PROGRAMMATIC ACTIONS. The following programmatic actions are recommended for freshwater lake shorelines within Xxxxx County. • Educate property owners about proper vegetation/landscape maintenance to promote shore stabilization, large woody debris recruitment, and good water quality. • Encourage low impact development practices for shoreline property owners. • Encourage incentive programs for septic users to replace and increase setbacks for septic systems. • Educate private property owners about the negative impacts of shore armoring and overwater structures. • Maintain educational signage about invasive species and water quality protection at all public access points. • Educate boaters about proper waste disposal methods, anchoring techniques, and other best boating practices to minimize habitat damage and prevent water quality contamination. • Encourage incentive programs for shoreline property owners, such as transfer or purchase of development rights and tax incentives for shoreline restoration and protection, and the advantages of conservation easements to permanently protect shorelines. • Provide incentives to encourage restoration as part of redevelopment activities which improve habitat or restore salmonid habitats. • Remove armoring and bulkheads from publicly owned freshwater sites including parks, wherever feasible. Replace with soft shoreline protection if needed. • Remove derelict docks, floats, or other overwater structures that are no longer in use. • Encourage lake associations or stewardship organizations to control invasive aquatic weeds in freshwater lakes. • Maintain or increase shoreline habitat structure along all publicly owned properties. This could include placing large boulders or logs and other large woody debris, establishing native vegetation in disturbed or altered areas including shrub and tree canopy to shade the lake’s riparian zone. • Establish and support lake managements districts to provide a pathway for the development of conservation plans and restoration activities that improve shoreline habitat and water quality, where impaired. • Encourage the development and implementation of lake-specific integrated aquatic vegetation management plans (IAVMPs) to establish protocols for vegetation control (including native nuisance vegetation). The planning process should also be used to identify intact shorelines for conservancy areas and to provide education on lake shoreline management. • Educate homeowners and businesses on the need to minimize u...
PROGRAMMATIC ACTIONS. Certain restoration actions could be broadly implemented on a programmatic basis to help achieve restoration goals. The following programmatic actions are recommended for marine shorelines within Xxxxx County. Which County departments or other entities will take the lead on these actions will be determined in the future based upon funding and other County priorities. Xxxxx County will continue to coordinate with neighboring jurisdictions on restoration activities. For example, many restoration actions are planned by Xxxxx County Conservation District, which also coordinates restoration planning for Xxxxxxxx County. Kitsap and Jefferson Counties are also likely collaborators for restoration actions in the Hood Canal portions of Xxxxx County. Local Tribes including the Skokomish and Squaxin Island Tribes also have significant involvement in restoration activities in the area. Additional opportunities may exist to partner with not-for-profit groups such as the South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group. Opportunities to partner with City of Xxxxxxx on programmatic efforts should also be explored. • Remove armoring and bulkheads from publicly owned marine sites including parks, wherever feasible. Replace with soft shoreline protection. These projects could be demonstration or pilot projects. • For permitted shoreline structure replacements or repairs, encourage soft shoreline protection techniques and structure design standards to protect habitat. • Remove any creosote treated wooden piles and structures from publicly owned parcels. Replace with concrete or steel if a structure is needed. Encourage removal and replacement of existing creosote treated piles by voluntary action. • Supplement impaired feeder bluff contribution (mitigate for lost sediment supply) where possible, particularly where down-drift forage fish spawning may benefit. • Remove derelict overwater structures to restore aquatic habitat, and restore impacted substrates. All such removal would be on a voluntary basis. • Identify derelict vessels for removal from nearshore areas. • Encourage dike and tide gate removal, wherever feasible. • Remove blockages to small tributaries to the nearshore such as culverts, fill, and other structures and debris. • Retrofit stormwater identified by WSDOT and Xxxxx County on on Highway 101, SR 106, SR 300 and North Shore County Roa. • Replant/restore native riparian vegetation. • Increase shoreline habitat structure along publicly-owned properties where appropr...
