Draft HCP Review Primer

 Manages 2.6 million acres of aquatic lands for the benefit of all citizens of the state - a unique, distinct role among governments DNR Aquatic Resources Division

 Negotiated agreement with USFWS and NMFS (Federal Services)  Addresses harm to listed and sensitive species  Describes DNR’s commitment to avoid, minimize and compensate for harm to species  Basis for an Incidental Take Permit from the Federal Services What is a HCP?

 Foster water-dependent uses  Ensure environmental protection  Encourage direct public use and access  Utilize renewable resources And where consistent with the above, generate revenue The HCP is consistent with DNR’s Management Guidelines Identified in RCW

Meets DNR’s management goals and strategic plan for stronger emphasis on stewardship Habitat Conservation Plan

 2.6 Million Acres 56% Offshore Rivers 4% Lakes 15% 25% Nearshore Washington State Department of Natural Resources HCP Planning Area

Avoid and minimize impacts from  Shade  Contamination  Drift cell disruption  Noise  Compaction of sediments DNR Aquatic HCP Focus Conoco Pier Cherry Point

The draft HCP represents 6 years of research, outreach and application that establishes a programmatic approach to DNR’s stewardship of the state’s aquatic lands. In developing the draft HCP DNR evaluated impacts to aquatic habitat and species from the activities that we authorize to develop a comprehensive approach to avoid and reduce these impacts. In addition, we were careful to ensure that the practices we are adopted are also practical to implement. The HCP includes 8 chapters which are outlined in the following slides. Aquatic lands HCP Overview

a. Describes the purposes of the plan and DNR’s intent for developing the HCP; b. Provides a description of: The relationship between the ESA and the benefits provided under Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act; The area of State-managed aquatic land; The process used for selecting the activities proposed for coverage under the HCP; and The process for selecting the species proposes for coverage under the HCP HCP Chapter 1 Graphic: L. Prado

Chapter 2 discusses the history of aquatic land management in Washington State; the relationship of the Aquatic Lands HCP to DNR’s 3 other HCPs; and the regulatory environment affecting this HCP HCP Chapter 2 EPA Region 10 (Pacific Northwest)

Chapter 3 provides a description of covered activities, their effects and the extent to where they occurs of state-managed aquatic lands HCP Chapter 3 Photo: DNR staff

Herptofauna (5) - Columbia spotted frog, Northern leopard frog, Oregon spotted frog, Western toad, Pacific pond turtle Fish (18) - Bull trout, Chinook, Chum, Coastal cutthroat trout, Coho, Pink, Sockeye/Kokanee, Steelhead, Green & White sturgeon, Bocaccio, Canary & Yelloweye rockfish, Eulachon, Pacific herring, Pacific sand land, Surf smelt, Pacific lamprey HCP Chapter 4 Birds (5) - Black tern, Common loon, Harlequin duck, Marbled murrelet, Western snowy plover Marine Mammal – Southern resident orca Chapter 4 describes the aquatic species proposed for coverage in the HCP and the potential effects of the covered activities described in HCP Chapter 3 on these species

Chapter 5 includes the HCP goals and objectives, conservation measures for covered activities, Programmatic Strategies, and Standards that will be adopted to avoid and minimize the impacts to species described in HCP Chapter 4. Chapter 5 also describes the implementation process and funding, compliance monitoring and the HCP’s adaptive management program HCP Chapter 5 Shellfish Aquaculture Covered Activities Log booming and storage Overwater structures - Docks & wharves, Boat ramps/launches, Rafts, Mooring buoys, Nearshore buildings, Floating homes, Marinas, Shipyards & terminals

 Chapter 6:  Chapter 6: A description of the alternatives to this HCP that were considered and the reasons for their rejection  Chapter 7: HCP Glossary  Chapter 8: References HCP Chapters 6 - 8

Additional Information on the HCP can be found at: Photo by David Roberts