Dry Creek Coalition

DCC Board Election for 2009-2010

The Dry Creek Coalition annual meeting was held on Sep 13, 2009 at the Dry Creek Grange.
A new Coalition Board was elected.
Coalition meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month at the Dry Creek Grange.  Public is invited.

President                     Arnold Schouten
Vice-President                 Bruce Ferguson
Treasurer                     O. E. Byerley
Recording Secretary           Gerri Ferguson
Corresponding Secretary       Harley Oien
Board Member                 Rudy Albrecht
Board Member                 Marge Hansen
Board Member                 Debbie Schouten
Board Member                 Ken Hansen

DCC Monthly Meeting Notice

The next monthly DCC Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled for January 13, 2010. 
The DCC Board meets in the basement of the Dry Creek Grange beginning at 7 pm.

The general public and Coalition membership is invited to attend and to express opinions concerning Coalition issues.
Monthly meetings are normally scheduled for the second Wednesday of each month.

Dry Creek Coalition (DCC) Tax Exempt Status

DCC received Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Exempt Status on 13 September 2007

Department of The Treasury issued Tax Exempt Status (501 (c) (4) status on 13 September 2007.  Contributions to DCC are not tax deductible under this tax exempt status.

DCC Newsletter January 2010

This is the DCC Newsletter for January 2010

DCCNewsLtrJan10.pdf

Marine Resources Committee (MRC) Eelgrass Report

The final version of the 2006 Offshore (Strait of Juan de Fuca) survey of eelgrass is contained in this document.
ElwhaFinalReport.pdf

This study of offshore eelgrass from Dungeness to Clear Water Bay was conducted in 2006 to determine the location and density of eelgrass which is essential to support of a healthy marine life.
The only area where eelgrass is missing is offshore of the Port Angeles Dump where a marine life dead zone exists.

DCC Briefing for DNR

The attached briefing has been developed for breifing DNR regarding the large quantities of Port Angeles Dump Garbage lying offshore in DNR jurisdiction. 
Department_of_Natural_Resources.pdf

Looking for Steelhead

Annual survey of spawning Steelhead scheduled for Jan 12,2010

Arnold Schouten, Rudy Albrecht and Harley Oien met at the Port Angeles Dump to walk Dry Creek to the Kaycee Falls in search of spawning salmon or their Redds.  The water was running in large quantities at the mouth of Dry Creek and was too silted for seeing the creek bottom.  It was decided to wait until the water cleared.  Frequent rains have kept the stream running this month.  The tide was high and the cut where the mouth of Dry Creek runs into the Strait was making the transit from the Strait very easy for spawning fish. 

PADump Summary for DNR Consideration

This email DNR_summary.pdf is DCC input to a future meeting with the head of DNR regarding North Olympic Peninsula problem ecological areas.

DCC Summary for Future Meeting with State DNR

This email is DCC input to Darlene Schanfald for future meeting with State DNR chairmanDNR_summary.pdf.  DNR has responsibility for offshore land and resources, thus the toxic materials induced marine dead zone lies within their jurisdiction.

PA Dump Presentation to EMMT Dec 17, 2009

DCC will make the following presentation EMMT.pdf to the Elwha Morris Creek Management Team (EMMT) at 3 pm in the County Courthouse, Room 116 on December 17, 2009.

PA Dump Presentation to Sierra Club Port Angeles

A presentation of Coalition concerns about the marine dead zone offshore of the Port Angeles dump was presented to the Port Angeles Sierra Club on December 7, 2009.

This is the power point presentation: SierraClubPresentDec709.pdf.  This presentation will be made to the Cascade Chapter of the Sierra Club in Seattle in the future.  Sierra Club Northwest Office representative, Ben Greuel attended this Port Angeles meeting.

DCC Summary of Purpose

The following is a summary of DCC actions DCCSummary1.pdf

Clallam County SEPA for LAMIRD’s Planning Commission Testimony Scheduled for May 6, 2009

The SEPA for Comprehensive Plan changes and changes to development regulations/zoning is contained in the following document.  Public testimony is scheduled for May 6, 2009 before the Clallam County Planning Commission for these LAMIRD issues.

The SEPA notice and schedule for testimony is listed here CountyHearingNoticefor6May09.pdf

Western Washington Growth Management Hearing Board Case # 08-2-0033 April 28 Sequim Transit Center

The Western Washington Growth Management Hearing Board will conduct a hearing regarding LAMIRD’s commencing at 10 am in the Sequim Transit Center on Tuesday April 28, 2009.
That notification is contained in this linkHearingCase08-2-0033.pdf

DCC Presentation to Clallam County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) April 20, 2009

DCC presented a powerpoint of the Toxic Leachate of the Port Angeles dump which is creating a giant “dead zone” out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca MRCPresentationF1.pdf.  A member of the MRC stated that finger pointing served no purpose.  DCC stated that we have been informing Gov Gregoire, State DOE, Puget Sound Partnership, Clallam County, Port Angeles City C ouncil, and many other activities of the extent of the toxic “dead zone” which exists in the Strait of Juan de Fuca offshore of the dump.  Most say there is a problem but no money to fix it.  To this DCC replied that we feel responsible to inform local governmental entities of the problem and then proceed to higher levels of government for resolution.  This is a major problem and needs correction for the health of our community and the waters of Washington State.  We will persist.