Public invited to provide feedback on King County’s Stormwater Management Program
King County residents are encouraged to learn more about annual updates to the county's stormwater management program and provide feedback on local stormwater management practices in unincorporated King County through our new online public involvement process.
This effort is part of King County's ongoing commitment to protect public health and improve environmental conditions in our local streams, rivers, lakes and Puget Sound.
Stormwater
is one of the significant sources of pollution
of our nation's waters. The Washington State
Department of Ecology (DOE) has identified
stormwater as the most significant contributor
to reduced water quality in Puget Sound, which
is targeted for clean up by the Puget Sound
Partnership.
As part of the Puget Sound clean-up strategy, The Washington State Department of Ecology used its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting authority to issue strict stormwater permits to municipalities.
King County has developed a stormwater management program to meet the requirements of the stormwater permit. The program is reviewed and updated annually, which provides the public with an ongoing opportunity to review and comment on the program’s development and implementation.
Available for Public Review:
2010 Draft King County Stormwater Management Program
To learn more about stormwater, its impacts on the environment and King County's efforts to minimize those impacts on our local waters, please watch the following videos.
These two
short videos answer the following questions:
- What is stormwater runoff?
- What are the impacts of stormwater on the region's environment?
- How is stormwater being regulated regionally and nationally?
- What are King County's obligations under these regulations and what is King County doing to minimize impacts on local waters?
Provide your input:
Take
the online stormwater survey
Let
us know what you think.
Send
us your comments via e-mail at stormwater@kingcounty.gov or
through the U.S. mail to the Stormwater Management Team, King
County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, 201 S. Jackson
St., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104.
Public comment on the program will be accepted through March 12.
Presentations on the Stormwater Management Program to interest groups are available by request. Please email us at stormwater@kingcounty.gov.
For more information about stormwater, please visit: