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Who does What?

• The Federal Government - Congress: the ESA sets some water quality requirements.
• The Federal Government - Congress: the CWA sets some water quality goals and rules.
• The Federal Government - NMFS sets some fish rules.
• The State of Washington Legislature creates laws about nearly everything.
• The State WA-DoH sets some health rules.
• The State WA-DNR sets some logging rules.
• The State WA-DoE sets some habitat rules.
• The State WA-DFW sets some fish rules.
• The Whatcom County Planning Commission sets some zoning policy recommendations.
• The Whatcom County Council sets some zoning, clearing, grading and runoff rules for about 80% of the acres.
• The Whatcom County Hearing Examiner sets some case-law after appeals.
• The Whatcom County Planning Department enforces some zoning, clearing, grading and runoff rules for about 80% of the acres.
• The Whatcom County Department of Public Works maintains many watershed roads and streets.
• The Whatcom County Department of Health enforces some pollution rules.
• The Whatcom County Sheriff's Department enforces some boating rules.
• The Whatcom County Sewerage Control Appeals Board rules on septic-system variances.
• The City of Bellingham Planning Commission sets some zoning policy recommendations.
• The City of Bellingham Council sets some zoning, clearing, grading and runoff rules for 20% of the acres.
• The City of Bellingham Hearing Examiner sets some case-law after appeals.
• The City of Bellingham Planning Department enforces some zoning, clearing, grading and runoff rules for about 20% of the acres.
• The City of Bellingham Department of Public Works maintains many watershed roads and streets.
• The Sudden Valley Community Association sets land management rules for their project area, and maintains their internal roads and streets, all within the watershed.
• The Water District 10 sets water and sewer service rules for their area.
• The Water District 7 sets water and sewer service rules for their area.
• The Memorandum of Agreement of 1992 between the County, City, and WD10 set 23 goals.
• The Citizens' Pilot Project SB-5536 Advisory Committee will make logging recommendations for some DNR lands. Appointed by the DNR.
• [The Citizens' Watershed Blue-Ribbon Advisory Committee made general recommendations. Appointed by the County Executive and Bellingham Mayor - expired, replaced by: ]
• The Lake Whatcom Watershed Citizens' Advisory Task Force made recommendations for criteria for the implementation of the Land Acquisition Ordinance. Appointed by the County Executive and Bellingham Mayor. [ expired; report submitted ]
• The Clean Water Alliance insists on agency compliance with regulations and action.
• The ReSources office manages the "Watershed Pledge" program.
• The Initiative Group gives voters information and a chance to directly participate in action.
• The Taxpayer chips in.
• The Property-owners and tenants do lots of the work that actually gets done.