Transcript WRIA 43 Phase 3 Plan Development

WRIA 43
Phase 3 Plan
Development
Building a Watershed Plan with the
Interests and Values of the WRIA 43
Planning Unit
June 20th, 2006 Meeting
Steering Committee is developing and
reviewing the contents of the Plan
Scott Barr
Dennis Bly
Eddie Johnson
JoAnne Krupke
Dave Lundgren (LCCD)
Carol Paul
Dean White
Don Rolfe
Dan Rosman
Keith Holiday (Ecol.)
OLD BUSINESS
 Spokane County
– Spokane County has opted out
– Spokane County Commissioners have
approved resolution and submitted letter to PU
 Therefore cannot obligate Spokane County in Plan
 Other Counties (Lincoln, Adams, Grant)
– Met with the Commissioners & Planning
Directors. Do not want any financial obligations.
– Meeting with Planning Directors on 6/29/06 to
review and discuss draft Plan
OLD BUSINESS
 Steering Committee
– Has draft Plan for preliminary review
– Has provided input on Plan options
 Sections of the Plan
 Phase 3 Obligations & Recommendations
 Phase 4 Implementation structure
 SEPA recommendation
 Early Action Items
 Instream Flow Status
 BOR Water Right
 Voting Status (see handout)
OLD BUSINESS
 WEB SITE!!!!!!!
– http://mapdata.info/wria43/index.htm
– All documents and information are on the web
site.
 Task Memorandums
 Agendas & Minutes
 Steering Committee Minutes
 All Phase 2 and Phase 3 Documents
 The draft Plan will be posted on July 18th, 2006
Old Business
 Approval of Task 3 Memo
– Memo that outlined the Issues and Goals for the
WRIA 43 Watershed Plan
– Grant requirement to outline the Issues and
Goals evaluated by the PU
– Submitted to PU at May 16th, 2006 meeting
– Made edits as suggested at May 16th meeting
– Need vote of approval
OLD BUSINESS
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SEPA Determination
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Discussed options at May 16th, 2006 Meeting
Motion was tabled for acceptance of Option 1
1. Adoption and Determination of Significance
(DS): can be issued if it is determined that the
statewide EIS document adequately addresses
the probable significant adverse impacts
associated with the recommended alternatives in
the Plan.
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Does not require a public comment period or public
notice
Just notify agencies w/ jurisdiction, and interested
parties
SEPA Options
2. Adoption and Determination of Significance
(DS) and addendum: could be prepared and
issued if is determined that the statewide EIS
document adequately addresses the probable
significant adverse impacts associated with the
recommended alternatives in the Plan, but there
is a need to provide local decision makers with
additional minor information regarding the Plan.
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Requires preparation of addendum document to be
circulated w/ the notice of DS
Does not require a public comment period or public
notice
Just notify agencies w/ jurisdiction, and interested
parties
SEPA Options
3.
Adoption and Supplemental Environmental EIS: could
be prepared and issued if is determined that the
statewide EIS document addresses some, but not all, of
the probable significant adverse impacts associated with
the recommended alternatives in the Plan, and there is a
need to conduct additional environmental analysis.
- Notice of adoption is included in the supplemental EIS
- Lead agency does not have to conduct scoping
meetings
- Draft Supplemental EIS is circulated to agencies and
public for 30-day comment period
- Does require a public comment period and public
notice
- Prepare and circulate a final EIS
SEPA Options
4. Adoption and Determination of NonSignificance (DNS): could be issued if it is
determined that there are no probable significant
adverse impacts associated with the
recommended alternatives in the Plan.
- Copies of adoption notice and DNS must be
circulated to Ecology and agencies w/
jurisdiction
SEPA Options
 Lincoln County lead SEPA agency
 Need approval from PU as to what
recommendation to give to Lincoln
County for Plan adoption
 Steering Committee recommends
Option #1
TASK 4 MEMO
 Memo to address all the obligations
and recommendations put in the Plan
– Memo was reviewed by Steering
Committee
– Memo presented to the County Legislative
Authorities
 BOCCs reviewing tables in memo
 Do not want any financial obligations placed
in Plan that may commit resources from the
counties
Table 1: Number of IGOAS to be addressed in the WRIA 43
Element
Number of
Issues
Developed
Number of
Goals
Developed
Number of
Objectives
Developed
Number of
Alternative
Solutions selected
for Plan
Administrative
N/A
N/A
N/A
17
Water Quantity
1
8
31
68
Water Quality
1
6
31
59
Habitat
1
3
8
27
Instream Flow
1
5
14
29
Water Storage
1
4
14
35
TASK 4 MEMO (cont.)
 Approval of Task 4 Memo
– Memo that outlined the Issues and Goals for the WRIA
43 Watershed Plan
– Obligations and Recommendations were reviewed by
Steering Committee and were reduced from 260 to 235
– Mostly Recommendations for further studies
– Many guiding principle statements
– County Planning Directors reviewed
– Obligations & Recommendations can still be removed
prior to Draft Plan
– Need vote of approval
TASK 5 MEMO
 Memo to address the Phase 4
Implementation Framework
– Memo is being reviewed by Steering
Committee
– Memo presents
 Potential management structure for Phase 4
Implementation of the WRIA 43 Plan
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
 Steering Committee recommended several
framework structures be placed in Plan
 Lincoln County in coordination with PU will
select final framework structure
 Final Phase 4 Framework decided after PU
approval of Plan and before Phase 4
Implementation
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
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Recommended Phase 4 Framework
1. Lincoln County as sole lead agency
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Structured similar to Phase 3 structure
Lincoln County as Lead Agency
Works in cooperation with a volunteer Watershed
Implementation Team (WIT) similar to the Planning
Unit structure
Lincoln County grant financial manager that can
contract required needs to contractors
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
2. Watershed Management Partnership
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Coalition of local governments
 Counties, local towns, LCCD
 Interlocal agreements as set forth in RCW 39.34.200
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Board of Nine Members
 8 appointed by the County Legislative Authority
• 3 County representatives
• LCCD
• Local towns
• Residents, Landowners, other interests can partcipate as
a WIT
 Ecology Rep to hold 9th position
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
2. Watershed Management Partnership (cont.)
 Elect a Chairperson
 Assume delegated authority as defined in the
Implementation Plan and in accordance with applicable
regulations (90.82, 90.54, 90.03)
 Accountable to the County Legislative Authorities
(Lincoln, Grant and Adams)
 Work cooperatively with state and local agencies on
mutual water resource concerns and implement the
recommendations in the WRIA 43 Plan
 Work with a volunteer WIT, similar to the Phase 3
Watershed Planning Unit
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
3. 501(c)(3)
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Coalition of local residents, landowners, and agency
representatives (e.g. LCCD)
Non-profit Organization
 Can apply for and receive grant funding
 Can act independently of the County Legislative Authorities, or
 Enter into MOA with County Legislative Authority to Administer
Plans
 Takes 4 to 6 months to setup
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Benefits
 Qualify and receive private and public grants that may not be
available to the government agencies
 Free radio and PSA announcements for public outreach
 Ability to receive charitable and tax deductible donations
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
 Entities who can complete Phase 4
Recommendations
– Plan recommendations to implement proactive
strategies that are socially acceptable and
economically feasible to the residents and
landowners in WRIA 43
– These recommendations are developed under
the strategy to solve the primary issues and
goals identified by the Planning Unit.
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
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Entities who can complete Phase 4
Recommendations (cont.)
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The recommended actions are non-binding to various
state and local entities, inclusive of the future
watershed body assigned to oversee and implement
the WRIA 43 Watershed Plan.
Most recommendations are developed for the local
entities to complete the assessments, projects and/or
policy development, such as the departments within
the County structure or the LCCD, if resources and
funding are available.
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
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Entities who can complete Phase 4
Recommendations (cont.)
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Although local entities are preferred to complete the
recommendations presented in the Plan, the Plan is
developed to allow other entities, outside of Lincoln
County, to complete recommendations should they
have available funding and resources.
However, due to the unique conditions within WRIA
43, if outside entities undertake Plan
recommendations, the Plan states that input from the
local watershed group must be given for assessments,
projects, and policy development that are conducted
within, or affect the watershed.
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
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Early Action Items
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Phase 3 Ecology grant set aside up to $100,000 to
complete early action items
Funds are available to complete some implementation
items (preferably on the ground) after adoption of the
WRIA 43 Plan by the County Legislative Authorities
Early action items developed by the Steering
Committee are mostly “general” in nature
Of the 10 early action items developed. PU will
approve of which projects, etc. to conduct
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
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Recommended Early Action Items
1. Fund watershed coordinator/grant administrator to
coordinate planning effort into Phase 4
2. Develop a program for cooperative management with
BOR, starting with the initiation of meetings with the
BOR representatives to discuss water storage
alternatives in Crab Creek, and cooperative meetings
with Ecology and BOR to determine integration of
ESSHB 2860 options for the WRIA 43 Implementation
program.
3. Initiate public outreach/education/demonstration sites
for riparian habitat and the goals and the objectives of
the Watershed Plan.
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
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Recommended Early Action Items (cont.)
4. Conduct focused Hydrogeology/
hydrostratigraphy projects within the
watershed.
5. Initiate stream gauging in the watershed.
6. Conduct stream gauging on Crab Creek and
evaluate the quantity of groundwater at the
outfall of WRIA 43 to determine the quantity of
natural recharge from the watershed
downstream to Potholes Reservoir.
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
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Recommended Early Action Items (cont.)
7. Conduct water quality monitoring and
mitigation projects in Crab Creek and its
tributaries.
8. Assess and construct small scale (<10 acrefeet) water storage projects.
9. Conduct well abandonment activities to
mitigate water quantity and quality issues in
the watershed.
10. Conduct habitat/riparian restoration projects.
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
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Still have 2007-2009 Biennium Requests
1. Conduct an initial hydrostratigraphy study (not
included in final request to Olympia).
2. Initiate gauging at the outfall of WRIA 43 to include
an estimate of groundwater discharge.
3. Fund gauging at Rocky Ford and Irby.
4. Conduct losing/gaining reach study on Crab Creek
& Conduct FLIR study on Crab Creek.
5. Initiate well abandonment program (setup
database, prioritize, and develop Plan).
TASK 5 MEMO (cont.)
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Revision to Plan
1. WIT and County Legislative Authorities update Plan
24-months after Plan adoption by BOCCs to
address deficiencies and results of early action
items.
2. Lincoln County Legislative Authority will be allowed
unscheduled revisions due to events that may
affect the availability of water resources or the
effects of new State legislation.
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Completed in cooperation with the WIT
3. Revised a minimum of every 5 years thereafter.
 That summarizes what was placed into the
Task 5 Memo
 Memo is a summary of Chapter 5 in the
WRIA 43 Watershed Plan
 Ecology grant requirement to develop Memo
 Need PU vote of approval on Task 5 Memo
Schedule for Draft Plan Review
and Approval
 Steering Committee and County Planning
Directors are reviewing Plan
– June 29th meeting with Planning Directors of
Lincoln, Grant and Adams Counties.
– Comments from Steering Committee and
Planning Directors due July 7th.
– Draft Plan released to residents and
landowners on July 13th and 18th at public
meetings.
Public Meetings for presentation
of Plan and comments
60 DAY PUBLIC
REVIEW and
COMMENT PERIOD
July 18th through
September 19th, 2006.
Public Meetings for presentation
of Plan
 Watershed Plan Available
– July 13th, 2006 meeting in Wilbur
– July 18th, 2006 meeting in Davenport
 Regularly scheduled PU meeting
– July 18th, 2006 – Posted on WRIA 43 Phase 3
Watershed Plan web site.
http://mapdata.info/wria43/index.htm
 All voting members will be contacted and
given a copy of the Draft Plan
Public Meetings for presentation
of Plan and comments
 Watershed Plan Comment Response
– August 15th, 2006 - Meeting in Davenport
 Regularly scheduled PU meeting
– August 17th, 2006 – Meeting in Odessa
– August 2006 – Watershed Plan presentations given to
the three BOCCs (Lincoln, Grant and Adams Counties)
– September 19th, 2006 - Meeting in Davenport
 Regularly scheduled PU meeting
END OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
September 19th, 2006
FINALIZE WRIA 43
WATERSHED PLAN
 Response to Comments presented at October
17th, 2006 PU Meeting in Davenport
 Regularly scheduled PU meeting
 PU approves response to comments or modifies at
October 17th, 2006 meeting
 Response to comments incorporated into
Watershed Plan
 Final Plan presented to PU at November 21st,
2006 PU meeting
– VOTE TAKEN TO APPROVE PLAN
 Sent to County Legislative Authorities for Adoption
Steering Committee is available to
answer your questions on the Plan
Scott Barr
Dennis Bly
Eddie Johnson
JoAnne Krupke
Dave Lundgren (LCCD)
Carol Paul
Dean White
Don Rolfe
Dan Rossman
Keith Holiday (Ecol.)
OPEN DISCUSSION
 Questions?
 Concerns?
 Do we need more meetings?
 Need comments now to enter
into draft Plan
Gene St.Godard, P.G., L.HG.
Principal Hydrogeologist/Owner
Water & Natural Resource Group
P.O. Box 28755, Spokane, WA 99228
509-468-4876, [email protected]
www.wnrgroup.com
NEXT MEETING
THE DRAFT PLAN WILL
BE AVAILABLE!!!!
13th
July
WILBUR
COMMUNITY
CENTER
July 18th
DAVENPORT
PUBLIC
WORKS
BUILDING
OPEN PUBLIC
COMMENT
PERIOD
QUESTIONS????