HomeMy WebLinkAbout57-98 - Res. Establishing Watershed Implementation Committee for Lower Hood Canal RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION declaring the intention of the Board of County
Commissioners to establish a Watershed Implementation Committee for
Lower Hood Canal pursuant to ESHB 2514.
WHEREAS, a watershed management plan has been written and approved for the
Lower Hood Canal and the plan calls for the creation of a Watershed Implementation
Committee (WIC); and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has considered the Lower Hood
Canal Watershed Management Plan recommended by the Lower Hood Canal Watershed
Management Committee, and approved by the Washington State Department of Ecology,
would be the basis for the work plan for the Watershed Implementation Committee (WIC)
which includes provisions for protecting and improving water quality and quantity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners for
Mason County as follows:
1. Pursuant to ESHB 2514, the Mason County Board of Commissioners hereby
designates the proposed WIC as the Lower Hood Canal Watershed
Implementation Committee.
2. The proposed boundaries of the District are all properties in the Mason County
and Kitsap County portion of the Lower Hood Canal Watershed.
3. A Committee composed of.volunteers who own property within the Watershed and
appropriate agency representatives will be appointed by the Mason County
Commissioners. The purpose of the Committee is to work in cooperation with
assigned county staff to provide citizen input to the county on management
decisions within the context of watershed management planning. The committee
will give input to developing, monitoring, and modifying work plans for each year.
The committee will track expenditures and work program progress with
information supplied by Mason County staff.
DATED this 2nd day of June, 1998.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
John A. Bolender, Chairperso
ATTEST:
Cynthia . Olsen, Commissioner
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Rebecca S. Rogers, Clerk of the Board Mary Jo Cady, Commissioner
c: Public Health Services
Kitsap County