WRIA 14 PLANNING UNIT MEETING

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Shelton Civic Center

Shelton, WA

Meeting Summary

Attendance:

Government Members Present:
John Konovsky, Squaxin Tribe	Allan Borden, Mason Co.
Theresa Parsons, City of Shelton	Al Frey, Port of Shelton
Phil Wiatrak, Dept. of Ecology
Government Members Absent:
Thurston County	Mason County PUD # 1

Other Planning Unit Members Present:
Warren Dawes, SWPSWC	Terri Jeffreys, Realtors/Homebuilders
Drew Noble, Water Purveyors	Amy Hatch-Winecka, WRIA 14 Lead Entity Group
Diane Cooper, Taylor Shellfish	John Noble, Citizen Expert

Others Present:
Susan Gulick, Technical Project Mgr/Facilitator	Regina Grimm, Dept. of Health
Chad Stussy, WDFW

1. Watershed Plan

q The Planning Unit reviewed the water quantity options (pages 33-60 of the Issues and Options) and developed draft recommendations (attached as a separate document).

2. Prioritize Stream Gauges for the WRIA

q The PU prioritized the following stream gauges for WRIA 14:

ü Kennedy Creek

ü Sherwood Creek

ü A suitable stream in upper Oakland Bay

q Ecology will consider these priorities in distributing new stream gauges throughout the state.

3. Hydro-Geo Project

q The PU authorized NW Land and Water to spend the remaining $5,000 in the geo-chemistry task.

q The PU also requested that NWLW gather an additional sample from the Ninth Street well in Shelton to develop a groundwater fingerprint. Susan will check with Jim to determine if this can be done within the remaining budget.

4. Upcoming Meetings

q The next PU meeting will be on Wednesday, July 27^th from 2:30-4:30 at the Shelton Civic Center.

q There will also be a Planning Unit meeting on Wednesday, August 3^rd from 2:30-4:30 at the Shelton Civic Center. This meeting is in lieu of the meeting scheduled for August 10^th, which has been CANCELLED.

q There will NOT be a Planning Unit meeting on August 24^th; however, there will be meeting for those interested in developing a package of water quality recommendations for consideration by the Planning Unit. This meeting will be held at Taylor Shellfish; details on the time and directions will be sent later.