Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Layer Title:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> Skagit River Basin Instream Flow Rule Area</SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Abstract:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> The Skagit Instream Rule Area depicts the areas affected by the implementation of the Skagit River Basin Instream Resources Protection Program Rule in Skagit County WA. (WAC 173-503) went into effect on April 14, 2001.The rule establishes how Ecology will manage water use in the basin. This includes:</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN>•Establishing instream flows to protect stream flows in the Skagit and its tributaries for fish and other natural resources.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN>•Administering reservations of water for specific future out-of-stream uses.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN>•Granting interruptible water rights which cannot be used when flows in certain streams and the river are too low.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN>•Evaluating mitigation plans</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN>The Skagit rule does not apply to the Samish River Basin</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Update Cycle:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> Static</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Accuracy:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> Mostly terrain based with some adjusted to fit </SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>parcels.</SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Layer Compatibility:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> Mostly terrain based with some adjusted to fit </SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>parcels. It is not intended to overlay aerial imagery.</SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Contact Information:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>For more information about this data, please contact the Skagit County GIS Department:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>1800 Continental Place</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Mount Vernon, WA 98273</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>(360) 416-1168</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>email: </SPAN></SPAN><A href="mailto:gis@co.skagit.wa.us" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>gis@co.skagit.wa.us</SPAN></SPAN></A></P><P /><P STYLE="font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Problems?</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Please report any data issues to Skagit County Geographic Information Services:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>1800 Continental Place</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Mount Vernon, WA 98273</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>(360) 416-1168</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>email: </SPAN></SPAN><A href="mailto:gis@co.skagit.wa.us" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>gis@co.skagit.wa.us</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN> </SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><A href="https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Skagit County</SPAN></SPAN></A></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><A href="https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home/draftTermsandConditions.htm" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Skagit County Terms and Use</SPAN></SPAN></A></P></DIV>
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Value: Permit-Exempt Well Availability Area Label: Area included in WAC 173-503 where water is available for Permit Exempt Wells (90.44.050 RCW) Description: N/A Symbol: