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

9/14/2020 – NO TOXIN DETECTED in butter clam sample. Next sampling date will be in April 2021.

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.