Cooperative Water Planning in WRIA 1: Sustainable Strategies and Solutions
This presentation delves into the integrated water management initiatives in WRIA 1, highlighting the collaborative efforts between various boards and organizations to ensure effective water resource planning and management. Key focus areas include salmon recovery, regional water supply planning, and groundwater management. The discussion also covers current processes and proposed solutions for addressing water supply, quality, instream flows, habitat preservation, and land use management issues in Whatcom County.
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Cooperative Water Planning in WRIA 1 Van Zandt Community Hall October 20, 2022 Gary Stoyka Whatcom County 1
WRIA 1 Integrated Water Management 1998 - RCW 90.82 - Watershed Planning Act Initiating Gov ts (Joint Board), Planning Unit, staff teams 1998 - RCW 77.85 Salmon Recovery Act Salmon Recovery Board, staff teams 2005 Watershed Management Plan; Chinook Recovery Plan 2009 Coordination between salmon recovery and watershed planning 2010 Puget Sound Partnership Local Integrating Organization 2016 Formal merging of Joint Board, Salmon Recovery Board, and Local Integrating Organization WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board 3
2018-2023 Strategies 1. Administration/Implementation/Outreach 2. Groundwater Model 3. Regional Water Supply Plan 4. Drainage Based Management 5. Salmon Recovery Plan Implementation 6. Watershed Plan Update 7. Integrated Monitoring & Data Management 8. Whatcom LIO Coordination 9. Hatcheries
Current Processes Regional Water Supply Planning Whatcom PUD Drainage-Based Management South Fork is a pilot basin Salmon Recovery Floodplain Integrated Planning (FLIP) Technical Studies Whatcom Groundwater Model Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction Study Water Storage Study Instream Flow Extrapolation Study 6
Solutions Table Proposal Whatcom County Executive Proposal Water supply, water quality, instream flows, habitat plus floodplain and land use management Use existing structure (Watershed Management Board) to oversee process Develop a settlement framework Incorporate existing activities Parallel to adjudication Currently on hold 7
