- Support existing programs (e.g. enhanced ambient water quality monitoring/Centennial grant; gaging)
- Enhance accuracy of water use information
- Develop comprehensive long-term strategy
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- A Long Term Monitoring Plan was approved in 2007.
- Integrate comprehensive long-term strategy with other related programs, Salmon Recovery, Shellfish Districts, etc.
- Department of Ecology and USGS are currently reviewing gage data to understand what locations are easily modeled and correlated well with other locations. Gages will be eliminated due to a budget considerations beginning in summer 2009.
- An update to the Long Term Monitoring Plan will expand the program to include management of water use information, land use changes, and habitat data.
- The update will include non-technical performance goals, i.e., impervious surface cover, water right changes, shellfish closer days, etc.
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