Who are the people and agencies involved?
Below is a non-exhaustive list of people and agencies/organizations involved in the instream flow process. For a comprehensive list of Planning Unit members, visit http://wria17.co.jefferson.wa.us/contactsf.htm.
Agencies/Organizations
Washington State Department of Ecology is required by State law to draft and adopt an instream flow rule that will allow Ecology to determine how much water is available for out-of-stream uses. Ecology has tasked the Planning Unit for WRIA 17 (the Quilcene-Snow Watershed) with watershed planning.
Quilcene-Snow Watershed (or WRIA 17) Planning Unit is composed of relevant counties, municipalities, utilities, tribal governments and a wide range of water resource interested and representatives from the state. The Planning Unit completed their comprehensive watershed plan for WRIA 17 in 2003. They were then tasked to recommend instream flow regulations to Ecology, but this became too controversial and the Planning Unit lacked sufficient information and time to make the recommendations.
Jefferson County, as the local resource managers for most of WRIA 17, is the lead agency on the WRIA 17 Planning Unit. The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners approved the Quilcene-Snow Watershed Planning Unit’s comprehensive plan in 2005.
HydroLogic Services Company has been hired by Ecology as a consultant to facilitate the process.
Public Utility District #1 provides water to many residents in WRIA 17 and sits on the Planning Unit.
People
Joe Stohr is the Special Assistant to the Director of the Department of Ecology the Water Resources Program Manager. Joe is in charge of overseeing the development of WRIA 17’s instream flow rule. He can be reached at 360-407-6652.
Phil Wiatrak is the Watershed Lead for WRIA 17 and an employee of the Department of Ecology. He can be reached at 360-407-6652.
Tom Anderson is an Engineer with HydroLogic Services Co. and author of the series of four articles about the instream flow process that appeared in the Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader this spring.
Bill Graham is a Resource Manager with Public Utility District #1 and an alternate on the Planning Unit. Bill can be reached at 385-5800 x 302 or email bgraham@jeffpud.org
Below is a non-exhaustive list of people and agencies/organizations involved in the instream flow process. For a comprehensive list of Planning Unit members, visit http://wria17.co.jefferson.wa.us/contactsf.htm.
Agencies/Organizations
Washington State Department of Ecology is required by State law to draft and adopt an instream flow rule that will allow Ecology to determine how much water is available for out-of-stream uses. Ecology has tasked the Planning Unit for WRIA 17 (the Quilcene-Snow Watershed) with watershed planning.
Quilcene-Snow Watershed (or WRIA 17) Planning Unit is composed of relevant counties, municipalities, utilities, tribal governments and a wide range of water resource interested and representatives from the state. The Planning Unit completed their comprehensive watershed plan for WRIA 17 in 2003. They were then tasked to recommend instream flow regulations to Ecology, but this became too controversial and the Planning Unit lacked sufficient information and time to make the recommendations.
Jefferson County, as the local resource managers for most of WRIA 17, is the lead agency on the WRIA 17 Planning Unit. The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners approved the Quilcene-Snow Watershed Planning Unit’s comprehensive plan in 2005.
HydroLogic Services Company has been hired by Ecology as a consultant to facilitate the process.
Public Utility District #1 provides water to many residents in WRIA 17 and sits on the Planning Unit.
People
Joe Stohr is the Special Assistant to the Director of the Department of Ecology the Water Resources Program Manager. Joe is in charge of overseeing the development of WRIA 17’s instream flow rule. He can be reached at 360-407-6652.
Phil Wiatrak is the Watershed Lead for WRIA 17 and an employee of the Department of Ecology. He can be reached at 360-407-6652.
Tom Anderson is an Engineer with HydroLogic Services Co. and author of the series of four articles about the instream flow process that appeared in the Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader this spring.
Bill Graham is a Resource Manager with Public Utility District #1 and an alternate on the Planning Unit. Bill can be reached at 385-5800 x 302 or email bgraham@jeffpud.org