Tools for Identifying, Validating, and Correcting Pollution Sources
Visual Inspections from Vehicle
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Burley Lagoon, Filucy Bay, Rocky Bay SPDs / Pierce County PIC
PCD conducts “windshield surveys” of the SPD areas on an irregular basis. Farms are assessed for their potential risk to water quality based on farm management practices. These maps are used to help advise outreach programs and focus resources for BMP implementation.
Kitsap Public Health District: KCD conducts windshield surveys to inventory and rank farms. Kitsap Health confirms potential pollution sources on high priority farms through windshield surveys.
Oakland Bay CWD
Visual inspections from a vehicle include observation of animal keeping practices and land moving activities that may or may not require a site visit to the property.
Skagit County CWP / The CSI / PIC Program
Property evaluation/inspection was conducted by car.
South Holmes Harbor SPD
After the SPD was created, initial work included visual inspections and windshield surveys to ground truth their understanding of stream flows and direction.