Advisory committee endorses agency call on Tier 3

The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee recommended at its April 27 meeting the state Department of Environmental Conservation take authority over the Tier 3 water designation process.

The state is without a mechanism to designate waters for the high-level protection, and is seeking input on what the process should look like.

The Chilkat Indian Village nominated the Chilkat River for Tier 3 status as an Outstanding National Resource Water in early 2015,…