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• <br /> Wetland name or number Wetland A <br /> LAKE FRINGE WETLANDS <br /> Water Quality Functions - Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality <br /> L 1.0. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? <br /> L 1.1.Average width of plants along the lakeshore(use polygons of Cowardin classes): <br /> Plants are more than 33 ft(10 m)wide points=6 <br /> Plants are more than 16 ft(5 m)wide and<33 ft points=3 1 <br /> Plants are more than 6 ft(2 m)wide and<16 ft points= 1 <br /> Plants are less than 6 ft wide points=0 <br /> L 1.2.Characteristics of the plants in the wetland: Choose the appropriate description that results in the highest <br /> points,and do not include any open water in your estimate of coverage. The herbaceous plants can be either <br /> the dominant form or as an understory in a shrub or forest community. These are not Cowardin classes.Area <br /> of cover is total cover in the unit,but it can be in patches. Herbaceous does not include aquatic bed. <br /> Cover of herbaceous plants is>90%of the vegetated area points=6 <br /> Cover of herbaceous plants is>2/3 of the vegetated area points=4 3 <br /> Cover of herbaceous plants is>1/3 of the vegetated area points=3 <br /> Other plants that are not aquatic bed>2/3 unit points=3 <br /> Other plants that are not aquatic bed in>1/3 vegetated area points= 1 <br /> Aquatic bed plants and open water cover>2/3 of the unit points=0 <br /> Total for L 1 Add the points in the boxes above 4 <br /> Rating of Site Potential If score is:_8-12=H /4-7=M 0-3=L Record the rating on the first page <br /> L 2.0. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? <br /> L 2.1. Is the lake used by power boats? Yes=1 No=0 1 <br /> L 2.2. Is>10%of the area within 150 ft of wetland unit on the upland side in land uses that generate pollutants? <br /> Yes=1 No=0 1 <br /> L 2.3. Does the lake have problems with algal blooms or excessive plant growth such as milfoil? Yes=1 No=0 0 <br /> Total for L 2 Add the points in the boxes above 2 <br /> Rating of Landscape Potential: If score is:(2 or 3=H _1= M _0=L Record the rating on the first page <br /> L 3.0. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? <br /> L 3.1. Is the lake on the 303(d) list of degraded aquatic resources? Yes=1 No=0 1 <br /> L 3.2. Is the lake in a sub-basin where water quality is an issue(at least one aquatic resource in the basin is on the <br /> 303(d)list)? Yes=1 No=0 1 <br /> L 3.3.Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality?Answer YES <br /> if there is a TMDL for the lake or basin in which the unit is found. Yes=2 No=0 2 <br /> Total for L 3 Add the points in the boxes above 4 <br /> Rating of Value If score is: 2-4= H _1=M _0=L Record the rating on the first page <br /> Wetland Rating System for Western WA:2014 Update ' 9- <br /> Rating Form—Effective January 1,2015 7.()) <br />