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A staff member described a staged rollout: Stage 1 will read the USGS gauge periodically and display current conditions on phones; Stage 2 would add interpretation and possibly weather forecasting features if additional funding is obtained. The staff member said Jamestown has allocated some grant funding and that the contract could be signed in roughly a month.

The team also said they will increase physical roadside signage from two to four signs this season to alert travelers about river conditions and drought messaging. The Nature Center will issue a separate RFP for an exhibit integrating live stream data, SNOTEL and other data feeds, and the tribe is providing major funding for that exhibit; the exhibit funds must be spent by June 3 under the current schedule.

Separately, water‑system staff reported a Stage 2 drought alert for the Island View water system due to low flows in the Hoko watershed and falling Olsen Creek supply. Bowen Kendrick, PUD water and wastewater divisions, said the Island View system uses Olsen Creek surface water and that stage thresholds in the local drought response plan trigger escalated conservation notices and, if necessary, trucking of water. Kendrick said past operations have included trucking to Island View when local supplies were insufficient and that stage 3–4 declarations impose stricter mandatory conservation measures.

Kendrick noted the Hoko base‑flow forecast indicated worsening conditions and identified a critical operational threshold at about 14 cubic feet per second for the Hoko in the County drought plan; managers said four to five weeks of dry conditions could bring system operations to that threshold without rainfall.

The DRMT discussed broader concerns about the availability and stability of federal and state data sources (USGS and NOAA feeds) and suggested the executive committee inventory critical data streams and potential backup sources in case public data portals change or become unavailable.

Ending: The DRMT will proceed with the vendor contract for the phone‑based alert tool, expand roadside signage, and monitor Island View and western Clallam water systems for possible escalation of conservation stages.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dungeness River Management Team Meeting - May 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Dungeness River Management Team discussed a vendor selection for a digital river‑flow alert tool, plans to double roadside flow signage, and a Stage 2 drought alert issued for the Island View water system; managers said the Hoko/Olsen Creek systems show low baseflows and trucking or other measures may be needed if flows drop further.","taxTitle","Clallam County, Washington","taxId",54309,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6040483,"Dungeness salmon forecasts up for some species; tribe restarts broodstock program, managers warn mixed pressures",2827,2628000,5455000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3759991-54b357e1ce8e09bc087589395e81997b&start=2628&end=5455","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3759991-54b357e1ce8e09bc087589395e81997b/thumbnail_2628000.jpg","/articles/6040483/Clallam-County/Washington/Dungeness-salmon-forecasts-up-for-some-species-tribe-restarts-broodstock-program-managers-warn-mixed-pressures","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6040483-c6b299d30c244807d0e914b4dc3abd9a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145589&Signature=Z4-aW1goGl7yvTxOPaJj~~AEDvoYPAp8cyeDh96uYuruwztt~SJOom52u5-eCn6UHwkGJUNDO4ff~I7L8TQppU57qDqTPzXbBwamM~gwlsDDcID9ft7nlCw8HtZbk3Wh91Pfm5BHPxhAdK5LnYYHofCOIu2CIHWB9o5aiEpHc7mmtYpC-8VYEyPVVbib52ZCzU-N4kWkuyo2hgHmo6oLfMJ8C9sTm1ZUC1l9Hr1SPEusNfgqxYGwq7JkkdDzMLYuhRXgmmWZRY--a5WNp46kJ8gSJjkBcmxVquZF6DPRG9dYCRYxO5hpN~gXecGXkax8SQHk3dgLCrJrOy-nfQAsHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jamestown S'Klallam fisheries staff told the Dungeness River Management Team that recent adult returns and monitoring show mixed trends across species, with some improved returns but persistent risks from low flows, temperature and harvest outside local waters.

Aaron Brooks, program manager for the tribe's fisheries program, said the tribe restarted a Chinook broodstock program four years ago to increase the number of adults on spawning grounds. “The broodstock program is a 10 year program,” Brooks said, and added the tribe set a new total release goal of 600,000 juvenile coho this year: “So we've got 200,000 supplementation plus an additional 400,000 broodstock” in that release goal.

Brooks reviewed how preseason forecasts and management models steer fisheries decisions. He described the forecast exchange among co‑managers, the use of the FRAM (“fisheries regulation assessment model” or Grama model in discussion) and the Pacific Fishery Management Council/North of Falcon negotiation processes that convert stock forecasts into allowable fisheries. He noted stock‑specific thresholds used in management: for example, the Dungeness Chinook low‑abundance threshold (LAT) is 500 adults and the escapement goal is 925; a forecast below 500 triggers critical‑status management steps.

Brooks also described monitoring tools and pilot studies used to assess fish movement and restoration effectiveness, including acoustic tagging and smolt trapping. He emphasized that low base flows and simplified floodplain geometry in the lower three miles create fish‑passage problems during drought and that channel restoration and flow actions have been paired in recent years—for example, pulse flows negotiated by Washington Water Trust and on‑the‑ground channel modifications with WCC crews.

Forecasted returns vary by species. Brooks said pink salmon and hatchery coho forecasts were relatively high this year (he cited “a quarter million” pinks projected for the season), contributing to an expected busier season and potential complications for Chinook management because of mixed‑stock encounters. He warned most of the exploitation on Dungeness Chinook occurs outside local waters: “The exploitation rate on Dungeness is 19.3% — 3.4 of that is happening in our waters,” he said, meaning the balance is taken in Alaska and Canada.

Brooks explained that fall and summer fisheries have regulatory opening and closing dates tied to quotas and in‑season creel data; in‑season monitoring can shorten or close fisheries as needed. He also reported that a small Dungeness hatchery steelhead program was discontinued this year due to genetic concerns and that genetic baseline work (GSI) and DNA sampling are expanding to better identify stock origins.

Managers asked for additional context and data layering (for example, annotating long‑term time series with policy or program changes) to make the historical graphs more useful for readers and reviewers.

Ending: The presentations underscored that habitat restoration, flow management and careful forecasting together determine fishery opportunities; managers said ongoing monitoring and genetic baselines will guide both restoration and harvest decisions.","Jamestown S'Klallam fisheries staff briefed the Dungeness River Management Team on recent salmon returns, hatchery broodstock efforts, and how forecasts drive harvest management. Presenters said Chinook and pink returns have improved in recent years but low flows and mixed harvest outside local waters remain risks to recovery.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6040487,"Jamestown S'Klallam seeks state funds to buy 32 acres, study low‑flow fixes on lower Dungeness",2359,518000,2877000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3759991-54b357e1ce8e09bc087589395e81997b&start=518&end=2877","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3759991-54b357e1ce8e09bc087589395e81997b/thumbnail_518000.jpg","/articles/6040487/Clallam-County/Washington/Jamestown-SKlallam-seeks-state-funds-to-buy-32-acres-study-lowflow-fixes-on-lower-Dungeness","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6040487-245ad0c4301ca0fd2a20cbbaf967844f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145589&Signature=QnSMAp8XxHV2uD2nv5z4U8Fzhw-mx~A3lRqgP2K3aQIG4pmc5-jsaYzzlAp54eOZB-QZBEBAwKymWup63W3W02EnGYaLUHPlyGzI4H4rc47y64vb0QiI68or5CsZuT1oYhouFEKosv1tv9CL0b~BOO43BcjoHeaUNAVtns6Q8y8z6yq3OV0L10l7YqzhocItUhf6xglKDJnvuirgdUrk~0kyVf9HsI4Nu-T73x5h9SYcnE5vgjXsDp41nsheAW3~4IYq0X2Sl6awfTBjrnJIugXsTNu~7WrpTmfmTrM2M-BPg1dzRDbYS5t8ld-CUWr9CAWnpUAlTYTPgCegtwjGNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe asked the Dungeness River Management Team on Wednesday to support two Salmon Recovery Funding Board proposals: a fee‑simple acquisition of up to 32 acres of intact riparian forest on the lower Dungeness River, and a separate low‑flow mitigation assessment to guide future construction work aimed at improving fish passage.

Cheryl Bauman, coordinator for the North Olympic lead entity for salmon, told the group the lead entity runs an annual grant round and forwards top projects to state and federal funding programs. “One of the things we do every year is we wanna run a grant round to allocate state and federal funding to advance salmon restoration and protection,” she said.

Hilton Turnbull, presenting for the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, said the riparian acquisition would “acquire up to 32 acres of intact riparian area from a single landowner, through fee simple acquisition,” and would adjoin the tribe’s existing Rivers Edge conserved lands. Turnbull said protecting connected riparian forest and side‑channel networks is “a key component of the tribe's overall Dungeness River restoration strategy” and would secure mainstream habitat the tribe could restore in later phases.

Turnbull described the separate proposal as a climate‑adaptation and low‑flow mitigation study focused on the roughly three miles below Copper Ridge. The study would identify where and how to implement design measures, any permitting or landowner permissions required, and produce a preliminary (design) deliverable that could lead to future construction funding. He said that scoring rules from the state required the tribe to split acquisition work from design work into two proposals.

On funding, speakers described a mix of state and federal sources but emphasized the acquisition proposal in this round would rely on state riparian dollars. Cheryl Bauman noted the state legislature set aside a new statewide riparian appropriation this session, and Turnbull said the recent legislative action resulted in a multi‑phase package that included funds administered through the Recreation and Conservation Office and conservation commissions. “This would all be state,” Turnbull said when asked whether the acquisition would be covered by the riparian allocation.

Members asked technical and practical questions: whether the parcels included the river centerline (Turnbull said the ownership lines stop short of the west bank and do not cross to the opposite side), what construction actions might follow an acquisition (Turnbull said acquisitions allow the landowner to investigate restoration such as adding large woody debris), and how project scoring and funding decisions would be handled (Cheryl Bauman and staff said projects are scored by a technical team and then recommended to a policy group; funding decisions are expected in June).

The DRMT technical team informed members it had roughly $500,000 expected from regular Salmon Recovery Funding Board allocations for this round and that riparian allocations statewide were still being clarified. The technical team recommended funding projects in rank order within riparian and non‑riparian categories, and recommended allocating next year’s funding to a cost‑overrun request for the Johnson Creek triple‑culvert project if that project demonstrates a path to construction in 2026.

Implementation questions remain: Turnbull said the tribe was finalizing appraisals and due diligence and had not shared price details with the landowner, so acquisition cost estimates were not disclosed at the meeting. He confirmed the tribe intends to hire consulting firms to complete geomorphic and design assessments rather than rely solely on in‑house staff for the design study.

Next steps for DRMT members included submitting numeric scores and comments on the two Jamestown projects before the policy group convenes in early June; Cheryl Bauman asked members to return scores promptly and said she needed feedback before the June 4 meeting.

Details that could affect whether either proposal advances include the final statewide riparian allocation formula, the lead entity’s technical scores, and whether the Johnson Creek project receives a one‑year allocation as the technical team proposed.

Ending: The proposals are at the vetting and scoring stage; the DRMT and the lead entity will forward recommendations to the Salmon Recovery Funding Board and the Recreation and Conservation Office for final funding decisions in June.","The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe presented two Salmon Recovery Funding Board proposals to the Dungeness River Management Team: a state‑funded riparian fee acquisition of up to 32 acres and a separate study to identify low‑flow mitigation and permitting needs in the lower three miles of the Dungeness River.","actionData","errors"]

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DRMT plans digital river‑flow alerts as Island View water system moves to Stage 2 conservation

Dungeness salmon forecasts up for some species; tribe restarts broodstock program, managers warn mixed pressures

Jamestown S'Klallam seeks state funds to buy 32 acres, study low‑flow fixes on lower Dungeness