| Number | TOPIC/ISSUE | Sub-Issues/ Contents | Lead/ Resources | Status |
| 1 | Protecting High Quality Water Resources | Overriding theme of Plan
Basin-wide issue A few "stronghold" areas of good quality, but no inventory or program to protect the How to prevent degradation? |
Lee Daneker (LD), Mark Swartout (MS), Lori Morris (LM) | Draft complete, 1/30/03
STC review, 2/20/03 Presented to CBP 3/28/03 Need short version |
| - | Water Quantity | - | - | - |
| 2 |
Core Issues |
Water Balance
Water Rights & Actual Use Consumptive Use Return Flows |
Cynthia Carlstad (CC), LD | Target date to STC (via Triangle): 5/1/03
Present to CBP in May |
| 3 | Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction | Hydraulic Continuity
Possible new groundwater sources (for water supply) |
CC, Terra Hegy (TH) | Target date to STC (via Triangle): 5/1/03
Present to CBP in May |
| 4 | Water Availability | Water availability for humans, instream flows
Input from Mark Swartout & Lee Napier on Comp. Plans & population estimates) |
CC , LD | Target date to STC (via Triangle): 5/1/03
Present to CBP in May |
| 5 | Exempt Wells | Agriculture use
Estimate of how much water is consumed by exempt well use in the Chehalis Basin Ways to make these non-consumptive Development impacts |
Bob Wheeler, CC, Kahle (KJ), Terry Willis | Conference call 4/1/03
Full STC discussion 4/4/03 Present to CBP in May? |
| 6 | Flooding | Existing information, historical perspective
Findings of Army Corps of Engineers study Need Flood Hazard Management Plans |
LM, Beth Coffey,
Brian Peck (BP) |
1st Draft STC discussion 3/6/03
Conference call 4/1/03 2nd Draft STC discussion: 4/4/03 Combined paper STC discussion 5/15/03 Present to CBP in May |
| - | Water Quality | - | - | - |
| 7 | Water Quality Management | Problems: temperature, fecal coliform, DO, turbidity/sediments, gravel, NPDES/Point Sources, non-point sources
State water quality standards Monitoring program Impacts from: invasive species control agents, fecal coliform (seals) Methods for addressing failing septic systems |
KJ ,
BP |
1st Draft STC discussion: 4/4/03
2nd Draft STC discussion 5/1/03 |
| 8 | TMDL | Is TMDL process working?
Basin-wide issue Elements of a TMDL Impacts on local communities Options for controlling non-point pollution Technical background Solutions, recommendations |
KJ , BP | 1st Draft STC discussion: 2/20/03
2nd Draft STC discussion: 4/4/03 Present to CBP 4/25/03 |
| 9 | Protection of Areas with High Water Quality | Easier to protect areas with good water quality than to clean up poor quality areas
Related to land use |
Lee Daneker | Draft complete, 1/30/03
STC review, 2/20/03 Present to CBP 4/25/03 - Need short version |
| - | Habitat | - | - | - |
| 10 | Habitat approach under 2514 | Existing efforts: 2496, US Army Corps, etc.
Existing conditions, limiting factors |
WDFW: Chad , Terra, Lori Morris, BP | 1st Draft STC discussion: 2/20/03
2nd Draft STC discussion: 3/25/03 (conference call) Long version needs Nutrients info inserted; short version done 3rd Draft long version STC discussion: 5/1/03 |
| 11 | Nutrients | Combined with Habitat in long paper | J.H. Michael Jr. | 1st Draft STC discussion: 2/20/03 |
| - | Instream Flows | - | - | - |
| 12 | Instream Flows | Regulatory flows: purpose, basin closure if regulatory minimum flow not met
How regulatory minimum flows have been used Available data: base flows vs. actual How to meet ISF's (if not being met), while still supplying water for people/communities? |
CC , Brad Caldwell, KJ, Terra, BP, LD | 1st Draft done: 2/20/03 (abbreviated format)
On hold until IFIM study results available |
| - | Water Storage | - | - | - |
| 13 | Water Storage | Implications for water quantity, instream flows, flooding
Issue paper will be part of Storage Report (April) |
CC , BP | Draft to STC in May
Present to CBP in May? |
| - | Land Use | - | - | - |
| 14 | Land Use | GMA (population density, protecting lands)
CWSPs Water right transfers: should be possible w/o GMA impeding them Stormwater: new development impacts (urban & rural), SWMM Riparian areas/Critical/Sensitive Areas Ordinances, Shoreline Mgt. Act Landscaping - Low Impact Dvlpt. FPA, Ag., Fish & Water How to use improved remote sensing data? LLogging/deforestation: can we predict effects of new forest practices over time? |
Lee Napier , MS, KJ, BP, Triangle, Craig Swanson, Depts. of Ecology/Ag. (if possible) | 1st Draft STC discussion: 4/17/03
2nd Draft STC discussion 5/15/03 Present to CBP in June |
| 15 | Stormwater | Existing development
NPDES permits Current status of stormwater regulations in each County Communities in the Basin with low-impact development ordinances |
KJ , Dept of Ecology (Gary Krueger) | 1st Draft STC discussion 5/15/03 |
| - | Implementation/ Governance/Process | - | - | - |
| 16 | Public Information | Use of water (residential, commercial, industrial, agriculture)
Landowner tools Consumer economics Outreach/assistance for citizen projects What if: If we did x , what would results be? |
Chris Page , Citizen Adv. Committee | 1st Draft STC discussion 5/1/03
Present to CBP in May |
| 17 | Measuring Success | How? + Who?
Effectiveness monitoring Adaptive management Cost-benefit analysis Funding |
Triangle | Target date: May 2003 |
| 18 | Voluntary Agreements | How to arrange?
What should volunteering entities do? If not possible, how & when to create needed rules |
Triangle | Target date: June 2003 |
| 19 | Management Framework | Existing law/regulations
Who/what group will manage implementation? Data management (+ ongoing studies & projects) Funding Implementation Updates to Plan |
Triangle (wait until Phase 4 findings/ funding to finalize this one) | STC discussion: 4/4/03
2nd draft STC discussion: 5/1/03 Present to CBP in May NOTE: some revisions may need to wait until Phase 4 funding available |
| - | Auxiliary Issues | - | - | - |
| option | Economic Value of Recreation | Drafted by Lori Morris (not on STC original Issue Paper list) | LM | Conference call 4/1/03
STC discussion 5/1/03 Needs Basin-wide info (not easily available) |
| - | Stream Function/ Management | "Natural" vs. human-influenced conditions
Gravel extraction, bank/shoreline erosion |
KJ: outline | Target date for outline to STC: 5/1/03 |
| - | Agriculture | Forest practices & agriculture are desirable as currently practiced | Terry Willis: outline | Target date for outline to STC: 5/15/03 |
| - | Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources | UW volunteered to provide Chehalis-specific paper | UW | Date ? |
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