Clallam County Shoreline Master Program Presented to the Dungeness River Management Team March 2010 Bogachiel, Sol Duc, and Quillayute Rivers, 2007 Miller Peninsula

To all 39 counties and more than 200 cities that have "shorelines of the state" [RCW (2)] within their jurisdictional boundaries. Shorelines of the State means: All Marine waters; Streams greater than 20 cubic feet per second mean annual flow; Lakes 20 acres or larger; Shorelands - Upland areas extending 200 feet landward from the edge of these waters; And… Shoreline Master Program applies: Dickey Lake, 2006 Sequim Bay

…the following areas when they are associated with one of the above: Some or all of the 100-year floodplain All wetlands within 100-year floodplain Wetlands River deltas Shoreline Master Program applies: cont. Hoko Mouth, 2006 Dungeness at Meadowbrook

Clallam County Shoreline Master Program: In effect for over 40 years, with nine revisions.

Help protect water quality for our marine waters, lakes, and stream systems. Increase protection of lives and property from flood and landslide damage. Protect critical habitat as well as fish and wildlife. Promote recreational opportunities and public access in shoreline areas. Significance Sol Duc, 2002

Reserve appropriate areas for water-oriented uses Promote public access opportunities Identify areas appropriate for restoration and preservation Help local governments avoid or lessen environmental damage as shoreline areas are developed Shoreline Master Program Purpose Sekiu, 2006 Lighthouse on Dungeness Spit

Shoreline Master Program Update will: Integrate plans that address shoreline issues (flood management plans, critical areas ordinances, watershed plans, Puget Sound Action Agenda, etc.) Reduce erosion problems on our streams and beaches Increase flood protection Safeguard fish and wildlife habitat Improve water quality Increase water dependent uses and promote public access Salt Creek, 2008

Current Science “No Net Loss” of ecological functions Assessment of “reasonably foreseeable” cumulative impacts Restoration Planning New Key Standards Elwha Fish Survey, 2001 DRMT field trip, 2004

Public Participation BOCC considers Public Participation Strategy on March 16, 2010 Stakeholders: Maintain Interested Party Contact List Media: Articles; Press Releases; Legal Notices Regional Forums: Regular Public Outreach Forums Designated SMP Address: Designated SMP Website: Ecology Website— County Website— Morse Creek, 2009

SMP Update Process Flow Chart County Staff Regional Forums Policy Advisory Group Regional Forums Technical Advisory Group Review Current County SMP Ecology SMP Update Mandate Ecology Board of County Commissioners Planning Commission Policy/Technical Advisory Group-WRIA 20: Forks Planning Commission Coastal Marine Resources Committee Watershed Planning Unit – WRIA 20 North Pacific Coast Lead Entity Policy/Technical Advisory Group-WRIA 18/19: Clallam Ecosystem Recovery Network Clallam Marine Resources Committee WRIA Watershed Planning Units (DRMT, EMMT, WRIA 19) North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity Clallam Bay-Sekiu & Crescent Community Advisory Councils

Clallam County 3-Year Task Outline and Timeline

Next steps in Dungeness planning area: Visioning – Summer 2010 Shoreline inventory and characterization – Summer/fall 2010 Preliminary shoreline designations and goals – Clallam County requests River Restoration Workgroup to convene to help develop preliminary technical recommendations for inventory, characterization, designation, and goals.

Shoreline Designations shall be based on the existing use pattern, the biological and physical character of the shoreline, and the goals and aspirations of the community as expressed through comprehensive plans as well as the criteria in this section. Each master program's classification system shall be consistent with that described in WAC (4) and (5) unless the alternative proposed provides equal or better implementation of the act.

Port Angeles Waterfront and Ferry Terminal, 2006 Clallam County Shoreline Designations

Shoreline Designations in Dungeness Planning Area New reaches Current designations: still appropriate?

P ROJECT M ANAGER : Steve Gray – P ROCESS, PROJECT STUDIES, & PRODUCTS : Cathy Lear – M APPING : Chad Theismann – P UBLIC OUTREACH : Hannah Merrill – Clallam SMP Contact List West Twin “Mole“ 2010

Questions? Thank you Dungeness River at Audubon Center and Trestle Bridge, 2007