Watmough Bay Salmon Habitat Preservation
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San Juan Co Conserv Land Bank; Watmough Bay Salmon Habitat Preservation (#07-1785)
Attachment #48310, aerial view of parcels with shoreline
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The property to be acquired consists of 7.29 acres including 680 ft. along Watmough Bay on Lopez Island, San Juan County. It contains an intact rocky intertidal zone with the upland entirely forested. The forest on the property is at least 150-200 years old, with a number of significantly older trees. With one exception, the rest of the Bay's shorelines are owned by the Bureau of Land Management and the San Juan County Land Bank. If this acquisition suceeds, the remaining land owner intends to donate another five acres (500 feet of shoreline with two additional development rights) to the Land Bank. As a result, the Watmough Bay watershed of approximately 400 acres will be preserved in its entirety.
Should the acquisition not succeed, the subject property will be developed for a single-family residence. The site plan approved by the county allows for clearing 60 percent of the property (20,000 board feet) to afford views of the Bay. The County also allows development to within 50 of the shoreline with no required vegetative buffer. Due to the steep slope (+/- 30 degrees) and rocky substrate of the site, clearing is very likely to affect water quality in the bay directly by increasing waterflow and erosion during storm events. This will lead to increased turbidity in the Bay and potentially alter the existing eelgrass and intertidal communities. Addititionally, clearing of vegetation will reduce available terrestrial food sources for the existing juvenile chinook salmon and forage fish species found in the bay.
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General Area:
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Southern tip of Lopez Island in Watmough Bay, San Juan Islands
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Waterbody:
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Strait of Georgia
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County:
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San Juan
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Legislative District:
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40
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Congressional District 2022:
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02
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Salmon Recovery Regions:
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Puget Sound
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Watershed Administrative Unit:
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Lopez Island
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HUC8:
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San Juan Islands (17110003)
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WRIA:
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San Juan
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Coordinates:
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48.43095078
-122.81127156
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| Worksite Name | Scope of Work |
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Watmough Bay, Lopez Island (#1)
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Administrative costs (Acq), Land, Standard Incidentals
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Amounts may not be complete
| Worksite Name | | Property Name | | Actual Acquisition
Acres | Actual Acquisition
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Watmough Bay, Lopez Island (#1)
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Property 1 - Local Landowner
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7.29
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$1,170,229
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| | | | Total | 7.29 | $1,170,229 |
Amounts may not be complete
| Milestone Name | Target Date | Description |
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Order Appraisal Review(s)
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05/01/2007
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Purchase Agreement Signed
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06/25/2007
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Acquisition Closing
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09/07/2007
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Completed under RCO Waiver of Retroactivity #W07-21.
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Project Start
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12/13/2007
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Recorded Documents to Mgmt Agy
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04/30/2008
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Proposed Completion Date
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04/30/2008
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Annual Project Billing Due
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07/31/2008
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Special Conditions Met
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04/30/2009
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Agreement End Date
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04/30/2009
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Final Docs/Billing to Mgmt Agy
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07/31/2009
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