Puget Sound is in trouble. You are the solution. Puget Sound starts here…

Stormwater is one of the significant sources of pollution in our nation’s waters and the most significant contributor to reduced water quality in Puget Sound.

As part of our ongoing commitment to protect public health and improve environmental conditions in our streams, rivers, lakes and Puget Sound, King County has developed a stormwater management plan. 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.

To learn more about stormwater, its impacts on the environment, how King County is addressing the issue, and how you can help minimize impacts on our local waters, please watch these short videos, and take a few moments to share your thoughts.

• Stormwater matters
• Stormwater matters: How we got here
• Stormwater matters: 10 steps to success
• Stormwater matters: Yes, you can make a difference
  For more videos about stormwater, please visit King County's stormwater video page.
  

Test your stormwater knowledge

• Take the new Stormwater quiz.

For more information about stormwater, please visit: 

• King County stormwater services website
• Answers to frequently asked questions
• Introduction to the King County Stormwater Management Program
• 2011 Draft King County Stormwater Management Program
• King County’s Municipal NPDES Stormwater Permit (Washington State Department of Ecology Web site)

Provide your input:

Take the online stormwater survey
The first 200 survey participants will receive a voucher for a free car wash.

Let us know what you think.
Send us your comments via e-mail to stormwater@kingcounty.gov or through the U.S. mail by 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 11.

Presentations on the Stormwater Management Program to interest groups are available by request. Please email us at stormwater@kingcounty.gov.

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