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The Dungeness-Quilcene Water Resources Management Plan Developed out of a Long History of Planning Efforts This plan was prepared by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe for the Dungeness-Quilcene Water Resources Pilot Planning Project's Regional Planning Group. Funding for the DQ Project came through a special appropriation from the State of Washington, administered by the Department of Ecology Water Resource,, Program. Under the Chelan Agreement, the task of the Regional Planning Group was to develop a regional water resources management plan for eastern Clallam and Jefferson Counties. For over two years, eight caucuses worked together planning for the water quality and quantity of the surface and ground waters of the region for the next twenty years. Program Development and Administration Ann Seiter, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Coordinating Entity Linda Newberry, DQ Project Coordinator Cindy Young, Research Staff Linn Clark, Data Management/GIS Staff Nancy Kovach, Project Assistant Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe 1033 Old Blyn Hwy. Sequim, WA 98382 (206) 683-1109 Plan design and production was done by the DQ staff. Table of Contents List of Figures, Tables, and Maps ......................................................................... vi Abbreviations: Terms and Organizations . ............................................................ ix The Regional Planning Group .............................................................................. :x Signature Paper ..................................................................................................... xi Executive Summary . ........................................................................................... xiii Filling the Gap .................................................................................................... xiv Scoping for the Project ....................................................................................... xiv The Essential Results ............................................................................................xv Volume 1: The Plan Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................1.1 Background...........................................................................................................1.5 Historical Perspective ..........................................................................................1.5 Chapter 2 Characterization of the DQ Region and its Water Resources .................................................................2.1 The Geologic and Climate History. .....................................................................2.3 Watersheds of the Mountain Rivers and Streams ..............................................2.10 Coastal Uplands, Lowlands, and Shorelines ......................................................2.51 The Water Resources .........................................................................................2.78 The Animal and Plant Communities ................................................................2.105 Human Habitation ............................................................................................2.117 Chapter 3 Water Use ...........................................................................................3.1 Chapter Overview ................................................................................................3.1 Background on "Beneficial" Uses .......................................................................3.1 Consumptive and Non-Consumptive Uses Defined ............................................3.3 Water Use Overview: Current and Projected Water Use in the Dungeness Quilcene Project Area ..........................................................................................3.5 Chapter 4 Information Resources and Habitat Projects .................................4.1 Chapter Overview ................................................................................................4.1 DQ Project Library Summary ..............................................................................4.2 Listing of DQ Project Studies ..............................................................................4.7 Inventory of Planned and Recent Habitat Studies and Projects .........................4.13 Inventory of Stream Flow Data ..........................................................................4.26 Contents i Dungeness-Quilcene Water Resources Management Plan Chapter 5 Regional Strategies ! Recommendations .......................................5.1 General Background Wetland & Riparian Habitats, Rivers & Small Streams ....................................5.11 Flood Plain Management ...................................................................................5.13 Forest Practices ..................................................................................................5.15 Fish Management ...............................................................................................5.17 Wildlife Management ........................................................................................5.18 Recreation . .........................................................................................................5.21 Hydrologic Research and Data Management ....................................................5.23 Chapter 6 East Clallam County ! Dungeness Watershed Recommendations ........................................................6.1 Problem Definition ...............................................................................................6.1 Water Management Strategies . ..........................................................................6.13 Irrigation Water Management ............................................................................6.14 Research and Data Management ........................................................................6.20 Habitat ................................................................................................................ 6.2I Ground Water .....................................................................................................6.33 East Clallam County Regional Water Management System .............................6.42 Public Education and Conservation ...................................................................6.44 Unresolved Issues ..............................................................................................6.45 Chapter 7 Eastern Jefferson County Recommendations .................................7.1 Problem Definition ...............................................................................................7.1 Water Resource Management ............................................................................7.14 Habitat Recommendations .................................................................................7.15 Rivers and Instream Flows .................................................................................7.18 Fish Management ...............................................................................................7.22 Ground Water .....................................................................................................7.24 Conservation ......................................................................................................7.34 Chapter 8 Implementation Strategies ................................................................8.1 Important Caveats to Consider .............................................................................8.1 Transition Period Strategies .*..............................................................................8.2 The Watershed Councils ......................................................................................8.2 Summaries of Some of the Actions Proposed ......................................................8.3 Regional Recommendations ................................................................................8.4 Clallam County Recommendations ...................................................................8.13 Jefferson County Recommendations ..................................................................8.25 ii Contents Dungeness-Quilcene Water Resources Management Plan Chapter 9 Technical Support ..............................................................................9.1 Chapter Overview ................................................................................................9.1 In-House Data Management . ...............................................................................9.1 Strategies and Recommendations ........................................................................9.4 Chapter 10 Public Comment and Unfinished Agenda ...................................10.1 Chapter Overview ..............................................................................................10.1 Clallam Questionnaire Responses ......................................................................10.1 Clallam Oral Comments ....................................................................................10.3 Jefferson Questionnaire Responses ....................................................................10.5 Jefferson Oral Comments ..................................................................................10.6 Other Written Comments .................................................................................. 10.7 Unfinished Agenda ..........................................................................................10.10 Volume 2: The Process Chapter 11 Goals and Objectives .....................................................................11.1
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