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Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission - Recreational Boating <br />Program <br />Federal Financial Assistance Grant Program Application <br />Application Year: 2024 <br />Agency Name: Kittitas County Sheriff's Office <br />PREVENTION PLAN PART 1 - ASSESSMENT, IDENTIFICATION, GOALS <br />High Priority Boating Risks and Hazards <br />High Priority Boating Risks & <br />Data / Professional Judgement <br />Comments <br />Hazards <br />Columbia River -Rough water <br />Majority of weather related <br />This is the primary location of <br />rescues and BUI arrests occur <br />our preplanned patrol shifts due <br />on this body of water <br />to the volume of people <br />recreating. <br />Yakima River -Log jams and <br />Vast majority of rescues relate <br />We have a large number of <br />strainers <br />to these hazards <br />recreational floaters that are <br />unprepared and float hazardous <br />sections of the river. <br />Cie Elum River -Log jams, <br />High percentage of marine <br />Large amount of overnight and <br />strainers, rough water <br />incidents on this water results <br />weekend campers that use the <br />in deaths <br />area for water recreation. <br />Increased community <br />education. <br />High Priority Audiences <br />Description of Audience <br />Why is this Audience a Priority? <br />Comments <br />Power boat operators on <br />This is the group engaging in <br />All these factors lead to rescues, <br />Columbia River <br />large alcohol consumptionand <br />alcohol overdoses, and property <br />"Partying" while boating. <br />damage. <br />Recreational Floaters on Yakima <br />Related to a large number of <br />These are primarily younger <br />River(Tubers) <br />rescues and drownings <br />people, college age, where <br />alcohol is usually a factor. <br />Lake Kachess, Cie Elum, <br />Marine incidents with increased <br />Large bodies of water with <br />Keechelus <br />response time. To include larger <br />medium amount of recreation <br />powered vessels. <br />that when a marine incident <br />occurs boaters are likely to be <br />stranded a significant distance <br />from shore. Increased <br />