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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO.
CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to:
E.Douglas 06/03/14 � Natural RECEOvED Originator. t l� fr,/�� y Resources
G. ision I t 5724/17 6/3/14 Council •
Division Head:F.Abut MAY 2 7 2014
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Dept.Head: I e7 i 7
D.Gibson
Prosecutor: A o5/al/►g WHATCOM COUNTY
B.Bennett COUNCIL
Purchasing/Budget:
J.Louws
E xecutive: ZDS•a7. -
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TITLE OF DOC .
Portage Bay Shellfish Recovery Plan
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution approving the Portage Bay Shellfish Recovery Plan 2014 Update.
SEPA review required? ( )Yes ( X ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( )Yes ( X ) NO
SEPA review completed? ( )Yes ( ) NO Requested Date:
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hearing,you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as
appropriate. Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.)
Whatcom County Public Works Natural Resources staff,on behalf of the Portage Bay Shellfish Protection District Advisory
Committee,will present a resolution to approve the Portage Bay Shellfish Recovery Plan. The advisory committee presented
the updated shellfish recovery plan to the Whatcom County Council Natural Resources Committee on May 20,2014.
COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION:
6/3/2014: Forwarded to Council for approval 6/3/2014: Council Approved 7-0. Res. 2014-027
Related County Contract#: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number:
Res. 2014-027
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PROPOSED BY: Public Works
INTRODUCED: 6/3/2014
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-027
APPROVING THE PORTAGE BAY SHELLFISH RECOVERY PLAN- 2014 UPDATE
WHEREAS, on March 24, 1998, the Whatcom County Council adopted Ordinance 98-
019, creating the Portage Bay Shellfish Protection District; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 98-019 also created the Portage Bay Shellfish Protection
District Advisory Committee and adopted the Initial Closure Response Strategy; and
WHEREAS, implementation of the Initial Closure Response Strategy, Total Maximum
Daily Load Detailed Implementation Plan, and Dairy Nutrient Management Act led to water
quality improvements and upgrade of the shellfish growing areas by the Washington State
Department of Health in 2003 and 2006; and
WHEREAS, water quality in the Nooksack River and Portage Bay have again
deteriorated and the shellfish growing area is threatened with another closure; and
WHEREAS, the Portage Bay Shellfish Protection District Advisory Committee
reviewed and updated the Initial Closure Response Strategy; and
WHEREAS, the Portage Bay Shellfish Protection District Advisory Committee
presented the updated Shellfish Recovery Plan to the Whatcom County Council Natural
Resources Committee on May 20, 2014; and
WHEREAS, work needs to continue to ensure that water quality improves and the
approved shellfish harvest areas maintain "approved" status; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Whatcom County Council hereby
adopts the Portage Bay Shellfish Recovery Plan- 2014 Update as the framework for
identifying and film�J�ing shellfish restoration efforts in the Portage Bay Shellfish Protection
District, as�i '1 ated�'hibit A to this Ordinance.
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Dana Brfn- atI;Clerk of the Council Carl Weimer, Council Chair
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: (KApprayed' ( ) Denied
aniel L. Gibson Jack Louw
Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor County E -cut'
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