Date of Adoption: August 3, 2001.

Purpose: Amend regional fisheries enhancement group boundaries.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-140-020.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-13-083 on June 19, 2001.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Change Region 14 to "Upper Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group."

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

August 16, 2001

Debbie Nelson

for Russ Cahill, Chair

Fish and Wildlife Commission

OTS-4910.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 00-200, filed 9/28/00, effective 10/29/00)

WAC 220-140-020   ((Geographical)) Description of regional fisheries enhancement groups.   ((The following geographical areas are designated as areas from which groups may be formed, and after being 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.

	(1) Region 1: Nooksack/Samish
			Marine Areas: 7, 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D
			Watersheds: Those entering the above marine areas, including Bellingham Bay, Samish Bay, and Padilla Bay. Major rivers include Nooksack and Samish.
	(2) Region 2: Skagit
			Marine Areas: 6A, 8
			Watersheds: Those entering Skagit Bay and Saratoga Passage south to East Point on Whidbey Island. The major watersheds are the Skagit River and its tributaries.
	(3) Region 3: Stillaguamish/Snohomish
			Marine Areas: 8A, 8D
			Watersheds: Those entering Port Susan, Port Garner, and Possession Sound, also Saratoga Passage south from Elger Bay. Major rivers include Stillaguamish and Snohomish and their tributaries.
	(4) Region 4: Mid-Sound
			Marine Areas: 10, 10A-G, 11
			Watersheds: Those entering Elliott Bay, Lake Washington, Lake Sammamish, East Passage, Colvos Passage, Sinclair Inlet, Dyes Inlet, Port Orchard, Port Madison. Major rivers include Cedar and Green.
	(5) Region 5: South Sound
			Marine Areas: 13, 13A-K
			Watersheds: Those entering Carr Inlet, Commencement Bay, Henderson Bay, Case Inlet, Nisqually Reach, Henderson Inlet, Budd Inlet, Eld Inlet, Totten Inlet, Hammersley Inlet, and Oakland Bay. Major rivers include Puyallup, Nisqually, and Deschutes.
	(6) Region 6: Hood Canal
			Marine Areas: 12, 12A-D
			Watersheds: Those entering Hood Canal, Dabob Bay, and Quilcene Bay. Major rivers include Skokomish, Hamma Hamma, Duckabush, Dosewallips, and Quilcene.
	(7) Region 7: Strait of Juan de Fuca
			Marine Areas: 4B, 5, 6B, 6C and Area 9 north of Foulweather Bluff.
			Watersheds: Those entering Admiralty Inlet and the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Major rivers include the Dungeness, Elwha, Lyre, Pysht, Clallam, and Hoko.
	(8) Region 8: North Coast
			Watersheds: Those entering directly into the Pacific Ocean, including Ozette, Quillayute, Hoh, Queets, and Quinault.
	(9) Region 9: Grays Harbor
			Watersheds: Those entering Grays Harbor, including Humptulips, Hoquiam, Wishkah, Chehalis, and Johns.
	(10) Region 10: Willapa Bay
			Watershed: Those entering Willapa Bay, including North River, Willapa, Nemah, and Naselle.
	(11) Region 11: Lower Columbia River
			Watersheds: Those entering the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam, including Grays, Elochoman, Cowlitz, Kalama, Lewis, and Washougal.
	(12) Region 12: Mid-Columbia River
			Watersheds: Those entering the Columbia River (from the north and west) above Bonneville Dam up to Rock Island Dam. Major rivers include Little White Salmon, White Salmon, Wind, Yakima, and Klickitat. (WRIAs 29, 30, 31, 37, 38, 39, 40)
	(13) Region 13: South Eastern Washington
			Watershed: Those entering the Columbia River above McNary Dam from the east including the Snake and Walla Walla rivers and their tributaries. (WRIAs 32, 33, 35)
	(14) Region 14: Upper Columbia River
			Watersheds: Those entering the Columbia River above Rock Island Dam up to and including the San Poil watershed. Major rivers include the Wenatchee, Entiat, Methow, Okanogan and San Poil rivers and their tributaries. (WRIAs 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)))

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. 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.]