Surface water management: a complex issue with a complex solution

Most rain and stormwater runo All drains lead to our streams, rivers, goes into stormdrains and flows lakes, and Puget Sound. through pipes to our waterbodies without being treated.

HOW DOES STORMWATER IMPACT US? WHERE ARE WE NOW? King County's recent growth has of the pollution Using Weed & Feed? put pressure on our aging stormwater 1/3 in Washington state’s 23 pesticides water is from can be found infrastructure and increased demand stormwater runo . in our streams for new or replacement facilities. during any 5 of those given exceed the level With expanded funding, King County will: rainstorm. that is considered safe for aquatic life. Increase mapping Improve drainage and maintenance on up to of stormwater After 1 inch of rain... facilities. 3 748 2 gallons of 1 27,000 stormwater gallons of 200 acres stormwater of all salmon a year. runs o a and steelhead runs o 1,200 Fix the 10-year Pilot projects square a 1-acre backlog of large to manage foot roof parking lot considered 50%runs in Pugetunhealthy. Sound are facilities needing beaver impacts on repair or replacement. local flooding. commercial #1 producer of 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 oysters, clams and 32% of the certified 140,000 mussels in the US 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 WA total commercial shellfish Puget acres Sound growing areas in Puget Sound have been Increase habitat Expand fee partially or completely closed projects along rivers discounts to due to water pollution since 1980. and streams to low-income BILL reduce erosion and property support salmon owners. recovery.

HOW DOES KING COUNTY MANAGE Increase grants for community projects THE IMPACTS OF STORMWATER? that protect water quality. Managing stormwater means addressing its impacts on our water quality and our environment.

Protect Maintain stormwater Restore habitat facilities such as: pipes, water that has been degraded ditches, swales, filters, ponds, by stormwater A COMMITMENT TO quality underground tanks and vaults. runo and INVESTING IN CLEAN WATER protect and meet endangered Decades ago a PARTNERSHIPS legal requirements SWM species. significant regional GRANTS FEE for clean water and commitment to pollution prevention. wastewater treatment successfully improved Resolve residential Support agriculture water quality. flooding and repair to strengthen rural economies and Today, as one of the +25% drainage systems. increase local food production fastest growing counties * * while protecting habitat. in the nation, we need ** to make a similar PEOPLE PEOPLE commitment to prevent PEOPLE 2.5 MILLION 2.1 MILLION 2.1 stormwater runo from 1.9 MILLION 2012 2016 2040 continuing to pollute KC POPULATION Puget Sound Regional Council - Vision 2040 and the Regional Growth Strategy Growth 2040 and the Regional - Vision Council Puget Sound Regional U.S. Census U.S.

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