Natural Resources

King County's mission is to protect public health and the natural environment. The community indicators below reflect the state of the natural environment throughout the county, while the performance measures demonstrate King County's role in improving the environment.

Chart showing the commutity indicators and performance measures for Natural Resources
Natural Resources Resource Consumption Forest and Farmland Freshwater Marine Atmosphere Energy plan Conservation of resource lands Permit efficiency Permit timeliness Wastewater resource reclamation Wastewater rates and fees Wastewater permit compliance Green buildings Wastewater resource reclamation Solid waste tipping fee per ton Solid waste facility compliance Conservation of resource lands Flood safety Stormwater permit compliance Single family stormwater rate Energy plan Climate protection Resource Consumption - Green buildings Marine - Fecal bacteria Atmosphere - Mean annual temperatures Resource Consumption - Solid waste disposal Resource Consumption - Energy consumption Freshwater - Streams Forest and Farmland - Forest and impervious cover Forest and Farmland - Forest and famr acreage Freshwater - Small lakes Atmosphere - Air particulates Marine - Marine eutrophication Marine - Offshore water quality Atmosphere - Community GHG emissions