lower Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | No approved projects |
FY2006 Proposed Priority Water Quality Improvement Plans
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Region* |
Water Quality Management Area (WQMA) Considered during Scoping Process |
Priority Water Bodies Proposed for Water Quality Improvement Plans |
Water Quality Lead Staff Person |
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| Primary Location | Waterbody(ies) Name |
Water Resource Inventory Area {WRIAs} (see Watershed Conditions maps) |
Parameter | |||
| CRO | Wenatchee | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Ryan Anderson (509) 575-2642 |
| Lower Yakima | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Ryan Anderson (509) 575-2642 |
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| ERO |
Upper Snake Lower Snake |
-- | -- | -- | -- | Donovan Gray (509) 329-3458 |
| NWRO | Nooksack and San Juan | Whatcom County | Drayton Harbor | 1 and 2 | Fecal Coliform (bacteria) |
Steve Hood
(360)-738-6254 Dave Garland (425) 649-7031 |
| King County | South Lake Sammamish Tributaries | 8 | Fecal Coliform (bacteria) | |||
| King, Snohomish counties | Snoqualmie River | 7 | Temperature | |||
| SWRO | Western Olympic | Pierce County | Puyallup River | 10 | Fecal Coliform (bacteria) |
Cindy James (360) 407-6276 |
FY2005 Proposed Priority Water Quality Improvement Plans
See Ecology Publication 05-10-001 for more information
| Region* | Water Quality Management Area (WQMA) Considered during Scoping Process | Priority Water Bodies Proposed for Water Quality Improvement Plans | Water Quality Lead Staff Person | |||
| Primary Location | Waterbody(ies) Name |
Water Resource Inventory Area {WRIAs} (see Watershed Conditions maps) |
Parameter | |||
| CRO | Okanogan | Yakima County |
Selah Ditch (If resources are available) |
WRIAs 48 - 51 | Fecal Coliform (bacteria), Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen |
Greg
Bohn (509) 454-4174 |
| Kittitas County | Upper Yakima River | Temperature | ||||
| ERO |
Crab Creek Esquatzel |
Whitman County |
Palouse River (Note: This project has been delayed)
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WRIAs 42, 43 and 36 | Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Fecal Coliform (bacteria), Ammonia, Temperature, Toxic Chemicals |
Paul
Turner (509) 329-3580 |
| Spokane County | Newman Lake | Phosphorus | ||||
| NWRO | Island/ Snohomish | Skagit County | Samish Watershed | WRIAs 6 and 7 | Fecal Coliform (bacteria) | Ralph Svrjcek (425) 649-7165 |
| Snohomish County | Old Stillaguamish Channel in Stillaguamish River Watershed | Dissolved Oxygen, pH | ||||
| King, Snohomish Counties | Little Bear Creek | Fecal Coliform (bacteria) | ||||
| SWRO | South Puget Sound | Clark, Skamania Counties | East Fork Lewis River | WRIAs 10 – 12 | Temperature, Fecal Coliform (bacteria) |
Kim
McKee (360) 407-6407 |
| Lewis, Cowlitz, Skamania Counties | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | Temperature | ||||
If you have questions or need more information on the these lists please contact
Diane Dent
WA Department of Ecology
PO Box 47600
Olympia, Washington 98504-7600
E-mail: dden461@ecy.wa.gov
Phone: (360) 407-6616
FAX: (360) 407-6426
* CRO = Central Regional Office; ERO = Eastern Regional Office; NWRO = Northwest Regional Office; SWRO = Southwest Regional Office
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