French Slough Drainage Management

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French Creek ditch network
This effort is linked to Coordinated Investment pilot work

This is an initial effort in regulatory coordination in floodplains. This effort is focused on drainage maintenance in floodplains areas of the French Creek Watershed managed by the French Slough Flood Control District, however the purpose of the effort is to make multi-agency regulatory review in floodplains more predictable, efficient, and lead to improvement of ecosystem functions. French Creek drainage permits provide an opportunity to begin evaluating the actual business of floodplain regulation, starting on improving predictability and efficiency in the regulation of agricultural systems.

Materials

Additional materials on the overall system are curated on the French Creek Watershed page

Objectives

  • Efficiently complete permitting on agricultural drainage maintenance operations that are protective of trust resources.
  • Develop relationships and situational understanding that sets us up for future efforts that resolve French Creek floodplain habitat problems.

Situation Notes

  • WDFW has signed a 5-year HPA (see above).
  • The French District has submitted a JARPA for activities negotiated under the programmatic HPA, that JARPA was closed but may be reopened.
  • The Snohomish Sustainable Lands Strategy is providing support for this effort.
  • An ad hoc workgroup has developed a work plan for developing coordinated assessments to support projects like French Slough.
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