DRAFT Watershed Management Plan Outline

For the Chehalis Basin, WRIA 22/23

Chehalis Basin Partnership

(Subject to changes with consensus from the Partnership).

I. - Executive Summary

II. - Detailed Summary

III. - Introduction & Background

1. Objectives, mission and goals
2. Scope (water quantity, quality, and habitat)
3. Regulatory Framework
4. Approach
5. Organization (CBP, Initiating Governments, Planning Unit, STC, CAC, Other)

IV.Key Issues in the Chehalis River Basin

1. Context: Why does this plan exist?
2. Broad Public Involvement & Participation [addressed on page __]
3. Regulatory vs. Voluntary Approaches to Obtain Goals [addressed on page __]
4. Water Rights: Existing vs. Actual Use; Exempt Wells [addressed on page __]
5. Flow Data [addressed on page __]
6. Groundwater Regime (amount, recharge, flow) [addressed on page __]
7. Water Balance [addressed on page __]
8. Conservation Approaches [addressed on page __]
9. Water Quality/Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) [addressed on page __]
10. Salmonid Habitat [addressed on page __]
11. SEPA/Cost-Benefit Analysis [addressed on page __]

V.Data & Information Used to Make Recommendations (note: full documents as appendices)

1. Overview
2. Detailed Summaries of Level 1 and 2 Assessments + other Relevant Documents/Data
3. Pertinent Documents (list + one to two line summaries)
4. Data Available
5. Standardized Data Formatting
6. Data Gaps

Watershed Management Plan

1. Overview
2. Chehalis Basin:
   • Issues
   • Analysis
   • Solutions (including cost-benefit analysis where practical/necessary)
   • Recommendations
   • Implementation and future funding/oversight
3. By Sub-basin
   • Issues
   • Analysis
   • Solutions (including cost-benefit analysis where practical/necessary)
   • Recommendations
   • Implementation and future funding/oversight
4. State/Federal
   • 1. Recommendations on State/Federal Laws, regulations, rules, and procedures that affect Chehalis Basin

VII.Implementation

1. Implementation Strategy
2. Voluntary Actions
3. Agreements on Implementation
4. Regulatory Approaches
5. Monitoring
6. Adaptive Management (are goals being met? If not, what must change to meet them?)
7. Follow-up Actions (Agencies/Groups)
8. Funding
9. Future Plan Changes

VIII.SEPA, Public Process/Involvement, Approval Process

IX. - Appendices

1. Inter-Local Agreement
2. Groundrules
3. Partnership Membership
4. Level One Assessment
5. Other Data Sources/Documents
6. Glossary of Key Term

This page created and maintained by Chehalis River Council
Send comments or questions to the: Chehalis River Council