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The Department of Ecology is proposing to adopt a water resource management rule for the Quilcene-Snow Water Resources Inventory Area 17 (WRIA 17). The proposed rule and associated documents are available for review. Your comments are welcome and must be received by 5:00 pm. on July 10, 2009.
Rule proposal documents for Chapter 173-517 WAC
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You can read about this proposed Water Resources Management Program rule in the:
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This is a revised overview that describes the proposed rule. A public hearing on the proposed rule was held on June 25, 2009. The comment period on the proposed rule ends July 10, 2009. Comments must be received by 5:00 pm. on July 10, 2009.
You can give us your official comments in the following ways:
Department of Ecology
Water Resources Program Attn: Ann Wessel
PO Box 47600
Olympia WA 98504-7600
During 2005 Ecology proposed draft rule language and held two open houses to discuss the proposal with the public. However, that work was suspended when Ecology officials learned their public involvement effort was inadequate. They share the public’s desire to create a process that builds on the work done by the WRIA 17 planning unit and involves residents in the Quilcene-Snow watershed.
Since then, Ecology managers and consultants have met with Jefferson and Clallam county residents to resume the watershed management effort in a more inclusive way.
Information about management options being considered, and legal and technical background information in a question and answer format.
Ecology is providing many opportunities for the public to learn about, and provide feedback, on the water issues facing the watershed.
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The Quilcene-Snow basin (WRIA 17) is located along the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington State. The basin covers approximately 626 square miles (401,000 acres) and includes portions of Jefferson and Clallam counties. It is bordered to the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the east by Admiralty Inlet, northern Puget Sound and Hood Canal, and to the south and west by the Olympic Mountains and associated foothills and floodplains. More than 70 percent of the basin is privately owned, and the total population growth is among the highest in the state. The watersheds provide spawning and rearing habitats for four species of salmon: coho, chum, steelhead, and cutthroat. Freshwater rearing is particularly critical for coho whose typical freshwater cycle extends through the summer months when many streams within the basin are flow-limited. For additional information: |
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Ann Wessel
Phone: (360) 407-6785
Email:
awes461@ecy.wa.gov
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