Table B: Plan Implementation, County-Wide Strategies: Water Quality

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PART 1: SAN JUAN COUNTY WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN

SECTION 4: IMPLEMENTATION TABLES

Water Quality | On-site Sewage Disposal | Agricultural Practices |
Marinas and Recreational Boating | Forestry Practices | Land Conversions |
Solid and Hazardous Waste | Stormwater

TABLE B. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION, COUNTY WIDE STRATEGIES: WATER QUALITY

Strategies Implementing
entities Type of strategy Status Schedule One time costs Yearly costs

Start year On-going

Water Quality

WQ1: Develop and fund a long term water quality monitoring program HCS, Conservation District Monitoring New program, initial development complete 2000, staff and monitoring costs needed (WQS)

1

Yes
(70,000)

20,000

WQ2: Inform realtors, developers, regulators, and property owners about the importance wetlands & prevention of non-point source pollution Permit Center Education New program: workshops, brochures, newsletters (RT)

1

Yes
1,500

1,000

WQ3: Update the county's soil survey BOCC Information New program: _ funding available from NRCS

1
100,000

WQ4: Review and revise wetland regulations, Section 3.6.8, UDC Planning Dept. Regulation Existing program: additional requirements (RT)

2
4,000

WQ5: Use information from delineation's to update the county wetland inventory Permit Center Information Existing program: additional requirements (RT)

3

Yes
2,000

1,000

WQ6: Train county personnel and interested parties in wetland identification. DOE, Conservation District Education Early implementation: 1999

1

Yes
(1,000)

1,000

WQ7: Use students and local volunteers in the water quality monitoring effort Conservation District, Extension Agent Monitoring
New program: coordinator needed

(WQS)

3

Yes
5,000

5,000

WQ8: Use lower threshold for early warning for marine water quality in shellfish program. HCS, WS DOH Shellfish Regulatory
/Monitoring Existing program

1

Yes
1,000

500

WQ9: Complete and maintain GIS data for watershed management. SJC GIS Information Existing program (GIS, 1998): new data management procedures

1

Yes
(10,000)

1,000 - 5,000

WQ10: Set priorities for acquisition for Land Bank, and points for Open Space designations based on watershed functions Land Bank, Planning Conservation easements Existing programs: new criteria

1

Yes
2,000

1,000

WQ11: Designate priority watersheds as Marine Habitat Management Areas under SJC Shoreline Master Program Planning Planning Existing program in process for Westcott-Garrison, see Priority Watershed Strategies

--

--
(85,000)

--

WQ12: Establish water resource protection areas or districts for drinking water sources HCS, Planning Education, Inventory, Monitoring New program, would need to be established through land use designation (WQS)

--

--
4,000

2,000

Costs estimates are for county implementing agencies for additional or enhanced programs. This table does include costs to state and federal agencies or costs to property owners to implement best management practices.
(WQS) indicates job description for a Water Quality Specialist. (RT) indicates job description for a Resource Technician.
Numbers in parentheses () have already been funded.

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Strategies	Implementing entities	Type of strategy	Status	Schedule		One time costs	Yearly costs
Strategies	Implementing entities	Type of strategy	Status	Start year	On-going	One time costs	Yearly costs
Water Quality
WQ1: Develop and fund a long term water quality monitoring program	HCS, Conservation District	Monitoring	New program, initial development complete 2000, staff and monitoring costs needed (WQS)	1	Yes	(70,000)	20,000
WQ2: Inform realtors, developers, regulators, and property owners about the importance wetlands & prevention of non-point source pollution	Permit Center	Education	New program: workshops, brochures, newsletters (RT)	1	Yes	1,500	1,000
WQ3: Update the county's soil survey	BOCC	Information	New program: _ funding available from NRCS	1		100,000
WQ4: Review and revise wetland regulations, Section 3.6.8, UDC	Planning Dept.	Regulation	Existing program: additional requirements (RT)	2		4,000
WQ5: Use information from delineation's to update the county wetland inventory	Permit Center	Information	Existing program: additional requirements (RT)	3	Yes	2,000	1,000
WQ6: Train county personnel and interested parties in wetland identification.	DOE, Conservation District	Education	Early implementation: 1999	1	Yes	(1,000)	1,000
WQ7: Use students and local volunteers in the water quality monitoring effort	Conservation District, Extension Agent	Monitoring	New program: coordinator needed (WQS)	3	Yes	5,000	5,000
WQ8: Use lower threshold for early warning for marine water quality in shellfish program.	HCS, WS DOH Shellfish	Regulatory /Monitoring	Existing program	1	Yes	1,000	500
WQ9: Complete and maintain GIS data for watershed management.	SJC GIS	Information	Existing program (GIS, 1998): new data management procedures	1	Yes	(10,000)	1,000 - 5,000
WQ10: Set priorities for acquisition for Land Bank, and points for Open Space designations based on watershed functions	Land Bank, Planning	Conservation easements	Existing programs: new criteria	1	Yes	2,000	1,000
WQ11: Designate priority watersheds as Marine Habitat Management Areas under SJC Shoreline Master Program	Planning	Planning	Existing program in process for Westcott-Garrison, see Priority Watershed Strategies	--	--	(85,000)	--
WQ12: Establish water resource protection areas or districts for drinking water sources	HCS, Planning	Education, Inventory, Monitoring	New program, would need to be established through land use designation (WQS)	--	--	4,000	2,000