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Background
Background information on the Nisqually Reach
Shellfish Protection District.
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What is the Project?
Thurston County has received a Centennial Grant from
the Washington Department of Ecology to examine
pollution from septic systems and develop a septic
system operation and maintenance program in the
Nisqually Reach watershed.
County staff will work with property owners and other
stakeholders to discuss water quality issues and develop
a draft proposal.
A pilot septic system operation and maintenance
program, started in January 2007 for the Henderson
Watershed Protection Area, will be used as a model to
discuss a program for Nisqually Reach. The pieces of the
Henderson program
- including inspection criteria, monitoring
requirements, compliance, funding mechanisms and
enforcement – will be examined and used by a Nisqually
Reach citizen advisory group to build a Nisqually Reach
proposal.
When the proposal is drafted, public meetings will be
announced as well as other options for people to comment
on the draft.
Project Purpose
The purpose of this project is to ensure that on-site
sewage systems are properly operated and maintained to
protect the health of county residents and to preserve
the water quality of Nisqually Reach.
Stakeholder Advisory Committee
Follow the advisory committee's progress: see a list
of members, meeting dates with agendas for upcoming
meetings, and notes from previously held meetings.
| Project Timeline |
| Start date: |
December 17, 2009 |
| End date: |
December 31, 2012 |
| Risk-based on-site Sewage System O &
M Program Development |
| Activities: Project Years 1 & 2 |
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Convene a Stakeholders Advisory Group. |
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Draft a Risk-based On-Site Sewage System O &
M Program. Submit to elected officials for
consideration. |
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Convene public meetings and hearings. |
| Public Involvement |
| Activities: Project Years 1 & 2 |
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Publish at least 3 newsletters and mail
directly to watershed residents. |
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Develop and maintain a website with program
development details. |
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Set-up e-mail mailbox to receive citizen
comments and information requests. |
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Hold at least 2 open houses about the
project. |
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Issue at least 3 press releases. |
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Prepare and air one program on the local public
television station. |
Check back for updates
and Public Meeting announcements
E-mail contact
Please feel free to
e-mail with comments, questions, or requests to be on a
mailing list to receive proposal drafts.
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