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Makah Water Quality Program

Makah Water Quality Program. Clean Water, Healthy Salmon. Purpose of Makah Water Quality Program:. Find baseline conditions Monitor changes Protect Makah water quality resources Exercise Makah Tribe’s sovereignty. Habitat conditions Dissolved Oxygen Conductivity Temperature. Ph levels

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Makah Water Quality Program

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  1. Makah Water Quality Program Clean Water, Healthy Salmon

  2. Purpose of Makah Water Quality Program: • Find baseline conditions • Monitor changes • Protect Makah water quality resources • Exercise Makah Tribe’s sovereignty

  3. Habitat conditions Dissolved Oxygen Conductivity Temperature Ph levels Bacteria Salinity Aquatic life assessment What Does the Makah Water Quality Program Monitor?

  4. Monthly and Bi-monthly Water Quality Testing at Hobuck Creek.

  5. Non-point Source Water Pollution:

  6. What is Non-point Source Water Pollution? • Pollutants that enter our surface water through many different unknown sources. • Human caused pollution on the land that gets washed into the water from rainwater.

  7. Soapy discharge from car washing. Drains to the ocean and local creeks.

  8. Cleaning detergents, and gas from boats in Makah Marina.

  9. Trash and debris floating in Makah Marina in boat run-off.

  10. What Makah Fisheries Management is Doing for NPS: • Failing culvert replacement. • River and creek bank stabilization. -Tree and Native shrub planting. -River bank matting. • Education and Outreach -Talk to you… - Public awareness!!!

  11. Silt Fences used during the Cape Flattery Road Construction Project. Silt Fences are used as a temporary barrier that is designed to retain sediment on a construction site.

  12. What Can You Do to Prevent NPS? • Purchase household detergents, & cleaners low in phosphorous. Keep soap out of street, water, and yard. • Dispose of used oil, antifreeze, paints, and other household chemicals properly –DO NOT HOSE INTO THE STREET. • Keep trash, pet wastes, leaves, and debris out of street gutters and storm drains

  13. Why Does our Tribe Need to Protect our Water Resources? • To preserve our culture, and resources for future generations. • To keep the community and fish population healthy.

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