Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS RCW 77.55.100 states “In the case of an emergency arising from weather or stream flow conditions or other natural conditions, the department, through its authorized representatives, shall issue immediately upon request oral approval for removing any obstructions, repairing existing structures, restoring stream banks, or to protect property threatened by the stream or a change in the stream flow without the necessity of obtaining a written approval prior to commencing work. Conditions of the oral approval shall be reduced to writing within thirty days and compiled with as provided for in this section. Oral approval shall be granted immediately upon request, for a stream crossing during an emergency situation.” The Parties to this Agreement recognize and acknowledge that exigent circumstances will arise as a result of weather or other factors influencing stream flows and the need to convey water. Emergency repair or replacement activities may typically be the same as the routine repair and replacement activities identified elsewhere in this Agreement, but may need to occur outside of designated work periods and/or require the use of action steps that differ or deviate from the Best Management Practices (BMPs) prescribed in a Consolidated HPA issued for routine repair or replacement activities by the District. In the event of a repair or replacement emergency, the following protocols will apply: Emergency notification to WDFW is required only in those circumstances where emergency repair activities, in a “natural watercourse” as identified in this Agreement, deviate from the timing restrictions and provisions of a Consolidated HPA provided pursuant to said Agreement. A District Commissioner will contact one of the WDFW personnel listed below, in descending order of priority: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx - Area Habitat Biologist – (000) 000-0000 X 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx – Area Habitat Biologist – fresh water – (000) 000-0000 X 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx – District Habitat Program Manager (000) 000-0000 X 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx – Regional Habitat Program Director – (000) 000-0000 X 000 WDFW Emergency Hot Line – (000) 000-0000 Upon receipt of emergency notification, WDFW agrees to issue a verbal emergency maintenance (including repair or replacement) approval, with the understanding that the proposed work is necessary to address emergency drainage conditions. The District agrees to have a representative arrange an on-site meeting with an Area Habitat Biologist designa...
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Purpose This Joint Policy Agreement (Co-Manager Hatchery Policy) is entered into between [spell out the Tribes] (the “Tribes”) and the Fish and Wildlife Commission (“FWC”), on behalf of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (“WDFW”). The Tribes and WDFW are hereinafter collectively referred to as Co-Managers or Parties and may be referred to individually as Co-Manager or Party.1 This policy establishes the Co- Managers’ expectations for collaborative management of tribal and WDFW salmon and steelhead hatchery programs in Washington State. Co-Managers recognize that legacy habitat2 degradation requires ongoing mitigation3. Co-managers further recognize that ongoing habitat loss and changing environmental conditions and ecosystem functions4 preclude for the foreseeable future aggregate natural- and hatchery-fish sufficient to meet the xxxxxxxx0 needs and legal requirements of the Co-Managers. Hatcheries are primarily operated to preserve, reintroduce or supplement, natural production that contributes to both the spawning production of those populations and augments harvest. Hatcheries will contribute to meeting these needs while mitigation, habitat restoration and stock recovery efforts are ongoing. Finally, the Co-Managers also recognize that the recovery and conservation of natural-origin populations are the ultimate goals where habitat can sustain natural-origin populations sufficient to support harvest goals and other ecosystem functions and services without hatchery production.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Purpose This Joint Policy Agreement (Co-Manager Hatchery Policy) is entered into between [spell out the Tribes] (the “Tribes”) and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (“WDFW”). The Tribes and WDFW are hereinafter collectively referred to as Co-Managers or Parties and may be referred to individually as Co-Manager or Party.1 This policy establishes the Co-Managers’ expectations for collaborative management of tribal and WDFW salmon and steelhead hatchery programs in Washington State. Co-Managers recognize that legacy habitat2 degradation requires ongoing mitigation3. Co-managers further recognize that ongoing habitat loss and changing environmental conditions and ecosystem functions4 preclude for the foreseeable future aggregate natural- and hatchery-fish sufficient to meet the recovery5needs and legal requirements of the Co-Managers. Hatcheries are primarily operated to preserve, reintroduce or supplement, natural production that contributes to both the spawning production of those populations and augments harvest. Hatcheries will contribute to meeting these needs while mitigation, habitat restoration and stock recovery efforts are ongoing.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 1. Coordinate barrier evaluations and completion of Barrier Evaluation Forms
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