Makah Water Quality Program

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Makah Water Quality Program

• Clean Water, Healthy Salmon

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Purpose of Makah Water Quality Program

• Find baseline conditions
• Monitor changes
• Protect Makah water quality resources
• Exercise Makah Tribes sovereignty

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What Does the Makah Water Quality Program Monitor?

• Habitat conditions
• Dissolved Oxygen
• Conductivity
• Temperature

• Ph levels
• Bacteria
• Salinity
• Aquatic life assessment

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Monthly and Bi-monthly Water Quality Testing at
Hobuck Creek.
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Non-point Source Water Pollution
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What is Non-point Source Water Pollution?

• Pollutants that enter our surface water through
  many different unknown sources.
• Human caused pollution on the land that gets
  washed into the water from rainwater.

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Soapy discharge from car washing. Drains to the
ocean and local creeks.
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Cleaning detergents, and gas from boats in Makah
Marina.
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Trash and debris floating in Makah Marina in boat
run-off.
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What Makah Fisheries Management is Doing for NPS

• Failing culvert replacement.
• River and creek bank stabilization.
• -Tree and Native shrub planting.
• -River bank matting.
• Education and Outreach
• -Talk to you
• - Public awareness!!!

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Silt Fences used during the Cape Flattery Road
Construction Project.
Silt Fences are used as a temporary barrier that
is designed to retain sediment on a construction
site.
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What Can You Do to Prevent NPS?

• Purchase household detergents, cleaners low in
  phosphorous. Keep soap out of street, water, and
  yard.
• Dispose of used oil, antifreeze, paints, and
  other household chemicals properly DO NOT HOSE
  INTO THE STREET.
• Keep trash, pet wastes, leaves, and debris out of
  street gutters and storm drains

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Why Does our Tribe Need to Protect our Water
Resources?

• To preserve our culture, and resources for future
  generations.
• To keep the community and fish population healthy.