Common use of WRIA 14A Clause in Contracts

WRIA 14A. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX‌ WRIA 14 covers approximately 244,000 acres at the southwest terminus of Puget Sound (Kuttel 2002). This watershed includes the major river drainages of Xxxxxxx Creek and Xxxxxxxxxxxx Creek. Of this area, approximately 85 percent of the WRIA is located in Xxxxx County; the remainder of this WRIA is located in Xxxxxxxx County. With the exception of the Black Hills in the extreme southwest portion of WRIA 14, the majority of this watershed is composed of low elevation hills and valleys. In 2008, the State Legislature passed a bill that split WRIA 14 into two separate areas for watershed planning. The bill (SB 6204) designated WRIA 14b as the portion of Xxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxxxxxxx that drains into the southern portion of lower Hood Canal. The legislation then states that the WRIA 16 planning efforts must include WRIA14b. No freshwater streams meeting the definition of shorelines of the state are found within WRIA 14b; however, two shoreline lakes drain to the south shore of Hood Canal in WRIA 14b. Principal drainages include Cranberry, Goldsborough, Kennedy, Mill, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Deer, and Skookum Creeks. Despite the abundance of creeks, WRIA 14 has no major rivers. Numerous lakes are present. WRIA 14 includes the community of Allyn and the City of Xxxxxxx and its Urban Growth Area. The Squaxin Island Tribe Reservation encompasses the entirety of Squaxin Island; the Tribe also holds reservation and trust lands near the mouth and other areas of Skookum Creek. Land use in the Xxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxxxxxxx area is primarily forest (71 percent) with urban and agricultural use accounting for 4 percent each. Timber production was the dominant industry in WRIA 14a until the 1980s, when timber production slowed due to measures designed to protect the spotted owl. Since then, oyster and clam production have become other valuable local commodities (Vleming 2011). Damming of streams and wetlands to create lakes, and shoreline modifications for residential development, have been common in WRIA 14a. These activities along with conversion of forestland to agricultural or residential land uses have altered the natural flow regime of many streams in the region. Dams and failed culverts may hinder salmonid migration in the Xxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxxxxxxx Basin. Marine shorelines of WRIA 14a are the shorelines of Case Inlet, Oakland Bay, and Xxxxxx Inlet, including islands such as Xxxxxxxx and Squaxin. Marine shorelines of WRIA 14b include the south shore of Hood Canal.

WRIA 14A. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX‌ XXXXXXXXXXXX WRIA 14 covers approximately 244,000 acres at the southwest terminus of Puget Sound (Kuttel 2002). This watershed includes the major river drainages of Xxxxxxx Creek and Xxxxxxxxxxxx Creek. Of this area, approximately 85 percent of the WRIA is located in Xxxxx County; the remainder of this WRIA is located in Xxxxxxxx County. With the exception of the Black Hills in the extreme southwest portion of WRIA 14, the majority of this watershed is composed of low elevation hills and valleys. In 2008, the State Legislature passed a bill that split WRIA 14 into two separate areas for watershed planning. The bill (SB 6204) designated WRIA 14b as the portion of Xxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxxxx that drains into the southern portion of lower Hood Canal. The legislation then states that the WRIA 16 planning efforts must include WRIA14b. No freshwater streams meeting the definition of shorelines of the state are found within WRIA 14b; however, two shoreline lakes drain to the south shore of Hood Canal in WRIA 14b. Principal drainages include Cranberry, Goldsborough, Kennedy, Mill, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Deer, and Skookum Creeks. Despite the abundance of creeks, WRIA 14 has no major rivers. Numerous lakes are present. WRIA 14 includes the community of Allyn and the City of Xxxxxxx and its Urban Growth Area. The Squaxin Island Tribe Reservation encompasses the entirety of Squaxin Island; the Tribe also holds reservation and trust lands near the mouth and other areas of Skookum Creek. Land use in the Xxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxxxx area is primarily forest (71 percent) with urban and agricultural use accounting for 4 percent each. Timber production was the dominant industry in WRIA 14a until the 1980s, when timber production slowed due to measures designed to protect the spotted owl. Since then, oyster and clam production have become other valuable local commodities (Vleming 2011). Damming of streams and wetlands to create lakes, and shoreline modifications for residential development, have been common in WRIA 14a. These activities along with conversion of forestland to agricultural or residential land uses have altered the natural flow regime of many streams in the region. Dams and failed culverts may hinder salmonid migration in the Xxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxxxx Basin. Marine shorelines of WRIA 14a are the shorelines of Case Inlet, Oakland Bay, and Xxxxxx Inlet, including islands such as Xxxxxxxx and Squaxin. Marine shorelines of WRIA 14b include the south shore of Hood Canal.

WRIA 14A. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX‌ WRIA 14 covers approximately 244,000 acres at the southwest terminus of Puget Sound (Kuttel 2002). This watershed includes the major river drainages of Xxxxxxx Creek and Xxxxxxxxxxxx Creek. Of this area, approximately 85 percent of the WRIA is located in Xxxxx County; the remainder of this WRIA is located in Xxxxxxxx County. With the exception of the Black Hills in the extreme southwest portion of WRIA 14, the majority of this watershed is composed of low elevation hills and valleys. In 2008, the State Legislature passed a bill that split WRIA 14 into two separate areas for watershed planning. The bill (SB 6204) designated WRIA 14b as the portion of Xxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxxxx that drains into the southern portion of lower Hood Canal. The legislation then states that the WRIA 16 planning efforts must include WRIA14b. No freshwater streams meeting the definition of shorelines of the state are found within WRIA 14b; however, two shoreline lakes drain to the south shore of Hood Canal in WRIA 14b. Principal drainages include Cranberry, Goldsborough, Kennedy, Mill, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Deer, and Skookum Creeks. Despite the abundance of creeks, WRIA 14 has no major rivers. Numerous lakes are present. WRIA 14 includes the community of Allyn and the City of Xxxxxxx and its Urban Growth Area. The Squaxin Island Tribe Reservation encompasses the entirety of Squaxin Island; the Tribe also holds reservation and trust lands near the mouth and other areas of Skookum Creek. Land use in the Xxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxxxx area is primarily forest (71 percent) with urban and agricultural use accounting for 4 percent each. Timber production was the dominant industry in WRIA 14a until the 1980s, when timber production slowed due to measures designed to protect the spotted owl. Since then, oyster and clam production have become other valuable local commodities (Vleming 2011). Damming of streams and wetlands to create lakes, and shoreline modifications for residential development, have been common in WRIA 14a. These activities along with conversion of forestland to agricultural or residential land uses have altered the natural flow regime of many streams in the region. Dams and failed culverts may hinder salmonid migration in the Xxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxxxx Basin. Marine shorelines of WRIA 14a are the shorelines of Case Inlet, Oakland Bay, and Xxxxxx Inlet, including islands such as Xxxxxxxx and Squaxin. Marine shorelines of WRIA 14b include the south shore of Hood Canal.

WRIA 14A. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX‌ WRIA 14 covers approximately 244,000 acres at the southwest terminus of Puget Sound (Kuttel 2002). This watershed includes the major river drainages of Xxxxxxx Creek and Xxxxxxxxxxxx Creek. Of this area, approximately 85 percent of the WRIA is located in Xxxxx Mason County; the remainder of this WRIA is located in Xxxxxxxx Thurston County. With the exception of the Black Hills in the extreme southwest portion of WRIA 14, the majority of this watershed is composed of low elevation hills and valleys. In 2008, the State Legislature passed a bill that split WRIA 14 into two separate areas for watershed planning. The bill (SB 6204) designated WRIA 14b as the portion of Xxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxxxx that drains into the southern portion of lower Hood Canal. The legislation then states that the WRIA 16 planning efforts must include WRIA14b. No freshwater streams meeting the definition of shorelines of the state are found within WRIA 14b; however, two shoreline lakes drain to the south shore of Hood Canal in WRIA 14b. Principal drainages include Cranberry, Goldsborough, Kennedy, Mill, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Deer, and Skookum Creeks. Despite the abundance of creeks, WRIA 14 has no major rivers. Numerous lakes are present. WRIA 14 includes the community of Allyn and the City of Xxxxxxx and its Urban Growth Area. The Squaxin Island Tribe Reservation encompasses the entirety of Squaxin Island; the Tribe also holds reservation and trust lands near the mouth and other areas of Skookum Creek. Land use in the Xxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxxxx area is primarily forest (71 percent) with urban and agricultural use accounting for 4 percent each. Timber production was the dominant industry in WRIA 14a until the 1980s, when timber production slowed due to measures designed to protect the spotted owl. Since then, oyster and clam production have become other valuable local commodities (Vleming 2011). Damming of streams and wetlands to create lakes, and shoreline modifications for residential development, have been common in WRIA 14a. These activities along with conversion of forestland to agricultural or residential land uses have altered the natural flow regime of many streams in the region. Dams and failed culverts may hinder salmonid migration in the Xxxxxxx‐Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxxxx Basin. Marine shorelines of WRIA 14a are the shorelines of Case Inlet, Oakland Bay, and Xxxxxx Inlet, including islands such as Xxxxxxxx and Squaxin. Marine shorelines of WRIA 14b include the south shore of Hood Canal.