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HomeMy WebLinkAbout070 98 éC '. ~nv, H~\th PI P5 STATE OF WASHINGTON County of Jefferson In the Matter of Jefferson County Support for the designation of Lewis County as the Lead Governmental Entity for the Purpose of a Salmon Enhancement Grant for WRIA's 22 and 23. RESOLUTION NO 70-98 WHEREAS, the Chehalis Basin Partnership is a multi-governmental group that shares an interest in sound management and stewardship of the Chehalis River Basin's natural resources; and, WHEREAS, the purpose of the Chehalis Basin Partnership is to designate a planning unit and lead agency to assess and manage the water resources ofthe basin and to pursue strategies within the basin which include the key elements of flood reduction, fisheries, recreation, water quality and water quantity; and, WHEREAS, Lewis County has been recognized by the Chehalis Basin Partnership and by Jefferson County as the lead agency to in pursuing watershed planning grant funding (under ESHB 2514) for Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRlA's) 22 and 23, the Chehalis River Watershed; and, WHEREAS, the watershed planning grant for WRlA's 22 and 23 includes an evaluation offish habitat; and, WHEREAS, the State Legislature also passed a salmon enhancement project grant program under ESHB 2496, which may provide funding to designated lead agencies to undertake salmonid habitat restoration activities that address factors limiting to fish; and, WHEREAS, funding efforts can be most effectively utilized when duplication can be eliminated and efforts are coordinated; and, WHEREAS, the Chehalis River watershed (WRlA'S 23 and 23, including all of its major tributaries) in the anadromous fish zone will be the target for the development of a restoration plan and specific projects to be implemented under the Salmon Enhancement Grant Program (authorized under ESHB 2496) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED by the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners that they support Lewis County being designated as the lead governmental entity for the purposes of the Salmon Enhancement Grant application for Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIA) 22 and 23. ~!f~ APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of A«r + , 1998 VOL 2A 'H~ If (h'- 2°91.