- About the Project
- Goals of WMP
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Goals of the WMP
The goals of the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Project is to have water of sufficient quantity and quality to meet the needs of current and future human generations, including the restoration of salmon, steelhead, and trout populations to healthy harvestable levels, and the improvement of habitats on which fish and shellfish rely. These goals are addressed more specifically below:
- Water Quantity - To assess water supply and use, and develop strategies to meet current and future needs. The strategies should retain or provide adequate amounts of water to protect and restore fish habitat, provide water for future out-of-stream-uses, and ensure that adequate water supplies are available for agriculture, energy production, and population and economic growth under the requirements of the state’s Growth Management Act.
- Water Quality - To ensure that the quality of our water is sufficient for current and future uses, including restoring and protecting water quality to meet the needs of salmon and shellfish, contact recreational uses, cultural uses, protection of wildlife, providing affordable, safe domestic water supplies, and other beneficial uses. The initial objectives of the water quality management strategy will be to meet the water quality standards.
- Instream Flow - To supply water in sufficient quantities to restore salmon, steelhead, and trout populations to healthy and harvestable levels and improve habitats on which fish rely.
- Fish Habitat – To protect or enhance fish habitat in the management area and to restore salmon, steelhead, and trout populations to healthy and harvestable levels and improve habitats on which fish rely.