General SPD Information
Shellfish Protection District Name
Oakland Bay Clean Water District
County
Mason
Websites and Links
Oakland Bay Clean Water District Friends of Oakland Bay Website
Oakland Bay Clean Water District – Frequently Asked Questions
Geographic Boundaries
Within watershed, but does not include entirety of the watershed (refer to map in the Oakland Bay Action Plan).
Primary Point of Contact
Name: Debbie Riley
Agency: Mason County and Oakland Bay Clean Water District Advisory Committee (CWDAC)
Phone: 360-427-9670 EXT 358
Email: Dlr@co.mason.wa.us
Year Created and Reason
2006 - 55 acres of shellfish beds were downgraded from Conditionally Approved to Restricted.
Members and Stakeholders
Appointed
Mason County Health recruited interested participants and 23 partners are appointed by County Commissioners, including businesses, tribes, industry representatives, governmental organizations, and citizens.
One representative of each of the following:
- Washington State Department of Health (DOH)
- Port of Shelton
- Puget Sound Partnership
- Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology)
- Washington State Department of Agriculture
- Squaxin Island Tribe
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- City of Shelton
- Washington State University (WSU) Extension
- Washington Sea Grant, University of Washington
- Mason Conservation District (MCD)
- Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers
- Mason County Commissioner
- Three citizens-at-large from within the Oakland Bay CWD
- Two shellfish growers from within the Oakland Bay CWD
- Three representatives from non- shellfish related businesses within the Oakland Bay CWD
- Three representatives of Mason County departments
Non-Appointed
All Oakland Bay Clean Water Work Group meetings are open to the public and many non-appointed partners have attended throughout the years.
Funding Sources
Grants
The current EPA National Estuary Program (NEP) Pollution Identification and Correction (PIC) grant runs through December 31, 2014. No funding has been secured for this work beyond that date.
Agency Funds
The current EPA NEP PIC grant runs through December 31, 2014. No funding has been secured for this work beyond that date.
Taxes and Fees
From 2008 to 2013, Mason County was able to access some sales tax money (0.09 percent sales tax) through RCW 82.14.370 that was designated for rural counties. Mason County used some of these funds to support the efforts of the CWDAC. $200,000 was avaible to the district each year to administer the CWD and implement water quality projects within the CWD. Those funds are no longer available.
Loans (including Craft3)
Mason County is one of the original counties to participate in the Craft 3 loan program. This resource has been invaluable to Mason County citizens offering very attractive options for OSS repair or replacement.