JEFFERSON COUNTY SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM UPDATE PROJECT ECOLOGY GRANT #G0600343 Final Shoreline Restoration Plan October 2008 Prepared by: ESA Adolfson in association with Searun Consulting LaRoche+Associates Coastal Geologic Services Prepared for: Jefferson County Department of Community Development Jefferson County SMP Update Restoration Plan Cover Photo: Chimacum Beach Restoration, by Al Latham. October 2008 Page i Jefferson County SMP Update Restoration Plan ACRONYMS ALEA Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account BMPs best management practices Cfs cubic feet per second CD Conservation District DNR Wahington Department of Natural Resources Ecology Washington State Department of Ecology ESA Endangered Species Act ESU Evolutionary Significant Unit FWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service GIS Geographic Information Systems LWD large woody debris MHHW Mean Higher High Water MHT Mean High Tide MRC Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee NGO Non-governmenta1organization NOCS North Olympic Salmon Commission NRC Nodal Riparian Corridor NRCA Natural Resource Conservation Area NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service OHWM Ordinary High Water Mark ONF Olympic National Forest ONP Olympic National Park PNPTC Point No Point Treaty Council PSAT Puget Sound Action Team October 2008 Page 1 Jefferson County SMP Update Restoration Plan PSNERP Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project PSP Puget Sound Partnership PUD Public Utility District RCW Revised Code of Washington RM river mile SASSI Salmon and Steelhead Inventory SCSCI Summer Chum Salmon Conservation Initiative SSHEAR Salmonid Screening, Habitat Enhancement and Restoration Section SMA Washington State Shoreline Management Act (RCW 90.58) SMP Shoreline Master Program SWS Society of Wetland Scientists SPAC Shoreline Policy Advisory Committee STAC Shoreline Technical Advisory Committee SICR Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Report TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency USFS U.S. Forest Service USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USGS U.S. Geological Survey WAC Washington Administrative Code WDFW Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife WDOH Washington Department of Health WRIA Water Resource Inventory Area WSU Washington State University Page 2 October 2008 Jefferson County SMP Update Restoration Plan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document was prepared with guidance from a Shoreline Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) and Shoreline Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC). The County gratefully acknowledges the committee members for contributing to this effort. STAC Members: SPAC Members: Hans Daubenberger Al Bergstein (alt. Cyrilla Cook) Hugh Shipman, Al Latham Jeffree Stewart Aleta Erickson (alt. Randy Johnson) Jill Silver Bill Mahler (alt. Bill Brock) Jim Brennan Bill Miller John Cambalik Connie Muggli Marty Ereth David Roberts (alt. Hugo Flores) Michael Adams (alt. Anne Murphy) Dick Broders Peter Bahls (Jude Rubin) Eveleen Muehlethaler (alt. Frank Espy/Alice Peter Best McConaughy) Randi Thurston (alt. Jeff Davis) Hans Daubenberger (alt. Steve Todd) Richard Brocksmith (alt. Scott Brewer) Jeffree Stewart Stephen Stanley (alt. Susan Grigsby) Jerry Gorsline Steve Allison John Cambalik Steve Todd Johnathon Ciesla Yvonne Dettlaff Judy Surber Karen Best (alt. Kevin Tuuri) Keith Dublanica Larry Crockett (alt Eric Toewes) Margie Shirato (alt. Randi Thurston/Jeff Davis) Marty Ereth Mike McHenry Peter Downey Ross Goodwin Sarah Krueger (alt. Reed Waite) Scott Brewer (alt Richard Brocksmith) Steve Allison (alt. Bob Howell/Tim Snowden) The County also gratefully acknowledges the following staff from Ecology and the Battelle Marine Science Laboratory for their contributions to this effort: • Battelle’s Marine Sciences Laboratory - Heida Diefenderfer and her colleagues for providing detailed information on the ecology of the nearshore environment as part of their effort to rank and prioritize nearshore restoration opportunities. • Ecology - Stephen Stanley, Susan Grigsby for contributing information, maps, and data and providing technical guidance in assessing and characterizing watershed conditions in eastern Jefferson County. October 2008 Page 3 Jefferson County SMP Update Restoration Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Plan Purpose and Scope .............................................................................................................1-1 1.1.1 Format and Content – How to Use this Plan...................................................................................... 1-2 1.2 Defining Restoration ..................................................................................................................1-3 1.2.1 Difference between Restoration and Protection................................................................................. 1-3 1.2.2 No Net Loss and Restoration ............................................................................................................. 1-5 1.3 Need for Additional Study and Feasibility Assessment.............................................................1-6 1.3.1 Role of the Marine Resources Committee (MRC)............................................................................. 1-6 1.3.2 Data Gaps .......................................................................................................................................... 1-6 2.0 RESTORATION VISION AND GOALS .....................................................................................2-1 2.1 Restoration Vision......................................................................................................................2-2 2.2 Restoration Goals .......................................................................................................................2-2 3.0 WATERSHED OVERVIEW.........................................................................................................3-1 3.1 Watershed Descriptions..............................................................................................................3-1 3.1.1 WRIA 16 (Skokomish-Dosewallips) .................................................................................................3-8 3.1.2 WRIA 17 (Quilcene-Snow) ............................................................................................................. 3-10 3.1.3 WRIA 18 (Elwha-Dungeness) ......................................................................................................... 3-12 3.1.4 WRIA 20 (Sol Duc-Hoh)................................................................................................................. 3-12 3.1.5 WRIA 21 (Queets-Quinault)............................................................................................................ 3-13 4.0 OVERVIEW OF RESTORATION PRIOIRITIES.....................................................................4-1 4.1 Freshwater Restoration Potential................................................................................................4-1 4.2 Nearshore Restoration Potential.................................................................................................4-6 5.0 RECOMMENDED RESTORATION ACTIONS........................................................................5-1 5.1 Programmatic Actions................................................................................................................5-1 5.2 Restoration Recomendations - WRIA 16...................................................................................5-2 5.3 Restoration Recomendations - WRIA 17.................................................................................5-13 5.4 Restoration Recomendations - WRIA 18.................................................................................5-50 5.5 Restoration Recomendations - WRIA 20 and WRIA 21..........................................................5-50 6.0 EXISTING RESTORTION PROGRAMS AND PARTNERS...................................................6-1 7.0 IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING ..............................................................................7-1 7.1 Implementation Process .............................................................................................................7-1 7.2 Timelines and Benchmarks ........................................................................................................7-1 7.3 Potential Funding .......................................................................................................................7-3 7.4 Obstacles and Challenges.........................................................................................................7-11 7.5 Monitoring and Adaptive Management Strategies...................................................................7-12 8.0 REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8-1 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A – Watershed Characterization for Eastern Jefferson County Appendix B – Appendix B Battelle Marine Science Laboratory Multi-Scale Restoration Prioritization for Local and Regional Shoreline Master Programs: A Case Study from Jefferson County, Washington Appendix C – Summary of Existing Restoration Programs October 2008 Page i Jefferson County SMP Update Restoration Plan LIST OF FIGURES Figure 3-1. Jefferson County, Washington, and WRIA Boundaries ..........................................3-1