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These Action Area boundaries represent geographic regions of the Puget Sound that have similar physical characteristics, upland linkages, and common interests where local restoration and rehabilitation plans can be developed and implemented. The broad geographic delineations are a result of input from: the Puget Sound Partnership staff; state and federal agencies; local and tribal governments, and; environmental groups and private citizens with expertise or local knowledge of the Puget Sound. Actual demarcation of the Action Areas used the best available and/or widely accepted geographic information for the Puget Sound. Data include: DNR's watershed administrative units and ShoreZone shoreline data; Ecology's WRIA boundaries and water quality basin boundaries; WDFW/NWIFC Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory Program data; Adaptations of the Puget Sound Assessment and Monitoring basin delineations; University of Washington's Puget Sound Digital Elevation Model 2005; Puget Sound Lidar Consortium's Puget Sound Lowland Lidar data, and local government and jurisdictional catchments delineations. |