alliance for a healthy south sound march 25, 2015
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ILF Mitigation Program A voluntary program that provides a mechanism for compensatory mitigation for unavoidable adverse impacts to aquatic resourcesTRANSCRIPT
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Hood Canal Coordinating Council
HCCC In-Lieu Fee Mitigation
Program
Alliance for a Healthy South SoundMarch 25, 2015
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ILF Mitigation Program HCCC is a watershed based Council of
GovernmentsEstablished in 1985 and is
501(c)3 non-profit corporationBoard of Directors:
Jefferson / Kitsap /Mason countiesSkokomish Tribal Nation
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
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ILF Mitigation Program
A voluntary program that provides a mechanism for
compensatory mitigation for unavoidable adverse impacts to
aquatic resources
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ILF Mitigation Program Authorized 2012 by Corps, Ecology, EPAprovide greater ecological benefit to
Hood Canal watershed than through permittee responsible mitigation ‐
maximizing the benefit to Hood Canal ecosystem
accomplishing conservation and stewardship goals of the HCCC
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ILF Mitigation Program
Goal: no net loss of aquatic functions and values through
RestorationEnhancementPreservation
Establishment
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Advantages of ILF Mitigation versus Permittee responsible
• Site protected in perpetuity • Long-term stewardship required and
funded within credit sale• Assurance to regulators that suitable
mitigation will be completed, monitored for ecological lift, maintained and stewarded in perpetuity
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Coverage AreaPortions of Jefferson, Mason and Kitsap counties – drainage areas entering Hood Canal marine area
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Freshwater Service AreasPortions of the following WRIAs that drain to Hood Canal
•WRIA 15•WRIA 16 and 14b•WRIA 17
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Marine/Nearshore Service Area•encompasses marine riparian zone•northern boundary: line from Foulweather Bluff to Tala Point and Port Ludlow•Southern extent to Union River estuary
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Watershed Characterization roster site identification process –freshwater and nearshore
Freshwater – Ecology’s Watershed CharacterizationAssessments: water flow, water quality, freshwater
habitats & terrestrial habitatsNearshore - Watershed Characterization - shoreline
habitat valuePSNERP – beaches strategy
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County Regulatory and Policy Framework• Shoreline Master Program• Critical Areas Ordinance
Raising the bar on mitigation standards• The “true cost” of mitigation• Sites protected in perpetuity
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