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Home My WebLink AboutPacket Water Work Session Nov 14 2023Whatcom County Council Water Work Session COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360) 778-5010 Meeting Agenda Tuesday, November 14, 2023 10:30 AM Civic Center Building Conference Room / Hybrid Meeting HYBRID MEETING - (PARTICIPATE IN -PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010) COUNCILMEMBERS Barry Buchanan Tyler Byrd Todd Donovan Ben Elenbaas Carol Frazey Kaylee Galloway Kathy Kershner CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C. Council Water Work Session Meeting Agenda November 14, 2023 Call To Order Roll Call Announcements Individuals who require special assistance to participate in the Council's meetings are asked to contact the Council Office at 360.778.5010 at least 96 hours in advance. This committee meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the Whatcom County Council, with the agenda limited to committee business. Meeting Materials AB2023-493 Meeting Materials for the Water Work Session November 14, 2023 Water Issues Update Proposed 2024 Flood Control Zone District Budget Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association River Stewards Report WRIA 1 Planning Unit update Other Business Adjournment Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 411612025 • Whatcom County COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360)778-5010 • Agenda Bill Master Report File Number: AB2023-493 File ID: AB2023-493 Version: 1 Status: Received File Created: 07/21/2023 Entered by: Department: File Type: Receipt of Document(s) Assigned to: Council Water Work Session Final Action: 11/14/2023 Agenda Date: 11/14/2023 Enactment#: Primary Contact Email: kfelbing@co.whatcom.wa.us TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM: Meeting Materials for the Water Work Session November 14, 2023 SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: None HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To: 11/14/2023 Council Water Work Session RECEIVED Attachments: Agenda and Packet, Nooksack Presentation for 11.14.2023 Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 4/16/2025 WHATCOM COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ELIZABETH KOSA Director MEMORANDUM NATURAL RESOURCES 322 N. Commercial Street, Suite 110 Bellingham, WA 98225 Telephone: (360) 778-6230 FAX: (360) 778-6231 www. whatcomcounty. us TO: The Honorable Satpal Singh Sidhu, Whatcom County Executive, and Honorable Members of the Whatcom County Council THROUGH: Elizabeth Kosa, Director FROM: Gary S. Stoyka, Natural Resources Program Manager DATE: November 7, 2023 RE: November 14, 2023 Council Water Work Session Please refer to the proposed agenda below for the next Water Work Session. Additional supporting documents may be distributed at or before the meeting. AGENDA Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Place: Hybrid Meeting: In Person: Civic Center Garden Level Conference Room (322 N. Commercial St., Street Level) Virtual: For instructions on how to watch or participate in this meeting, please visit us at www.whatcomcounty.us/ioinvirtualcouncil or contact the Council Office at 360.778.5010. 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Time Topic Council Action Background Information Requested Attached 10:30 AM — Water Issues Update Informational None 10:45 AM 10:45 AM — Proposed 2024 Flood Control Zone District Informational Proposed 2024 Flood 11:15 AM Budget Control Zone District Budget 11:15 AM — Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association Informational None 11:45 AM River Stewards Report 11:45 AM — WRIA 1 Planning Unit update Informational None 12:00 PM If you have questions, please feel free to call me at (360) 778-6218. cc: Dana Brown -Davis Kristi Felbinger Jill Nixon Jennifer Schneider Karen Frakes Erika Douglas John Thompson Paula Harris Kraig Olason Chris Elder Cathy Craver Doug Ranney Melissa Donnelly Roland Middleton Erin Page Josh Fleischmann Mark Personius Tyler Schroeder Sue Sullivan Brandy Reed Bennett Knox Exhibit A Flood Control Zone District Proposed 2024 Budget OVERALL BUDGET SUMMARY Budget Program Approved 2023 Budget Supplemented 2023 Budget 2023 Year End Projection Code Revenues Expenditures Revenues Expenditures Revenues Expenditures 100 Adminstration $ 6,472,000 $ 1,297,083 $ 6,472,000 $ 1,301,730 $ 6,466,922 $ 1,161,778 100 Transfers -ToStormwater $ 1,512,800 $ 1,512,800 $ 800,000 102 Flood Response $ - $ 110,000 $ - $ 110,000 $ - $ - 104 Flood Planning $ 1,132,000 $ 1,470,000 $ 1,782,000 $ 2,161,198 $ 1,380,440 $ 1,626,690 106 Technical Assistance $ - $ 75,000 $ - $ 75,000 $ - $ 45,000 108 NFIP and CRS $ 12,000 $ 127,000 $ 12,000 $ 127,000 $ 15,000 $ 136,000 110 Early Warning $ 4,413 $ 174,800 $ 95,488 $ 265,875 $ 95,620 $ 190,000 112 Repair and Maintenance $ 5,026,827 $ 6,251,204 $ 5,220,731 $ 7,198,314 $ 3,158,840 $ 3,272,526 114 Flood Hazard Reduction $ 8,360,630 $ 11,013,080 $ 20,717,929 $ 23,128,874 $ 4,570,453 $ 5,427,421 119 Natural Resources $ - $ 792,921 $ - $ 792,921 $ - $ 792,921 120 Aquatic Invasive Species $ 20,000 $ 212,691 $ 20,000 $ 212,691 $ 20,000 $ 212,691 121 Water Planning $ 187,500 $ 1,035,078 $ 359,927 $ 1,499,533 $ 264,535 $ 1,485,593 122 Climate Action Planning $ 280,017 $ 280,017 $ 356,496 $ 355,150 $ 380,000 $ 380,000 123 Marine Resources Committee $ 246,728 $ 269,672 $ 246,728 $ 269,672 $ 246,728 $ 269,672 124 Water Quality $ 146,500 $ 841,459 $ 146,500 $ 846,303 $ 146,500 $ 862,102 125 Salmon Recovery $ - $ 326,691 $ - $ 326,691 $ - $ 326,691 126 Lake W hatcom $ $ 88,191 $ $ 88,191 $ $ 88,191 700 NPDES $ $ 172,000 $ $ 172,000 $ $ 80,000 TOTAL $ 21,888,615 $ 26,049,686 $ 35,429,799 $ 40,443,942 $ 16,745,038 $ 17,157,274 (DECREASE)IINCREASE IN FUND BALANCE $ (4,161,071) $ (5,014,144) $ (412,236) Notes: Program Manager Projected 2023 Lapse: 53 % Rev Lapse 58 % Exp Lapse Assumes no fall flood in 2023; 2024 budget includes funding for flood response and new repair Starting Balance 4,783,796 Projected Net Annual Activity 951,363 Projected Balance 5,735,159 2024 Proposed Budget Net Annual Activity (3,819,929) Budget proposed fund balance at year end 1,915,230 2024 Proposed ASR Net Activity (381,781) Budget proposed fund balance after ASRs at year end 1,533,449 Add back expense lapse of 30 % (with related grant income reduction) 4,254,458 Projected fund balance with lapse considered 5,787,907 1/1/2023 1/1/2024 1/1/2025 Proposed: Revenues 7,062,925 1,448,000 12,000 4,680 2,772,725 18,163,913 20,000 125,000 124,000 615,211 30,348,454 (3,819,929) 024 Budget Expenditures $ 1,716,623 $ 1,304,811 $ 120,000 $ 1,815,000 $ 75,000 $ 177,000 $ 193,000 $ 4,139,439 $ 20,619,039 $ 911,181 $ 230,826 $ 744,164 $ 136,861 $ 1,257,375 $ 468,815 $ 87,249 $ 172,000 $ 34,168,383 Starting - Beginning 2023 $ 4,783,796 Budgeted Activity 2023 $ (412,236) Unprojected Lapse Calc all except 112&114 $ 1,268,599 15 Outstanding SBR's not yet budgeted $ - FEMA Revenue from 2021/2022 recovery $ 95,000 EOY 2023 Fund Balance - With Lapse $ 5,735,159 Proposed. Revenues !024 ASR's Expenditures $ 2,700 $ 35,000 500,000 $ 785,000 $ 50,000 68,000 $ 77,081 568,000 $ 949,781 (381,781) Lapse Used 30 Exhibit A Flood Control Zone District 2024 Flood Program Budget Work Plan and Supporting Documentation DETAIL FOR FCZD PROGRAM AREAS FLOOD MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS Proposed 2024 Budget Flood Response (169102) Revenues Expenditures Assumptions/Notes Wage and Benefits $ 20,000 ASR $ - 15,000 OT Wages Sand and sandbags $ 35,000 Includes pre -deployed and sand bags for training Preparedness training $ 5,000 Road and M&O employees and equipment Sector observers during response $ 40,000 Road employees wages and benefits for 1 significant flood event Construction contracts $ 20,000 During and immediately following response (may supplement with 112 Emerg. New Projects) TOTAL $ - $ 120,000 Budget based on 2021 flood with cost & wage increases NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE $ (120,000) 2023 YE projection assumes no fall flood Flood Planning (169104) Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures Assumptions/Notes Lower Nooksack Wage and Benefits $ 130,000 CFHMP refinement/update Facilitation $ 100,000 6630 2023 amendmt added $100k and CM to team; add budget in late 2024 to carry into 2025 FLIP support/Technical/Engineering design/Plan $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 6630 NEW Proviso on 7/1/23; 100k billed above'22 Proviso thru 6/30/23; Herrera contracts amendments both years SBR/CA Herrera contract and '22 Proviso CA - YE in above row Sediment management $ 80,000 $ 100,000 7210 23-25 FbD grant FLIP support task for rev FLIP support for ag (AWB, farmer stipends, tribes) $ 128,000 $ 160,000 7210 Pass through funding for ag consultant, Cities and tribes, farmers stipends- revenues from FbD Instream flow study for DBM - used for gw model $ - $ - 6630 19-21 FbD grant used for gw model support - FLIPSC did not support ISF study; will CA into'24 if not spent Transfer from 722002 for Storage Study Anchor contract - may CA into '24; revenues from Commerce grant River bathymmetry (LIDAR + boat survey) $ 240,000 $ 300,000 7210 New river bathy to evaluate changes incapacity; revenues from '23-25 FbD grant High water mark survey $ 25,000 6630 CA $ - 6630 Collins-Woerman contract balance TOTAL $ 1,448,000 $ 1,815,000 NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE $ (367,000) Technical Assistance (169106) Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures Assumptions/Notes Wage and Benefits $ 75,000 TOTAL $ - $ 75,000 NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE $ (75,000) National Flood Insurance Prgm (169108) Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures Assumptions/Notes Wage and Benefits $ 150,000 FEMA Floodplain mapping $ - $ 12,000 Assumes LNR mapping in 2023 - expenditures for public meeting notice Permit reviews $ 12,000 $ - Flood permit fees Public education/CRS activities $ - $ 15,000 CRS mailings TOTAL $ 12,000 $ 177,000 NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE $ (165,000) Early Warning System (169110) Proposed 2024 Budget Assumptions/Notes Exhibit A Flood Control Zone District 2024 Flood Program Budget Work Plan and Supporting Documentation Wage and Benefits Nooksack River gages - USGS Transfer from 722002 Everson MainSt stage gage _ USGS Emergency access to SNOTEL Equipment for gage upgrades/repairs Repairs and maintenance TOTAL NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE FLOOD CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS Repair and Maintenance (169112) Wage and Benefits ' Misc Construction Projects Emergency/new projects as needed Miscellaneous repair projects Marine Drive Levee Repair 2020 damage (720004) Transfer Truck Road 2020 Damage (720008) Net result of CA and budget transfer Everson Overflow Pipeline Bank Stabilization (720009) CA Bertrand Creek Levee Stabilization (721002) Jones Creek Revetment Repair (722004) Acme Woody Revetment Repair (723008) Hudson Rd Bridge No. 132 Repair (722006) Devries Levee SBR-3684 Timon Transfer in from Jones SBR-3685 Upper Hampton Transfer in from Jones Mitigation Planning/Implementation Jail crew Reveg planning/coordination Reveg/misc supplies TOTAL NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE Revenues Expenditures $ 1,000 $ - $ 165,000 $ 4,680 $ - $ - $ 5,000 $ $ 12,000 $ $ 10,000 $ 4,680 $ 193,000 $ (188,320) Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures $ 170,000 50,000 $ 38,000 $ 2,279,525 $ 19,000 $ 274,575 $ 111,625 $ 350,000 50,000 30,000 2,332,000 17,500 10,000 274,500 110,000 10,000 406,000 222,000 $ $ 117,439 $ $ 30,000 $ $ 10,000 $ 2,772,725 $ 4,139,439 $ (1,366,714) 2023 YE rev from Commerce grant for new gages; M&O costs increased 3% COLA Canadians reimburse cost to maintain gage; AVZ pays for Jones gage directly Equip at NF gage may need replacing Assumptions/Notes Assumed costs for responding to flood/new repairs (assumes no fall 2021 flood) Placeholder for small projects; fall 2019 flood assumed revenues include wages; planting in'24 Rev are 90% FEMA 5% State 2.5% Roads; rev inc wages BA moved to Marine Drive revenues include wages; planting in'24 NHC contract balance Incoprorated into deflectionberm project 90% FEMA 5% State cost -share includes wages 90% FEMA 5% State cost -share. ?Roads to Cost Share 2.5%? Assumes no bridge replacement requirement, and RF does work, not M&O Design (in-house) and survey; SWIF project Anticipating 2024 activity instead of 2023 Anticipating 2024 activity instead of 2023 Anticipating 2024 activity instead of 2023 Anticipating 2024 activity instead of 2023 Jail crew labor for FCZD and SW IF projects; available to diking or subzones New 2-year contract in 2023 Increased to cover plant replacement costs for Deming and other past projects as needed Exhibit A Flood Control Zone District 2024 Flood Program Budget Work Plan and Supporting Documentation Flood Hazard Reduction(169114) Wage and Benefits Misc SBR-3681 Buyout Program Transferred to 723002, 723003, 723004to 3 new cost centers Swift Creek Bank stabilzation/channel excavation Lower Nooksack River Walton Property Management Leases for agriculture Other'19-21 FbD Early Action Projects (TBD): Everson side channel Appraisals 21-23 FbD Early Actions: Mouw Ditch Reach 2 early actions 23-25 FbD Early Actions: Floodplain acquisition Continuing Appropriation for Arch Services Moved to: 19-21 FbD Acquisitions 19-21 FbD Acquisitions Commerce - acquisition - Transfer from 722002 for tracking SBR SBR3929 - FEMA grant (COVID) Continuing Appropriation (CA) Marietta property acquisition & demo New properties 21-23 FbD acquisition 23-25 FbD acquisition Ferndale Levee Improvement Project (719008) CA Lynden Levee Improvement Project (in conjunction with USACE rehab project) (718005) Abbott Levee Improvement (SWIF) (718010) CA Cougar Creek Early Action Project Design (720010) CA SBR South Fork Fish Camp Project (72 Phase 1 design/construction Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures $ 200,000 $ $ 131,226 $ 16,800 $ $ 6,900 $ $ 336,000 $ 420,000 $ 600,000 $ 750,000 $ 866,313 $ 866,313 $ 9,600,000 $ 9,600,000 $ - $ 150,000 $ - $ 50,000 $ 1,200,000 $ 1,500,000 $ 3,200,000 $ 4,000,000 $ 344,000 $ 430,000 $ 138,000 $ 226,000 $ $ 67,500 880,000 $ 880,000 Assumptions/Notes USGS gage upgrades, storage study, appraisals in 2022; buyout in 2023 ■ 1 1 300k commitment per year; 150k Roads; remainder cost -shared 70/30 b/w FCZD and SNE Subzone Sublect to CPI-W Increases =— '-I A Revenues are from lease River Rd and Emmerson Rd properties 22 is for appraisals and side channel; 23 Balance of task budget in 2019-21 FbD grant: proiects TBD for HMGP fast -track properties, and state -funded purchases Pass-thru funding from '21-23 FbD to Lynden; will CA if not spent out in '23 Projects TBD - may reallocate to Cougar Creek if needed New grant - projects TBD BA moved to project number Drayton archaeology transferred to have trackable project number Acquisition portion of Commerce grant: '23: Tilton, Johnson and Lenz? Tetratech contract balance Included in other acquistion line item for 2023 2023 YE is CA +'23 amendment for 30-60 %; 2024 budgeted amt is for amendment to 90% R&E contract balance; '19-21 FbD rev USACE refund Assumes Roads pays 50%; Amended in 22 for phase 2, CA'd into 2023; need BA for balance NHC contract balance; rev from Roads 2023 revenues are for design contract only. No grant identified for 2024 yet. Const. in 2025 R&E contract balance; '19-21 FbD rev 1 M Pass-through21-23FbD funding to Nooksack Tribe for integrated fish -flood project: Tribe to provide grant match (not included in WRIP) Dahlberg Wetland Mitigation Site (719006) Wetland plan development $ 15,000 2022 cost for data collection and RFP; 2023 is data collection Exhibit A Flood Control Zone District 2024 Flood Program Budget Work Plan and Supporting Documentation Jones Creek Deflection Berm Berm and bridge design Land/easement acquisition Construction Transferred for capital program shortfall High Creek Sediment Management Sediment trap maintenance (720005) CA Glacier -Gallup Creek Alluvial Fan Restoration (718007) Outreach Preliminary design Int Project construct - Transferred for anticipated project shortfall Land/easement acquisition TOTAL NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE $ 7,500 $ 25,000 $ 4,000 $ 5,000 $ 18,000 $ 20,000 $ - $ 100,000 $ 34,400 $ 43,000 $ 432,000 $ 540,000 $ 480,000 $ 600,000 $ 18,163,913 $ 20,619,039 $ (2,455,126) 2022BA inc CA and $75k supplement; design not under grant but rev are 30% from Roads Assumes Bassir in 2022 and Franklin in 23 Revenues: 20% Acme Water Dist for watermain, 20% Roads for road realingment work, 80% FbD Integrated into specific items above CA'd into 23; BA for balance in 24 rev are'19 FbD New BA for 140K contract balance + contract for 30% design for project implementation Exhibit A Flood Control Zone District 2024 Natural Resources Budget Work Plan and Supporting Documentation Natural Resources (169119) Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures NATURAL RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION Staff $ 531,346 Office and operating $ 379,835 TOTAL $ - $ 911,181 NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE $ (911,181) TOTAL FOR COST CENTER $ - $ 911,181 $ 911,181 Aquatic Invasive Species (169120) Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures AIS ADMINISTRATION Staff $ $ Office and operating $ TOTAL $ $ NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE $ AIS OPERATIONS Coordination and Planning Interlocal Agreement (COB) $ $ 170,826 Enforcement $ 20,000 $ 40,000 AIS online education program website maintenance $ - $ 20,000 TOTAL $ 20,000 $ 230,826 NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE $ (210,826) TOTAL FOR COST CENTER $ 20,000 $ 230,826 $ 210,826 Water Planning (169121) Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures WATER PLANNING ADMINISTRATION Staff $ 6,432 $ 154,390 Program Specialist $ 140,656 Office and operating $ 550 TOTAL $ 6,432 $ 295,596 NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE $ (289,164) WATER PLANNING OPERATIONS Coordination and Planning Drainage -Based Management $ 50,000 Watershed Planning Administrative Support $ 40,000 Whatcom Groundwater Model $ 100,000 LIO administration $ 118,568 $ 118,568 Stream Gauging $ 140,000 Water Settlement Initiative $ - $ - Continuing Appropriations Domestic Water Use Effeciency Program $ - TOTAL $ 118,568 $ 448,568 NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE $ (330.000) TOTAL FOR COST CENTER $ 125,000 $ 744,164 $ 619,164 AS Rs Assumptions/Notes Includes salary for 4.5 FTEs and overtime. ASR Subtotal Budget Code 119 $ Assumptions/Notes Misc. Expenses Contribution to City for AIS Program; Interdepartmental Agreement with WCSO Contracted services for online ASR Subtotal Budget Code 120 $ Assumptions/Notes Watershed Planner+ LIO Labor Property/Restoration Manager Drainage -Based Management Watershed Planning Administrative Support Whatcom Groundwater Model Administration of LIO process USGS Stream Monitoring/AESI GW Monitoring Contracts Collaborative Process to Resolve Water Issues $ 750,000 Domestic Water Use Effeciency Program $ 35,000 ASR Subtotal Budget Code 121 $ 785,000 Exhibit A Flood Control Zone District 2024 Natural Resources Budget Work Plan and Supporting Documentation Climate Action (169122) CLIMATE ACTION ADMINISTRATION Staff Office and operating TOT, NET IMPACT TO FUND BALAN, CLIMATE ACTION OPERATIONS Coordination and Planning Climate Vulnerability Assessment Continuing Appropriation TOT, NET IMPACT TO FUND BALAN, TOTAL FOR COST CENTI Marine Resource Committee (169123) - 813001 Marine Resources Committee Staff MRC restoration projects TOT, NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANi TOTAL FOR COST CENTI Water Quality (169124) - 813002 Water Quality/Pollution Identification & Correction Program Coordination Water Quality Monitoring Data Management Technical Assistance Community Outreach Incentives Compliance TOTAL NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE TOTAL FOR COST CENTER Salmon Recovery (169125) - 823004 Salmon Recovery Staff Restoration effectiveness monitoring, adaptive management, and stewardship Maintaining existing restoration projects* New restoration projects* Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures $ 124,000 $ 122,202 $ - $ 14,659 $ 124,000 $ 136,861 $ (12,861) $ 124,000 $ 136,861 $ 12,861 Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures $ 2,854 $ 156,829 $ 7,000 $ 289,534 $ 129,428 $ 129,428 $ 254,574 $ 254,574 $ 62,810 $ 247,465 $ 45,000 $ 66,000 $ 113,545 $ 113,545 $ 615,211 $ 1,257,375 $ (642,164) $ 615,211 $ 1,257,375 $ 642,164 Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures $ 257,240 $ 72,630 $ 108,945 $ 30,000 Assumptions/Notes Misc. Expenses Climate Vulnerability Assessment Sea Level Rise $50,000 supporting 2nd round of Shoreline Planning Competitive Grant $ 50,000 ASR Subtotal Budget Code 122 $ 50,000 Assumptions/Notes 0.95 FTE $ 77,081 Expenses ASR Subtotal Budget Code 123 $ 77,081 Assumptions/Notes Program Coordination (1 FTE) Sampling personnel, lab contract, one vehicle, equipment (1 FTE + extra help) WCD Data Management WCD Farm Planners Outreach staff, WCD staff, supplies OSS and small farm cost share PDS Staff ASR Subtotal Budget Code 124 $ Assumptions/Notes 1 FTE WCC crew restoration activities WCC crew contract for maintaining previously planted projects Contracted services for activities supporting planting, fencing, culvert replacement, etc. TOTAL $ - $ 468,815 NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE $ (468,815) TOTAL FOR COST CENTER $ - $ 468,815 ASR Subtotal Budget Code 125 $ $ 468,815 *Integrated Salmon Recovery/Flood Hazard Reduction capital and planninq projects appear under budqet code 114 and 104. Exhibit A Flood Control Zone District 2024 Natural Resources Budget Work Plan and Supporting Documentation Lake Whatcom (169126) - 823005 Coordination and Planning Lake Whatcom Homeowner Incentive Program WSU Extension outreach services TOTAL $ NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE $ TOTAL FOR COST CENTER $ Proposed 2024 Budget Revenues Expenditures $ 62,249 $ 25,000 - $ 87,249 (87,249) 87,249 87,249 Assumptions/Notes Staff time only (0.5 FTE) ASR Subtotal Budget Code 126 $ Net ASR Subtotal Budget Codes 119-126 $ 912,081 Tomberg Family Philanthropies Nooksack River Stewards Program 2023 — South Fork Summary Report WRIA 1 Salmon Recovery Lead Entity Itf J�\�E4 STgT�s State ofo"of Q GEO S - The 4Vashrngton Stale Deparimenl of D2p81'IR1211t of � Z i*Health m Quai+i ��,o= INSTITUTE "WrLnEAA FreshwaterTrust yTaC PROZ�G� GUARDIANS South Fork pton M: _, ey,� _=� • Outreach Booth .4 Nooksack q'Y p hSaple F Its ti son Kendal' Y� • 542 Data Collection �- - Monitoring on Lawrence. hiugents`-�F' fr ► - Darner ,e o: ,�' �y • C o m m u n i t DeMiino g SurveYs .r Van ZanZt t Saner tires r Prioritized collecting information that NSEA Nooksack DNR and Whatcom County wanted to know. 3 L F The Team 9 paid interns & 2 full-time staff • Training • Difficult conversations and debunking misinformation • Nooksack Natural Resources supported with a field trip to South Fork • Schedule • Balance between positive and negative programming f: Survey Data Areas Timelapse Cameras • Set up in two sections downstream of Acme Bridge • near Strand Rd (private property) • halfway between Strand and Potter (WLT) • Considerations: • Valuable data on recreation use and river traffic • Maintenance and processing is time-consuming • Ethical data collection and risk of loss ql.414nwic2 cr-A r N9Id 5craeblo Fa0e L}bv� • f ,' papas Iry Van Zandt Clipper Standard 3 a a Comar Acme NaoksaQk Rirer Psrk � 4 r � Monitoring a n d Data Collection Am � ■ � �: ��\� - . : •( � � ■, . - AF -.�- � - � 2� `�� 500 450 I 350 O 300 250 V � 200 , 150 H 100 50 0 Total Daily Recreators - Downstream i e,%rni 4� - - - - M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O N N N N N N N N rq N N N N N N N N N N N N fV fV f-J N N N N N N N (V N N N N N N N M Ln r- M rH M Ln r M M Ln r M M Lnr- Mr --I N�(�D 00 O N (�D 00 O N�L.D 00 o rH M Ln N N N N N \ \ \ \ \ r-H r -I r-I r-I r-I N N N N N M \ \ \ \ v -I r-I r-I r-I r-H N N N N N M \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ I- r- r- r- r- \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 00 00 00 00 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ al Ql Ql QO lD lD lD QO 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1200 1000 -91 .Me M 200 J] Total Recreators by DoW (6/21-9/5) - Downstream Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 6/21-7/24 7/25-9/5 Friday Saturday Sunday 70 11 50 W] 30 all 10 Log Jam Interactions M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M N N N N N N N cV N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N r -I M In r� M r -I M if N Q\l r -I M Ln r� M r -I M In r� M r -I N lc* l\D 0000 O N It l\O 0000 O N \Cf lD 0000 O r -I M LI \ \ \ \ \ N N N N n \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 00 00 00 00 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ M M M lD lD lZ lZ IZ r- r- r- n n 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 • Other data collected (at Acme Bridge) • Water temperature and turbidity • Daily recreation weekend trends • Dog presence (estimate roughly 80-100 dogs over the summer) • Fish presence • Dead adults • One unknown school • Fry • Sucker fish Staffed Weeken • 1,402 observed during staffed time 22%engaged (315 recreators) • 41% surveyed (130 recreators) • Difficult crowd to engage Tubing/Fishing Comments • Most interactions were positive/supportive of our educational presence • Of the negative/more neutral interactions the most common were about: • Tubing Ban Confusion • Why do we think tubing/floating is the biggest problem? • Why is only tubing/floating banned? • Fishing Misconceptions • "If we cared about saving salmon, we would get the nets out of the river." Where Surveyed Recreators are From Outside Whatcom 31% Whatcom: Bellingham 35% Whatcom: Other 17% Whatcom: Acme 17% I a,r:irrrr: Elif5 PtUo-i!h -rJ? r{' f Of � Vancouver Nanaimp Rich rrey g�[FIaMn�Wckf Delta— r ' Ab ots and J i 4 fifor+ra Cnscr+rres ' - 87 s �vfr0�+o1 ellirlgharr .43 Pprk 7 ■ Norlh c a Not s' Peek Wd ' -- ' nrfodtl7f E ttBaker 5rao�ua�mif Nabancly �` Forest �1 oiympic NQuOtTai I-Iympu Park 1woy;oFrQi'• 4 �u;n�rh Nof�anal, +4cse�va�i�rr � Fvmt k�r{ Tac Mal k- _ S \.I,- 0 rnLIPIInE�L Recreation Activity of Surveyed Swimming 19% Recreators Favorable to a Recreation Permitting System for South Fork Nooksack Floating 55% Beaching No 23 % 21% Other 3% Maybe 16% Recreators Opposed to Permitting/Managing River Activities Outside Whatcom Acme & Skagit 25% 25% Yes Other 63% Whatcom Bellingham & Skagit 25% 25% River Users Aware of Chinook in the River Awa re 30% Unaware 70% Who Manages Local Salmon Fisheries? Othe 6% WDFW /Abs and Tribes 15% Tribes 10% WDFW 20% I Don't Know 48% Guess how many Nooksack River wild Chinook the Nooksack Tribe harvested in 2022 Ove r 1,000 33% 500- 1,000 23% Less than 10 11% 10-100 17% 100-500 14% Many answered in the tens to hundreds of thousands... What D❑ Recreators View as the Biggest Threat to Local Salmon Assumptions: • The options probably go% Natural Predation swayed participant 64% answers 60% Hatchery • Pollution sounds bad Programs so was easily listed as 43�� Harvesting .�� Access to Healthy a threat versus a true 30% Stormwater Freshwater understanding of that 21% 27 Pollution Habitat issue -23% -27-24% %a -43% 50% -53% Least Harmful Second Least Middle Second Most w Most Harmful 60% 49% 40% 37% 20% I R 0% Healthy Habitat -zo% for Salmon -40% -60% -80 How do River Uses Rank Outdoor Values 32% 32% ■ Water Quality for People 1 Future Access to Salmon 20% -44% Future Access to Recreation ■M1 -19% -58% Access to Recreation 0 Most Important 0 Second Most . Middle Second Least 0 Least Important 280 gallons (263 lbs.) .MOTM Most contents were recyclable and came from Strand Rd Recommendations • Address lack of awareness: • NSEA supported programming — positive and diverse ways to celebrate the river and connect with the community (year-round) • Additional educational signage at bridge (permanent) and Strand Rd beach (temporary/summer) • Address lack of understanding: • Collaboration on outreach materials about local salmon fisheries, management, and human impacts • Continued outreach and education along this area of river during high -use times • Address secondary issues: • Trash collection • Dog waste station Balancing Salmon Recovery, Fisheries, & Tribal Rights in Whatcom County Suspect poaching? Report It WDFW www.wdfw.wa.gov/about/enforcernent/report Nooksack nooksacktribe.org/departments/law-enforcement/ Lummi (360) 312-2274 tacn co -manager in our area nas resources aeaicaLea to the proper enforcement ofthe set fishing regulations. If you suspect poaching,you can easily report whatyou see to these entities. • * * History of Fisheries Management* * - The Point Elliot Treaty (18SS) secured tribal rights to fish from usual and accustomed areas. When these rights were being ignored and refused by the state, the 1974 U.S, v. Washington Supreme Court ruling (Roldt Decision) re -affirmed the western Washington tribes' treaty - reserved fishing rights. After this ruling which also established the state and tribes as co - managers of the fisheries, the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission was created to coordinate and assist member tribes in their role as natural resource managers. Each year tribal, state and federal fishery managers gather to plan the in -river and ocean, recreational and commercial salmon fisheries in the region north of Cape Falcon, Oregon. This series of government -to -government meetings in March and April is known as the North of Falcon process. The purpose is to ensure salmon conservation objectives, tribal sharing obligations, and international treaty agreements are met. ... Why the Type of Salmon Makes a Difference * • • There are two genetically different runs of Chinook salmon in the Nooksack River, early -run (spring) and late -run (summer/fall). As spring runs continued to decline, they were closed in the 1980s. Co -managers agreed to introduce a hatchery bred, late -run Chinook stock to support commercial and subsistence fishing. These fish generally return separately from other salmon (temporally or spatially) and can be fished as a terminal fishery (complete harvest is the goal). Sometimes in the late summer/early fall, river nets can be seen trying to catch all of the late -run Chinook. as intended since spring Chinook will have already migrated past the open fishing areas to their spawning grounds which are closed. When late -run Chinook return to an area with no spring -run stocks, for example Whatcom Creek, the same method of fishing with the goal of harvesting the run in its entirety is employed.