HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-16 - Res. Creating a Shellfish Protection District in McLane CoveResolution No. V 7 _ I
A Resolution Creating a Shellfish Protection District in McLane Cove of Pickering Passage
WHEREAS, Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental Health and Safety,
by Final Order issued on July 1, 2015, downgraded the commercial shellfish area classification of a
portion of McLane Cove from "Approved" to "Conditionally Approved" (Attachment A);
WHEREAS, Chapter 90.72 RCW requires, by law, any County with tidelands within such
boundaries of those affected areas identified in such a 'Final Order' to establish a shellfish protection
district and to establish a Shellfish Protection District program with elements intended to improve water
quality in such shellfish tidelands by decreasing, and if possible, eliminating nonpoint pollution from
stormwater runoff, malfunctioning onsite septic sewage systems, animal pollution not adhering to best
management practices and other activities that jeopardize and threaten water quality, and
WHEREAS, Chapter 90.72 requires this County's legislative authority, being subject to the 'Final
Order' issued by the Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental Health and
Safety to comply with such an order to create such a shellfish protection district when a downgrade of
classification occurs; and
WHEREAS, this County's legislative authority intends to comply fully with the 'Final Order'
issued on July 1, 2015 by the State of Washington Department of Health, Office of Environmental Health
and Safety; and
WHEREAS, this County's legislative authority also realizes water quality degradation of the
marine tidelands and fresh waters of Mason County continues to threaten the public's health and safety
and other beneficial uses of these waters for agriculture, fish and wildlife protection and recreation, and
WHEREAS, this County's legislative authority further recognizes maintaining the highest levels of
water quality is paramount to sustaining the livelihood of Mason County, this Puget Sound region, and
to the greater environment; and
WHEREAS, this County's legislative authority wishes to be an active participant in helping to
work towards curing the problems facing water quality in the area;
WHEREAS this County's legislative authority has established the boundary of the Shellfish
Protection District based upon the best available scientific information and data identifying any and all
possible related sources and areas of origin of all possible nonpoint pollution effecting the water quality
of the area as identified in the 'Final Order' issued on July 1, 2015 by the State of Washington
Department of Health, Office of Environmental Health and Safety; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that a shellfish protection district shall be established
encompassing the area within the boundaries shown on "Attachment B".
Resolution No.
PASSED this 9th day of February 2016
ATTEST:
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u'ie Almanzor, Clerk of the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tim Whitehead, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Tim Sheldon, Commissioner
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Randy Neatherlin, Commissioner
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
OFFICE of ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH and SAFETY
243 Israel Road SE • PO Box 47824.Olympia, Washington 98504-7824
(360) 236-3330 • TDD Relay Service: 1-800-525-0127 (TDD/TTY 711)
July 1, 2015
Debbie Riley, Environmental Health Director
Mason County Department of Health Services
Post Office Box 1666
Shelton, Washington 98584
Dear Ms. Riley:
Our office is reclassifying 31 acres of the Pickering Passage (Mci Jane Cove) commercial
shellfish growing area in Mason County from Approved to ConditionallyApproved. roved. This change � p
in classification was orolnpted by the results of a comprehensive review of pollution conditions
and marine water quality data. We anticipate that the reclassification will be finalized by
August 5, 2015.
This review concludes that Marine Water Station 57 fails the National Shellfish Sanitation
Program water quality standards for an Approved classification. Based on our evaluation of
marine water data, we have determined that this portion of Pickering Passage (McLane Cove)
meets the standards for a Conditionally Approved classification. The area will be closed to
commercial shellfish harvest for five days after a 0.75-inch or greater rainfall in 24-hours as
recorded at Taylor United FLLrPSY gage.
The area being reclassified is identified by boundary lines in Figure 3 of the enclosed Sanitary
Survey report.
If you have any questions, please contact Jean Snyder at (360) 236-3349.
Sincerely,
Jerrod Davis, P.E.
Office Director
Enclosure
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