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HoodCanalRegionalPollutionIdentificationandCorrectionProgram

PhaseIIOutreachandEducation:2016SiteVisitReport

March2017

AuthorsandContactInformation

BobSimmons,simmons@wsu.eduWSUJeffersonCountyExtension380JeffersonSt.PortTownsend,WA98368(360)379-5610DarcyMcNamara,WSUJeffersonCountyExtensionEricaBates,WADept.ofEcology(formerlywithWSUExtension)WendyMathews,ActiveConsulting

Researchconductedandreportwrittenby:WashingtonStateUniversityExtension

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PublicationInformation

ThisprojecthasbeenfundedwhollyorinpartbytheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyunderassistanceagreementPC-00J32601toWashingtonDepartmentofHealth.ThecontentsofthisdocumentdonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsandpoliciesoftheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,nordoesmentionoftradenamesorcommercialproductsconstituteendorsementorrecommendationforuse.

ThisreportandthefinalprojectreportwillbeavailableontheHoodCanalCoordinatingCouncilwebsite:www.hccc.wa.gov

OutreachandEducationProject2016–SiteVisitReport 1March2017

Introduction

ThiseducationaloutreachprojectwasinitiatedtoworkdirectlywithlandownerstoreducefecalcoliformandassociatedcontaminantsintheHoodsport,UnionandTahuyaareasofHoodCanal.TheprojectwaspartoftheoverallHoodCanalRegionalPollutionIdentificationandCorrectionProgram(HCRPIC)andbuiltuponworkconductedaspartoftheFocusedWatershedOutreachandModelStewardshipProjectthatwasconductedbyWashingtonStateUniversityExtensionandtheWashingtonStateConservationCommissionbetween2014and2015.HCRPICcoordinatorsparticipatedinthe2014-2015projecttodevelopsimilarsocialmarketingoutreachprojectsandtoproducerobustresultsforbothprojectsdespiteshorttimelinesbyutilizingtheinformationdevelopedandlessonslearned.

TheseprojectswereimplementedtopromoteselectedBestManagementPractices(BMPs)forimprovingwaterquality.TheBMPswere:

– Inspectsepticsystems(asrecommendedbytheappropriatelocalcountyagency)andcompleterepairsasneeded

– Pickup,bag,anddisposeofdog(andcat)wasteinthegarbage– Installvegetationtoabsorbandfilterwater– Collect,containandcoverlivestockwaste

The2014-2015projecttargetedpriorityareaswithin250feetoffreshwaterandmarineshorelinesinBurleyLagoon,RockyBay,VaughnBay,HoodsportandUnion.Audienceresearchwasconductedtounderstandtargetaudiencebarriers,benefits,andmotivatorsforagreeingtoawaterqualityadvisorsitevisit,andtogetaudiencereactionstovariouswaysofdescribingandcommunicatingaboutthepilotstewardshipproject(Simmons,et.al.,2017a).Throughout2015,landownerswereofferedsitevisitsthroughletters,postcards,aneventbooth,anddoorknockingtohelpsolvecontaminantandrunoffissuesontheirproperties.Sitevisitswereshowntobeaneffectivewayofconveyingbestpractices.SuccesswasmeasuredbyincreasedknowledgeoftheBMPs.Doorknockingresultedinmoresitevisitsthanothermeansofcontact,asreportedintheFocusedWatershedOutreachandShoreStewardsJointFinalReport(Joy,et.al.,2015).

TheHCRPICoutreachprojectbuildsonearlierworkbyfocusingonlandownersinHoodsportandUnionwhodidnotrespondtocontactmethodsusedin2015outreachefforts.Inaddition,theNorthShoreareaofTahuyawasincluded.ThepurposeofthisoutreachprojectwastogatheraudienceresearchinformationtodesignandimplementeffectiveoutreachmethodsandtoencourageadoptionofBMPsbylandownersinHoodsport,Union,andtheNorthShoreareaofTahuya.Thisphaseoftheprojectoccurredin2016andwasfundedbyagrantfromtheWashingtonDepartmentofHealththroughtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency’sNationalEstuaryProgram.

Background

Inanearlierproject,WSUMasonCountyExtensionandtheMasonConservationDistrictofferedsitevisitstolandownersintheHoodCanalShellfishGrowingArea#6duringthesummerof2015.Within


HoodCanal#6,thepopulationcentersofHoodsportandUnionwereselected,focusingonpropertieswithin250feetofHoodCanalanditstributariesforoutreach.Lettersweresenttoinvitelandownerstocallandscheduleasitevisit.Landownerswhodidnotrespondtotheletterswerethenapproachedbydoorknocking:371residencesweredoorknockedfrommid-MarchthroughJune2015.Ofthosethatwerehomeatthetime,22%agreedtohaveasitevisit,whichrepresented35parcels.SitevisitsbeganandendedwithasurveytomeasurethechangeinlandownerknowledgeoftheBMPs.

Attheendofthefirstphaseoftheproject,phoneinterviewswith24ofthesitevisitrecipientswereconductedtogetfeedbackontheirexperience.Responsesweregenerallypositiveandprovidedaqualitativeprofileofasuccessfulsitevisit.Notablelessonsincluded:thelengthofsomesitevisitsweretoolong,toomuchinformationatonetime,themosteffectivesitevisitswereconductedbytwostaffmembers–onefromWSUMasonCountyExtensionandonefromtheMasonConservationDistrict,andthehandoutswerehelpful.Althoughsepticsystemswerediscussedthoroughly,recipientsdidnotremember“fecalcoliform,”butdidhaveagoodgraspof“pollution”sources.

Buildingonthe2015project,thisoutreachapproachwasplannedagainfor2016withtheincorporationoflessonslearnedfromthepastsurveysandstaffinput,aswellasadditionalaudienceresearch.Thisdatawasusedtoimprovecommunicationtechniquesandcontinuetoimplementandimproveoutreachwiththelandownersthatdidnotrespondin2016.

MethodologyInpreparationforoutreacheffortsinthesummerof2016,WSUExtensioncarefullyreviewedtheFocusedWatershedOutreachandModelStewardshipProjectmethodologyandresultsfrom2015,aswellasconductedtwonewphoneinterviewsurveystogatherfeedbackfromlandowners.Thefirstsurveysolicitedfeedbackfromasampleofthelandownerswhohadasitevisitin2015.Sixteenlandownersparticipatedininterviewsthatweredesignedtogaininformationabouttheirexperienceswiththeirsitevisit,whattheyrememberedoftheBMPs,whetherthey’dappliedwhattheyhadlearned,andthebarrierstoimplementation.TheresultsoftheseinterviewsarereportedintheHoodCanalRegionalPollutionIdentificationandCorrection:OutreachandEducationProject2016–SupplementalEvaluationof2015SiteVisits(Simmons,et.al.,2017b).Theothersurveywasconductedwithlandownerswhodidnotparticipateinthe2015project.ThesurveytookplaceintheHoodsportandUniontargetareastofindouthowlandownerswouldliketobecontacted,theircurrentknowledgeofpollutantsources,theirsourcesofinformationforwaterqualityBMPs,andtheirlikelihoodofacceptingtheofferofasitevisit.ThefindingsfromtheseinterviewsarefoundintheHoodCanalRegionalPollutionIdentificationandCorrectionAudienceResearchReport(Simmons,et.al.,2017a).

Combinedwithlessonslearnedduringthe2015projectreportedinFocusedWatershedOutreachandShoreStewardsJointFinalReport(Joy,et.al.,2015),landownerfeedbackwastakenintoconsiderationwhenplanningandimplementing2016outreachefforts.Althoughbothsurveysfoundthatdoorknockingwasnotfavoredasamethodofcontact,resultsfrom2015showedittobethemostsuccessfulmethodwhencomparedtosurveyfavorites:letters,phonecallsandpostcards.Nativeplantswere


againselectedtoofferasincentivestoparticipateinthesitevisitsbasedonstaff’s2015experienceandfeedbackfromsitevisitrecipients.

Asidefrommonetaryandphysicalassistance,sitevisitrecipientssaidthatmoreinformationandfollow-upwouldhelpthemimplementtherecommendedBMPs.

The2015outreachmaterialswerealsoreviewedandadaptationsweremadebasedonaudienceresearch.Thisincludedamorecomprehensivewrittensummaryofrecommendationstoleavewiththelandownerthatincludedaresourcelistforeachrecommendationwiththewebsiteandphonenumbersofrelevantsupportingtechnicalassistanceorganizations(SeeexampleinAppendix1).

AnewsletterforHoodsportwascreated(Appendix2),anda“Sorrywemissedyou”card(Appendix3)forUnionandNorthShore.Thesecommunicationmaterialsweredesignedtobeleftatresidenceswherenooneansweredthedoor,ortobeleftforthelandowneriftheywerenotpresent(ifarenterorvisitoransweredthedoor).ThenewslettercontainedanupdateonHoodsportwaterqualityconditions;andboththenewsletterandthepostcardgaveabriefdescriptionoftheoutreachprojectandcontactinformationtorequestasitevisit.

ThelandownersselectedtoreceivedoorknockingwerethoseinHoodsportandUnionwhodidnotrespondtoanycontactmethodsusedin2015outreach.Inaddition,theNorthShoreareaofTahuyawastargetedfordoorknocking.TheHoodsportandUnionareasincludedbothshorelineanduplandpropertiesonorwithin250feetofHoodCanalshorelinesoritstributaries.OnlyNorthShorepropertiesontheshorelineofHoodCanalwereincluded,primarilyduetothetopographyofthearea.

Afterfilteringoutnon-residentialandundevelopedpropertiesusingtheMasonCountyAssessor’son-linedatabase,464addresseswereidentifiedfordoorknocking.

DoorknockingtoinvitelandownerstoparticipateinsitevisitswasscheduledforJulyandAugusttoreachholidaypopulationslaterinthesummer.SitevisitswerecompletedbyAugust18,2016.LandownerswhoagreedtoasitevisitwereadvisedonthreeimportantBMPsselectedfromthe2015project:

– Inspectsepticsystems,asrecommendedbytheappropriatelocalcountyagency,andcompleterepairsasneeded

– Pickup,bag,anddisposeofdogwasteinthegarbage– Installvegetationtoabsorbandfilterwater

AfourthBMPfrom2015to“collect,containandcoverlivestockwaste”wasdroppedduetofewlandownerswithlivestockinthearea.Sincetheaudienceresearchshowedstormwaterwasalargeconcern,recommendationsweredevelopedandofferedtosolvestormwaterissuessuchaserosion,wetareas,slopestability,andnegativeimpactsononsitesewagesystemsonlandowners’properties.Duringthesitevisit,waterqualityimprovementwereshowntobeconnectedtostormwater,petwaste,andsepticmanagement,andemphasisplacedonhowlandownerscouldhelpreducefecalcoliformandotherpollutionenteringHoodCanalanditstributaries.Landownerpackets,containingpertinenteducationalinformationandresources,wereprovided(Appendix4).


Surveyswereconductedduringeachsitevisittomeasurethelandowners’changeinawarenessoftheBMPs(Appendix5).Thesurveyswerebasedonthoseusedinthe2015project.Surveyquestionsregardinglivestockwerenotincludedastherewerenofarmsidentifiedinthetargetareas.

FindingsandAnalysis

CombinedTargetAreasResultsOfthe464residencesidentifiedfordoorknocking,402wereviableaddressesand119(30%)residentsansweredthedoorandwereofferedasitevisit.Thirty-four(29%)ofthemagreedtoasitevisitand19(56%)ofthesitevisitswerecompleted.Overall,30%ofresidentsansweredthedoorwithahighof43%intheHoodsportUplandareaandalowof20%intheHoodsportShorelinearea(Table1).AlthoughtheHoodsportShorelinehadthelowestnumberofresidentsansweringthedoortheyhadthehighestpercentageofinterestinasitevisit(67%).Amongtheremainingareas,anaverageof31%wereinterestedinasitevisit.TheHoodsportandUnionUplandresidentshadthehighestratesofcompletingsitevisits(75%ofthoseinterested),andtheUnionShorelinehadthelowestfollowthrough(33%).ThehighestpercentageofcompletedsitevisitsbasedontotaldoorsknockedwereUnionUplandandNorthShore(6%).Table1-Comparisonofsitevisitresultsacrossallareas

Area

Total properties in area

Doors knocked on

Answered door - heard offer

Interested in site visit

Completed site visit (% of those expressing interest)

Potential Interested but haven't scheduled visit

% of completed site visits based on total doors knocked on

% if all those interested completed site visit

All areas combined 542 402 119 (30%) 34 (29%) 19 (56%) 15 2% 8%

Hoodsport All 157 137 42 (31%) 14 (33%) 7 (50%) 7 5% 10% Hoodsport Shoreline

88 74 15 (20%) 10 (67%) 4 (40%) 6 5% 14%

Hoodsport Upland

69 63 27 (43%) 4 (15%) 3 (75%) 1 5% 6%

Union All 201 138 40 (29%) 7 (18%) 4 (57%) 3 3% 5% Union Shoreline

121 88 24 (27%) 3 (13%) 1 (33%) 2 1% 3%

Union Upland

80 50 16 (32%) 4 (25%) 3 (75%) 1 6% 8%

North Shore 184 127 37 (29%) 13 (35%) 8 (62%) 5 6% 10%

Inadditiontocompletedsitevisits,thefocusBMPswereconveyedbyothermeansandwerelabelled“potential”sitevisits(15).OpportunitiesarosefortheBMPstobediscussedwhen:


1. Theownersaid‘no’toasitevisit(8),but:• Proceededtodiscusstheproperty’sissuestotheextentthattheBMPswerecasually

discussed(uncounted),or• Proceededtodiscusstheproperty’sissuestotheextentthat,ineffect,asitevisitoccurred

butnosurveywasconducted(i.e.an“unofficial”sitevisit(8)).2. Theownersaid‘yes’,he/shewasinterestedinasitevisit(15potential),and

• Calledtoscheduleasitevisit(committed(9)),or• Couldnotforeseeatimewhentheywouldbeavailable(uncommitted(6))

Ifallthepotentiallyinterestedresidentscompletedsitevisitsthecompletionratescouldbeashighas14%inHoodsportShorelinewithanaveragecompletionrateof8%.Attemptstocontactlandownersweremadeatall464properties.Attemptswerenotmadeat62propertiesbecausetheywereundevelopedorwereotherwiseinaccessible(suchasalockeddrivewaygate).Newsletters(HoodsportWaterQualityUpdate)and“Sorrywemissedyou”cardswereleftat283residenceswherenooneanswered.Informationwasleftwithnon-ownerssuchasvisitorsorrenters,andatalockedgateifitwasnotvisiblefromtheroad.Thenewslettersandcardsweredesignedtogetpeopletocallandsignupforasitevisit.ThesematerialsareavailableinAppendices2,3,and5.Atotalof137HoodsportWaterQualityUpdatenewslettersweredistributedasfollows:

• 95toHoodsportresidenceswheretheownerwasnothome/unavailable.• 42werealsogiventohomeownersthatwerehome(includingthoseinterestedandnot

interestedinasitevisit).

Atotalof188"Sorrywemissedyou"cardsweredistributedtoUnion(98)andNorthShoreresidences(90)wheretheownerwasnothomeorunavailable.

HoodsportTargetAreaResultsTheHoodsportTargetAreaincludedpropertiesontheshorelinefromFinchCreekRoadtothesouthendofPotlatchRoad.Uplandareaswereondrainagesabovethissegmentoftheshoreline,asfarwestasSuncrestDriveoffLakeCushmanRoad.Therewere144propertiesinthisareathathadnotrespondedtocontactsmadeinthe2015project(Joy,et.al.,2015),orwerenon-residentialorundeveloped.Ofthose,therewere95residenceswheretheownerwasnothome,andseventhatwereundevelopedpropertiesorinaccessibleatthetimeofdoorknocking.Sitevisitswereofferedto42landowners,28ofwhomwerenotinterested.Fourteenlandownersexpressedaninterestinasitevisit,butonlysevenagreedtowalktheirpropertywiththeWSUCleanWaterAdvisor;fourlandownerscompletedthepre-andpost-sitevisitsurveys.Somelandownersdidnotcompletethepost-surveybecausetheypreferredtohavethefollow-upsitevisitbeforeformingtheiropinions.InboththeshorelineanduplandareasofHoodsport,31%oftheresidentsansweredthedoor,33%wereinterestedinasitevisit,and50%ofthosecompletedasitevisit(Table1).


HoodsportShorelineWhileonly22%oftheresidentsintheHoodsportShorelineareawerehomeandansweredthedoorinthisarea,67%agreedtoasitevisitand40%ofthemcompletedthesitevisit(Table1).Ofthe81Hoodsportshorelinepropertiesdoor-knocked,59ownerswerenothomeandsevenpropertieswereeitherundevelopedorinaccessible.Threelandownerscompletedsitevisits,andonecompletedapartialsitevisitbecauseshecouldnotbescheduledforthefollow-upvisitwiththeMasonConservationDistrictengineer.Twolandownerscompletedsurveyforms.Twolandowners(onerepresentingtwoproperties)expressedaninterestinasitevisitandsaidthey’dcalltoschedule(potentialsitevisit).Onelandownersaidshe’dcallafterLaborDay,andonesaidshe’dcallafterspeakingwithherhusbandaboutscheduling.Neithercalledtoscheduleasitevisit.Threeotherlandownerssaidthey’dbeinterestedinasitevisit,butresponded“notnow.”Anotherlandownersaidshewasnotinterestedinasitevisit,butwalkedthepropertyinordertoaskaboutwhattoplantonaslopethatreceivesalotofrunoff.Duringtheseconversations,thetargetBMPswerediscussedandpertinentinformationsheetswereprovided.HoodsportUplandsIntheHoodsportUplandsarea,43%residentsansweredthedoorand15%agreedtoasitevisitwith75%ofthosecompletingasitevisit(Table1).Sitevisitswereofferedto27landownerswhoansweredthedoor;23saidtheywerenotinterestedinasitevisit.Threelandownersagreedtoasitevisit,twoatthetimeofdoorknockingandonescheduledforlater.Allthreecompletedawalkaroundtheirpropertiestopointoutareasofconcern.Onesurveyformwascompletedandtwopreferredtowaituntilafterthefollow-up.Afourthlandownerwasdesignated“potentialsitevisit”becausethepropertyisahobbyfarm;thelandownersaidhewouldbeinterestedinhavingtheSmallFarmsspecialistfromtheMasonConservationDistricthelpfindsolutions,butwasnotsurehe’dmakethecall.Threeotherlandownerswhodeclinedasitevisitcontinuedtodiscusstheirproperties.Onepointedoutsomeerosion,butalsolistenedtoinformationaboutthepotentialfecalcoliformcontaminationthatmaybeenteringherpropertyfromthetwogoatspasturedupslope.Onelandownerlivedontheedgeofaverysteepdrop-offtoagrassedslopeandaseasonalpondanddiscussedsecuringhisslope,pruningratherthantoppinghistreesforaview,andhisdog’scontributiontofecalcoliform.Thethirdlandownerwasnotabletounderstandtheconversationregardingheronsitesewagesystem.UnionTargetAreaResultsTheUnionTargetAreaincludedshorelinepropertiesfromjusteastoftheOlympicVistacommunitytojustwestofMcReavyRoadatSR106.TheAlderbrookResortlieswithinthisarea.Uplandareason


drainagestoHoodCanalincludedthemoredenselypopulatedneighborhoodsonandoffofMcReavy,Dalby,CountryClub,andOlympicVistaroads.Ofthe201propertiesintheUniontargetarea,42non-residentialorundevelopedpropertieswereremovedfromthelist,leaving159non-respondentsto2015outreachefforts.Upondoorknocking,21propertieswerefoundtobenon-residentialorundeveloped,andtheownerwasnothomeat98residences.Fortylandownersansweredtheirdoors,33werenotinterestedinasitevisit,andsevenexpressedaninterestinasitevisit.Fourlandownerscompletedsitevisits,twochosetoconductthesitevisitupondoorknocking,onescheduledasitevisitduringdoorknocking,andonecalledtoscheduleasitevisitinresponsetoa“sorrywemissedyou”card.Threelandownerscompletedsurveyforms,andonepreferredtofillouttheformafterfollow-up.IntheUnionarea,29%oftheresidentsansweredthedoor,18%wereinterestedinasitevisitand57%ofthosecompletedasitevisit(Table1).UnionShorelineIntheUnionShorelinearea,27%oftheresidentsansweredthedoor,13%wereinterestedinasitevisitand33%ofthosecompletedasitevisit(Table1).Ofthe103Unionshorelinepropertiesdoorknocked,64ownerswerenothomeand15propertieswereeitherundevelopedorinaccessible.Ofthe24thatwerehome,threelandownersexpressedaninterestinasitevisit.Onelandownercompletedasitevisitandthepre-andpost-survey.ThesecondlandownerhadrespondedtotheAudienceResearchletterandhadsaidinanemailthatshewouldliketohaveasitevisit.However,shewasnotoneofthefirst15respondentsandherrequestwasnotnoticeduntillater.Thethirdlandownerdidapartialwalkthroughoftheuplandsideofhisshorelineproperty.OneoftheBMPsdiscussedwasthefamily’smanagementofasignificantdrainagethathadbeendivertedata90degreeangletoflowalongtheupslopeendofhisproperty.Thisresultsinverywetlandbelowthediversionandthedrainfieldislocatedwhereitissusceptibletogroundwaterflooding.Theownersaidhe’dbeinterestedinacompletesitevisitandwouldcalltoscheduleone,butdidnot.Twootherlandownerswereinterestedbutdidnotcompletesitevisits.HoweverallthreeproceededtowalktheirpropertiesdiscussingtheBMPs.Twoofthosesaidtheywouldcallforasitevisitbutdidnot.Thesetwoparcelshadsignificantissues.OnelandownerwasconcernedaboutSR106crumblingalongthebeachsideoftheroad.Shepointedoutasmallbutyear-rounddrainagethatpassedverynearherhouse.Thequalityofthiswater(fromwhichshewithdrewdrinkingwater)wasdiscussed,andshelistenedtothebenefitsofplantingabuffertofilterandabsorbcontaminants.Sheunderstoodthathersepticsystemwasinaverysmallspacewithonlyaditchbetweenitandthehighway,butwhenshewasadvisedtohaveaninspectioninadditiontopumping,shesaidshewascarefulenoughthatitwasnotaproblem.Thislandownersaidthatshewould


agreetoasitevisitifherneighborwould.Theneighborsubsequentlydeclinedasitevisitbecauseshefeltherpropertyhadnoissues.UnionUplandsIntheUnionUplandsarea,32%oftheresidentsansweredthedoor,25%wereinterestedinasitevisitand75%ofthosecompletedasitevisit(Table1).Of56UnionUplandpropertiesdoorknocked,34ownerswerenothomeandsixpropertieswereeitherundevelopedorinaccessible.Sixteenlandownerswerehome;12saidtheywerenotinterestedinasitevisit.ThreeofthelandownerswhosaidtheywereinterestedlivedintheOlympicVistacommunitynearthetopofaverysteepandconsiderablydeepdrainageravine.Twocompletedasitevisit.Oneagreedtoasitevisitatthetimeofdoorknocking,onescheduledadateupondoorknocking,andthethirdcalledtoscheduleinresponsetoa“sorrywemissedyou”card.Twositevisitrecipientscompletedpre-andpost-surveysandonepreferredtowaituntilafterfollow-up.Thefourthinterestedlandownersaidhe’dcallafterafamilyevent,butdidnot.Thislandowneralsohadsignificantissuesonhisproperty.Helistenedbrieflytoinformationabouttheriskofremovingandtoppingtreesonasteepslope,butwasconvincedhewasdoingtherightthingandsaidhehadbeentryingtoconvincehisneighborstodothesame.NorthShoreTargetAreaResultsTheNorthShoreTargetAreaincludedapproximatelyfivemilesofdenselypopulatedshorelinepropertieswithverysteepslopesparalleltotheshorelineontheuplandsideofNorthShoreRoad.Almostalltheslopesabovethisstretchofroadarenaturallyvegetated,inmanyplacesdrainingtolargercreeksandstreams,andtoculvertsthatdischargetothecanal.Therestofthedrainagescollectintoditchesatthetoealongtheroadandemptytothecanalthroughperiodicculverts.AroundtheoutletoftheTahuyaRiver,smallercreeksfromhigherelevationsfeedintolargerstreamsandpassthroughneighborhoodcommunitiesgroupedintoclusters.Althoughsomeuplanddevelopmenthasoccurred,recentactivityhasincludedbothcommercialandprivatepropertyclearing,leadingtoincreasedflowsandfloodingoflowlandproperties.TheNorthShoretargetareawasnotpartofthe2015outreachandeducationproject.Therewere184properties,ofwhich23weredesignatednon-residentialorundevelopedaccordingtotheMasonCountyAssessor’sonlinedatabase.Upondoorknockingattemptsat161properties,34werefoundtobeundeveloped,orinaccessiblemainlyduetolockeddrivewaygates.Noownerwashomeoravailableat90residences.Of37ownerswhoansweredthedoor,24saidtheywerenotinterestedinasitevisit.Thirteenlandownersexpressedinterestinasitevisit.Sevenlandownerscompletedasitevisitatthetimeofdoorknocking,andonecalledtoschedule.Oftheeightsitevisits,fivecompletedpre-andpost-surveys,andthreecompletedonlythepre-survey.Thereasonfornotcompletingthepost-surveywastoawaitfollow-up,andonedidnotwanttotakethetime.


IntheNorthshorearea,29%oftheresidentsansweredthedoor,35%wereinterestedinasitevisitand62%ofthosecompletedasitevisit(Table1).Fiveadditionallandownerswerelabelled“potential”whentheyexpressedaninterestandsaidtheywouldcall,butdidnotscheduleasitevisit.Becauseoferosionconditionsthatwereseverebutnotimmediatelydangerous,twoofthefivelandownerswereencouragedtocallaMasonConservationDistrictengineerwhetherornottheypursuedasitevisit,andathirdwasencouragedtocallsoontoscheduleasiteassessmentwiththeShoreFriendlyMasonProgramwithMasonConservationDistrict.ThereweremanyopportunitiestodiscussBMPsduringtheseinteractions.Threesuchopportunitiesarosewhenthelandownersdidnotwantasitevisit,butendedupwalkingtheproperty,discussingalltheBMPs,butnotcompletingapre-andpost-sitevisitsurvey(i.e.an“unofficial”sitevisit).Oneofthethreewasveryconcernedaboutfloodinginacreekbelow,extensiveloggingonprivatelandupslope,andtherisktotheirhome.Manylandownersencounteredhadsimilarconcerns,citingprivatepropertylogging,developmentandotherdiversionsupslope.Whenfloodingwastooseveretofallunderthescopeofthisproject,landownerswereencouragedtocontactMasonCounty’sCommunityDevelopmentorPublicWorksdepartmentsformoreinformation.MostlandownershadminorfloodingoverNorthShoreRoadduringheavyrains,andmanyhaddrivewaysthatcollectedandchanneledrunoffontotheirproperties.Landownersnotinterestedinasitevisitweregiveninformationonplantingbuffers,directingrunoffawayfromsepticsystems,andpetwastemanagementtopreventfecalcoliformandotherpollutionfromenteringtheirpropertiesorHoodCanal.

ObservationsRegardingSiteVisits

SitevisitsweregenerallysuccessfulinconveyingtheselectedBMPstolandowners.Sitevisitsconductedatapre-scheduledtimewerethemostthoroughandmostlikelytoleadtoimplementation.However,sitevisitsconductedatthetimeofdoorknockingweremorelikelytoresultindrawingattentiontoconditionsthatcouldbeaddressedusingtheBMPs.Inaddition,casualconversationsoftenledtotheconveyanceofoneormoreBMPs,especiallyduetothepervasiverunoffexperiencedbyshorelineproperties.PetWasteOneofthemostremarkableobservationswasthewidespreadknowledgeofpetwastemanagement.Virtuallyalllandownerswhowereaskedaboutthecorrectmethodforhandlingpetwaste,notonlyknewwhattodo,butmostalsousedthephrasingfoundineducationalmaterials(i.e.pickup,bagandthrowitintothegarbage).Onegentlemansaidhewasn’tsure,butafterbeingtold,jokinglysaidheknewwhathewassupposedtodobutwantedtohearitfromtheWSUrepresentative.Therewasalmostnopushbackbyshorelinelandownerswhoexpressedaconcernwithwaterquality,butsomeuplandlandownerswereskepticaloftheimpactpetwastecouldhaveonnearbydrainagesorthecanal.


OnsiteSewageSystemsLandownersalongtheshorelineinHoodsportandUnionwerewellawarethattheirsepticsystemshadthegreatestpotentialforcontributingtofecalcoliformpollution.Behaviorconsistentlyindicatedaweariness,butsometimespride,inknowingthatpumpingregularlywasafundamentalmanagementpractice.Veryfewusedtheterm“inspected,”andmostlandownersfeltthattheyweredoingthenecessarymaintenance.ThreelandownersontheshorelinealongPotlatchRoad,knewalotabouttheirsepticsystems’features,locationandcareofthedrainfieldarea,andregularinspections–onlyonehadacommerciallyharvestedshellfishbeach.NothinglefttodoAmajorityofshorelinepropertieswere“builtout,”andlandownerswereleftfeelingthattherewaslittleelsetheycoulddo.However,discussionsarounddirectingrunoffawayfromtheirsepticsystemswerewellreceived.Whenaskediftheyknewwheretheirsepticsystemwas,peopletendedtopointouttheirseptictanksorsaidtheirdrainfieldwas“somewherearoundhere.”Whenthedrainfieldappearedtobeunderpavementorotherwiseusedforparking,discussionsaboutwaterconservationwerepursued.Onegentlemansaidhe’dadvisedhissistertogetaport-o-letwhenshehadparties–andshedid.PlantingbufferstoabsorbandfilterrunoffPlantingbufferswastheleastwell-knownsubjectinregardtoreducingcontaminants,butmorewell-knownalongtheshoreline.Thelargestobstaclewaseitherthelackofroomontheproperty,orthelargevolumeofstormwaterescapingditches,culvertsorcomingfromundertheroads(mostlyinHoodsportandNorthShore).Plantingsseemedmostneededforerosioncontrol.Responsesranthespectrumfromtoosmallaproblemtoworryabout,totoomuchvolumetobemanagedbyplantings.

Recommendationsforfutureoutreach

ThesameWSUExtensioncontractorconducteddoorknockingandsitevisitsinboththe2015and2016projects.Althoughthesamplesizeofsitevisitedpropertiesissmall,theresultsofthedoorknockingapproachwereverypositive.Recommendationsandlessonslearnedfromthe2015project,includingthe2016interviewsof2015sitevisitedlandowners,and2016theAudienceResearchsurveys,weretakenintoaccountduringthe2016doorknockingandsitevisits.Theselessonsinclude:

ConductsitevisitswithtwoCleanWaterAdvisors:TheoriginalrecommendationwasforoneWSUExtensionandoneConservationDistrictstaffmembertocollaborativelyconductthesitevisits.However,implementationmaybetterbeachievedbydoorknockingandsitevisitsconductedbytwoWSUExtensionstaffmembers,withadesignatedfollow-uprolefortheConservationDistrict(CD)wherenecessary.

Developatargetedoutreachprogramforstormwaterissues:The2016projectsitevisitsfoundthatalmostalloftheNorthShoreandmanyHoodsportsitesinvolvedsignificantstormwaterconcerns


includingsignificantflowfromsteepuplandsthatrequiredmoredetailedandexpertadviceandcouldnotbeaddressedbythesitevisitasdescribedinthescopeofwork.Uplanddevelopmentandtimberclearingwilllikelyresultinmorestormwaterproblems.Futureoutreachandeducationprojectsintheseareasshouldworkwithlocalstormwateragenciestodevelopastrongstormwatercomponent.Adrainageworkshopcouldbedevelopedbytrainingsmallcontractorsandlandscapersandthenfollowingupwithresidentialworkshopsandmakingavailablealistofthetrainedcontractors.

Follow-upassoonaspossible:Follow-upshouldbedoneassoonaspossibleafterthesitevisit,inordertokeeptheinformationfreshinthelandowner’smind.Thismayalsobeagoodopportunitytofinishthepost-sitevisitsurvey(ifthelandownerishome),todropoffplantsorotherincentivesthatmayhavebeenoffered,andtoreinforceBMPmessaging.

Identifyanissuethenconnectitwithfecalcoliformpollution:Thementionoffecalcoliformintheinitialofferofasitevisithaslittleeffectonwhatthelandownerremembersaboutthegoalofthesitevisit.Fecalcoliformanditsspecificimportancetowaterqualityandhumanhealthinshellfishgrowingareasneedstoberepeated.However,experiencewithlandownersshowedincreasedreceptivitywhenanissuewasidentifiedandthenconnectedwithfecalcoliformpollution,ratherthanconductingthesitevisitforthepurposeofidentifyingsourcesofthispollution.

Expandpetwastemessaging:Mostdogownerswereknowledgeableinpetwastemanagementandagreeditwastherightthingtodo.Forthoselandowners,messagingcouldincludepassing-it-ontoguests,family,andneighbors.VisitorswhobringdogsalongmaynothaveknowledgeoftheBMPforpetwaste,orconsiderabriefvisitasunlikelytomatter.UplandpetownersalsoneedabetterunderstandingthatpetwastefromtheirpropertycouldaffectHoodCanal.Forthelandowner,inadditiontoaddingfecalcontaminationtowaterways,thisalsoincreasesthechancesofdogpoopbeingtrackedintothehouseonpeople’sandpet’sfeet.

Developspecificmessagingforuplandpropertyowners:Specificeducationalmaterialsshouldbedeveloped(orprovided)foruplandlandowners.MostwholivedintheuplandsondrainagestoHoodCanaldidnotthinktheyimpactedthecanaloreventhewaterqualityofthedrainagewhenthepropertywasnotonthebankofthewaterway.However,stormwaterissueswerestillaconcernforsomeuplandpropertiesandthesitevisitwasstilluseful.

Schedulesitevisitattimeofdoorknocking:Thelandownerswhowereinterestedinasitevisitandsaidtheywouldcalltoscheduleone,didnotcall.Thelettersentin2015invitinglandownerstoscheduleasitevisit,andthelettersentin2016torequestAudienceResearchparticipants,mayhaveprovideda‘headsup’abouttheprojectmakingdoorknockinglessofasurpriseinHoodsportandUnion.AlthoughNorthShoreresidentsrespondedverywelltositevisitoffersupondoorknocking,theydidnotmakecallstoscheduleeither.

TheoptioncouldbeofferedbytheCleanWaterAdvisordoingthedoorknockingtooffertoschedulethefuturesitevisit.Acalendarcouldbesharedbyasmartphoneinthefieldandtheoffice,andthedoorknockercouldbebetterpreparedtoaddressspecificissuesraisedbythelandowner.ThismightalsoprovideanopportunitytoaskaConservationDistricttoattendthesitevisit(withtheowner’spermission).Ifpossible,offeranincentiveforscheduling“on-the-spot.”


ImprovemethodsforPost-SiteVisitSurveys:Thepre-sitevisitsurveyisrelativelyeasytoconduct,buttherewasmorereluctanceonthepartofthelandownerstocompletethepost-sitevisitsurvey.Reluctanceseemedaffectedbythelimitationsofthesitevisitwithoutfollow-up,andnothavingenoughtimetoabsorbtheinformation.Perhapsthepost-sitevisitsurveycouldbecompletedonline,viaemail,orsnailmail(providingastamped/addressedenvelopewouldhelp).ThiscouldbemoreeffectiveasatooltomeasurethechangeinBMPawareness,butalsomightrelytoomuchonlandownermotivation.Consideranadditionalincentiveforcompletingthesurvey.

PursuePotentialSiteVisits:Therewerequiteafewlandownerswhosaidtheywereinterestedinasitevisit,buttheyeitherdidnotcalltoscheduleone,didnothavetime“now,”orwouldthinkaboutit.Inthefuture,landownerswhoseeminterestedandwhoagree,couldbere-contactedbydoorknocking,email,letterorphonecall(mostlikelymethod).Follow-upcontactcouldbemadeduringthecurrentprojectoratthebeginningofthenextproject.Engagetheresidentinalongtermadvisoryprogram:ThereisaneedtoengageshorelineresidentsinalongtermstrategytokeepthemuptodateonwaterqualityissuesaswellasremindthemaboutBMPsandlinkthemtomoreinformation.TheWSUShoreStewardsprogramisonesuchprogramthatprovidesabi-monthlynewsletterthatkeepspeopleuptodateoncurrentissues,interestingshorelinetopicsandupcominglocaleventsrelevanttoshorelineresidents.

References

Joy,Shana,R.Simmons&M.Brincka.2015.FocusedWatershedOutreachandShoreStewards-JointFinalReport.45pp.PugetSoundPartnership.Tacoma,WA.

Simmons,R.,E.Bates,W.Matthews,D.McNamara.2017a.HoodCanalRegionalPollutionIdentificationandControl:AudienceResearchReport.HoodCanalCoordinatingCouncil.Poulsbo,WA.

Simmons,R.,E.Bates,W.Matthews,D.McNamara.2017b.HoodCanalRegionalPollutionIdentificationandControl:OutreachandEducationProject2016–SupplementalEvaluationof2015SiteVisits.HoodCanalCoordinatingCouncil.Poulsbo,WA.


Appendix1–LandownerSummaryReportExampleofletterprovidedtolandownersaftersitevisit.

LANDOWNERNAME–address

>InsertAerialphoto–ResidenceonHoodCanalshorelinewithnaturalbeach

>InsertAerialphotoofproperty–Priortonewhome,septic,andlandscapingchanges

THANKYOUFORALLOWINGWSUMASONCOUNTYEXTENSIONtoconducta2016SiteVisitwithyouonyourpropertyat>address<tohelpyoumanagesurfacewaterrunoff(stormwater)thatcausesyouproblemssuchaserosionandperiodicwetareas.

Runoffgreatlyaffectswaterqualitybycarryingcontaminantsandsoil/silttonearbyditches,culverts,streamsandtoHoodCanal.WehopetorecommendsolutionsthatworkforyourspecificpropertyaswellasforHoodCanal,byapplyingtheseBestManagementPracticesforimprovingwaterquality:

• Inspectionofsepticsystemsasrecommendedbytheappropriatelocalcountyagencyandcompletingrepairsasneeded

• Pickup,baganddisposeofdogwasteinthegarbage• Installvegetationtoabsorbandfilterwater

ThefollowingareissuesidentifiedwhenIwalkedwithyouaroundyourproperty,andrecommendationsforaddressingthem.Resourcesfortherecommendationsarelistedattheendofthisdocument.

Ø YOURPROPERTYisservedbyanOnsiteSewageSystem(OSS).Thedrainfield(thedisposalcomponentofthesystem)islocatedapproximately180ft.uplandfromtheseptictanks.A1986septicsysteminstallationshowsitsdrainfieldapproximately125ftuplandoftheoldhouse.

Yoursepticsystemisdesignedtoprotectgroundandsurfacewaterfromfecalpollution.The2010septictankandpumpchamberarenearerthehouseandhaveriserstosealoutsurfacewaterrunoffaswellasaneffluentfiltertoremoveadditionalparticulatematterfromtheliquidbeforebeingpumpedtothedrainfield.ThesefeaturesmakeiteasiertoensuretheproperfunctionoftheOSS.Youalsohaveareserveareasetasideforareplacementdrainfieldifeverneeded.Thereserveareaisfartheruplandandmaybelocatedwhereyoustoreyourboat.

RECOMMENDATION1:Locatethedrainfieldandreserveareastoensuretheyarenotcompactedduetoparkingofboatsorcars,orbyotheractivities.


Drainfieldsrequireairandsomewaterinordertotreattheharmfulbacteriaandpathogensfoundinhumanwaste.Avoidcompactingthesoilinthedrainfieldandreserveareas.

Thereservemaybenearthebottomoftheriseonwhichyouparkyourboat(s).Newersepticrequirementsensurethatthedisposalcomponentsarefarenoughawayfromthetoeoftheslopetoavoidbeingimpactedbystormwaterrunoff.However,observesurfacewaterflowduringheavyrainstoensurerunoffisdirectedawayfromthisarea.

Itwasnotcleartomehownearthe1986septicdrainfieldwastothenewerone.Itwouldbeusefultoknowthelocation,ortoatleastbeawareofitspresence,toavoidconfusionduringfuturelandusechanges.

Ø YOUHAVEAWONDERFULDOGandyouknowhowtodisposeofdogwaste.Ofallthesourcesoffecalcoliformpollution,dogwasteisthemostlikelytogounaddressed.Somepeoplejustdon’tknow,somejustdon’tbelieveandsomejustfindittobetoomuchtrouble.

RECOMMENDATION2:Sharethisinformationwithvisitors.Havingahomeonthewaterfrontissoappealingforgatheringsoffriendsandfamily.Itmaybeuncomfortableorbeunwelcome,butifyougetthechance,passontheinformationabouttheimpactoffecalcoliformfromdogwasteonthecanalandthesimplesolution:pickup,bagandputitinthetrash.It’snotfun,butit’snotsohard,anditwillhelpimprovewaterqualityforyou,yourfamily,friends,andpets.

Ø YOURHOODCANALWATERFRONTHASANATURALBEACHWITHNATIVEPLANTS.Anaturalbeachallowsadynamicequilibriumtooccur,wherechangesovertimearebothexpectedanddesired.Beneficialprocessescausebeachestogrow,diminishandgrowagaincreatingadiversehabitatthatsupportsahealthy,complexecosystem.Inaddition,anyvegetationbetweenhomeowneractivityandHoodCanalwillfilteradditionalcontaminantsandhelppreventerosion.

Whilewalkingalongyourbeachfront,youaskedaboutsomeoftheplantsthere.Themulti-branchedsemi-woodyplantwithyellowflowersiscalledPugetSoundGumweed(Grindeliaintegrifolia)andisanativeplantcommontoHoodCanal.Afactsheetisincludedinyoursitevisitpacket. PhotobyAmyBartow,NRCSCorvallisPlantMaterialsCenter,2009

RECOMMENDATION3:Becomefamiliarwithyourwaterfrontplantcommunityandcoastalprocesses.Learnmoreaboutnativeandnon-nativeshorelineplants,howabufferofnativevegetationcanimprovewaterquality,andhowtopreserveandprotectyournaturalshorelineaswellasyourhome.


TheMasonConservationDistricthasprogramsthatbenefithomeownerswithstretchesofnaturalshorelinelikeyoursandyourneighbors’.TheShoreFriendlyMasonProgramcanprovidefree,non-regulatorytechnicalassistance,informationandresourcestosupportyoureffortstobalanceshorelineandhomeownerchoices.ContactKarinStrelioff,(360)427-9436ext122,andCallsoontogetonthecalendarforafreesiteassessment.

Youmaywanttodevelopsomeplantidentificationskillsforinformationandforfun.Foranat-a-glancepicturegalleryofnativeshorelineplants,seetheMasonConservationDistrictwebsiteorcontactanEnvironmentalSpecialistforhelpwithidentification.UsetheWashingtonStateNoxiousWeedBoard’son-linetooltoidentifywhetheryourbeachplantsshouldberemoved.Forproperremovalanddisposalofnoxiousweeds,callWSUMasonCountyExtensionNoxiousWeedControlprogramcoordinator.

Ø PLANTSFORASMALLROCKYAREAneartheseptictanks.Youwantedlowmaintenance,attractiveplantsthatwerenottootallandcouldhandlethefullsunaswellasperiodicstormwaterpooling.

RECOMMENDATION4:Checkouttheoptionsforsalt-tolerantnativegroundcovers,grasses,sedgesandwildflowers.Somesuggestionsthatfitthelocationandyourpreferencesare:SeaThrift,Broad-leavedStonecrop,CoastalLupine,Silverweed,andseveralgrassesincludingTuftedHairgrass.Thereareplentyofcultivars(cultivatedbyselectivebreeding)thatyoumightlike,butbesuretocheckwhethertheyareappropriateforourHoodCanalshoreline!

Ø YOURPROPERTYhasalargegrassedarea,butalsohasnativeandnon-nativeplantsalongthepropertylines.Theinvasiveplantsonthenorthernpropertylineclosesttothehousearenotveryextensive,howeverasyouapproach>nameofroad<invasivesareintegratedintotheshrubbyhedge.Himalayanblackberry,EnglishIvy,YellowArchangelandothercommonnoxiousweedsinvadethewholeneighborhood.

RECOMMENDATION5:Removetheinvasiveshrubsnearestthehouseentirelybymechanicalmethods,andgettechnicaladviceaboutmanagingtherest.

Noxiousweedsdonotstayput–theyspreadrapidlyanddisplacenativeandotherplantings,destroyhabitat,increaseerosion,anddisruptsepticdrainfieldfunction.Removeallthatyoucanbeforetheytakeoverandthenmanagetherest.Continuemonitoringtoavoidbeingsuddenlyoverwhelmed.


Plantingnativesatthesametimecanhelpcrowdouttheinvadersandbecausetheyhaveadaptedtothisregion,theyrequirelessmaintenance.Nativeplantscanalsobeusedasanattractivescreenbetweenyoursandneighboringproperties,absorbingandfilteringstormwateraswell.Somegreatoptionsarered-floweringcurrant,tallOregongrape,Nootkaandotherroses,andhuckleberry.SeetheNativePlantsforMarineShorelinesfactsheetinyourpacketformoreideas.

RESOURCESFORMOREINFORMATION:WashingtonStateUniversity’sMasonCountyExtension(360)427-9670ext.680http://extension.wsu.edu/mason/

The“GuideforShorelineLiving”(inyoursitevisitpacket)isabookletofinfoandreferencesforstewardsofthePacificNorthwest’s“SalishSea”(includingHoodCanal)anditstributaries.

http://shorestewards.cw.wsu.edu/=>FAQtolearnaboutbecomingaShoreStewardMasonConservationDistrict(360)427-9436https://www.masoncd.orgFreeandnon-regulatoryprogramsandtechnicalassistanceforshorelinehomeowners,theyearlynativeplantsale,andagreatresourceforhelpinglandownersresponsiblyandefficientlymanagetheirlandandassociatednaturalresources.RECOMMENDATION1:MasonCountyPublicHealthDept.(360)427-9670ext.400www.co.mason.wa.usIfyouareunsureexactlywhereyourdrainfieldandreserve(ortheolddrainfield)arelocated,calltoseeifyourMasonCountyOnsiteSewageSpecialistcanhelp.Youcanalsofindamaintenancescheduleforyourseptic(apressuresystem),Do’sandDon’tsandotherhelpfulinformationonthewebsite.

Septicsystems:=>PublicHealth=>EnvironmentalHealth=>OnsiteSewageSystems

Recordsandmappingtool:=>Property/Parcelinformation(Yourparcel#is42223-50-00145).ClickonMapsifterto“CheckifLandRecordsareAvailable”or“ViewMap”.

WSUShoreStewards’topicalnewslettershttp://shorestewards.cw.wsu.edu/=>News=>ArchivedNewsletters 2014-LandscapingSepticSystemDrainfieldsandMounds–Issue98


RECOMMENDATION2:WashingtonStateUniversity’sMasonCountyExtension(360)427-9670x680http://extension.wsu.edu/mason/Thereareacoupleofdogwasteinformationsheetsinyoursitevisitpacket,butifyouwantmoretohandout(smile),calltheWSUMasonExtensionofficeandaskforWaterResources.RECOMMENDATIONS3and4:MasonConservationDistrict(360)427-9436https://www.masoncd.org

CallKarinStrelioffatextension122toreceiveexpertadviceontheShoreFriendlyMasonProgramforshorelinehomeowners.See“Waterfront”=>ShoreFriendlyMason=>MarineShorelinePlants=>Groundcovers,Shrubs&SmallTreesfortheMarineShoreline.

See“2017NativePlantSale”formanyoftheplantsrecommendedinplantingplans. See“Resources”=>ProgramResources=>NativePlantResourcesWSUMasonCountyExtensionMasterGardenersProgramhttp://extension.wsu.edu/mason/=>MasterGardenerProgramandSmallFarms ForhelpidentifyingplantdiseasesandlotsofothergardeninginfoRECOMMENDATIONS3and5:WashingtonStateNoxiousWeedControlBoardwww.nwcb.wa.gov =>NoxiousWeedList=>IdentifyaNoxiousWeed. =>NoxiousWeedListforshoppingatanurseryordecidingwhat’swhatinyouryard =>Outreach=>Publications=>GardenWise(NWWa)foralternativestoinvasivesWashingtonStateUniversity’sMasonCountyExtension(360)427-9670http://extension.wsu.edu/mason/

NoxiousWeedControlProgramCoordinator,PatGroveratext.592forMason-specificweedproblemsandremovalmethodsontheshoreline.


Appendix2–HoodsportWaterQualityReportPage1


HoodsportWaterQualityReport.Page2.


Appendix3–“SorryWeMissedYou”PostcardLeftatdoorswherenoonewashome.


Appendix4–HandoutsforLandowners

EDUCATIONALMATERIALSincludedinLandownerSiteVisitPacket–Availableunderseparatecover.

MasonCountyPublicHealth,OnsiteSewageSystemProgram

• OSSMaintenanceSchedule• OSSMaintenanceRequirements• SepticCareDo’sandDon’ts• InspectingYourSepticTank(adaptedfromThurstonCounty)

WSUExtension

• ShoreStewards“GuidetoShorelineLiving”booklet• ShoreStewardsProgramandsignupinformation• PruningforViews• OSSKeyPointstoRemember• LandscapingYourDrainfield• DogWaste–WhyShouldICare?• WeedAlertsforHimalayanBlackberryandEnglishIvy

MasonConservationDistrict

• MarineShorelinePlantingPlan• ShadyMoistPlantingPlan• SunnyDryPlantingPlan• ExistingTreeCareandViews

USDANaturalResourcesConservationService

• PlantFactSheet:PugetSoundGumweed

NoxiousWeedControlBoard

• BeesandNoxiousWeedControl• NoxiousWeedDisposal• “NoxiousWeedsThatHarmWashingtonState”WesternWAFieldGuidebooklet

SoundNativePlants

PlantsforSteepSlopeandErosion

Craft3

BrochureonCleanWaterLoans


Appendix5:SiteVisitSurveySiteVisitSurvey-Questionsforthebeginningandduringsitevisit

ForOfficialUse:ParcelNumber__________________________

Whereisthepropertylocated?

m Unionm Hoodsportm NorthshoreHowwouldyouclassifytheproperty?

m MarineShorelinem Within250'ofMarineShorelinem UplandFreshwaterShorelinem Uplandwithin250'ofFreshwaterShoreline

Whydidyouagreetoparticipateinasitevisit?

Howmanydogsarelocatedontheproperty?

___Verysmall(under8lbs.)___Small(9-22lbs.)___Medium(23-55lbs.)___Large(56-100lbs.)___Giant(100+lbs)

Whatisyourcurrentlevelofknowledge(1-5)ofthefollowingshoreline/landownermanagementpractices?

VeryLimited–1

Limited–2

Fair–3

Good–4

VeryGood–5

Maintainingyoursepticsystem

m m m m m

Managingyourpetwaste

m m m m m

Bufferplantingsbetweenyourpropertyandthewater

m m m m m


Howoftendoyougetyoursepticsystemprofessionallyinspected?

m Onceayearm Every3yearsm Every5yearsm Every10yearsm Morethan10yearsm Idon'tknoworcan'trememberm Iinspectitmyselfm Other________________________________________________

Whatwouldyoudoiftheinspectionfoundthatrepairsareneededonyoursepticsystem?

m Fixitrightawaym Seekfinancialassistancetorepairsystemm Iwouldnotfixitm ContactMasonCountyPublicHealthforassistancem Replacetheentiresepticsystemm Other_________________________________________________

Howoftendoyoudothefollowingpetwastemanagementpractices?

Never OnceaMonth

OnceaWeek

2-3TimesaWeek

Daily

Notapplicable/No

pets

Placeintrash m m m m m m

Compost/bury m m m m m m

Placewasteintoilet m m m m m m

Leaveinyard m m m m m m

Other m m m m m m

Doyouhaveabufferofplantsbetweenyouryardandthewater?

m Bufferofnativevegetationbetweenmyyardandthewaterm Bufferofvegetation(notnecessarilyallnative)betweenmyyardandthewaterm Nobufferpresent


Surveyquestionsfortheendofthesitevisit:

Wouldyourecommendaneducationalsitevisittootherpropertyowners?

m Yesm No

Howhasyourknowledgechangedduetotheinformationandrecommendationsreceivedduringyoursitevisit?

Knowledge

hasdecreased

Knowledgeisaboutthesame

Knowledgehasslightlyincreased

Knowledgehassignificantlyincreased

Notapplicable

Overallknowledgeaboutwaterqualityimpactsduetohomeownersactivities

m m m m m

Understandingofsepticsystemmaintenance

recommendations

m m m m m

Understandingofsuggestedpetwastedisposalmethods

m m m m m

Understandingofplantbuffersandhowtheyaffectwaterquality

m m m m m


Whatisthelikelihoodthatyouwilldothefollowingbehaviorsinthefuture?

Muchlesslikely Lesslikely Neutral Likely Muchmore

likely Notapplicable

Haveyoursepticsystem

professionallyinspectedatleastevery1-3years,andmakerepairs

asneeded

m m m m m m

Pickup,baganddisposeofdog

wasteingarbageonaregularbasis

m m m m m m

Installplantingstoabsorbandfilter

waterm m m m m m

Whydoyouplanonimplementingoneormoreofthenotedbehaviorsfromabove?Checkallthatapply.

m Iamconcernedaboutthehealthofnearbywatersm Iamconcernedabouttheenvironmentasawholem Iamconcernedaboutthehealthofmyself,myfamily,ormypetsm Itistherightthingtodom Other____________________

Ifyoudonotplanonimplementingoneormoreoftherecommendationsfromabovepleasecheckallthereasonsthatapply.

m Itwillcosttoomuchm Idon’twanttohaveconsequencesfromaregulatoryagencym Idon'tthinkmychangesonmypropertywillmakeadifferencem IwilldowhatIthinkisbestformypropertym Idon'thavetimem Other____________________


AreyouinterestedinbecomingaWSUShoreSteward?

m Yesm No,why?____________________

Whatothertopicsorissueswouldyouliketoreceiveinformationabout?

Wouldyoubeinterestedinparticipatinginaquickphonesurveyinthenearfutureaboutyourexperiencetoday?Ifso,pleaseprovidename(ifdesired),phonenumber,andthebesttimetocontactyou.