35.35.070 Regulations – Aquatic habitat conservation area designation and mapping.
This section pertains to the subset of fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas that are aquatic areas including Type S, F, Np, and Ns waters. These stream types correspond to the current water typing system used in the State Forest Practices Act. The Type “S” waters (shorelines) are those streams (or segments of) and water bodies that are designated “shorelines of the State” under this Program. Type “F” waters (fish) are those streams (or segments of) and water bodies that are known to be used by fish, or meet the physical criteria to be potentially used by fish. Fish streams may or may not have flowing water all year; they may be perennial or seasonal. Type “Np” waters (non-fish) are those streams (or segments of) that have flow year round and may have spatially intermittent dry reaches downstream of perennial flow, but do not meet the physical criteria of a Type “F” water. Type “Ns” waters (non-fish seasonal) are those streams (or stream segments) that do not have surface flow during at least some portion of the year, and do not meet the physical criteria of a Type F stream. The current versus the historic water type classifications are Type “S” waters (formerly Type 1), Type “F” waters (formerly Types 2 and 3), Type Np waters (formerly Type 4) and Type Ns waters (formerly Type 5). The SMP in its entirety constitutes the policies and regulations for Type S waters, which by definition are shorelines of the State.
(1) Designation and Classification. Aquatic habitat conservation areas include:
(a) Those streams and lakes which meet the criteria for Type S, F, Np and Ns waters, as defined in the water type classifications in the forest practices rules in Chapter 222-16 WAC.
(b) Aquatic habitats recognized by federal or State agencies for federal and/or State listed endangered, threatened and sensitive species documented in maps or databases available to Clallam County and its citizens and which, if altered, may reduce the likelihood that the species will maintain and reproduce over the long term.
(c) Critical freshwater habitats and critical saltwater habitats as defined in Chapter 35.55 CCC.
(2) Mapping. The approximate location and extent of aquatic habitat conservation areas are shown on the County’s critical area maps. These maps are to be used as a guide and do not provide definitive information about aquatic habitat conservation areas’ size or presence. The County shall update the maps as new aquatic habitat conservation areas are identified and as new information becomes available.