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Home My WebLink AboutPacket SWWS Jun 25 2019Whatcom County Council Surface Water Work Session COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360) 778-5010 Meeting Agenda Tuesday, June 25, 2019 10:30 AM Civic Center Building Garden Room COUNCILMEMBERS Barbara Brenner Rud Browne Barry Buchanan Tyler Byrd Todd Donovan Carol Frazey Satpal Sidhu CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C. Council Surface Water Work Session Meeting Agenda June 25, 2019 Call To Order Roll Call Discussion 1. Watershed planning update 2. Homeowners incentive program update Other Business Adiournment Whatcom County Pure 2 Printed on 113012024 j, I4IP Lake Whatcom Homeowner Incentive Program June 25, 2019 Surface Water Work Session Today's Discussion • Brief overview of HIP • HIP 2.0 Update • Interlocal Agreement with City of Bellingham • Answer questions HIP Overview & History • Program Goals: —Reduce phosphorus from areas that cannot be treated with capital projects —Promote watershed stewardship • No mechanism to make homeowners retrofit properties; therefore, an incentive program • Public benefit; NOT a homeowner benefit HIP 1.0 "Pilot" • Ecology grant funded 2011-2015 • City of Bellingham led, interlocal agreement with Whatcom County for grant reimbursement • Significantly different than HIP 2.0 — Program area = city limits + Silver Beach Creek subwatershed — Majority of projects within city limits — Staff design and permitting — 153 projects completed — More information in final grant report HIP 2.0 Development • 2015-2016 • City of Bellingham -led program evaluation — Focus groups: homeowners, businesses, staff —Survey of HIP 1 participants —Survey of target property owners (e.g., shoreline) — BMP design stakeholder input • Information used to develop HIP 2.0 HIP 2.0 Overview • Rolled out June 2017 • Significant program changes — Doubled program area: 2,700 eligible properties (70% Whatcom County/30% City of Bellingham) — Transition to Whatcom County lead — Neutral third party "face of HIP" = Whatcom Conservation District — Professional certification program (Utilize private sector services) — Cookie cutter engineered designs to simplify design & permitting and allow calculation of P reductions HIP 2.0 Overview • Two-tier program • Target: most phosphorus benefit —Shoreline, creekside, large lawn —Maintenance agreement with easement — $1.30/square foot treated with no limit —Materials +design &labor reimbursable — 5 best management practices (BMPs) — Step 1=site visit HIP 2.0 Overview • Do -It -Yourself Native Landscaping —All other properties —Maintenance agreement without easement — $1.30/square foot treated with $6,000 limit —Materials only reimbursable; homeowner responsible for all labor —Native landscaping only — Step 1= attend a workshop HIP 2.0 Update • Two full years of implementation • Whatcom Conservation District support: — 1 FTE HIP Project Coordinator for target program —Native plant expert for DIY program support —Critical areas expert for target program support — Program administration/outreach support HIP 2.0 Update • 2017-2018 focus on establishing program and engaging homeowners — Professional trainings — DIY native landscaping workshops — Website — Outreach/advertising — Developing processes — Troubleshooting BMP designs • 2019 focus building on work completed in 2017-18 Join your neighbors. .' 9 Protect - d4., Lake Whatcom. Find out more! www.lakewhatcomHIP.org This propertyis Find out more! www.hkewhatcom HIP.org �4• ,f„ a -- -._ .., �� ®,IE � to _ ! a Allf �.: s-sett,,"•re,y �' mac- ; s �;y HIP 2.0 Stats June 2017-May 2019 DIY Target eligible properties (approximate) 2,000 700 # workshops held 9 n/a # households attending a workshop 115 n/a # households requesting initial site visit n/a 52 # projects in process (permit review, permitted, construction) 10 3 # projects in the ground (closed out or phased) 8 3 area treated to date (square feet) 261682 341111 reimbursement to date ($) $201815 $441344 P removed to date (pounds/year) 0.655 0.838 Program Changes • Cooperative program between City and County • Any changes need to done through ILA • Ecology approval necessary if we want credit underTMDL • Lake Whatcom Policy Group — Part of Lake Whatcom Management Program — Currently working on next 5-year work plan Current COB Interlocal Agreement • 2017-2019 (December 2016) • Linked to 2017-2018 budget • Purpose —Spells out each jurisdiction's responsibilities —Outlines agreed to program rules &structure — Whatcom County pays first $100,000/year (Flood Fund) —City of Bellingham pays remainder (Lake Whatcom Watershed Acquisition Program) New COB Interlocal Agreement • Continue with same terms with minor administrative updates — Extend through 2020 to synch with 2019-2020 approved budgets —Update to reference 2019-2020 funding —Minor edits to match current implementation 2018 Expenses 2019-2020 Budget WCPW $100;000 $100;000 City of Bellingham $100;000 $320,000 TOTAL $200;000 $420;000 Questions WHATCOM COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT JON HUTCHINGS Director [Lei THROUGH FROM: DATE: RE: MEMORANDUM The Honorable Jack Louws, Whatcom County Executive, and Honorable Members of the Whatcom County Council Jon Hutchings, Director Gary S. Stoyka, Natural Resources Program Manager June 18, 2019 June 25, 2019 Council Surface Water Work Session NATURAL RESOURCES 322 N. Commercial Street, Suite 110 Bellingham, WA 98225 Telephone: (360) 778-6230 FAX: (360) 778-6231 www, whatcomcoun ty. us Please refer to the proposed agenda below for the next Surface Water Work Session. Additional supporting documents may be distributed at or before the meeting. AGENDA Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Place: Civic Center Garden Level Conference Room Time Topic Council Action Background Information Requested Attached 10:30 AM — Watershed Planning Update Discussion June 12, 2019 WRIA 1 11:00 AM Management Team Brief Sheet No. 7 11:00 AM — Homeowners Incentive Program Update Discussion None 12:00 PM If you have questions, please feel free to call me at (360) 778-6218. cc: Mike McFarlane Joe Rutan Paula Harris Beth Bushaw Jeff Hegedus John Thompson Tyler Schroeder Josh Fleischmann Karen Frakes Sue Blake Roland Middleton Dana Brown -Davis George Boggs Ryan Ericson Lonni Cummings John Wolpers Kraig Olason Jennifer Schneider Atina Casas Kristi Felbinger Mike Donahue Erika Douglas Jill Nixon Cathy Craver Mark Personius BRIEF SHEET AGENDA ITEM #7 MEETING: WRIA 1 Management Team MEETING DATE: June 12, 2019 AGENDA ITEM: Agenda Item #7 Regional (WRIA1-Wide) Water Supply Plan, Strategy 3 in WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board Work Plan OUTCOMES: Information; Discussion; Feedback The purpose of this agenda brief sheet is to provide background information about the topic, recommendations, if applicable, and desired outcome. Agenda Outcome: Approval _ Agreement_ Direction Feedback X Information/Discussion X Background: • The Regional (WRIA1-Wide) Water Supply Plan is Strategy 3 in the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board's Five Year Work Plan approved in August 2018 (attached pages from work plan). • Consistent with the approach described on page 6 of the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board's Work Plan (WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board 2018-2023, August 1) for initiating the implementation of strategies, a more detailed scope of work and timeline for Strategy 3 has been drafted (attached). • The draft scope of work builds on the information in the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board Work Plan and provides additional information about the coordination of the work under the WRIA 1 structure, the work to be completed, and the timeline. . As a Near -Term Action (NTA) in the 2018-2022 Action Agenda for Puget Sound, the Regional (WRIA1- Wide) Water Supply Plan has received partial funding through the National Estuary Program (NEP). The draft scope of work attached will be used to develop the contract and project plan for that funding source. Discussion: • Discuss coordination approach for initiating implementation. Outcome: . Discussion and feedback Brief Sheet #7 June 12, 2019 Page 1 of 1 August 1, 2018 292 groundwater model include receiving and operating the model, which are 293 reflected in the tasks outlined below, and expanding it to other areas of 294 WRIA 1 such as the South Fork Nooksack Watershed where a groundwater 295 model has been proposed by Nooksack Tribe in partnership with USGS. 296 I Total Strategy 2 Planning Level Budget through 2020: $85,000 297 Work Products: Operation of WRIA 1 groundwater model; Options for 298 expanding groundwater model 299 Task 1: Coordinate technical review of groundwater model within the 300 WRIA 1 framework and identify additional groundwater monitoring 301 needs for long term model resolution, if any. 302 Timeline: December 2018-January 2019 303 Task 2: Identify options and select preferred option for managing the 304 coupled surface/groundwater model including operation of the 305 model and updating data sets as information becomes available 306 that will result in an increase in the resolution of the model output, 307 and after identifying how the model will be used and key 308 management questions for operating the model. 309 Timeline: August 2018-December 2018 310 Task 3: Identify needs and long term funding for managing the coupled 311 surface/groundwater model. Costs should include but is not limited 312 to staffing, updating data as needed, making information available 313 to the public and other entities, and calibrating the model when 314 appropriate. 315 Timeline: August 2018-January 2019 316 Task 4: Implement recommendation for managing the coupled model. This 317 task is dependent on Tasks 2 and 3 of this Strategy. 318 Timeline: Initiate implementation February 2019 319 Task 5: Expand groundwater modeling to other areas of WRIA 1 starting 320 with the South Fork Nooksack Watershed model proposed by 321 Nooksack Tribe in partnership with USGS. 322 Timeline: 2019-2022 323 Strategy 3: Regional (WRIA-Wide) Water Supply Plan 324 Description: This Strategy was originally identified in the 2010 Lower 325 Nooksack Strategy but not implemented due to lack of funding support. 326 Nonetheless, there remains a need for a WRIA 1-wide water supply plan 327 that establishes a framework to address water supply needs beyond the 328 WADOH regulatory framework of the Whatcom County Coordinated Water 329 System Plan (CWSP) and that is consistent with the geographic extent of 330 proposed approaches to settle water rights. Under this Strategy, the Page 12 of 20 04-11-2019 Explanations of Changes Line 296: Added "Planning Level" for consistency with other text in document. August 1, 2018 331 regional water supply plan will integrate the 2017 updated CWSP with other 332 out -of -stream and instream water needs, in context with land use, 333 economic viability, and ecosystem recovery. Consider climate change 334 impacts on water quality and quantity as it relates to water supply. 335 Total Strategy 3 Planning Level Budget through 2020: $225,000 336 Work Product: Regional Water Supply Plan 337 I Task 1: Coordinate with technical work groups and staff teams—,-a4+d 338 drafting and providing feedback and review of 339 water supply plan components. Review of plan components will be 340 coordinated through the WRIA 1 framework. 341 I Timeline: 2019-2020 '^'�20 342 Task 2: Consolidate and quantify water availability, water use, and water 343 supply needs for out of stream needs (current and projected, which 344 will consider climate change) including evaluating water right data 345 base for opportunities. This task is anticipated to focus initially in 346 pilot areas for Strategy 4 (Drainage Based Management Planning). 347 I Timeline: 2019-2020 348 Task 3: Compile existing information on instream water needs and 349 identify monitoring priorities to incorporate in Strategy 7. This task 350 is anticipated to initially focus in pilot areas for Strategy 4 (Drainage 351 Based Management Planning). 352 I Timeline: 2019-2020 353 Task 4: Identify and support water supply and management research, 354 facilitate data collection, and close data gaps. This includes 355 I identifying priority needs for monitoring effectiveness of water 356 supply management approaches and solutions. This task will be 357 done in conjunction with Strategies 7 and 4, and related information 358 from the ESSB 6091 update (Strategy 6), as applicable. 359 I Timeline: 2019-2020 Deeemla^"'^14 360 Task 5: Identify, evaluate, and support solutions for meeting water supply 361 needs. This will be a collaborative and coordinated approach with 362 other efforts evaluating solutions in/for related plans and studies 363 (e.g., Drought Plan, grants addressing water supply, climate change 364 plans or studies, etc.), and in conjunction with Strategies 4 and 6 365 Drainage Based Management Planning and WRIA 1 Watershed 366 Management Plan (ESSB 6091 update), respectively. Gaps in 367 solutions will be identified, where applicable. 368 I Timeline: 2019-2020 Page 13 of 20 04-11-2019 Exolanations of Chanees Line 333-334: reference to climate change added based on Nooksack Tribe comments 2/21/19. Line 335: Added "Planning Level" for consistency with other text in document. Lines 337-338: Per February 20 Management Team meeting, removed reference to Planning Unit because lines 225-228 provide for receiving feedback and input from committees, public, and Planning Unit as applicable for each of the strategies. The exception noted is Strategy 6. Lines 343-344: reference to climate change added based on Nooksack Tribe comments 2/21/19. Lines 363-364: reference to climate change added based on Nooksack Tribe comments 2/21/19. Task timelines added for consistency August 1, 2018 369 Task 6: Provide water supply information for connecting water availability 370 (e.g., forestry and agriculture) to land use and habitat. The 371 outcomes of Tasks 2-5 will be used to improve connections between 372 where water is available and existing land use. Information will be 373 coordinated with Strategies 4 through 6, and will be used to 374 integrate water supply needs into other planning efforts (e.g., 375 Comprehensive Plans, Integrated Floodplain Planning, and other 376 watershed -scale plans). 377 I Timeline: 2020-2021 378 Task 7: Draft and Final WRIA 1 Water Supply Plan that consolidates 379 information from Tasks 2-6 into a WRIA 1 Water Supply Plan that 380 includes instream and out of stream water needs and identifies 381 ranges of solutions. Review and feedback on the draft plan will be 382 coordinated with tes#nical staffTwe,(gFO61ps, `"CIA —1 Planning 383 IJ,r , WRIA 1 Management Team, andn-tf}er imte.re,_#ed 384 paFtiesthrough the WRIA 1 framework prior to a final plan. 385 Partnerships with WWIN, WSU, WCD and others will be used for 386 sharing information and to support outreach related to water 387 supply planning. 388 I Timeline: 2020-2021 389 Strategy 4: Drainage Based Management Planning 390 Description: Drainage -based management planning (DBMP) is a 391 recommendation in the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Plan. The concept 392 is a planning approach scaled to the drainage level and that will consider 393 five elements — water quality, water supply, instream flow, fish habitat, and 394 accountability. Under this approach, targets for each of the elements will 395 be developed and agreed to among the affected parties. A pilot area will be 396 identified for implementing the DBMP approach. Based on effectiveness of 397 the approach in the pilot area, additional sub -basins will be identified to 398 continue the DBMP. This Strategy is inextricably linked to all of the 399 Strategies in this 2018-2023 work plan and is expected to involve identifying 400 and coordinating with a sub -lead for each sub -basin. The approach is similar 401 to an approach introduced and presented to stakeholders by Lummi Nation 402 and is envisioned as a mechanism to help facilitate the resolution of state 403 and federal/tribal water rights in WRIA 1 . 404 I Total Strategy 4 Planning Level Budget through 2020: $112,500 405 Work Products: Data synthesis and analysis technical memo; subbasin goals 406 for water supply, water quality, instream flows, and habitat; 407 Implementation Plan and Agreements for Drainage -Scale Water 408 Management Page 14 of 20 04-11-2019 Explanations of Changes Line 370: Nooksack Tribe comments 2/21/19 Line 382-384: removed references for consistency and used same language as in Task 1, Lines 339-340. Line 404: Added "Planning Level" for consistency with other text in document. Discussion DRAFT Scope of Work-Versionl WRIA 1 Management Team Meeting, 06/12/19 WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board 2018-2023 Work Plan, Strategy 3: Regional (WRIA-Wide) Water Supply Plan Scope of Work This document is a working document for a "phase 1" scope of work for Strategy 3 of the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board's 5-Year Work Plan. A "phase 1" is intended to scale the tasks from a WRIA 1-wide effort to pilot areas using funds granted through the WDFW for implementing near term actions included in the 2018-2022 Action Agenda for Puget Sound' and leveraging other grants and efforts underway that are directly related to Strategy 3, Regional (WRIA-Wide) Water Supply Plan (RWSP) This scope of work including tasks, subtasks, work products, and timelines are subject to change to reflect WRIA 1 Management Team and technical staff input, feedback by entities, organizations, Whatcom County Committees, and public. A. Purpose The purpose of the Regiona12 (WRIAl-Wide) Water Supply Plan (RWSP) is to establish a framework to address water supply needs for instream and out of stream uses. The RWSP is not replacing the Whatcom County Coordinated Water System Plan that is prepared under the Washington Department of Health regulatory framework but is integrating it with other out -of -stream water uses and instream water needs, and in context with land use, water quality, habitat, and stream flows. B. Phase 1 Project Description Scale tasks outlined in Strategy 3, Regional (WRIA1-Wide) Water Supply Plan, of the 2018-2022 WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board (WMB) Work Plan to two pilot areas, and implement tasks. The proposed pilot areas should be selected based on one or more of the following reasons: • Data availability • Leverages other ongoing or proposed activities and funding • Supports and/or advances other strategies in the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board 5-year Work Plan Outcome of the Phase 1 Scope of Work is a water supply plan for the pilot areas that quantify current and future out -of -stream water supplies and identifies management solutions that address those needs. The pilot area plans will be rolled up into the regional, WRIA 1 Wide water supply plan, which will be a separate, future scope of work. Implementation of the tasks outlined in this scope of work will be completed under the framework of the WRIA 1 WMB's multi -year work plan and structure. As identified in the work plan, the PUD No. 1 is the administrative lead for advancing the RWSP strategy. Individual tasks or subtasks outlined below may be undertaken by other entities or consultants with the PUD No. 1 responsible for coordinating the overall management. Subcontracts, letters of commitment, Interlocal agreements, and/or ' The Regional (WRIA1-Wide) Water Supply Plan was submitted as a 2018 near term action (NTA) for inclusion in the 2018-2022 Action Agenda for Puget Sound. Through the NTA review process, it was evaluated and included in the referenced Action Agenda. Funding for NTAs is EPA, National Estuary Program funding administered through Puget Sound Strategic Initiative Leads. z Regional defined as Water Resource Area 1 (WRIA1) within Whatcom County boundaries. Page 1 of 6 Discussion DRAFT Scope of Work-Versionl WRIA 1 Management Team Meeting, 06/12/19 memorandum of understandings may be developed with other entities, organizations, and/or consultants for individual tasks or subtasks. Tasks and/or subtasks may be implemented concurrently; they are not necessarily sequential (e.g., feedback and communication tasks will be ongoing). Implementing this Phase 1 scope of work will also support information needs for Strategy 4, Drainage Based Management Planning, 2018-2022 WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board Work Plan, August 1, 2018). C. Scope of Work Tasks and Deliverables TASK 1: Process for Coordinating Tasks and Identifying Pilot Areas 1.1 The coordination process will be under the WRIA 1 Management Team as the administrative team of the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board. Technical staff of the entities represented in the Local Government and Co -Manager Caucuses of the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board will provide technical input to the tasks with the WRIA 1 Management Team providing the overall guidance for implementation. Other technical, planning, administrative, and/or management staff will be invited to participate as identified for purposes of addressing unique characteristics of the pilot areas. Staff involved in the coordination will have expertise in or be involved with water supply, fisheries, flows, habitat, water quality, agricultural needs, and land use (i.e., factors associated with instream and out of stream water uses/needs). Staff and Management Team members will be responsible for communicating the process internally within their organization, with their associated committees and boards, staff teams, and/or work groups and with their councils and commissions. ILP Timeline: June 30, 2019 Product/Outcome: Technical staff identified for coordinating process and reporting to WRIA 1 Management Team 1.2 Criteria proposed for selecting pilot areas include: a. Available data b. Ability to leverage existing funds c. Ability to leverage efforts underway that relate directly to the tasks identified in this scope of work d. Competing water needs e. Nexus with water quality and flood management f. Nexus with issues identified in the Stream Restoration Act (ESSB 6091) Based on the criteria, the proposed pilot areas include the Drayton and Bertrand Watersheds. The proposed pilot areas will be confirmed by the Management Team as part of Task 1. Timeline: June 30, 2019 Product/Outcome: Confirm Pilot Areas 1.3 Convene technical staff and establish responsibilities and confirm project plan, milestones, and timeline. Timeline: July 15, 2019 Page 2 of 6 Discussion DRAFT Scope of Work-Versionl WRIA 1 Management Team Meeting, 06/12/19 Product/Outcome: Project Plan TASK 2: Data Compilation and Synthesis3 2.1 Convene technical staff to identify type/categories of data for documenting existing and future instream and out of stream water uses and needs and sources for the information including but not limited to: • Water right permits and sources (i.e., ground or surface water) • Future water supply needs by type of use and source over next 50 years in 10 year increments. • Stream flows • Fish presence • Habitat conditions • Land use • Water service area boundaries and water use projections4 Timeline: July 30, 2019 Product/Outcome: List of publications and data sets relevant to existing and future instream and out of stream water uses 2.2 Subcontract and/or Memorandums of Agreement for compiling and synthesizing data identified in 2.1, and identifying data gaps, if any5. Anticipated consolidation and synthesis tasks include but are not limited to: • Inventorying existing water right permits by source of water to identify surplus water, if any, and additional water supply needs • Synthesizing future water supply needs in the pilot area(s) over next 50 years in 10 year increments including seasonal impacts based on climate change projections for domestic, industrial, commercial, municipal uses • Projecting water use over next 50 years in 10 year increments for agriculture including potential seasonal variations resulting from climate change projections. • Summarizing stream flow information, identifying data gaps, and provide recommendations for priority stream flow gage locations, if applicable. • Summarizing current and historic fish presence in the pilot area(s). • Summarizing current and historic habitat conditions in the pilot area(s). Timeline: September 30, 2019 3This task also supports WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board 2018-2022 Work Plan, Strategy 4, Drainage Based Management Planning. 4The source for this information will be the most recently approved Whatcom County Coordinated Water System Plan. 5This subtask may be implemented by multiple entities and/or consultants through Memorandum of Agreements and/or contracts, as applicable. Page 3 of 6 Discussion DRAFT Scope of Work-Versionl WRIA 1 Management Team Meeting, 06/12/19 Product/Outcome: Data synthesis technical memorandums) including identifying data gaps and recommendations. 2.3 Synthesize and summarize data from 2.2 with land use and water service area boundaries (2.1) to characterize current and projected water use for both instream and out of stream needs in context with land use and water service boundaries. The intent is to identify where water is available and where it is needed to inform water management solutions including opportunities for improving habitat and stream flows. Timeline: October 31, 2019 Product/Outcome: Technical Memorandum including synthesis of data, maps, data sets, findings, and recommendations, if applicable. TASK 3: Water Supply/Management Solutions 3.1 Identify and evaluate potential future water supply source alternatives that could be developed to meet future water requirements. Although this subtask is not limited to approaches identified through the 2018 WRIA 1 process to address ESSB 6091 (Stream Restoration Act), it is expected that it is a significant source of information for alternatives to further evaluate to address water needs identified through Task 2. The alternatives will be evaluated for technical, economic, regulatory, and political feasibility. Timeline: November 30, 2019 Product/Outcome: Technical memorandum of alternatives and evaluation outcomes 3.2 Identify early actions either for full implementation or as a pilot to further evaluate feasibility at a broader scale. Actions identified as "early action" are ready to go and include implementation plan that includes clear objectives, performance measures, budget to implement, administer, and monitor, source of funding, implementing entity, and an effectiveness monitoring plan. Timeline: Ongoing as tasks identify and refine information in the pilot area(s) Product/Outcome: Implementation plan for early actions TASK 4: Support/Facilitate Data Collection 4.1 Facilitate development of monitoring plan to fill priority data gaps identified in Task 2, and primarily 2.2. Design a monitoring plan surrounding the implementation of management tools that provides baseline conditions and tracks effects of project implementation. The monitoring plan(s) will include costs, locations, and implementing agency. Timeline: December 31, 2019 Product/Outcome: Monitoring Plan TASK 5: Phase 1 Scaled Water Supply Report 5.1 Consolidate information from Tasks 1-4 into a Phase 1 report for the pilot area(s) that includes a characterization of instream and out of stream water uses, current and future water needs, 6This task also relates to WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board Work Plan, Strategy 7, Integrated Monitoring Program. Page 4 of 6 Discussion DRAFT Scope of Work-Versionl WRIA 1 Management Team Meeting, 06/12/19 identifies ranges of solutions, costs to implement, and monitoring plan for effectiveness of projects. This report will be rolled up into the Regional (WRIA 1-wide) Water Supply Plan (Task 6) that is the intended outcome for Strategy 3 in the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board 2018-2022 Work Plan. While the "phase 1" focus on pilot areas will provide information on water supply needs and management solutions, it is not intended to be a stand-alone water supply plan and is part of the larger water supply framework. Timeline: Draft Report January 31, 2020; Final Report February 28, 2020 Product/Outcome: Draft and Final Phase 1 Project Report Task 6: Regional (WRIA1-Wide) Water Supply Plan 6.1 While tasks 2-4 are focused primarily in pilot areas, the process of implementing those tasks is intended to inform the WRIA-wide water supply planning as outlined in Strategy 3 of the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board 2018-2022 Work Plan. This means that as data is compiled and synthesized, to the extent possible, databases will be setup and references documented that are applicable to completing the WRIA 1 Wide Water Supply Plan. 6.2 Consider modifications, if any, from the Pilot Area processes (Tasks 1-4) for purposes of setting the scope to coordinate the Regional (WRIA 1-Wide) Water Supply Plan process in the remaining areas of WRIA 1, which would be completed in 2020-2021. Timeline: a. January 30, 2020 Scope of Work for WRIA 1-Wide Framework and Tasks; b. December 2021 for Regional (WRIA 1 Wide) Water Supply Plan Product/Outcome: Scope of Work for WRIA1-Wide Framework and Tasks; Draft and Final Regional (WRIA 1 Wide) Water Supply Plan TASK 7: Outreach and Engagement 7.1 It is anticipated that the members of the WRIA 1 Management Team and technical staff and others involved in Tasks 1-6 will be communicating internally with their legislative, policy, management, committees, and/or other individuals or boards on an ongoing basis, and receiving feedback and guidance on tasks and subtasks as they move forward. The coordinating process and task approach outlined in subtask 1.1 is intended to ensure that the Local Government Caucus, which includes the Ag Water Board as Ex-Officio, and the Co - Manager Caucus of the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board are informed as the project advances, it is not creating a new process or new committees, and it is consistent with the approved WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board 2018-2022 Work Plan. 7.2 The WRIA 1 Planning Unit will be updated on a regular basis with opportunities for feedback on draft work products. 7.3 The WRIA 1 Staff Teams will be involved in providing input as tasks move forward. Technical staff participating in the coordination of the tasks in the scope will be communicating with the established staff teams as needed for input. 7.4 Draft work products will be posted to the WRIA 1 Project website with public opportunities for feedback on draft products. Page 5 of 6 Discussion DRAFT Scope of Work-Versionl WRIA 1 Management Team Meeting, 06/12/19 7.5 Opportunities will be pursued with Whatcom Watersheds Information Network (WWIN) to provide public outreach and engagement as appropriate such as through the WWIN/MRC Speaker Series or other events. Timeline: Ongoing throughout the Phase 1 Project Page 6 of 6