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County Benchmarks, Environment
2009 Over one-half of King County's Land Cover is Forested (Indicator 9, page 3) For the last two years, King County has experienced "good" Air Quality nearly 80% of the time. (Indicator 10, page 4) Per capita Energy Consumption in the form of gasoline has decreased 10% since 2001. (Indicator 11, page 6) From 1999 to 2007, per capita Vehicle Miles Traveled in King County declined 5%. (Indicator 12, page 7) Of the streams monitored in WRIA 8 for Surface Water Quality, two-thirds were rated to be of "high concern" in 2007. (Indicator 13, page 8) Seattle Public Utilities estimates that total Water Consumption by retail customers decreased more than 40% in the last 18 years. (Indicator 14, page 12) With wells providing drinking water to almost 30% of the county's population, Groundwater Quality and Quantity rated good or higher in monitoring results from 2004. (Indicator 15, page 13) Due to the lack of new data regarding Wetland Acreage and Function, please refer to the 2005 Environmental Bulletin for the most recent analysis. Almost one-half of King County's acreage consists of publicly proptected lands, providing opportunities for the Continuity of Terrestrial and Aquatic Habitat Networks. (Indicator 17, page 14) The annual Number of (Chinook) Salmon returns remain well below 2055 targets. (Indicator18, page 16) 16% of households in King County identified neighborhood street Noise as bothersome in 2004. (Indicator 19, page 16) In 2007, both Waste Disposed and Recycled per Capita increased from the previous year. (Indicator 20, page 18)
Contact Information Printed copies of the Benchmark Reports or information about the Benchmark Program are available from: Lisa Voight, Performance Management Coordinator Updated: June 17, 2009 King
County Benchmarks 2008 - 2009
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