Common use of WRIA 15 Clause in Contracts

WRIA 15. TAHUYA PENINSULA‌ WRIA 15 includes approximately 631,000 acres of the Kitsap Peninsula, most of which lies within Kitsap County. This area is locally known as the Tahuya Peninsula. Of this area, approximately 13 percent of the greater WRIA is located in Xxxxx County, encompassing the Tahuya Peninsula from Belfair to Dewatto. The topography of WRIA 15 is generally low in elevation and gradient. Major water bodies in this watershed include the Union River, Tahuya River, Dewatto River, Rendsland Creek, and Mission Creek. Many small lakes also occur in the glacial till plain of Kitsap Peninsula. Development within the Tahuya Peninsula is relatively sparse, with residential uses occurring primarily along Hood Canal. The Tahuya State Forest, owned by DNR, occupies a large portion of the peninsula. Major land uses in WRIA 15 are forest resources, agriculture, residential, and urban services. The community of Belfair is located at the eastern end of Hood Canal. Although the degree of shoreline development is high in some areas, the upland watersheds have relatively low impervious surface areas, and predominantly forest or mixed forest/pasture land cover. This area generally lacks large urban/industrial development (Xxxxxx 2000; XXX Xxxxxxxx 2007). Another major impact is State Route 300 and North Shore County Road, which run along the entire shoreline. Anadromous salmonid distribution is limited in some WRIA 15 streams by the presence of natural barriers (falls and cascades), culverts, dams or tide gates, and reduced instream flows. The marine shoreline of Hood Canal borders the western and southern boundaries of WRIA 15 in Xxxxx County.

WRIA 15. TAHUYA PENINSULA‌ PENINSULA WRIA 15 includes approximately 631,000 acres of the Kitsap Peninsula, most of which lies within Kitsap County. This area is locally known as the Tahuya Peninsula. Of this area, approximately 13 percent of the greater WRIA is located in Xxxxx County, encompassing the Tahuya Peninsula from Belfair to Dewatto. The topography of WRIA 15 is generally low in elevation and gradient. Major water bodies in this watershed include the Union River, Tahuya River, Dewatto River, Rendsland Creek, and Mission Creek. Many small lakes also occur in the glacial till plain of Kitsap Peninsula. Development within the Tahuya Peninsula is relatively sparse, with residential uses occurring primarily along Hood Canal. The Tahuya State Forest, owned by DNR, occupies a large portion of the peninsula. Major land uses in WRIA 15 are forest resources, agriculture, residential, and urban services. The community of Belfair is located at the eastern end of Hood Canal. Although the degree of shoreline development is high in some areas, the upland watersheds have relatively low impervious surface areas, and predominantly forest or mixed forest/pasture land cover. This area generally lacks large urban/industrial development (Xxxxxx 2000; XXX Xxxxxxxx 2007). Another major impact is State Route 300 and North Shore County Road, which run along the entire shoreline. Anadromous salmonid distribution is limited in some WRIA 15 streams by the presence of natural barriers (falls and cascades), culverts, dams or tide gates, and reduced instream flows. The marine shoreline of Hood Canal borders the western and southern boundaries of WRIA 15 in Xxxxx County.

WRIA 15. TAHUYA PENINSULA‌ WRIA 15 includes approximately 631,000 acres of the Kitsap Peninsula, most of which lies within Kitsap County. This area is locally known as the Tahuya Peninsula. Of this area, approximately 13 percent of the greater WRIA is located in Xxxxx Mason County, encompassing the Tahuya Peninsula from Belfair to Dewatto. The topography of WRIA 15 is generally low in elevation and gradient. Major water bodies in this watershed include the Union River, Tahuya River, Dewatto River, Rendsland Creek, and Mission Creek. Many small lakes also occur in the glacial till plain of Kitsap Peninsula. Development within the Tahuya Peninsula is relatively sparse, with residential uses occurring primarily along Hood Canal. The Tahuya State Forest, owned by DNR, occupies a large portion of the peninsula. Major land uses in WRIA 15 are forest resources, agriculture, residential, and urban services. The community of Belfair is located at the eastern end of Hood Canal. Although the degree of shoreline development is high in some areas, the upland watersheds have relatively low impervious surface areas, and predominantly forest or mixed forest/pasture land cover. This area generally lacks large urban/industrial development (Xxxxxx 2000; XXX Xxxxxxxx 2007). Another major impact is State Route 300 and North Shore County Road, which run along the entire shoreline. Anadromous salmonid distribution is limited in some WRIA 15 streams by the presence of natural barriers (falls and cascades), culverts, dams or tide gates, and reduced instream flows. The marine shoreline of Hood Canal borders the western and southern boundaries of WRIA 15 in Xxxxx Mason County.