Enforcement
Letters to Property Owners
When septic failures were identified notification letters were sent out. No further enforcement was necessary as homeowners then repaired or replaced systems.
Regulations/Codes
Mason County Solid Waste Regulations, which covers improperly, stored animal wastes. Mason County On-site Septic System Regulations, which covers enforcement of failing OSS.
Education and Outreach
Programs (including community demonstrations and school programs)
The County does outreach at community events and provides water quality education to local students.
Mailings and General Outreach (including O&M manuals, guides)
A one page, two-sided, final progress report was mailed to all parcels within the Annas Bay Shellfish Protection District, excluding the parcels within the Skokomish Reservation. Printed progress reports were provided to the Skokomish Tribe to be distributed to Tribal members and property owners. A separate mailer was sent to 38 Annas Bay shoreline residents who did not receive the information during the sanitary survey process. This mailer included a DVD presentation of how residents can become involved with the cleanup of Hood Canal, a home fertilizer use fact sheet, a small farm handout and handouts on the shore stewards and Hood Canal watershed pledge programs.
Social Marketing and Behavior Change
n/a
Surveys
n/a
Websites and Social Media
Events (including workshops, open houses, and dinners)
Staff presented information at seven public meetings.