Clallam County is the lead agency for administering the watershed planning grant.
Low summertime flows that make the water too hot and too shallow for fish to swim in.
Withdrawals for agricultural irrigation and development that contribute to the low stream flows. Water pollution from diffuse sources, such as failing septic systems and agricultural waste, that is linked to shellfish closures in Dungeness Bay. Watershed planning grants alone are not the silver bullet coming from Olympia that will fix all local water woes. Each planning team has broad representation from city, county, and state governments as well as recreational, environmental, fisheries, commercial and tribal interest groups. The 1998 state legislature established a framework for watershed planning and provided money to help local groups pay for their efforts.