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Regular Agenda JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST TO: Board of County Commissioners Philip Morley, County Administrator FROM: Carl Smith, Director Stacie Hoskins, Planning Manager, Shoreline Administrator !'S Michelle McConnell, Associate Planner, SMP Update Project~anager,!j,~_ftfG _... - DATE: T•'^~- 2013 SUBJECT: Deliberate on Public Comment Received on the Revised Response to Ecology: Jn-water Finfish Aquaculture Required Changes #13 -15; SMP Update (MLA08-475) ATTACHED: 1) Summary & Staff Response on FF Aq Public Comments; 2) PARIS Database Demo; 3) State, Local and Federal Regulatory Controls for Finfish Net Pen Aquaculture in Washington; 4) King County SM P Excerpt -Aquaculture Provisions (21A.25.110 Aquaculture) STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Board has spent considerable time and effort to study the issue of how to regulate in- water finfish aquaculture to ensure adequate protection of shoreline resources while allowing appropriate use and development. The Board recently accepted public comment on the draft Revised Response to Ecology: In-water Finfish Aquaculture Required Changes #13 -15 during a formal comment period that closed on April 15, 2013 at the conclusion of a public hearing. The Board may now deliberate on the comments received and direct staff to make any revisions to the Revised Response and prepare an adopting ordinance in an effort to move towards final adoption of an updated Shoreline Master Program. ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS/PROS and CONS: History: In January 2011, Ecology issued a conditional approval of the County's December 2009 Locally Approved SMP, including forty (40) required and recommended changes. The County also identified twenty-three (23) additional edits proposed to correct errors and clarify the document. In October 2011, the County provided a draft response to Ecology about the sixty-three (63) proposed changes and, in December 2011, Ecology indicated informal agreement with all but the County's proposed prohibition of in-water finfish aquaculture. Ecology will not support the outright prohibition of awater-dependent use in shoreline jurisdiction, and concluded the County had not provided adequate scientific rationale for such a prohibition. Ecology counter-proposed allowing in-water finfish aquaculture in all shoreline environment designations as a conditional use. The CUP follows a permit review process that requires a higher level of scrutiny for each proposal, and includes public comment and final decision by a Hearing Examiner. The Board feels this approach is overly permissive, risks harm to the shoreline resources of Jefferson County, and prefers greater geographic limitation for the allowance to avoid known areas of sensitivity for shoreline processes and functions and land use compatibility. As the County has continued to consider how to regulate this water-dependent use, requests for additional clarification were sent to Ecology. Ecology has, in turn, provided response and guidance. In July 2012, Ecology requested the County move to final action by a set deadline. In August 2012, the County requested additional time to continue researching the issue and confer with experts. Ecology agreed and set an October 2012 deadline offering three options for the County to follow. In September 2012, the County informed Ecology that we would pursue 'Option 1-Conditional Use Approach'. Staff worked with the Board to develop a set of conditional use permit (CUP) criteria/performance standards so as to finalize the formal response to Ecology about the 63 Regular Agenda proposed changes, and to move to final adoption of the updated Shoreline Master Program. While not legally required, the Board opted to invite additional public review and input on the proposed finfish provisions, presented in the document titled Revised Response to Ecology: !n-water Finfish Aquaculture Required Changes x113 -15. The public review period was open from March 27, 2013 to April 15, 2013, ending at the close of the public hearing that evening. The public comments received have been reviewed, summarized and initial staff response is contained in the attached Summary & Staff Response on FF Aq Public Comments. FISCAL IMPACT/COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS: Grant funding for the SMP Update ended in June 2009. Department of Community Development staff work expends General Fund appropriations from the Departments annual budget to continue work on this project. Delay of the final adoption for the SMP Update is impacting other DCD revenue sources, including the Enhancing Shoreline Protection -Measuring & Achieving No Net Loss agreement with Clallam County, in the range of $300,000 during 2013 - 2014. Without the new SMP in effect by June 2013, DCD may risk forfeiting this critical source of funding. Staff recommends the Board: 1. Deliberate public input received on the draft Revised Response to Ecology: In-water Finfish Aquaculture Required Changes Jt13 -15; 2. Direct staff to make any final edits to the finfish aquaculture provisions and seek informal review by Ecology; 3. Direct staff to prepare an adopting ordinance far the updated SMP in preparation for submittal to Ecology for final review & adoption. 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T etPon; irtcor f~.,^ per,BoCC dim _ _ 2 Allow net pens in northern Hood No Change; In keeping with the 1986 Interim Guidelines, Canal based on evidence 'chronic water quality problems' are documented north of Hazel Point per Ecology's 303d listing 3 Allow plant aquaculture No change; Proposed provisions do not prohibit plant aquaculture; See Article 2.A.28 definition for 'Aquaculture' 4 AmGold revisions (5) a €esportse__ ... 5 Article 2 definitions - Ag & Aq No change; 6 Article 8.2.A.12 -'effectively' No change; term of art, standard dictionary definition, professional discretion of Administrator 7 Article 9. B.5 "public interest No change; term of art, standard dictionary definition, suffers no detrimental effect" professional discretion of Administrator 8 Availability of testing/monitoring No change; Water quality reporting information results available online @ Ecology website via PARIS database: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/perm its/pa ris/in dex.html 9 Avoid conflict w/ recreational No change; Already addressed by Policy 8.2.A.2; General activities Regulations 8.2.D.4, D.S.vii, D.S.xi; Finfish Regulations 8.2.E.12 and 14, 10 Avoid impact to forage fish No change; Already addressed by Article 2.0.26 and H.2 definitions for Critical Habitat and Habitat of Special Significance, respectively; Aquaculture Policy 8.2.A.2; General Regulations D.S.i, ii. Iv and ix; Finfish Regulation E.6 11 Avoid migration routes -especially No Change; Per input from HCCC, migration routes are PT Bay and Glen Cove not discrete/mappable as the entire Puget Sound nearshore has been documented with presence of salmonids; 12 Biological Opinion/ESA No Change; Already required by Aquaculture Application Consultation Requirement Regulation 8.2.F.l.x; 13 CUP w/ strict conditions No Change; CUP approach is proposed 14 Disease outbreak report w/in 24 No Change; Already addressed by Finfish Regulation hrs 8.2.E.9 and existing State requirements (i.e. WDFW Finfish and Fish Transport permits) 1 of 3 Provisions to Consider Including Initial Staff Response IS Double nets No Change; Already the industry standard as reflected in Article 2.N.4 16 Follow state protocols for tissue No Change; Already addressed by Finfish Regulation samples 8.2.E.9 and existing State requirements (i.e. WDFW finfish and Fish Transport permits); 17 Fallow Whatcom County No Change; Ecology has indicated an outright prohibition prohibition is not compliant with State requirements for water-dependent uses 18 Insurance to prevent harm No Change; Not feasible at County jurisdiction level; Already addressed by existing State requirements (i.e. DNR aquatic lease agreements) 19 Minimize lengthy incorporation of ~sider reviskons far brevity with re€erences to est+ag other existing regulations - sta€1e & federal regulatory requirements (raCher than external reference instead incorporation); 20 Night lighting No Change; Lighting addressed by Finfish Regulation E.17 and existing State requirements (i.e. SEPA). 21 No moving nets when full of fish Na~Change; Ttfis-is art out-of-skate industr}rpractice #i'o€n f a m ; , s no loner utilized ~ ~t pen. aipeat~rs jn-t!A; American r;okd ~sea~foads kdc has adopked the pofey to ntkt move net pens in response to ` emergent envkronmental sanditions and wri#es that into their eseape prevention gleans for each site; 22 Permits expire @ 1-2 years to No Change; General Aquaculture Regulations D.1 and 2 allow new conditions address length of permit and rely on WAC requirements for CUP criteria; Note -permits are aone-time appproval for land-use activities that generally don't require repeated renewals or re-application for ongoing activities. To require such is onerous and unprecedented; See D.1 and 2 for specifics on when new permiting would be required (i.e.e expansion/enlargement, species new to WA); 23 Policy 15 (pg 6) No Change; Included as policy direction for Aquaculture Regulation B. Uses and Activities Prohibited Outright 24 Project EIS, not programmatic No Change; Already addressed by General Regulation only 8.2.D.4 and existing State requirements (i.e. SEPA) 2of3 Provisions to Consider Including Initial Stoff Response 25 Report chemical use to County No Change; Already addressed by Finfish Regulation 8.2.E.5 and existing State requirements (i.e. WDFW Finfish and Fish Transport permits; Ecology NPDES permits; etc.) 26 Require reporting on morbidity No'Change; Alr ^ qu~re~ b3ie. €ct;~ogy' Sam= rates petmft wl#~ ~~ttg tv W ISt of H.~tf~~=~ 27 Restore damaged resources after No Change; Already addressed by Aquaculture operation is abandoned Application Requirements Regulation 8.2.F.1.vi; Finfish Regulation 2.c; and existing State requirements (i,e. DNR Aquatic Lands Lease agreement) 28 Third party/independent No Change; Already addressed by Finfish Regulation monitoring -cost born by 8.2.E.2 and existing State requirements (i.e. WDFW Fish applicant/operator Transport and Ecology NPDES permits) 19 Troutlodge revisions (26) ' "se~raratereSp4F~ -.' 30 Upland fish farms as preferred Con"Si3errevist~ ~eulture Fly 13tntfete "'` _; alternative water'. _ 3of3 Summary & Staff Response on FF Aq Public Comments -Part 4 American Gold Comments -Provisions to Consider Including Comment Issue/Suggested Revision Initial Staff Response Letter Page 3 Article 2.1.17 Definition for'In- Eeolagy andTroutlodge Inc. haue~#so ex__,'rcern`' water fnfish aquaculture' -Delete a~#+t_thrsuiss ~#llsspeciaM exce is cat~ii#er=TO state exclusion of _ g~r~q~nts; Previous p~sumption that SMP restoration/enhancement facilities Str`~%Stractur~ss would applyis incorrect for rrar#ne environment:; T ~ .and apti'anal differences will become apps "~ uia th~€mrt-revxe~v- :- process and reflected in the perrit+ft7ti'~~oer revis#onsto ackfr~ss this issue. 3 Article 8.2.A Policy #13 -Delete Wnliey reflects specifi#~BaCC direction; Consider rev#sing Aquacu[ture Policy 13 to"##eteTe;'in-water',sa applicable.ta both in-water and upland aperatiorrs, an~~d.clause abat~t 'wrfterr techno#gg#~ally and econnm#ca~r feasl`b1e ; See also -~et~t Response 4 Article 8.2.C Shoreline Environment No Change; Regulation as proposed reflects specific BoCC Regulation #3 -Delete last direction about this issue and is included to implement sentence of 3. Natural Policy 8.2.A.14. 5 D. Regulations -General #S.v - The 6' heig#it limit prni#sianv~as developed during tl~e. - Delete advisory committee process upheld-th~P~utmrtg ', ' GLcsias arCG to date; I'ravt~tori ifies incCi~de i3mlrirs#Fativa tRss;iet~~rtff,'t1low heightoverage as; . needed; Nate: Qverwaterstt'~tres arso~etl attd WAG, ahd other general buildide ~gL3iaetrtent heigh# ##err#ts{=on lattil~'include 3fi" residential rail#ng height, 42" commercial railing M~lgh#, T minimum ceiling height, _' and 35' maximum building height (typ#Caltymeasured as the roof he"fight average between the peals and the eaves); Board could. consider ncreasir~thp Meig#{imitif ~ adrrfini~trati€ye di~reton does nQtstice, ~ 6 E. Regulations -Finfish #1 -Replace f~"` ~~_ pfessed GancL'rn abut as suggested InclusionJreference to t3t#3ermttlatary fegpirements .- - '- outs#de Gounty authority; Note the Ptfiit=posed Finfish Regular-inns areadapted from the'9D Programmatic EIS Rreferred alternative, not d#rect#y feott~th~'gb~'r#er7m uiegrise~~re Board'sdiscron'~ 1of1 Summary & Staff Response on FF Aq Public Comments -Part 5 Troutlodge Comments -Provisions to Consider Including Center Comment # Issue/Suggested Revision .Initial Staff Response 4 Article 4.3 Use Table No Change; SED limited allowances reflect specific BoCC direction on the issue S.a Policy A.12 Cans#d~eTm~` _assies "' , Othesm ~.~ rr~he.~dunzfari ~' _ fic(tyo~°" ` udfinfisfit `°Y- acultur6 _ ns. _ ___ S.b PolicyA.13 PS ~ ^*~soecifii; direc~~``^ bssu CQnsid~r rE~65ilg~euttur~°~r6cY~3 assug ~~[~- de1 _ . ~e;r'.stz a~_ T _ to arr~u~taftd' Maps, ans3aa Ouse atr~ `" __h~xSechoiilogcafi~ : ' end e^` feast';=fee a(iss fla~1ic-: ngrEt Respera"s~;. - S.c Policy A.14 No Change; Policy reflects specific BoCC direction on this issue S.d Policy A.15 ~ . Eevising asgg~sted Ps1(C.y ieEts specific '64C~ dIr2C~1`E}li°6"r~t~ti,~ IS$Ue~°.=_ 6 B. Uses & Policies Prohibited No Change; Provisions are supported by documented Outright water quality issues and existing habitat protection designations. 7.a C. Shoreline Environment No Change; Purpose of Priority Aquatic designation is Regulations - 1. Priority Aquatic protection of marine shellfish habitat, hence the difference in allowances between shellfish and finfish aquaculture activities in these areas. 7.b C. Shoreline Environment No Change; Allowance based on allowance of adjacent Regulations - 2. Aquatic upland designation is intended to minimize use conflicts. 7.c C. Shoreline Environment No Change; Allowance of finfish aquaculture in Natural Regulations - 3. Natural designated areas when there is extensive offshore area in County jurisdiction is not an outright ban. Purpose of Natural designation is to protect the most sensitive shoreline areas from use/development impacts. Policy reflects specific BoCC direction on this issue 7.d C. Shoreline Environment No Change; Policy reflects specific BoCC direction on this Regulations - 4. Conservancy i ssue. Limited allowance is intended to minimize the i mpacts of intensive industrial/commercial activities along s horelines designated for their natural resource amenities. lof3 Letter Issue/Suggested Revision Initial Staff Response Comment !f 7.e C. Shoreline Environment No Change; Prohibition is intended to eliminate use Regulations - 5. Shoreline conflicts between intensive industrial/commercial Residential shoreline and residential use/development. 8.a References to other document No Change; Courtesy citations/references to other changes not available (i.e. D.2 & Required/Recommended/Clarification changes included D.S) for context only, not for the purpose of further revision, as noted in document Background section. Referenced changes are reflected in other documents available online and included in the record. S.b General Regulation D.S.v and vi averwater st u. _ ~ ~ disfavored by.t~a~a V1fi;: The 6' height limit pt'ouision was developed during the advisory eommttteeprocess and upheld by the Planning Cornmiss{Anand B©GC to date;: Provision does include Admi+~istr~tive d+scretiort to allow heightoverage as needed; Notes av~rwater structures are ills€avared by RCW and WAS, and other general building code equirerntrat height limits (on land) include 36" residential m ~, " eotnrcial railds~xeIpt, ~~ nr .ceiling height, snd'34' rria~`srrtum ouilding height (typically 'measured' as the roof height average between the peak arrd the eaves); Board could crtns+der increasing the height limit i# administrative discretion does n€at suffice. _.a, . 8.c General Regulation C.S.viii No Change; 1,500 foot distance comes from the '86 Interim Guidelines (pg S) 9 Finfish Regulation E.1-revise 4te~uiat#oo reflects sped#ic BoCG direction on this. issue; Simitar concertr to Ecology comment about referencing/ineorporatingdoted material; Board could considerrevisi as- ested; 9.b Finfish Regulation E.2 Bottom Numbering needs to be corrected; Fin#tsh Regulation E.1 Sediments & Benthos -renumber already addresses conflict between referenced guidance `- orrevise documents and hova-to re-gaud newer guidance to follow the more.-protective requirements; Board could cdhsider revising as Suggested; 9.c Finfish Regulation E.3 Water Note: SEPA review applies m addition to the SMP; Board Quality -amend could consider revisin as suggested 2of3 Letter Issue/Suggested Revision Initial Staff Response Comment # 9.d Finfish Regulation E.4 No Change; Note: 'Phytoplankton' heading and contents Phytoplankton -amend or delete comes from'90 Programmatic EIS Preferred Alternative; Annual production limit of 1 million pound per square nautical mile is from the'86 Interim Guidelines (pg 5); 9.e Finfish Regulation E.6 Food fish & Note Sftx -revi~~Nappltesddt~[o~o tI ,"u~~3t~ ' _ Shellfish -amend or delete tivuldrevising W esters _ 9.f Finfish Regulation E.8 Genetic No Change; Note: these three provisions comes from the Issues -clarify, amend or delete '90 Programmatic EIS Preferred Alternative (pg xxiv) 9.g Finfish Regulation E.10 Marine No Change; Note: these three provisions comes from the Mammals & Birds -clarify, amend '90 Programmatic EIS Preferred Alternative (pg xxiv) or delete 9.h Finfish Regulation E.il Visual No Change; These provisions are supported by the '90 Quality -clarify, amend or delete Programmatic EIS and the '86 Aquaculture Siting Study 9.i Finfish Regulation E.14 Recreation - No Change; Regulation reflects specific BoCC direction on amend or delete this issue; 9.a* Finfish Regulation E.16 Noise - No Change; Note: these provisions come from the '90 delete Programmatic EIS Preferred Alternative (pg xxvi) 9.b* Finfish Regulation E.16 Odor - No Change; Note: these provisions come from the '90 amend Programmatic EIS Preferred Alternative (pg xxvi) Attachments A - F Review far ~ ~ With exis#~g ealEecti~n ~, . s perBoCCd-gin' *Repetitive numbering inherent to comment letter 3of3 Net Pen Permits and Monitoring/Reporting Results Online PARIS Database -Permit and Reporting Information System http://www.ecy.wa.f;ov/proerams/wa/perm its/pa ris/index.html waTta pu~rtn ~,.: a:a.:., sf~~n,.:. ,:--_ :..,-.::a,. °~k~ "P""!' 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Y.. .~...e' .r.. ~.a..._. ._ mR NaNen[ .,wow „~„ee wk.wl P„X.eo,.XeEwEPOa* C.(3 .,.~ w~a~n~am~slww].ru ro'm IIMMwioPn[:J!%ufoala - - -romzvon -_-- ~.~ wn wnv ANNUAL DISEASE CONTROL CHEMICAL. USE REPORT ~J PEIIMRTEE NAME/A9DRE38 wA ###3rsz- PERMIT NUMBER OIaCHAgaf NUMSEq MONITORING PERIOD YEAR MO DAY YEAR MO DAY FROM ~ /aZ i 0 / ~ D/ ~ TO /,2. / ,3~ Chemical Used Amount Usad Units Notes Terramycin (2.0 gm / Ib of feed) Ibs of teed Terramycin (4.0 gm / Ib of feed) Ibe of feed 7erremycin ( S b gm / Ib of feed) S y, y-q ~ iba of feed ~J z ~-~/ l7G7?`fK-J- /'!~r e .S ~. Romat 301 2.27 gm I Ib of feadl 9 5'!~ •,~ Ibe of feed (p~ ~ /LG ee 71 Romat 301 gm 1 tb of feed) - Ibe of feed Erythromycin (2,26 gm / Ib of feed) Ibe of feed Erythromycin 1 4.b gm / Ib of feed) Ibs of lead Erythromycin ( gm / Ib of feed) Ibs of lead AmoxEcillin grams Chloramine • T Ibs Formalln (37% Formaldehyde) gel auffared lodophors (1%) ~Q Q,~ gel MS - 222 2 V grams Chlorine (72.6%) gal . Chorine ( %) ~ gel _ Sodium Thloaulfate Ibs Quaternary Ammonia { 35 %) gel Quaternary Ammanie 1 60%) gal Quaternary Ammanie ( %) gal f~aatClr O~CtCnrLO S 3 s.o{~e /De8 . Acfr~<l ~,?ri s For other chemicals used but nne akin to be IlSted an thi f 1 -----`-- -- a orm, p ease enclose ea en NAME/TITIE PRINCtPAi EXECUTIVE OFFICER ~ DATE KGB; ~. 8 rr9 ~/ ~Qf•/In t~ Caa~rr~'~~ ~ o/ ~z ~3 TYPED OR PRINTED SIGNATURE OF PRINCIPA4 EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR AUTHORREO AGENT MM DD YY ar msaYnum imprisonment of Esrwem 8 morons ens 6yeen.j ~~~~~~ "O'D• rrenen~sa wear ma» somrea may muuei Mss up NAME Icicle Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC _ ADDRESS Dba American Oold Seafoods PO Box 79003 --- --^~~------ ANNUAL DISEASE CONTROL CHEMICAL USE REPORT PERMRTEE NAMElpaePE&S NAME Icicle Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC_ ADDRESS Dba American Goid Seafoods PO Box 79003 -~ ___-~ - N%A ### PERMIT NUMBER u DtscHMaE HuMaER MONITORING PERIOD YEAR MO DAY YEAR MO DAY FROM / Z / d / TO / Q. / ~ / Chemical Used Amount Used Units Notes Terramycin (2.0 gm ! Ib of feed) Iba of feed Terramycin (4.0 gm / Ib of feedl be of feetl Termmycin 1 gm / lb of teed) - Ibs of teed Romet 301 2.27 gm / Ib of feed) Ibs of feed Romat 30 ( gm / Ib of teed} V Vba of teed Erythromycin l 2.26 gm / Ib of feed) of feetl Erythromycin (4.6 gm ! Ib of feed) Iba of lead Erythromycin ( gm ! Ib of feed) Iba of teed Amoxiclllin grams Chtoremine - T Iba Formelln 137% Formaldehyde) gal Buffered lodophors (196) ,~'Q ~(, gal MS - 222 ~~' S grams Chlortna 1 12.6%3 gat ' Chlorine 1 %1 gel Sodtum 7hiosulfate Iba Quaternary Ammonia 1 36 %) gay Quaternary Ammonfe { 60%) gel Quaternary Ammonfe ( %) gal ur moat cnemlcalE U9ea out hoc 8ele i0 ee Ilsiea on inls corm, please BOCIOaB as an attachment. N A MF/TITLE PRINCIPAL EXE UTIVE OFFICER DATE C `` ,.~~ l ~ KCtJi.t. ~rlGi~ r (¢,rr'tit.`T ~doreQrhA~Or V ~ D/ Pi.~ /3' TYPED OR PRINTED SIGNATURE OF PRI IPAL E E OFFICER OR AUTHORIZED AGENT MM DD YY tome italutea IaaY 02 ANNUAL DISEASE CONTROL CHEMICAL USE REPORT PRRMRTEE NAMFJAOpgE58 PERMR NUMBER OIaCHMGE NUMBER MONITORING PERIOD YEAR MO DAY YEAR MO DAY FROM O/ 0( TO / /Z Chemical Used Amount Used Units Notes Terramycin (2.0 gm ! Ib of feed) Iba of teed Terramycin (4.0 gm ! Ib of feed) Iba of teed Terramycin 15~,.3~_ gm ! Ib of feed) 1D3 ~ pj 6- Iba of teed ~'~(p ~~~~ r _ /J, Romet 30 12.27 gm / Ib of feed) ~ Iba of teed y3. s' ,~ ~jL~ Z' „~~ s Romet 301 gm / lb of feed) ~ Iba of lead Erythromycin (2,26 gm / Ib of feedl Ibe of feed Erythromycin 14.6 gm / Ib of feed) Ibs of teed Erythromycin 1 gm / Ib of feed) Ibe of teed Amoxicllifn grema Chloramine • T Iba Formelin 1 37% Formaldehyde) gel j Buffered lodophora I 1 %) 5© ~~ gal MS-222 l J'0 grema Chlorine (12.6%1 gal Chbdne ( %1 ~ gal Sodium Thiosulfate Iba Oueternary Ammonia (36 %) gal Quaternary Ammonia (60%) gal Ouaternary Ammonia ( %) gel Fn n\An nFn.hinnls nA tip. ..1.1~ A. 11- ._ ~. v.~~. vrnrn~rvurv vvvv vu\ rrv\ vV~v W V611v\vV VII \1110 IVIIII\ PlnnCn enelOBe ea en NAME/TITLE PflINCIPAI EXECUTIVE OFFICEq DATE Ke.Di~~Qrl' ~r Tern~•I~ oor•cQl~dr ~ ~ o~ z2 /3 TYPED OR PRINTED IDNATURE OF PRI IPAL EXE TIV OFFICEfl OR AUTHORIZED AOENT MM DD YY may meluea IFea up to NAME Icicle Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC__ ___ ADDRESS Dba American Gold Seafoods PO Box 79003 -------- -i---- ANNUAL DISEASE CONTROL CHEMICAL USE REPORT PE11MfREE NAMP/AOORESS NAME Icicle Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC_ ADDRESS DbR American Gold Seafoods PO Box 79003 -~- WA ###e g PERMIT NUMRFfl J OISCHAAGE NUMBER MONITORING PERIOD YEAR MO DAY YEAR MO DAY FAOM / O/ b% TO /2. /2. / ChemicaE Used Amount Used Units Notes Terramycln (2.0 gm 1 Ib of feed! Iba of feed Terramycln (4.0 gm / Ib of feedl Ibs of feed Terramycln { gm / 14 of feed) Q, iba of teed Romet 30 f 2.27 gm ! ib of featly ~ Ibs of feed Romet 30 ( gm 1 ib of feed) Ibs of feed Erythromycln (2,26 gm ! Ib of feed) (' ~/ I teed Erythromyoin 1 4.6 gm / Ih of feedl Ibs of lead Erythromycin f gm I ib of feed) Iba of lead Amoxicillin grams Chloramine - T Iba Formalin (37% Formaldehyde) gal buffered lodophors { 1 %) (pQ a, gel M8 - 222 ,~'p D ~ , grams Chlorine { 72.6%) gat Chlorine f %1 ~ gal Sodium Thioauifate Ibs Quaternary Ammonia { 36 %I gal 1uaternary Ammonia 1 60%} gal Gueternary Ammonia I %) gal ror omer cnemloms useo out not ante to be usteD on tma mrm, please enclose as an attachment. NAME/TITLE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER DATE f~eoiti ~r%y~', rerntit~ (..F~erTc~YVA~dr- dl oLL !3 TYPED OR PRINTED SIGNATURE OF INCIPAL EC OFFICER OR AUTNORI2ED AGENT MM DD YV i CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF lAW THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY E%AMINED AND AM FAMRIAR WITH THE INFORMATION 6UBMITTED HEREIN: AND BASED ON MY INQUIRY OF TNOSE INDIYIDVAIS IMMEDIATELY RESPONSaILE FOR OBTAeIING THE INFOAMATION. 1 BEl1EYE THE SHBMIREO INFORMATION IS TRUE, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. 1 AM AWARE THAT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT PEHALtIES FOA SUBMITTING FAl6E INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE POS$IBILrtY OF FkfE AND IMPRISONMENT. SEE 71 V.S.C. f 1001 ANO 35 0.$.C f 1519. IPFUNiu undaf IMns erawtaf may include fines up 10 F10,000 eM of maximum knplNOnmant of balWaen B menlM and S yaerf.l 5-I ANNUAL DISEASE CONTROL CHEMICAL USE REPORT PEIIMRTFH NAMEIADDgE55 NAME Icicle Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC_ ADDRESS Dba American Gold Seafoods PO Box 79003 FROM WA ### PERMIT NUMBER DISC#IAAIiE NUMBER MONITORING PERIOD YEAR MO DAY YEAR MO DAV /Z. d/ O/ TO /Z 12 CEtemicRl Used Amount Used Unit6 Notes Terromyckf (2.0 gm / Ib of feed) Ibs of feed 7erramycin f 4,0 gm 1Ib of feed) Iba of teed Terramycin ( ~• ~ pm / Ib o} teed) 3L~(p ~ 2 9 Ibs of feed /1 ~r ~3~ ~ >fyc T I P[R'!~ Romat 30 1 2.27 gm / Ib of feed} Ibs of feed Romet 30 ( gm l lb of feed) ~ Iba of feed Erythromycin (2.26 gm 1 Ib of lead) Ibs of teed Erythromycin (4.6 gm / Ib of feedl Iba of teed Erythromycin ( gm / Ib of feed} IDs of feed Amoxioglin pmme Chloramina • 7 Ibs Formalin (37% Formaldehyde) Oaf Buffered lodophora f 1 %) ~f/ p, r gal MS - 222 5'(~© grams i Chorine (12.6%) gal , , Chlorine f %) t gel Sodium Thioaulfata Ibs Quaternary Ammonia (96 %) gad i t]uatemery Ammonia / 60%) gal Quaternary Ammonia f %) gel - - '.. For of ar chemicals used hue net aha m he u.rnd on this form I - --'--- -• pease enC oae ea an I~ DATE ~cu ~. g r ~~ ~~ ~2r /Ty;~ CAoroQ;~r a/ 22 /,3 TYPED OR PRINTED IONATURE OF P IPAL E E MM DD Yy OFFICER OR AU ORRED AGENT I CLRTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF lAW 7NA7 t NAVE PEASONAILY !%AM W ED AND AM FAMR1Afl WIrH THE WFORMATION SUBMnTED NEAFINj AND 8ASF0 ON MY WOUTAY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS IMMEDMTELY RESPONSIBLE FOA OBTAIMNO THE WFOAMAmON. 1 SEUEVE THE SUBMITTED INFORMATION IS TRVL, ACCUgATE AND COMREEE. i AM AWARE 7NAT TNEAE ARE SgNIHCANT PENALTIES iOR 6UBMITTW6 FALSE WFOAMAigN. INCLUDWe THE POSSIOpITY OF FINE ANO IMPpISONMENi. SEE 71 WS.C. f f00/ ANp 3] V.S.C. t 1319, IPamllbs m+der lhaa sanAS may lnnuus Anas up lp 510.000 aM pl msaYFUm 4npManment el EB1Y,aae 6 mpmna aM 6 vsv.l S - ,2 ANNUAL DISEASE CONTROL CHEMICAL USE REPORT ---- wA u~# - /5-. . PERMIT Nt1M6ER bi$CNAfleE NUMBEq MONITORING PERI00 YEAR MO bAY YEAR MO DAY FROM / 2 D 1 p TO ~ / Chemical Uaed Amount Used Units Notes Terramycin (2.0 gm 116 of feed) Ibe of teed Terramycin (4.0 gm / lb of feedl Ibe of feed Terramycin ( 'Sea gm ! Ib of feedl Lll ~M"5'" a T-d Ibe of teed ~ 1 ~' ~~j ~/ ~ P~• Romat 30 (2.27 gm ! Ib of feed{ Ibe of feed Romet 30 I gm /!b of feed) Ibe of feed Erythromycin (2.25 gm / lb of feedl Ibe of feed Erythromycin f 4.6 gm / Ib of feed} Ibe of reed Erythromycin ( gm ! Ib o! feed) Ibs of feed Amoxicillln grams Chloramine - T Ibe Formalln (37% Formaldehyde) gal Buffered lotlophora t f %1 3O gel MS • 222 !J'a0 • grams Chlorine (12.6%} gal . Chlorine ( %) gal Sodium Thlosulfate Ibe Quaternary Ammonia (36 %) gal Quatemery Ammonia (60%) gal Ouaternary Ammonia 1 %) gal uavu vm nu. nmv w uu nsmu un mis roan, please enmose sa en aaacnmeni. NAMF/TITLE PRINCIPAL E%ECUTIVE OFFICER GATE ~ aZ ~ TYPED OR PRINTED SIO ATURE OF P IPAL E C OFFICER OR AUTNORI2ED AGENT MM OD YY up to pEgM1T7Ee NAME/ADDflESB NAME Icicle Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC _ ADDRESS Dba American Gold Seafoods PO Box 79003 -~- -- -- 5 .3 ANNUAL DISEASE CONTROL CHEMICAL USE REPORT PERM1IITTEE NAMElADDRFbB NAME cicle Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC_ ADDRESS Dba American Gold Seafoods PO Box 79003 FROM WA # f3/ PERMR NUMBER ^ DIBCNMaa NUMBER MONITORING PERi00. YEAR MO DAY YEAH MO DAY O / o To y / 2.- _~ Chemical Used Amount Used Unlta Notes Terramycln { 2.0 gm f Ib of feed) Iba of teed Tarramyoin 14.0 gm ! Ib of feed) Iba of teed Terramycin ( ~. D gm 116 of feed) Romet 30 (2.27 gm / Ib of feedl 5.3 ~ 3y~ Iba of lead lbe of teed Z~ (p g ~ r~ ` , Romat 30 I gm 1 ib of feed) ~ Iba of feed Erythromycin 1 2.26 gm / Ib of leedl Iba of fees Erythromycin (4.6 gm / Ib of feed) Iba of lead Erythromycin ( gm ! Ib of fsedl Ibs of feed Amox{clllin greme Chloremine • T tbs Formalin { 37% Farmaldehydel gel Buffered lodophora I 1 %- ~!y"" gal MB-222 Qd greme CRlorine (12.b%1 gal . , Chlorine { %} Bel - Sodium Th{oeulfata tba Quaternary Ammonia (3b %1 gat Guatemery Ammonia 1 60%) gat nueternaryAmmoniaf %I gat For other chemicals used but not able to be linrad on ad. s,.rr...,r.... .....~... _ __ __ _..__r.__ _. NAMERITLE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFRCER ~ DATE ~I~ ~~~~ ~e r ~;~ C~ ' I~A r~ ^ ~ ? i . tJ t D/ , ,2 L,j TYPED OR PRINTED 81ONATUR F PRWCB'AL EXECUTIVE MM DD YY OFFICER OR AUTHORIZED AGENT _... _ _. ____....._.... ___ .. .,.,...,. , ~,,,,. ,...v.,+ v.:e. a rata. Ir'enNeet urger rMas alelutea maY ana ar merJmum Impiwnmsq of between a menene ens a v.en r - ANNUAL DISEASE CONTROL C}fEMICAL USE REPORT S _ / PERNnTp6 NAMPJADOgE58 NAME Icicle Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC ADDRESS Bba American Oold Seafoods PO Box 79003 FROM WA ### PERMIT HUNKER DISCNAgGE NUMEVi MONITORING pERl00 YEAR MO DAY YEAR MO DAY / o d To /z /Z i Chemical Used Amount Used Units Notes Terramycin 12,0 gm ! ib of feed) Ibe of feed Terramycln 14.0 gm / Ib of feedl Ibe of teed Tertamyctn ( 5.0 0m 1 Ib of feed) ~' S(~ the of feed ~ ~ L!/ Romet 30 (2.27 gm / Ih of feed) Ibe of feed Romat 30 1 gm / Ib of feed) Ibs of feed ' Erythromycin 12.26 gm / Ib of feed) Ibe of teed Erytfuamycin f 4.6 9m / Ib of feed) Ibs of teed Erythromycin ( gm ! Ib of feed) Ibe of feed Amoxicillin grams Chtoramine • T Ibe Formafin { 37% Formaldehyde) gal Buffered lodophoro (t%) l{ ~ gal MS • 222 J ~ J grams Chiorina (12.6%I gal Chlorine { q(,) ` gat Sodium TMosulfate - Ibe Quaternary Ammonia 136 %} gal Quaternary Ammanla (60%) gel Quaternary Ammonia ( %) gal Far athaf chemicals used MU nnf whin m ho eared on thi f - --~-- -- s orm, please enclose sa en NAMERI TLE PRI N CIPALE%ECUTI VEOFFICER DATE `'~/ ~ ~, ( ~ / .p fiWlti Britt ti.%t Y"GC'M~~ C.Gbe~ihua'3~ d( 2 ~.3 TYPED OR PAINTED 8 ONATURE OF PRI IPAL E MM DD YY OFFICER OR AUTHOflIZED AOBJT _. _. ...._...._ _....__......._.... ..... ,,...o.... ~ nn,, wro ua a,a,c. , 1"319. 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Temp and Dlsaolved Ozvgan Re port Temperature MIn.Oxygen Avg Avg 2012 January 7.3 7 2012 Febmary 7.4 8.7 2012 March 7.9 8.9 2012 AprO 7.8 8.7 2012 Mey 9.0 8.3 2012 June 9.7 8.0 2012 July 10.8 b.4 2012 Augual 1f.b 8.2 2012 September 11.4 b.f 2012 October 10.b 6.3 2012 November 9.3 b.4 2012 December 8.8 8.3 Hope Island 81te 4: Environment Report, 1MI2012.12tJ112012 Monthly Ave. Temp. end Dlsaolvetl Oxygen Rep ort Tempeature MIn.Ozypen Avg Avg 2012 January 6.9 8.1 2012 Febmary ].0 8.0 2012 March 8.7 8.0 2012 Apnl 8.0 6.7 2012 May 0.0 8.9 2012 Jme 10.1 7.3 2012 Juty 10.4 6.8 2012 August if.e 6.3 2012 SapOembar 15.3 4.3 2012 October f L0 4.9 ZOt2 November 9.7 4.8 20fa December 8.8 6.7 ~ceivEo FEB 012013 PO aox 669 Anncortes, NA 98221 Plione: (360) 293-94G8 Fax : (360) Ms. Lori LeVander WA State Dept of Ecology NW Regional Office 3190 160`h Avenue Soathoast Bellevue, WA 98008-5452 Mr. John Kerwin WA State Dept of Fish and Wildlife 1600 Capitol Way N. Olympia, WA 98501-1091 WA State Dept of Natural Resources Aquatic Resources Division P.O. Box 47027 Olympia, WA 98504-1109 January 30, 2013 Re: 2012 American Gold Seafoods Annual Accidental Fish Release Report for: Port Angelea- WA 004089-4 Cypresa Is. Site 1- WA 003156-9 t~ypress Is. Site 2- WA 003157-7 Cypress Is. Site 3- WA 003158-5 Hope Ia. Site 4- WA 003159-3 Clam Bay- WA 003152-6 Fort Ward- WA 003153-4 Orchard Rocks- WA 003154-2 The following report is a summary of the experiences and actions taken during 2012 by American Gold Seafoods (AGS) with regard to the prevention of accidental fish escapes and the reporting of significant fish escapes. During the year, the AGS Fish Escape Operational Plans, AGS Fish Handling Procedures, and the AGS Hazardous Material Spill Prevention Plans were reviewed by American Gold Seafoods employees and management. No changes were made to the updated versions of these plans which were submitted to WDOE, WDFW and WDNR last year. Copies of these plans and emergency contact procedures are posted in the employee break rooms at each location. There were no significant fish escapes to report during 2012 from any of the eight marine net pen farming sites. The company continues to make strides in the prevention of accidental fish releases from the fish rearing units. A few of the strategies employed, new equipment purchased and American Gold's maintenance programs used to secm'e the net pen facilities and livestock will be described in this report. The occurrence of sea lice on the reared fish stocks at all eight marine sites was again very low to non-existent last year. There was no need for the use of medicated feed for the treatment of sea lice during 2012. Despite the rhetoric put forth by various opponents of net pen aquaculture regarding sea lice levels and farmed salmon, it should be noted that during the past 30 years of private marine finfish net pen operations in Washington State, there has only been one time when a treatment was necessary to reduce sea lice populations on the cultured fish stocks. This single treatment occurred in late 2006 and was used at only 3 out of the 8 net pen facilities. From the 30 years of experience in raising salmon in net pens, sea lice infestations of net pen reared commercial salmon stocks in Puget Sound are very rare events. Possibly one reason sea lice has not been a problem for the Washington net pen operators is the reduced salinity levels that occur in Puget Sound. Scientific literature regarding sea lice behavior and survival rates of sea lice larval stages at varying salinity levels show there are negative effects with even slight decreases in salinity. Survival offree-swimming sea lice copepadids was found to be severely compromised at salinity levels below 29 parts per thousand (Bricknell, 2006). According to Bricknell, both the survival and host infectivity of sea lice are severely compromised by shoo-term exposure to reduced salinity levels. The seasonal pulses of freshwater runoff from the significant river systems flowing into Puget Sound are likely one possible factor that impedes the ability of sea lice to infect and proliferate at these facilities. • 2012 Equipment Improvements and Company Practices to Reduce the Risk of Accidental Fish Releases While no floating cage structures were replaced during 2012, normal repair and replacement procedures were carried out on the individual fish containment nets, predator nets and anchoring systems throughout the entire year. Nets that are used during the year are eventually shipped to a land based facility for cleaning and repair. The company that provides this service checks the break strength of the twine during the repair process. Older nets that are determined to be wearing out are retired from service and trucked to an upland solid waste collection facility for proper disposal. The company purchases multiple new fish containment nets each year in order to maintain the fish containment equipment in appropriate working condition. One of the key changes that have occurred with regard to fish escape prevention over the past 15 years was the willingness by the industry to invest in heavier fish containment netting materials. When the Puget Sound net pen salmon industry first began, nets that were originally used were typically cotton materials with breaking strengths in the 60 foot pound range. Today the industry is using nylon netting materials that have breaking strengths in the 300 foot pound range and higher. Net manufacturers continue to make advancements in blending different nylon materials with polypropylene or other polymers such as Spectra that can make netting materials much stronger and more resistant to tearing. AGS continues to investigate some of these new materials, work with the net manufacturing companies and design site specific nets for its facilities with the goal of protecting the fish stocks from escapement and predation. In 2012, the company purchased an additional 20 new fish containment nets for the sea sites and several new barrier or predator nets, for the farms. The previous year, the company purchased approximately 30 new fish containment nets. The continual investment into repairs andlor replacements of the fish containment nets and the predator netting is critical towards prevention offish escapes. The secondary barrier or predator protection nets are also an advancement that the industry has invested into for protecting the fish stocks from increasing populations of Harbor Seals and California Sea Lions. AGS will be testing out a new type of polypropylene barrier netting material atone of its sites in 2013. Theso trials are carried out with an eye towards improvements that will safeguard the livestock and further reduce the risks offish escapements from occurring. During the past two years, American Gold transitioned the four distinct geographic regions of its farming operations (Cypress Island, Hope Island, Port Angeles and Bainbridge Island) into single generation facilities. Prior to this, only the Hope Island and Port Angeles farms were operated as one generational smolt entry sites. The Cypress and Bainbridge Island sites were operated as grow out sites that would, at certain times, have two different year classes of fish being raised on the site at once. Now each regional location will have a single year class grown on it from start to fmish. Smolts will be directly entered into the site from the hatchery, grown for 18 to 22 months to harvest size, and then completely harvested out. Once harvested out, the site will go through a fallowing period, the nets removed from the site for cleaning and disinfection, and then a new generation of smolts will be introduced into it from the hatchery. As can be seen in the attached biomass and feeding summaries, several of the sites ran fallow in 2012 for numerous months. There will be several sites that are scheduled to be harvested out in 2013 that will also go through a fallowing period. The primary reason for this change is to further protect the health of the fish stocks grown at each site. American Gold will continue to make improvements to their operations, investigate new technologies and make investments in 2013 in an effort to raise fish in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner. The aquaculture industry as a whole continues to evolve and make significant advances in the practices and equipment it uses. In 2013, the production of seafood from aquaculture is projected to surpass the total volume of capture fisheries for the fast time in human history. As can be seen in the accompanying graph, growth in this industry has and continues to happen all around us. American Gold Seafoods is committed to being good stewards of the merino environment that it grows its fish in, to creating domestic jobs, fostering local economic activity and to providing a wholesome seafood product for U.S. consumers. Sincerely, Kevin Bright, American Gold Seafoods Environmental Permit Coordinator World Saimon Supp#y, 1980-2008 3,000 2,500 N 0 2,000 U 1,500 v c m u, 1,000 .-. Game; NaGOnal Marine Fbhedes Service. Famed salmon incFades lrmA kimred in saM water. ^ Farmed salmon ^ Wild salmon 500 0 rn rn ~ rn rn rn rn~ ~' ~i °o °o ~o °0 0 r r ~-- r c- r r r r r N N N N N Between 1980 to 2007 world farmed salmon sapply increased from 2% to 64% (Source; Gunnar Knapp, Professor oF6conomics-University of Alaska Anchorage). Literature Cited: Bricknell, LR., 2006. Effect of environmental salinity on sea lice Lepeophtheirus salmouis settlement success. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 30;71(3):201-12 4 PO aox G69 Anneortes, WA 98221 Phmm: (360 Ms. Lori LeVander Department of Ecology NW Regional Office 3190 160'x' Avenue Southeast Bellevue, WA 98008-5452 t?ECEltrFA JUN p 1 2Q12 0 May 28, 2012 ~T ~~ Op ECOL~j Re: March/April 2012 Monthly Feed, Biomass and Disease Control Chemical Use for American Gold Seafoods Net Pen NPDES Permits. Dear Ms. LeVander: Please find the monthly biomass, feed and disease control chemical use summary reports for March and April of 2012. Best regards, Kevin Bright, Environmental Permit Coordinator American Gold Seafoods A W w + b ~ ~ Q a ~ D y ya yg j yq~ A ~ P ~ yp N 2 b A b ~_ p~ ~q u N '3n 6 m i~ ~~~ a ~~3 I~ 8 Q ,~ t U 0 pe U 0 G R pN 4N} Q ~~ ~~ ~~ ~' $~ ~~ S ~~ ~~ T ~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~~ a ~ i9 e c M M Q ~ 3 ~F~1 Y Q R' I~i N N N M ~ a° Apri15, 2011 State, Local, and Federal Regulatory Controls for FinTis6 Net Pen Aquaculture in Washington The following is a brief summary of the regulatory regime governing American Gold Seafoods' fin fish net-pen operations in Washington State. This summary is not intended to be exhaustive, but is intended to provide the Jefferson County Board of County Commissions an overview of the various programs already in place to ensure American Gold's net-pen operations do not interfere with other beneficial uses of Puget Sound's waters and shorelines. 1) Shoreline Substantial Develoament Permit /Conditional Use Permit (Local Counties/Citiesl • The local county or city in which a new net-pen facility plans to operate is responsible for issuing a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (SSDP) under the Shoreline Management Act. The SSDP allows for the construction of the net-pen facility and any associated structures. ^ The local jurisdiction also issues a Conditional Use Permit, which allows site-specific issues to be mitigated and minimized through the placement of specific conditions on the issuance of the SSDP/CUP. For example, conditions on a SSDP/CUP may address lighting or noise limitations to ensure compatibility with nearby upland uses. • The SSDP/CUP must be consistent with the local jurisdictions Shoreline Master Program (SMP). The SMP addresses the public's right to visual and physical access to the shoreline, as well as the natural character, resources and ecology of shorelines and water bodies. SMP's are also required to make provisions for the reasonable commercial use of state shorelines for public commerce and for the benefit of the public welfare, such as food production. • The Department of Ecology ("Ecology") performs the final review of all types of shoreline permits issued by the local agency to ensure any environmental concerns are adequately addressed. 2) State Environmental Policv Act (SEPAL review and determination. A proposed new net pen aquaculture facility requires a SEPA threshold determination and, if necessary, a full environmental analysis to evaluate impacts and identify required mitigation. 3) Joint Aauatic Resource Permit Apulication (Various Agenciesl. A new finfish aquaculture facility is required to submit a Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application (DARPA) to all agencies involved in the permit process related to the use of state or federal waters. • This process creates agency coordination in addressing the overall potential impacts of a proposed development project. The DARPA creates a public process, numerous agency notifications and a thorough permit review process by state, local and federal agencies, Tribal natural resource agencies, and interested groups or citizens. 4) U.S. Armv Coros of Eneineers Section 10 Permit. f Various Aeenciesl ^ Any federal permit approval requires an Endangered Species Act (ESA) review and consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), U.S. Fish and U.S. Armv Corps of Engineers Section 10 Permit. (Continued) Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Tribal governments with respect to potential impacts on endangered species in the project area. A Biological Assessment/ Biological Evaluation (BABE) of the proposed project must be performed by an approved consulting firm with expertise in the fisheries, aquatic biology and/or habitat conservation fields. The BABE analyzes the project with a specific focus on the potential impacts ofthe project on ESA listed species in the area. The applicably expert agency (USFWS and NMFS) reviews and approves the BABE. The federal Coastal Zane Management Act requires that all projects in the coastal zone be certified by the Department of Ecology before a federal agency such as the Corps of Engineers grants its permits. This certification ensures that federally- permitted projects are consistent with the state Coastal Zone Management Program, which has federal approval. This applies to all shoreline activities in or affecting Washington's 15 coastal counties. 5) Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFWI Aquatic Farm Permit and Registration. ^ Registration is required with WDFW for each individual aquatic farm location and the type of species being reared within the State. The registration requires annual renewal and quarterly reports on the production from the facility. 6) Aguaculture Finfish Permit (WDFW). WDFW has the authority to approve, deny or condition the type of aquaculture finfish species being reared in a facility. WDFW considers the specific facility location, the type of species reared, the rearing methods, the potential biological risks, the best available science and the best available technology in rendering its decision. The permit requires the development of a facility operations plan that addresses Best Management Practices (BMP's), Best Available Technologies (BAT's), and the development of Employee Fish Escape Prevention Plans, Fish Escape Reporting Procedures and Accidental Fish Escape Rapid Recapture Plans. 7) Fish Transport Permit (WDFWI. WDFW is responsible for enforcing the fish health laws and disease control regulations within the State. Private finfish aquaculture facilities are subject to the same laws and regulations that state and tribal public finfish hatcheries and enhancement facilities are subject to. WDFW requires annual facility certification and periodic fish health screening of brood stock and smolts. There are very strict regulations and requirements on the importation or interstate transport of live finfish and/or gametes. Additionally, the importation or interstate transfer of live finfish falls under federal USFWS jurisdiction, regulation and permitting. 8) National Pollutant Discharee Elimination System (NPDES) Permit. (Ecoloey) • The Dept. of Ecology is responsible for issuing and regulating the NPDES Waste Discharge Permit under the authority of the federal Clean Water Act and Washington State equivalent. An NPDES permit is required for each individual net-pen site. • The NPDES Permit sets limits on the allowable discharges from a finfish aquaculture operation in State waters. • The NPDES Permit prohibits discharge of unauthorized chemicals. • The NPDES Permit requires that a sampling plan complying with specific permit requirements be developed, including a sediment monitoring cycle to be carried out by a third party consultant. All sediment monitoring reports are submitted to Ecology and the Dept. of Natural Resources. • Sediment monitoring of benthic impacts are carried out around a 100' perimeter from the farm sites. Impact limits are set for the organic enrichment of sediments to distinct threshold values. Mandatory mitigation and monitoring is required if sediment standards exceed the limits. Closure monitoring is required of any monitoring stations that exceeded the threshold limits until the sediments are returned to the allowable levels by mitigation. • The NPDES Permit calls for the mandatory reporting of approved chemical use, reporting incidence of sea lice infestations, reporting of emergency disease occurrences and the reporting of accidental fish escapes. • The NPDES Permit requires the development and use of Best Management Practices and Best Available Technology to minimize pollution. • The NPDES permit requires the development and use ofsite-specific Pollution Prevention Plans, Accidental Fish Escape Prevention Plans, Fish Escape Reporting Procedures and Accidental Fish Escape Recovery Plans in coordination with WDFW. 9) Aquatic Use Permit Aunlication and Aquatic Lands Lease tWahhnngton Deat. of Natural Resources tDNR)) The State owns most aquatic lands, including tidelands, shorelands, harbor areas and the beds of navigable waters. An Aquatic Lands Lease is required for a finfish net pen facility operating in State waters. Aquatic Lands Leases are issued and regulated by DNR. Aquatic Lands Leases have strict guidelines, rules and allowable use activities on the facility operations within the lease area. Leases are written to protect State resources, including ecological resources. Any vacated lease sites must have all physical improvements completely removed from them and require any contaminants be removed from them. Quarterly lease payments are based on a flat annual rate (regazdless of production) plus an additional royalty amount based on the production from the facility. 10) U.S. Coast Guard Private Aids to Navigation (PATONI Permit. • Floating structures permanently moored in the navigable waters of the U.S. must obtain a PATON permit to operate navigational lights. Exact locations and instructions on operating a Private Aid to Navigation are registered with the U.S. Coast Guard and checked annually. 21A.25.110 Aquaculture. An applicant for an aquaculture facility must use the sequential measures in K.C.C. 21A.25.080. The following standards apply to aquaculture: A. Unless the applicant demonstrates that the substrate modification will result in an increase in habitat diversity, aquaculture that involves little or no substrate modification shall be given preference over aquaculture that involves substantial substrate modification and the degree of proposed substrate modification shall be limited to the maximum extent practical. B. The installation of submerged structures, intertidal structures and floating structures shall be limited to the maximum extent practical. C. Aquaculture proposals that involve substantial substrate modification or sedimentation through dredging, trenching, digging, mechanical clam harvesting or other similar mechanisms, shall not be permitted in areas where the proposal would adversely impact critical saltwater habitats. D. Aquaculture activities that after implementation of mitigation measures would have a significant adverse impact on natural, dynamic shoreline processes or that would result in a net loss of shoreline ecological functions shall be prohibited. E. Aquaculture should not be located in areas that will result in significant conflicts with navigation or other water-dependent uses. F. Aquaculture facilities shall be designed, located and managed to prevent the spread of diseases to native aquatic life or the spread of new nonnative species. G. Aquaculture practices shall be designed to minimize use of artificial chemical substances and shall use chemical compounds that are least persistent and have the least impact on plants and animals. Herbicides and pesticides shall be used only in conformance with state and federal standard and to the ? minimum extent needed for the health of the aquaculture activity. H. Noncommercial salmon net pen facilities that involve minimal supplemental feeding and limited use of chemicals or antibiotics as provided in subsection G. of this section may be located in King County waters if they are: 1. subsistence salmon net pens operated by tribes with treaty fishing rights; 2. for the limited penned cultivation of wild salmon stocks during a limited portion of their 4 lifecycle to enhance restoration of native stocks; or 3. implemented as mitigation for a development activity. I. If uncertainty exists regarding potential impacts of a proposed aquaculture activity and for all experimental aquaculture activities, unless otherwise provided for, the department may require baseline and periodic operational monitoring by acounty-approved consultant, at the applicant's expense, and shall continue until adequate information is available to determine the success of the project and the magnitude of any probable significant adverse environmental impacts. Permits for such activities shall include specific performance measures and provisions for adjustment or termination of the project at any time if monitoring indicates significant, adverse environmental impacts that cannot be adequately mitigated. J. Aquaculture developments approved on an experimental basis shall not exceed five acres in area, except land-based projects and anchorage for floating systems, and three years in duration. The department may issue a new permit to continue an experimental project as many times as it determines is necessary and appropriate. K. The department may require aquaculture operations to carry liability insurance in an amount commensurate with the risk of injury or damage to any person or property as a result of the project. Insurance requirements shall not be required to duplicate requirements of other agencies. L. If aquaculture activities are authorized to use public facilities, such as boat launches or docks, King County may require the applicant to pay a portion of the cost of maintenance and any required improvements commensurate with the use of those facilities. M. New aquatic species that are not previously cultivated in Washington state shall not be introduced into King County saltwaters or freshwaters without prior written approval of the Director of the Washington state Department of Fish andoWiPacficnOlihm alf Kumomoto, Belonlnor Virgince oystersf Health. This prohibition does not apply Y P Manila, Butter, or Littleneck clams; or Geoduck clams. N. Unless otherwise provided in the shoreline permit issued by the department, repeated introduction of an approved organism after harvest in the same location shall require approval by the county only at the time the initial aquaculture use permit is issued. Introduction, for purposes of this section, shall mean the placing of any aquatic organism in any area within the waters of King County regardless of whether it is a native or resident organism within the county and regardless of whether it is being transferred from within or without the waters of King County. O. For aquaculture projects, over-water structures shall be allowed only if necessary for the immediate. and regular operation of the facility. Over-water structures shall be limited to the, storage of necessary tools and apparatus in containers of not more than three feet in height, as measured from the surface of the raft or dock. P. Except for the sorting or culling of the cultured organism after harvest and the washing or removal of surface materials or organisms before or after harvest, no processing of any aquaculture product shall occur in or over the water unless specifically approved by permit. All other processing and processing facilities shall be located landward of the ordinary high water mark. O. Aquaculture wastes shall be disposed of in a manner that will ensure strict compliance with all applicable governmental waste disposal standards, including, but not limited to, the Federal Clean Water Act, Section 401, and chapter 90.48 RCW, Water Pollution Control. No garbage, wastes or debris shall be allowed to accumulate at the site of any aquaculture operation. R. Unless approved in writing by the National Marine Fisheries Service or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, predator control shall not involve the killing or harassment of birds or mammals. Approved controls include, but are not limited to, double netting for seals, overhead netting for birds and three-foot high fencing or netting for otters. The use of other nonlethal, nonabusive predator control measures shall be contingent upon receipt of written approval from the National Marine Fisheries Service or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as required. S. Fish net pens and rafts shall meet the following criteria in addition to the other applicable ( regulations of this section: recommendatolns in the Wash ngton state Departmentlof Na oral Resources Maury IslandlEnvironlmental t 4` Aquatic Reserve Final Management Plan (October 29, 2004); 2. Fish net pens shall meet, at a minimum, state approved administrative guidelines for the management of net pen cultures. In the event there is a conflict in requirements, the more restrictive requirement shall prevail; 3. Fish net pens shall not occupy more than two surface acres of water area, excluding t, booming and anchoring requirements. Anchors that minimize disturbance to substrate, such as helical anchors, shall be employed. Such operations shall not use chemicals or antibiotics; 4. Aquaculture proposals that include new or added net pens or rafts shall not be located closer i '~ than one nautical mile to any other aquaculture facility that includes net pens or rafts. The department he p oposal will be consistent with the en vronmental andtaesthetic polictesfand objecfives op this chapter ? and the Shoreline Master Program. The applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department i; that the cumulative impacts of existing and proposed operations would not be contrary to the policies and '; regulations of the program; j 5. Net cleaning activities shall be conducted on a frequent enough basis so as not to violate e state water quality standards. When feasible, the cleaning of nets and other apparatus shall be accomplished by air drying, spray washing or hand washing; and 6. In the event of a significant fish kill at the site of a net pen facility, the fin fish aquaculture ''~ operator shall submit a timely report to Public Health -Seattle-King County, Environmental Health Division and the department stating the cause of death and shall detail remedial actions to be r~mplemented to prevent reoccurrence. T. All floating and submerged aquaculture structures and facilities in navigable waters shall be marked in accordance with United States Coast Guard requirements. U. The rights of treaty tribes to aquatic resources within their usual and accustomed areas shall be addressed through direct coordination between the applicant and the affected tribes through the permit review process. V. Aquaculture structures and equipment shall be of sound construction and shall be so maintained. Abandoned or unsafe structures and equipment shall 6e removed or repaired promptly by the owner. Where any structure might constitute a potential hazard to the public in the future, the department shall require the posting of a bond commensurate with the cost of removal or repair. The department may abate an abandoned or unsafe structure in accordance with K.C.C. Title 23. W. Aquaculture shall not be approved where it will adversely impact eelgrass and macroalgae. ~ ._, X. Commercial salmon net pens shall meet the following criteria and requirements: ' 1. Each commercial salmon net pen application shall provide a current, peer-reviewed science ' t~ review of environmental issues related to salmon net pen aquaculture; 2. The department shall only approve a commercial salmon net pen application if the ~ department determines the scientific review demonstrates that the project construction and activities will achieve no net loss of ecological function in a manner that has no significant adverse short-term impact and no documented adverse long-term impact to applicable elements of the environment, including, but 7 not limited to, habitat for native salmonids, water quality, eel grass beds, other aquaculture, other native j' species, the benthic community below the net pen or other environmental attributes; `,, h 3. The department's review shall: a. include an assessment of the risk to endangered species, non-endangered species, and ,' other biota that could be affected by the net pen; and 'r, `~~ b. evaluate and model water quality impacts utilizing current information, technology, and 1 assessment models. The project proponent shall be financially responsible for this water quality assessment; `•.. 4. Commercial salmon net pens shall be designed, constructed and maintained to prevent } ~ escapement of fish in all foreseeable circumstances, including, but not limited to, tide, wind and wave ; ' events of record, floating and submerged debris, and tidal action; '~' 5. Commercial salmon net pens shall not be located: a within three hundred feet of an area containin eel rass or k I b d' g g a ep e , b. within one thousand five hundred feet of an ordinary high water mark; or c. in a designated Washington state Department of Natural Resources aquatic reserve. '' 6. A commercial salmon net pen may not be used to mitigate the impact of a development I ,~,1 proposal; and 7. The conditional use permit for commercial salmon net pen must be renewed every five years. An updated scientific review shall be conducted as part of the renewal and shall include a new risk assessment and evaluation of the impact of the operation of the salmon net pen during the previous five years. (Ord. 17485 § 27, 2012: Ord. 16985 § 32, 2010).