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The Nooksack River drainage, involving the Lummi and 

 Nooksack tribes; 



The Stillaguamish and Snohomish river drainages, involving the 

 Tulalip and Stillaguamish tribes; 



The heavily populated drainages in King County and the Kitsap 

 Perunsuia, involving the Suquamish and MuckJeshoot tribes; 



The south Puget Sound drainages in Pierce, Thurston and Mason 

 counties, involving the Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Nisqually tribes; 



The Olympic Peninsula coastal drainages, involving the Makah, 

 Quileute, Hoh, and Quinault tribes; 



The central Columbia River drainages, involving the Yakima Indian 

 Nation and other tribes; 



The Chehalis River drainage, involving the Chehalis and other tribes; 

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The Willapa Bay draiiuiges, involving the Shoalwater Bay and 

 other tribes. 



Statewide Coordination: 



The Coordinated Tribal Water Quality Program would include one or more central- 

 ized offices to provide participating tribes with coordinated technical aid and infor- 

 mation. A forum also would be provided at which the tribes may discuss cind de- 

 velop joint water quality policies and from which they may communicate their 

 shared views on water quality concerns to other governments. 



The tribjiUy directed Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission has served as the 

 central body for the participating tribes for coordinating the funding, planning and 

 development efforts in the first phase of the Coordinated Tribal Water Quality Pro- 

 gram. Based in Olympia, Washington, the commission was formed in 1974 by the 

 western Washington treaty Indian tribes that were party to U.S. v. Washin^on . Mem- 

 ber tribes are Jamestown S'Klallam, Port Geunble S'Klallam, Lower Elwha Klallam, 

 Lummi, Makah, MuckJeshoot, Nisqually, Nooksack, Puyallup, Quileute, Quinault, 

 Sauk-Suiattle, Upper Skagit, Skokomish, Squaxin IsUmd, Stillaguamish, Suquamish, 

 Swinomish and Tulalip. 



The commission operates on a democratic basis representing the treaty drainage 

 areas of the tribes. Its role is to provide coordination, share information between 

 member tribes and other parties, and provide a unified tribal voice on fisheries 

 management and habitat. The commission maintains a professional staff that pro- 

 vides extensive technical support, public outreach and inter-tribal coordination to 

 member tribes. The commission's constitution provides direction for outreach to non- 

 member tribes as well. Input from non-member tribes is coordinated through the 

 commission's Environmental Policy Committee. 



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