Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 220-630 - Regional fisheries enhancement groups › Section 220-630-030 - Description of regional fisheries enhancement groups

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following geographical areas define regions in which
				  groups have been formed, and established as provided for in this chapter, such
				  groups are eligible to make funding requests through the department. There
				  shall be one group per region.
Region 1: Nooksack Salmon Enhancement
								Association
Includes most of WRIA 1: The major watershed is the
								Nooksack River. This region also includes nearshore habitat and other
								watersheds located from the Canada-U.S. border south to Oyster Creek in Samish
								Bay and also watersheds flowing from Whatcom County to the Fraser River.
Region 2: Skagit Fisheries Enhancement
								Group
Includes WRIAs 2, 3 and 4, and parts of 1 and 6:
								The major watersheds are the Skagit and Samish rivers. This region also
								includes nearshore habitat and other watersheds located from Samish Bay, south
								of Oyster Creek, south to and including, Penn Cove on Whidbey Island, out to
								and including, the San Juan Islands.
Region 3: Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries
								Enhancement Task Force
Includes WRIAs 5 and 7 and parts of 6 and 8: The
								major watersheds are the Stillaguamish and Snohomish rivers. This region also
								includes nearshore habitat and other watersheds located south of Penn Cove on
								Whidbey Island, including Camano Island; the mainland south to the Edmonds
								ferry dock.
Region 4: Mid-Sound Salmon Enhancement
								Group
Includes WRIAs 8 and 9 and part of 15: The major
								watersheds are those entering Lake Washington and the Green/Duwamish River.
								This region also includes nearshore habitat and other watersheds located from
								the Edmonds ferry dock south to Brown's Point, across to the north side of Gig
								Harbor, and north around Foulweather Bluff down to the Hood Canal
								Bridge.
Region 5: South Puget Sound Salmon
								Enhancement Group
Includes WRIAs 10, 11, 12 and 13 and parts of 14
								and 15: The major watersheds are the Puyallup, Nisqually, and Deschutes rivers.
								This region also includes nearshore habitat and other watersheds draining into
								Puget Sound south of a line between Brown's Point and the north side of the
								entrance to Gig Harbor.
Region 6: Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement
								Group
Includes WRIA 16 and parts of 14, 15 and 17: Major
								watersheds include the Skokomish, Hamma Hamma, Duckabush, Dosewallips, and
								Quilcene rivers. This region also includes nearshore habitat and other
								watersheds located in Hood Canal south of the Hood Canal Bridge.
Region 7: North Olympic Salmon
								Coalition
Includes WRIAs 18 and 19 and part of 17: Major
								watersheds include the Dungeness, Elwha, Lyre, Pysht, Clallam, and Hoko rivers.
								This region also includes nearshore habitat and other watersheds located north
								and west of the Hood Canal Bridge, to Cape Flattery.
Region 8: Pacific Coast Salmon
								Coalition
Includes WRIAs 20 and 21: Major watersheds include
								the Sooes, Ozette, Quillayute, Hoh, Queets, and Quinault rivers. This region
								also includes nearshore habitat and other watersheds entering directly into the
								Pacific Ocean between Cape Flattery and the north side of Grays Harbor.
Region 9: Chehalis Basin Fisheries Task
								Force
Includes WRIAs 22 and 23: Major watersheds include
								the Humptulips, Hoquiam, Wishkah, Johns and Chehalis rivers. This region also
								includes nearshore habitat within, and other watersheds flowing into Grays
								Harbor.
Region 10: Willapa Bay Regional Fisheries
								Enhancement Group
Includes most of WRIA 24: Major watersheds include
								the North, Willapa, Palix, Nemah, Bear, Long Island and Naselle rivers. This
								region also includes nearshore habitat within, and other watersheds flowing
								into Willapa Bay.
Region 11: Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement
								Group
Includes WRIAs 25, 26, 27 and 28 and parts of 24
								and 29: Major watersheds include the Chinook, Grays, Elochoman, Cowlitz,
								Kalama, Lewis, and Washougal rivers. This region also includes Columbia River
								habitat and other watersheds entering the Washington side of the Columbia River
								below Bonneville Dam.
Region 12: Mid-Columbia Regional Fisheries
								Enhancement Group
Includes WRIAs 30, 31, 37, 38, 39 and 40 and most
								of 29: Major watersheds include the Little White Salmon, White Salmon, Wind,
								Yakima, and Klickitat rivers. This region also includes Columbia River habitat
								and other watersheds entering the Columbia River from the north and west above
								Bonneville Dam, up to Rock Island Dam.
Region 13: Tri-State Steelheaders Regional
								Fisheries Enhancement Group
Includes WRIAs 32, 33 and 35 and parts of 34 and
								36: Major watersheds include the Snake and Walla Walla rivers. This region also
								includes Columbia River habitat and other watersheds entering the Columbia
								River from the east between McNary Dam and the Interstate 182 Bridge at
								Richland.
Region 14: Upper Columbia Regional Fisheries
								Enhancement Group
Includes WRIAs 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 and
								52: Major watersheds include the Wenatchee, Entiat, Methow, Okanogan and San
								Poil rivers. This region also includes Columbia River habitat and other
								watersheds entering the Columbia River above Rock Island Dam up to and
								including the San Poil watershed.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 01-17-074 (Order 01-172), §
											220-140-020, filed 8/16/01,
					 effective 9/16/01; 00-20-040 (Order 00-200), §
											220-140-020, filed 9/28/00,
					 effective 10/29/00. Statutory Authority: 1989 c 426 and RCW 75.08.080.
					 90-04-026 (Order 90-06), §
											220-140-020, filed 1/30/90,
					 effective 3/2/90.