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Consent Agenda
JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
615 Sheridan Street. Port Townsend' Washington' 98368
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November 23, 2010
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO:
Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM:
Jean Baldwin, Director
DATE:
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SUBJECT: Agenda Item - Agency Agreement - Department of Ecology for Hood
Canal Watershed Clean Water Project, #Gll00189; upon signature -
December 31,2014; $664,938
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Jefferson County Public Health, Water Quality Division, is requesting Board approval of the Agency
Agreement - Department of Ecology for Hood Canal Watershed Clean Water Project, #Gll00189; upon
signature - December 31, 2014; $664,938
ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS/PROS and CONS:
The Hood Canal Watershed Clean Water Project expands on Public Health's current Hood Canal shoreline
project to identify pollution entering Hood Canal from non-point sources and take corrective actions. Just
like the shoreline project, this project monitors water quality and analyzes bacterial contamination that
threatens public health. Sanitary surveys will be conducted on residential properties within 250 feet of fish-
habitat streams. This project increases the geographic scope of the shoreline project to include freshwater
streams throughout the watershed and addresses 13 areas identified on the EPA Clean Water Act 303d list
as having impaired water quality.
Water quality concerns will be corrected by identifying failing septic systems and assisting owners with
repairs through an existing septic loan program. Agricultural best practices will be implemented to correct
sources of contamination from animal manure. Degraded stream channels that are impacted by invasive
weeds and a lack of tree and shrub cover will be restored through weed control measures and native tree
and shrub replanting in a program similar to Public Health's successful Chimacum Creek Clean Water
Project.
FISCAL IMPACT/COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
The Department of Ecology will fund 75% of this contract. A 25% match is required in the amount of
$166,235. $38,735 will be provided by Interlocal Agreements to meet match requirements. The remainder,
$127,501 will be met through Clean Water District funds.
COMMUNITY HEALTH
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PUBLIC HEALTH
HEALTHIER COMMUNITY
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
WATER QUALITY
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FAX: (360) 379-4487
Consent Agenda
RECOMMENDATION:
JCPH management request approval of the Agency Agreement - Department of Ecology for Hood Canal
Watershed Clean Water Project, #Gll00189; upon signature - December 31,2014; $664,938
REVIEWED BY:
Philip Morley, County Administrator
Date