HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-98 - Res. Designating Lewis County as Lead Governmental Entity for Salmon Enhancement Grant RESOLUTION NO
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WHEREAS, the Chehalis Basin Partnership is a multi-governmental group that shares
an interest in sound management and stewardship of the Chehalis River Basin's natural
resources; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Chehalis Basin Partnership is to designate a planning
unit and lead agency to assess and manage the water resources of the basin and to
pursue strategies within the basin which include the key elements of flood reduction,
fisheries, recreation, water quality and water quantity; and
WHEREAS, Mason County is an active participant in the Chehalis Basin Partnership,
and, in partnership with other members, assists in serving in an advisory and
informational capacity to coordinate efforts focusing on management of water resources
to provide ample supplies for farms, fish, industry, and people (including restoration of
health runs of salmon and steel head), flood reduction, water quality improvement, and
increase in watershed awareness.through education; and
WHEREAS, Lewis County has been recognized by the Chehalis Basin Partnership and
by Mason County as the lead agency in pursuing watershed planning grant funding
(under ESHB 2514) for Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIAs) 22 and 23, the
Chehalis River Watershed; and
WHEREAS, the watershed planning grant for WRIAs 22 and 23 includes an evaluation
of fish habitat; and
WHEREAS, the state legislature also passed a salmon enhancement project grant
program under ESHB 2496, which may provide funding to designated lead agencies to
undertake salmonid habitat restoration activities that address factors limiting to fish-, and
WHEREAS, funding efforts can be most effectively utilized when duplication can be
eliminated and efforts are coordinated; and
WHEREAS, the Chehalis River watershed (WRIAs 22 and 23, including all of its major
tributaries) in the anadromous fish zone will be the target for the development of a
restoration plan and specific projects to be implemented under the Salmon
Enhancement Grant Program (authorized under ESHB 2496).
Resolution No.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
Section 1. The Mason County Board of Commissioners designates Lewis County
as the lead governmental entity for the purposes of the Salmon Enhancement Grant.
ADOPTED:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
John A. Bolender, Chairperson
cyith D. Olsen, Commissioner
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Mary Jo Cady, Commissioner
ATTEST:
Rebecca S. Rogers, Clerk of the Board
Approved as to Form:
Mike Clift, Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney