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The 2015 State of the Sound
Nisqually River CouncilJanuary 15, 2016
2015 State of the SoundFour-part communication
format• Report to the Governor and Legislature
Responds to six questions in RCW 90.71.370(3)
• Report on the Puget Sound Vital Signs
Conveys monitoring findings about progress toward ecosystem recovery targets
• Report to the Community Snapshot of Puget Sound ecosystem
trends and what’s needed to advance recovery
• Website: www.psp.wa.gov/sos
2015 State of the SoundReport to the Governor and Legislature
020406080
100
4 0 11 523 19
70
100
4471
48 52
170 11 12 15 14
0 0 11 2 7 69 022
10 7 8
Completed On Plan Off PlanSerious Constraints Not Started
NTA Category (SI = Strategic Initiative)Perc
ent b
y St
atus
Cat
egor
y
2012 Action AgendaPercent of NTAs by status category, and by
Strategic Initiative
2015 State of the SoundReport to the Governor and Legislature2014 Action Agenda (in progress)
Percent of NTAs by status category, and by Strategic Initiative
Habita
t SI N
TAs
Shell
fish SI
NTAs
Storm
water S
I NTA
s
All SI
NTAs
NTAs n
ot ass
ociate
d with
SI
All NTA
s0
20406080
7 1223
11 9 9
5669
4657 50 52
16 19 15 16 15 16130 8 9 12 129 0 8 7 11 10
0 0 0 0 3 2
Completed On Plan Off PlanSerious Constraints Not Started Not Reported
NTA Category (SI = Strategic Initiative)
Perc
ent b
y St
atus
Cat
egor
y
2015 State of the SoundReport to the Governor and Legislature
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Percent Funded
2012 Action Agenda 2014 Action Agenda
2012 and 2014 Action Agendas Percent NTA funding gap by Strategic Initiative
2015 State of the SoundReport to the Governor and Legislature
Funds provided to the Partnership & recommendations for funding to match Action Agenda priorities
Expenditures to affect recovery
• $578 million for 2015-17 (of $715 million requested by Governor)
• 57 percent shortfall in funding 2012 NTAs
• $7.5 million of state funds to Partnership for 2015-17
• $14.4 million of federal NEP funds to Partnership and for pass-through to local entities for FFY14 and FFY15
• Funding strategy describes unmet need for strategic initiatives: $300M/y for habitat $40M/y for shellfish $100-250M/y for stormwater
2015 State of the SoundReport on the Puget Sound Vital SignsGetting better Not
changingMixed results
Getting worse
No data
1. On-site sewage inspection & inventory
2. Shellfish beds3. Salmon
commercial harvest
4. Shoreline armoring
5. Forest to developed
6. Riparian restoration
7. Floodplain restoration
8. Estuary restoration
9. Summer low flows
10. Chemicals exceeding sediment quality standards
1. Swimming beaches
2. Sound behavior index
3. Recreational fishing licenses
4. Eelgrass 5. Freshwater
quality index 6. Sediment
chemistry index
1. Marine birds2. Insects in
small streams3. Sediment
quality triad index
4. Toxics in fish: herring
1. Chinook salmon
2. Pacific herring3. Southern
Resident Killer Whales
4. Conversion of ecologically important lands
5. Marine water condition Index
1. On-site sewage repairs
2. Expand Marine Recovery Areas
3. Quality of Life Index
4. Terrestrial birds5. Armoring on
feeder bluffs6. Use of soft
shore techniques
7. Population growth in Urban Growth Areas
8. Floodplain function
9. Estuary restoration for salmon recovery goals
10. Freshwater impairments
11. Dissolved oxygen
12. Toxics in fish: English sole
13. Toxics in fish: salmon
Are indicators making progress? Are they reaching targets?
10 indicators
4 indicators
6 indicators
5 indicators
Few are meeting 2014 interim targets: 2 of 14 indicators
12 indicators
Mixed results, pressures continue, change is slow,
few will reach 2020 targets
Most are habitat indicators
Estuary restoration
Floodplain restoration
Riparian restoration
Shoreline armoring
Forest loss
10
Shoreline armoring
11
Land cover change: forest to developed
12
Riparian restoration
13
Floodplain restoration
14
Area of estuarine wetlands restored to tidal flooding
Interim targets are not met
Most are species indicators and none of the species are getting better
Pacific herring
Chinook salmon
Orcas
Marbled murrelet
16
Chinook
Interim targets are not met
17
Orcas
Interim target is not met
18
Land development: conversion of ecologically important lands
19
Marine water condition index
1. Swimming beaches
2. Sound Behavior Index
3. Recreational fishing licenses
4. Eelgrass
5. Freshwater Quality Index
6. Sediment Chemistry Index
1. Marine birds
2. Insects in small streams
3. Sediment Quality Triad Index
4. Toxics in fish: herring
21
Human WellbeingPuget Sound Partnership Goals:
A healthy human population supported by a healthy Puget Sound that is not threatened by changes in the ecosystem
A quality of human life that is sustained by a functioning Puget Sound ecosystem
2222
Shel
lfish
Bed
s
Newly adopted human wellbeing Vital Signs
Air
Qualit
y
Outdoor Activity
Cultural Wellbeing
Good Governance
Sense of Place
Local Foods D
rinking W
ater
Sound Stewardship
Economic Vitality
On-
site
Sew
age
Newly adopted human wellbeing indicators
Human health• Outdoor activity
• Nature-based recreation
• Nature-based work
• Air quality• Local foods• Drinking water
Quality of life• Economic vitality
• Natural resource industry output• Percent of GDP in natural resource
industries• Employment in natural resource
industries
• Participation in cultural practices• Good governance• Sense of place
• Sense of place index• Psychological wellbeing index• Overall life satisfaction
• Sound stewardship
23
24
2015 State of the SoundMessagesHow is the ecosystem doing? Some indicators are improving, but most are not Slow to change, and many indicators are
not likely to meet targets
Are we making progress in implementing the Action Agenda? A majority of Near Term Actions are on track,
but many are stalled Funding is the most common barrier to progress
What are the next steps? We need to improve focus and fund priority
actions.
2015 State of the SoundNow what?
• Improve the shared road map Develop discrete, achievable NTAs with
better performance measures Increase focus on Strategic Initiatives
• Mobilize funding Implement the Partnership’s Funding
Strategy Use the new funding model increase the
rate of funding for NTAs
• Communicate findings from the shared measurement system to educate key partners, remove barriers, and advance policy
2015 State of the SoundReport to the Governor and Legislature
(b) Actions inconsistent with the Action Agenda
(a) Progress in implementing the Action Agenda
• Higher rate of implementation for Strategic Initiatives
• Recommendations (e.g., for 2016 AA)
• Effectiveness of actions
• Report card forums Water resources & habitat Salmon recovery Pollution identification &
correction Shoreline armoring
2015 State of the SoundReport to the Governor and Legislature
(d) Citizen concerns and their disposition
(c) Science Panel comments on implementation and findings from monitoring
• Progress in recovery of the Puget Sound ecosystem in key areas
• More than 70 percent of NTAs are complete or moving forward
• Progress in linking ecosystem status to recovery efforts
• Many Vital Signs have not changed or are even deteriorating relative to the goals
• Additional actions are needed to maintain and increase the rate of recovery
• Issues addressed Preventing oil spills Improving distribution of funding Using riparian buffers Reducing threats from toxic chemicals