Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

COMMUNITY ALERTS & PUBLIC NOTICES

SWINOMISH SHELLFISH HARVEST REPORT

Monthly PSP sampling of shellfish at LONE TREE POINT

8/17/2020 – NO TOXIN DETECTED in butter clam sample. Next sampling date is September 14th.

Swinomish Tribal Members may conduct Subsistence Harvesting on Reservation when beaches are indicated as OPEN and have a valid Ceremonial and Subsistence Shellfish Harvesting Permit from the Swinomish Fisheries Department.

***More information & Special Shellfish PSP Monitoring

RECREATIONAL BEACHES BACTERIA MONITORING

SITC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) conducts weekly bacterial monitoring of six swimming beaches during summer (June – August) and monitors monthly throughout the rest of the year.

***More information on bacteria monitoring

BURN BAN STATUS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 - BURN BAN LIFTED

Fire, with or without a permit, is prohibited if…

• Prohibited materials are being burned
• Garbage, including in a burn barrel, is being burned
• The fire is less than 5 feet away from any existing structure or woody vegetation
• The fire is outside daylight hours, except for cooking and recreational fires
• The fire is unattended
• The fire is creating a nuisance
• The fire is creating a threat to personal safety or property
• The fire is burning on tribal property without permission, e.g. beaches

You DO need a burn permit if…

• The fire is 4 or more feet in diameter, or 3 or more feet in height
• The burn is slash burning from forest practices

You DON’T need a burn permit if…

• The fire is less than 4 feet in diameter, and less than 3 feet in height
• The fire is for traditional spiritual use
• The fire is for recreational or cooking purposes within a fire ring, barbeque, or similar structure

Open burning regulations are pursuant to the Swinomish Tribal Code, Title 19-Environmental Protection, Chapter 2- Clean Air Act.