Implementation Technical Committee
Purpose
The purpose of the Implementation Technical Committee is to assist in the implementation of the Salmon Habitat Plan by serving as a technical- and policy-focused subcommittee to the Watershed Ecosystem Forum.
Download the charter of the Implementation Technical Committee (Adobe Acrobat 21 KB). The 2007 Charter refers to the Steering Committee, the predecessor committee to the Watershed Ecosystem Forum.
The Implementation Technical Committee focuses on:
- Overseeing the collection and interpretation of physical and biological monitoring data for salmon habitat restoration projects completed in the watershed. These data will help determine the success of current restoration projects. The oversight role is envisioned to be distanced from the actual data collection and will not entail the conduct of monitoring efforts.
- Providing recommendations to the Watershed Ecosystem Forum regarding improvements to the existing projects and/or modifications to incorporate into future projects.
Accomplishments
The Implementation Technical Committee developed a work program for 2007.
Download the Implementation Technical Committee 2007 Work Program (Adobe Acrobat 84 KB).
In 2008, the Implementation Technical Committee worked with other partners to develop the H-integration approach that will combine and coordinate habitat, hatchery, and harvest practices (three of the "Hs") to maximize the likelihood of salmon recovery in the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed.
In 2009, the committee did not meet due to staffing constraints.
In 2010, the committee was reinvigorated to continue its work.
Membership
The Implementation Technical Committee includes staff from local jurisdictions, an environmental group, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, and state and federal agencies.
Decisionmaking is by consensus. When this is not possible, provisions for the expression of minority opinions are made so that decision makers and the public are informed of the diversity of views.
For More Information
For more information, please contact Kathy Minsch, Seattle Public Utilities, 206-615-1441.