Pollution

Source

Responsible

Agency

Action

Status/Schedule

Funding*

Animal-

Livestock

Waste

CD and NRCS

Farm planning and technical assistance on BMPs

 

Lewis CD (LCD): 57 Plans, 20 implemented without cost-share, 6609 Acres,

CCWF through 6/03 (will apply for additional funding)  

Install riparian livestock-      exclusion fencing and plantings

LCD: 47.44 miles of riparian fence and planting

CREP

BMP workshops to reduce the amount of manure reaching waterways

LCD: County Fair demos each year. Two Watershed Festivals

Conservation Commission base funding allotment

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (riparian protection)

Thurston CD: 4 contracts on 27.1 acres, 1.4 miles of shoreline planting. Fencing of 1.8 miles.

 

Grays Harbor CD:10 contracts on 87.1 acres, 4.3 miles of shoreline planting, 1.35 miles of fencing

 

LCD: Included in above

CREP

Chehalis Basin Partnership

 

Chehalis Tribe and Grays Harbor College

Facilitate partner’s implementation of habitat and riparian enhancements   

 

 

Design and Implement Comprehensive WQ Monitoring Program

 

Develop GIS Program Data and Activity Tracking              

SRFB unknown amounts

 

Wishkah LWD 

 

 

Sample 83 sites for 2 yrs.

 

 Develop 2007/08, Implement ‘08

 

 

Terry Husseman Grant

 

 

Ecology WQ Account

 

 

Ecology WQ Account

WA Dept. of Agriculture

Technical assistance and enforcement of Dairy Nutrient Management Act and Concentrated Animal Operations (CAFO) rules.

Tech. assistance as needed to reduce delivery of manure or other BOD materials to waterways.

Enforcement when voluntary compliance has not been achievable.

 

 

WA Dept. of Agriculture

Permit fees

 

All stakeholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteer, Non-Profit Groups

Investigate manure management options.

 

Plan and conduct comprehensive water quality monitoring, Conduct Riparian Planting, Wetland Preservation, Conservation Easements

 

Heernet Foundation-Scatter Creek restoration

 

 

 

Chehalis River Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chehalis Basin Education Consortium

 

 

 

 

 

Capitol Land Trust-

Chehalis River Basin Land Trust

 

 

Grays Harbor Audobon Society

 

 

Nature Conservancy

 

 

 

 

 

All these things are happening now in several priority sub-basins

 

 

WQ sampling &study by college interns, riparian cover improvements

 

 

South Fork Chehalis, monitoring, classroom and field education projects, landowner education, Drops-Of-Water monthly newsletter

 

Basin wide sampling, sponsor Student Congress, install riparian and interpretive trail at Centralia

 

 

9 properties and 143 Acres of Conservation easements, Reforestation, Litter control at WDFW sites, sponsor of school projects

 

3,000acres of surgeplain management-reforestataion

 

Easements for land and habitat protection, noxious plant mgmt.

 

CCWF

CCWF,

319 Grants,

Private foundations

 

 

Support Industries

Innovative technologies, Investigate potential approach to reduce sources and delivery of manure to waterways.

 

Unknown, undocumented

CCWF 

WA Dept. of Ecology

Technical Assistance and Enforcement (agricultural non-point sources other than permitted livestock facilities regulated primarily by WA. State Dept. of Agriculture)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water Quality Monitoring

 

 

See separate Activities and Funding description update (attachment to this shows ECY support)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chehalis BMP Eval. Project,

Ambient Mon. Program at 4 stations

 

 

WA Dept. of Ecology

U.S. EPA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.F.W.S. contract

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pollution

Source

 

 

 

 

 

Responsible

Agency

 

 

 

 

 

Action

 

 

 

 

 

Status/Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

Funding*

Septic Systems

GH County Health

County-wide O&M Program

Ongoing –level is dependent on permit fees

CCWF St LOAN Program administered for use by households

Investigate commercial septage storage along waterways

As budget allows in O&M Program

User fees by Permittees

Windshield survey to identify high-risk septic systems.

As budget allows in O&M Program

User fees by Permittees

GH County Health

Oversee septic repairs

 

Average of 31 per year

 

 

County, SLRP

GH County Health

Evaluate existing systems

Evaluated average of 82 systems per year    

County Fees

Complete system evaluations for loan reports

 

User fees by Permittees

Lewis County Health

Identify high-risk sites, characterize failures, problem sources

RESULTS Unknown, no response to update requested by CBP

County Budget CCWF, 319

Lewis County Health

Monitor conditions, conduct technical assistance in high-risk septic locations 

RESULTS Unknown, no response to update requested by CBP

County budget

CCWF,

319

Coordinate w/ Lewis Cons. District to follow-up on high-risk sites Collaborate w/CD on funding-requests to expand response capabilities

RESULTS Unknown, no response to update requested by CBP

 

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Lewis County Health

Develop/conduct community education, broker financial assistance to fix failing systems

RESULTS Unknown, no response to update requested by CBP

County budget,

CCWF, 319,

St LOAN

 

Thurston County Health

Permit installation of new/expanded septic systems, oversee operations and maintenance program, and review land-use proposals to protect sensitive areas

Thurston County’s on-site sewage system (OSS) regulations, Article IV, were amended July 2, 2007 to comply with new state regulations - WAC 246-272A.

 

The new regulations require all OSS owners to regularly evaluate their systems. We are working to set up an on-line system so we can receive and manage records electronically – both for systems that require operational certificates and ones that don’t. Renewable operational certificates are still required for large and complex OSS.

 

The Thurston County On-site Sewage System Management Plan (see http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/health/ehadm/OSS_lmp.html) was adopted by the Thurston County Board of Health on January 7, 2008. The plan identifies several areas where OSS may pose a significant risk to public health, including portions of southern Thurston County. A workgroup will be formed to determine if special permit and O&M standards should apply to these areas.

 

The management plan includes recommendations for OSS monitoring, maintenance and education. We will need to revise Article IV to implement some plan recommendations. We plan to revise Article IV again in 2008 and implement plan recommendations as funding allows (see attached table).

 

We will soon start a ground water monitoring program in the Scatter

Creek watershed to evaluate land use impacts on ground water quality. The results of this evaluation will be used to help evaluate our land use policies.

 

We will convene a work group to evaluate our policy regarding OSS densities and the impact of OSS on ground and surface water resources (the Assimilative Capacity Policy). 

 

 

 

 

DOH grant (ends 6/09), fees and county funds

Thurston Co. Health

Conduct technical assistance for system operators, provide education programs, investigate complaints, and conduct septic surveys in areas of high concern

We conduct 6-8 “Septic Sense” workshops each year to teach OSS owners how to properly operate and maintain their systems. These are conducted at locations throughout the county.

 

We operate the “Septic Help Line” where OSS owners can call to receive assistance regarding septic system problems and questions.

 

Our web site (http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/health/ehoss/index.html) has information about many elements of our program, including workshops, loans and O&M.

 

We investigate 150 – 200 OSS complaints each year. High priority complaints are responded to within one business day. Most complaints are investigated within one week. 

Fees and DOH grant (ends 6/09)

 

 

Thurston Co. Health

Broker financial assistance to fix failing systems.

We continue to offer low interest loans for owners of failing OSS. Interest rates are 3.5% or less. The family income limit associated with previous programs has been eliminated.

 

We currently have grant program that provides up to $3,000 (depending on the cost of the repair) for owners of failing OSS.  See http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/health/ehoss/loan_program.html#loans

For more information about our loan and grant programs

State Revolving Fund and grant programs administered by Ecology

Chehalis Tribe,

WA. DOH

Conduct survey of on-site septics on the reservation

 Unknown- Number of systems fixed, other significant outcomes?

Tribe, State DOH assistance

 

Cities of Chehalis and Centralia

Adopt stormwater management manual and implement BMPs

Ongoing  infrastructure maintenance at both Cities

’08 new stormwater program, and  Pilot project in Centralia- $178K grant

State Revolving Fund (loans)

CCWF, Stormwater Grant Program


 

 

 

 

 

Pollution

Source

Responsible

Agency

Action

Status/Schedule

Funding*

Stormwater Manage
ment

City of Hoquiam

Monitor stormwater for source i.d. and improvements

RESULTS Unknown, no response to update requested by CBP

State Revolving Fund (loans) CCWF

Other resources pursued?

 

 

City of Westport

 

Monitor stormwater for pollution source i.d. and improvements, and coordinate w/ GH County on control of on-site septic sources

City activities unknown, no response to update requested by CBP

 

Winter Creek sampled by State DOH, County Health, and CBPartnership Program-wq violations continue

 

One failed OSS at trailer park was rebuilt 2007, per GH Co. Health.

 

 

CCWF

Other resources pursued?

 

 

City of Cosmopolis

Monitor stormwater for source i.d. and improvements, and coordinate w/GH County on other sources, connect ”6” homes per year to city sewer system

Converted 92 homes from septic to sewer

Installed catch basin filtration on city drains, New developments must build retention/treatment

CCWF SLRP

Other resources pursued?

 

City of Aberdeen

Monitor stormwater for source i.d. and improvements

Expand vactor waste program

RESULTS Unknown, no response to update requested by CBP

City Stormwater Assessment

Other resources?

Forest Management Practices

State DNR

Implement Forest and Fish Act requirements with private landowners.  Review road maintenance and abandonment plans

Progress is ongoing  but results are unknown

Legislative Mandate

 

State DNR and Small Landowners

Implement Forest and Fish Act requirements with private landowners

Ongoing   Family Forest Foundation HCP in development w/ partners.

 

City of Montesano sponsored monitoring of Black Creek trib to Wynoochee, Temp. problems are improved in as of 2006

FREP

 

 

 

 

 

City budget & Ecology technical support 

GENERAL

Chehalis Tribe

Conduct stewardship, restoration, education comprehensive water quality monitoring

Grays Harbor College: Fulltime outreach specialist for model watershed program, Oversee comprehensive monitoring, Developing GIS for water quality information management and broad community outreach

 

Chehalis Tribe: Ongoing partnership w/ Gray Harbor College: 95 sites sampled monthly.

Have acquired $3M of land, and replanted shorelines. (Enforce zoning of 300 ft on mainstem, 150’ on tribs).

Harvest about 1300 pounds noxious aquatic weeds each summer.

Seize  cattle that repeatedly get into creeks,  

Tribal budget,

Various grants: State Water quality and some Watershed Planning funds

Permitted Treatment Plants

City of Chehalis

 

Build new treatment plant and meet other conditions of the DO TMDL consent decree.

New plant completed 2007, improved treatment for outlying areas. New agreement w/ Darigold to treat their discharge, lowers financial and admin. permitting costs for business and agencies.

 

SRF Loan,

319 Grants,

User Utility Fees

City of Chehalis

 

Plant poplar plantation for economic use of reclaimed wastewater during low-flow river conditions

Land developed, trees planted spring 2004.

Irrigation system functional by 2008

 

SRF Loan,

319 Grants,

User Utility Fees

Permitted Treatment Plants

City of Centralia

 

Build new treatment plant and meet other conditions of the DO TMDL consent decree

New plant completed April 2004

Decommissioned a problem overflow at old discharge to river. Acquired farmland enabling reclamation of water/biosolids. Partner w/ others on riparian restoration.

 

SRF Loan,

User Utility Fees

Other resources (partnerships, etc?

West Farm Foods

 

Implement wasteload allocation limits as set by DO TMDL and consent decree

Full achievement of TMDL responsibilities by 2008

Planning for the decommissioning of discharge and connection to Chehalis treatment plant.

Company Budget