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    NEWS RELEASE
    WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
    600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091

    December 21, 2007
    Contact: Pat Chapman, (360) 902-2571



    WDFW schedules public workshops
    on new mineral prospecting rules


    OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will conduct four public workshops around the state in January on proposed changes in mineral prospecting rules in Washington.

    The workshops are designed to provide the public with information about proposed updates to rules for small-scale mineral prospecting. Those changes have been developed by WDFW in conjunction with the mineral prospecting community, other state and federal agencies, tribes and environmental organizations during the past year.

    WDFW is accepting written public comments on the proposed amendments, available at http://wdfw.wa.gov/hab/goldfish/mineral_prospect.htm, through Jan. 23. The Fish and Wildlife Commission, which sets policy for WDFW, is scheduled to consider adoption of the proposed changes at a public meeting in early February.

    The informational workshops have been scheduled at the following times and locations:

    Jan. 8 – Spokane Falls Community College, Student Union Building #17, Lounges A&B, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr., Spokane, 7-9 p.m.
    Jan. 9 – Days Inn, 901 Berry Rd, Ellensburg, 7-9 p.m.
    Jan. 15 – WDFW Regional Office, 2108 Grand Boulevard, Vancouver, WA, 7-9 pm
    Jan. 16 – WDFW Regional Office, 16018 Mill Creek Boulevard, Mill Creek, 7-9 pm
    “These workshops are designed to give people a chance to learn more about the proposed changes in mineral prospecting rules,” said Peter Birch, deputy assistant director of the WDFW Habitat Program. “Our goal is to update these rules to reflect the best available science.”

    No verbal testimony will be taken at the informational meetings, but the Fish and Wildlife Commission will hear public comments on the proposed rule changes at a public meeting scheduled Feb. 1-2 in Olympia. An agenda for that meeting will be posted at http://wdfw.wa.gov/com/comintro.htm.

    Written comments on the proposed changes may be sent to WDFW via email (SEPADesk@dfw.wa.gov) or mailed to Lisa Wood, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 600 Capitol Way N, Olympia, WA 98501-1091; or FAX them to Lisa Wood at (360) 902-2946.

    In early January, WDFW will issue a determination about the environmental impact of the proposed rules under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). Public comments will be accepted through Jan. 22 on that determination, which will be posted at http://wdfw.wa.gov/hab/sepa/sepa.htm. Comments on the SEPA determination may also be mailed to Lisa Wood at the address listed above.


    Dick

    bowens@bowenshideout.com
    Washington
    Suction
    Dredgers
    What is their true
    impact on the State's
    rivers and streams?
    By Chuck Cox, with Thanks to Ron Wilson
    Resources Coalition for the math and stats

    When you come right down to it, exactly
    What is the impact of suction dredging on
    Washington State's rivers and streams?
    lf you listen to rabid environmentalists
    and some members of the Department of
    Fish and Wildlife, suction dredgers are
    salmon-rapists and trout-killers. But,
    based on information provided by the
    Resources Coalition, that really isn't the
    case at all. Let's take a look at what's
    really happing in Washington's rivers
    and streams.
    According to the Bureau of Land
    Managements Portland recordation office.
    there are 338 active placer claims in
    Washington State. Let's assume for a
    moment that all of them are being
    worked during those periods when their
    waterways are open to Class lll equipment
    (e.9., suction dredges.)
    We'll also assume that each of these
    placer claims is 1,500 feet in length. That
    gives a total of 507,000 linear feet, or 96
    linear miles of claims in the state.
    Here's another assumption: each
    claim has 100 linear feet of usable working
    area. Of course, that is probably too
    high a number, but let's be intentionally
    generous Thus, going back to the 338
    claims, that breaks down to 33,800 linear
    feet. or 6.4 miles of workable stream
    area.
    Lastly, according to the US Environ
    mental Protection Agency, the State of
    Washington has about 70,000 miles of
    Rivers and streams within its boundaries
    Now, let's take all these numbers and
    do some figuring."
    6.4 miles of usable rivers and
    streams divided by 70,000 miles of
    Washington State rivers and streams
    Equals
    ...
    0.00009 miles

    0.00009 is a decimal representation
    of the total miles of streams in the state
    that could be affected by dredging on
    those 338 claims during that magic 60-
    day period. To put it another way,
    that's .009% of the total miles of Washington
    State streams!
    Truth be known, remember the "100
    feet of workable claim area"? When one
    considers the fact that a lot of claims are
    held and never worked at all, that percentage
    is probably a whole lot smaller.
    The bottom line? The nature of small
    Scale prospecting (and in this case, suction
    dredging) is insignificant when compared
    to reality. Sorta makes one wonder
    why there's so much hullabaloo about
    our endeavors, doesn't it?
    Remember, .009%! That's a pretty
    small number (even if it's purposely inflated.)
    | don't think the salmon and bull
    trout have much to worry about

    Chuck Cox

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