EXECUTIVE ORDER EO 82-11
SUPERSEDING EO 82-04
ESTABLISHMENT OF BOUNDARIES,
ENTRY AND
OCCUPANCY RULES, AND THE
ADMINISTRATION OF A
RESTRICTED ZONE SURROUNDING
MT. ST. HELENS
The
potential for major eruptions, earthquakes, and ashfall from Mt. St. Helens continues to exist throughout large
portions of the state, threatening more destruction of life, health, and
property. This volcanic hazard necessitates the establishment of restricted
areas surrounding Mt. St. Helens that can be implemented by order of the
Governor as the level of volcanic hazard increases or decreases.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
I, John Spellman, Governor of the state of Washington, by virtue of the power
vested in me under the provisions of chapter 43.06 RCW and chapter 38.52 RCW,
in order to help preserve and maintain the life, health, and property of
persons within the area described in the Proclamation of a State of Emergency
dated April 3, 1980, do take the following action:
I. Declaration of Volcanic Hazard Zone
1 as a Restricted Zone
Based
on currently available scientific evidence and opinions, the area identified
herein as Volcanic Hazard Zone I is declared a Restricted Zone. Entry into or
occupancy of the area designated as Volcanic Hazard Zone 1 by any person is
prohibited except as provided in Section 11 of this Order.
II. Limited Exceptions to Prohibition of
Entry or Occupancy
The
following categories of persons, under the conditions specified below, are
subject to limited exceptions to the prohibition against entry or occupancy in
the Restricted Zone:
(A) U.S. Geological Survey personnel who are
performing official duties related to scientific evaluation and hazard
assessments that require their presence in the Restricted Zone;
(B) U.S. Forest Service personnel who are
performing official duties that require entry into the Restricted Zone;
(C) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel
who are performing official duties that require their presence in the
Restricted Zone;
(D) Search and rescue personnel registered or
identified pursuant to RCW 38.52.010(5) on official search and rescue missions
within the Restricted Zone. The sheriffs of Cowlitz and Skamania Counties or
their designees shall have the authority to approve entry and/or occupation by
search and rescue personnel;
(E) Federal, state, county, and local
law-enforcement and firefighting personnel whose jurisdictions are within the
Restricted Zone and who are on official business within the Restricted Zone;
(F) Federal, state, county, or local
administrative personnel on official business within the Restricted Zone;
(G) Individual(s) who own and/or control real
property, or personal property being used as a residence, and whose official
permanent residence is within the Restricted Zone;
(H) Individual(s) with a legitimate business
reason for being within the Restricted Zone, as determined by the Director,
Department of Emergency Services, or his designee(s).
During
especially dangerous episodes of volcanic activity, these exceptions may be
further limited by the Director, Department of Emergency Services, or his
designee(s).
Those
persons excepted above shall abide by such administrative rules for entry and
occupancy as may have been developed by the Department of Emergency Services
and included in the Washington Administrative Code.
III. Administration
Pursuant
to RCW 38.52.050(3)(f), I hereby delegate to the Director, Department of
Emergency Services, or his designee(s), the administrative authority vested in
me by chapter 38.52 RCW.
Each
individual given permission to enter and/or occupy the Restricted Zone shall
obtain a special identification permit from the Washington State Department of
Licensing prior to entry into that zone. That permit must be carried on his or
her person at all times.
Prior
to entry and/or occupation of the Restricted Zone, each individual shall be
required to sign a "Waiver of Rights" form releasing and discharging
the state of Washington and all its political subdivisions, and their officers
or agents or employees, from all liability for any damages or losses incurred
by that individual while within the Restricted Zone or as a result of entering
or occupying that zone. The "Waiver of Rights" form shall be issued
by the Washington State Department of Licensing.
All
persons are advised of potential criminal penalties for violation of this
order, pursuant to RCW 43.06.220 and RCW 38.52.150.
IV. Description of Volcanic Hazard Zones
The
following zones are established for the purpose of identifying boundaries
within which restrictions by this Order are, or by subsequent orders may be,
implemented as volcanic hazards around Mt. St. Helens increase or decrease.
VOLCANIC HAZARD ZONE 1
The
Volcanic Hazard Zone 1 is described as follows:
Beginning
at the southwest corner of Section 36, T9N, R4E; thence west along section line
to the northwest corner of Section 1, T8N, R4E; thence south along the west
line of said Section I to its intersection with the north edge of Forest
Service Trail 238; thence southerly along the east edge of said Forest Service
Trail 238 to its intersection with north edge of Forest Service Development
Road (FDR) 8123; thence southerly along said north edge of FDR 8123 to its
intersection with the east edge of Forest Service Trail 238 (Section 24, T8N,
R4E); thence southeasterly along the east edge of said Forest Service Trail 238
to its intersection with north edge of FDR 81 (Section 30, T8N, R5E); thence
easterly along said FDR 81 to its intersection with the south line of Section
29, T8N, R5E; thence east along section lines to the intersection with the
northerly edge of FDR 8315 (Section 25, T8N, R5E); thence easterly along the
north edge of said FDR 8315 to the intersection with the east line of said
Section 25, T8N, R5E; thence north along section lines to the northeast corner
of Section 24, T8N, R5E; thence northeasterly to the northeast corner of
Section 7, T8N, R6E; thence northwesterly to the northeast corner of Section
26, T9N, R5E; thence north along section line to the top of divide separating
the Lewis and Green River Drainage from the Toutle River Drainage; thence
northerly along said divide to Norway Pass located in the north half (N-1/2) of
Section 31, T10N, R6E; thence northerly to Bear Pass in Section 30, T10N, R6E;
thence westerly to the headwaters of Coldwater Creek (Section 25, T10N, R5E);
thence westerly along Coldwater Creek to the point where it crosses the Forest
Service boundary (Section 31, T10N, RSE); thence north along the west boundary
of the R5E line to the northeast corner of Section 36, T10N, R4E; thence west
to the northeast corner of Section 33, T10N, R4E; thence northwesterly to the
headwaters of the south fork of Hoffstadt Creek located in the south half
(S-1/2) of Section 28, T10N, R4E; thence westerly along the north bank of this
fork to its intersection with Hoffstadt Creek (Section 24, T10N, R3E); thence
continuing westerly along the north bank of Hoffstadt Creek to the north
high-water line of the impoundment of the Corps of Engineers' debris retaining
structure (commonly known as the N-1 debris dam);. thence westerly along the
north high-water line to its intersection with the N-1 debris dam located in
the north half (N-1/2) of Section 29, T10N, R3E; thence southwesterly along the
west fill base of the northerly segment of the N-1 debris dam to the point of
intersection with the natural high ground; thence southwesterly to the north
end of the west fill base of the southerly segment (main structure); thence
southerly along said fill base to its intersection with the base of the high
ground; thence westerly along the base of the hill to its intersection with the
Weyerhaeuser 3001 Road; thence southerly and easterly along the east edge of
the Weyerhaeuser 3001 Road to the intersection of Weyerhaeuser Roads 3001 and
3000 in the south half (S-1/2) of Section 32, T10N, R3E; thence south and east
along the north edge of Weyerhaeuser Road 3000 continuing to the point where
Weyerhaeuser Road 3000 intersects the Weyerhaeuser 3090 Road in Section 26,
T9N, R4E; thence southeasterly along the north edge of the Weyerhaeuser 3090
Road to its end in the east half (E-1/2) of Section 35, T9N, R4E; thence east
to the east line of said Section 35; thence south along the section line to the
southwest corner of Section 36, T9N, R4E and the point of beginning.
VOLCANIC HAZARD ZONE 2
Volcanic
Hazard Zone 2 is described as follows:
Beginning
at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest boundary at the southeast corner of
Section 13, Township 7 North, Range 6 East, Willamette Meridian; thence
northerly along the westerly side of Forest Service Development Road (FDR) 9059
to its intersection with FDR 93 (Section 7, T7N, R7E); thence northerly along
the westerly side of FDR 93 to its intersection with FDR 25 (Section 1, T7N,
R60; thence across to the west side of FDR 25; thence northerly along the
westerly side of FDR 25 to the point where Forest Service Trail (FST) No. I
(Boundary Trail) intersects the west side of said FDR 25 (Section 6, T9N, R7E);
thence northwesterly along the southerly side of FST 1 to its intersection with
FST 220 (Strawberry Mountain Trail, Section 27, T10N, R6E); thence across FST
220 to its westerly side; thence northwesterly along the westerly side of FST
220 to FDR 26 (Ryan Lake Road); thence across FDR 26 to its westerly side
(Section 16, T10N, R6E); thence northerly along the westerly side of FDR 26 to
its intersection with FDR 2612 (Section 16, T10N, R6E); thence westerly along
the southerly side of FDR 2612 to the point opposite where FST 217 (Goat
Mountain Trail) intersects FDR 2612; thence across FDR 2612 to the westerly
side of FST 217; thence
northwesterly along the westerly side of FST 217 to its intersection with FST
217C (Section 27, T11N, R5E); thence southwesterly along the southerly side of
FST 217 to its intersection with FST 213 (Section 32, T11N, R5E); thence across
FST 213 to its southerly side; thence southwesterly along the southerly side of
FST 213 to its terminus at the
Weyerhaeuser 2500 Road (Section 31,
T11N, R5E); thence across the 2500 Road to its southerly side; thence
westerly along the southerly side of the 2500
Road to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest boundary (Cowlitz/Skamania
County lines, Section 1, T10N, R4E); thence west along the southerly side of
Weyerhaeuser Road 2500 to its intersection with north line of
Section 14, T10N, R2E; thence westerly along the north line of Section 14 to
the northwest corner; thence northwesterly to the northwest corner of Section
10, T10N, R2E; thence west along section lines to the northwest corner of
Section 8 T10N, R2E; thence south along section lines to north edge of
Weyerhaeuser 2410 Road (Section 17, T10N, R2E); thence southeasterly along the
north edge of Weyerhaeuser 2410 Road to the intersection with the east edge of
the Weyerhaeuser 2400 Road (Section 15, T10N, R2E); thence southerly along the
east edge of the Weyerhaeuser 2400 Road to where it becomes the Weyerhaeuser
4200 Road (Section 4, T9N, R2E); thence southwest along the east edge of the
4200 Road to its intersection with the northeast edge of the Weyerhaeuser 4600
Road (Section 7, T9N, R2E); thence southerly along the northeast edge of the
Weyerhaeuser 4600 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 4640 Road; thence across the
Weyerhaeuser 4600 Road to the east edge of the Weyerhaeuser 4640 Road (Section
16, T9N, R2E); thence southerly along the east edge of Weyerhaeuser 4640 Road
to its intersection with the north edge of the Weyerhaeuser 4100 Road (Section
17, T9N, R2E); thence easterly along the north edge of the 4100 Road to a point
opposite the east edge of the Weyerhaeuser 5500 Road (Section 29, T9N, R3E); thence south and east along
the east edge of the Weyerhaeuser 5500
Road to its intersection with the south line of Section 14, T8N, R3E;
thence east along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 13, T8N,
R3E; thence south along section lines to the intersection with FDR 8117060
(Section 30, T8N, R4E); thence easterly along the northerly side of FDR 8117060
to its intersection with FDR 8117;
thence across FDR 8117 to its easterly side; thence southerly along the
easterly side of said FDR 8117 to its intersection with FDR 81 (Section 32,
T8N, ME); thence across FDR 81 to its southerly side; thence easterly along FDR
81's southerly side to its intersection with the Forest boundary (East line,
Section 5, T7N, R5E); thence north
and easterly along the Forest boundary to the southwest corner Section 17, T7N,
R6E; thence east along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 13,
T7N, ME, and the point of beginning.
VOLCANIC HAZARD ZONE 3
The
Volcanic Hazard Zone 3 is described as follows:
Beginning
at the southwest corner of Section 31, Township 11 North, Range 2 East, just
north of Kid Valley, Cowlitz County; thence east to the northwest corner of
Section 5, T10N, R2E; thence south
along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 8, T10N, R2E; thence
west to the northwest corner of Section 18, T10N, R2E; thence south along the
west
boundary of R2E to T7N, R2E, Kalama River Road (Weyerhaeuser 6000 Line); thence
easterly along said road to a point opposite the mouth of Arnold Creek; thence
southeasterly along Arnold Creek to its intersection with the south line of
Section 32, T7N, R2E; thence east along the south boundary of T7N to the south
one-fourth corner of Section 33, T7N, R4E; thence north to the north
one-fourth corner of said Section 33; thence east to the southeast corner of
Section 28, T7N, R4E; thence north to the east one-fourth corner of said
Section 28; thence east to the east one-fourth corner of Section 27, T7N, R4E;
thence north to the northeast corner of said Section 27; thence east along
section lines to the Skamania/ Cowlitz County line; thence south along the
Skamania/Cowlitz County line to the high-water line of the north shore of the
Lewis River; thence northwesterly along said high-water line to the high-water
line of Yale Reservoir; thence westerly along said high-water line to Cougar
Creek; thence south to the southerly high-water line of Yale Reservoir; thence
northeasterly along said high-water line to the south high-water line of the
Lewis River; thence easterly along the high-water line of the Lewis River to
Swift Reservoir Dam; then easterly along the south highwater line of Swift
Reservoir to the center of Section 35, T7N, R6E; thence northeasterly through
the southwest corner of Section 25, T7N, R6E to Forest Service Development Road
(FDR) N90; thence northeasterly along the north edge of said FDR N90 to its
intersection with Quartz Creek in Section 18, T8N, R8E; thence northerly
upstream along Quartz Creek to its intersection with Straight Creek; thence
northerly along Straight Creek to its intersection with U.S. Forest Service
Boundary Trail No. One (1) located in the southwest quarter of Section 17, T9N,
R8E; thence southwesterly, northerly and westerly along said U.S. Forest
Service Boundary Trail No. One (1) to its intersection with the east line of
Section 32, T10N, R7E; thence north along section lines to FDR 119, located in
Section 17, T11N, R7E; thence west along the south edge of said FDR 119 to its
intersection with FDR 125, located in the west half (W-1/2) of Section 19,
T11N, R7E; thence southerly along the south edge of said FDR 125 to its
intersection with FDR 115, located in the west half (W-1/2) of Section 24, THN,
R7E; thence northwesterly along the south edge of said FDR 115 to its intersection
with the north line of Section 23, THN, R6E; thence west along the section
lines to the northwest corner of Section 19, T11N, R5E, (Wakeawasis Creek
area); thence north to the northeast corner of Section 13, T11N, R4E; thence
west along section lines to the northwest corner Of Section 18, T11N, R3E;
thence south to the northwest corner of Section 19, T11N, R3E; thence west
along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 19, T11N, R2E; thence
south along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 31, T11N, R2E and
the point of beginning.
Prior
Orders Superseded
This
Executive Order shall supersede all prior Executive Orders pertaining to Mt.
St. Helens restricted zones.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, I
have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the State
of Washington to be affixed at Olympia
this 12th day of May A.D., Nineteen hundred and
eighty-two.
JOHN SPELLMAN
Governor of Washington
BY THE
GOVERNOR:
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Assistant Secretary of State
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