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Wetland name or number A <br /> L 1.0.Does th'e 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 3 <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 1 <br /> MCover 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 /> MOther plants that are not aquatic bed in>'/3 vegetated area points=1 <br /> L❑Aquatic bed plants and open water cover>2/3 of the unit points=0 <br /> Ttal 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 0 <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? 1 <br /> C' Yes=1 No=O <br /> L 2.3. Does the lake have problems with algal blooms or excessive plant growth such as milfoil? FT Yes=1 No=0 1 <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? C es=1 No=0 1 <br /> L 3.2. is the lake in asub-basin where water quality is an issue(at least one aquatic resource in the an i on the 1 <br /> 303(d) list)? es=1 INo=0 <br /> L 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water' 7 wer YES 2 <br /> if there is a TMDL for the lake or basin in which the unit is found. L`! es=2 No=0 <br /> Total for L 3 Add the points in the boxes above 4 <br /> x.- 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 <br />