Law and Policy Section P.O

November 25, 2015

Mr. Thomas W. Swegle, Senior Counsel US Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division Law and Policy Section P.O. Box 7415, Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044-7415

Re: Final Report on Disbursements of Funds from Puget Soundkeeper Alliance v. BNSF Railway Case #: 2:09-CV-01087-JCC

Dear Mr. Swegle,

Please accept this third and final report on the Rose Foundation’s use of funds from Puget Soundkeeper Alliance v. BNSF Railway Company.

Creating the Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund: In March 2012, the Rose Foundation received a restitution payment of $1,500,000 from BNSF Railway Company. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, the funds could only be used to support projects to improve the water quality of Puget Sound. The BNSF funds enabled the Rose Foundation to launch a new grants program solely dedicated to benefitting Puget Sound, the Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund. To guide our outreach to applicants and help analyze funding proposals, the Foundation recruited a volunteer funding advisory board with a diverse mix of individuals who possess tremendous knowledge of Puget Sound. The funding board included:

• Lee Moyer: a retired kayak manufacturer and the former president of the Washington State Parks Boating Safety Committee. He is the author of Sea Kayak Navigation Simplified, a practical hands-on guide for the coastal kayaker, and formerly served on the Seattle Shoreline Parks Improvement Fund Committee. • Scott Miller: the President of Resource Media, a nonprofit public relations firm that helps partners develop and execute smart communications strategies for the environment and public health. He was formerly a reporter who covered the environment beat for KING TV, the NBC affiliate in Seattle. • Holly Powers: a Program Officer at The Russell Family Foundation, where her grant portfolios include Puget Sound Water Quality, Polluted Runoff Management, Green Infrastructure Development and the Puyallup Watershed Initiative – a 10 year investment in the capacity of leaders and residents to protect, steward and enhance their watershed. She has been recognized by the Center for Whole Communities as a Young Leader Reimagining Conservation and completed a national fellowship program, 2042 Today, which trains environmental leaders to effectively engage communities in our rapidly changing American society. • Barry Wenger: the Senior Environmental Planner for the Washington State Department of Ecology Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program for 26 years from 1986 – 2012 when he retired from state service. He was the lead planner working with local cities and counties around the state, with an emphasis on Puget Sound, to develop Shoreline Master Program updates and amendments. In addition to his government service, he has taught a multitude of land use and environmental classes at planning conferences, training sessions, universities and colleges over the past three decades. • Phil Wong: retired from the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Seattle, Washington after more than thirty-one years of service. For the majority of his career he was responsible for enforcing environmental regulations established by the Toxics Release Inventory and Clean Water Act. He has been noted for his involvement with the initial investigation and cleanup of Gas Works Park in Seattle and received a national award for implementing a remedial action in Tacoma’s Commencement Bay Superfund Site.

With the funding board’s help, the Foundation developed a service list of more than 500 non-profit and educational institutions in Washington whose work centers around Puget Sound issues. In addition to well-known larger organizations, the list includes numerous small community-based organizations, and we developed a deliberate strategy to reserve a portion of the funds for these emerging grassroots organizations that are typically not reached by organized philanthropy. We then developed a Request for Proposals which was sent to this list; the RFP was further rebroadcast by networks including the Puget Sound Partnership, ensuring very complete and robust penetration throughout the entire community of Puget Sound stakeholders. Over the past three years, we have periodically rebroadcasted the RFP and conducted a series of competitive grant cycles, awarding grants as large as $60,000 and as small as $250. We submitted the first report on May 28, 2013 describing the initial 17 grants disbursed from this fund. A second report on February 18, 2015 detailed 43 more grants awarded from the fund from June 2013 to the end of 2014. This current report details the final 8 grants enabled by the BNSF settlement; these grants were awarded in 2015. Including these final eight grants, the BNSF funds enabled the Rose Foundation to award 68 grants totaling $1,380,000 to non-profit groups dedicated to protecting Puget Sound. As an appendix, a list describing all 68 grants is attached.

Fund Administration: The Foundation retained 8% to defray its expenses associated with reviewing and screening grant applications, awarding and administering the grants, and to help support its annual audit and other associated non-profit overhead costs.

The Rose Foundation deeply appreciates the honor of being entrusted with these funds and the resulting opportunity to support a tremendous body of community-based environmental work to protect the water quality of Puget Sound. While this report documents the closing expenditures from the BNSF funds, the Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund continues to receive additional environmental project funds related to other Clean Water Act enforcement matters, and we look forward to reporting in the future on how those further funds will be applied towards the protection of Puget Sound.

2 Sincerely,

Tim Little, Executive Director cc: David Smat, BNSF Railway Company Dava Kaitala, BNSF Railway Company John Bjorkman, K&L Gates LLP Chris Wilke, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance Brian Knutsen, Smith & Lowney, PLLC Thomas Swegle, U.S. Department of Justice – Environment and Natural Resources Division Honorable John C. Coughenour, United States District Court, Western District of Washington

3 Grants Awarded 2015:

Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve Cherry Point Citizen Stewardship $10,000 The Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve is a unique nearshore aquatic ecosystem located in the Strait of Georgia in northern Puget Sound. Containing cobbled intertidal areas and rich aquatic vegetation as well as a steep gradient into deep water, the Reserve supports a high diversity of fish, yet is also a locus for large vessel docking. The CPAR Citizen Stewardship Committee will raise the profile of the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve, contribute to scientific surveys which help define the resources of the reserve, and ensure that development projects that affect the reserve are scientifically scrutinized and carefully vetted.

Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team Watershed Health and Youth $10,000 Supports a community-based watershed education program that gives young people in the South Sound region a chance to learn about ecosystem health and develop their "sense of place" within the Deschutes watershed as a direct link to the southern reaches of Puget Sound. WHY youth will work with DERT's Science Team and study the Deschutes watershed and all of its attributes. Through monthly field trips and the classroom, they will learn about healthy, functioning ecosystems and identify recreational opportunities within the watershed to nurture a broader sense of understanding and public enjoyment. They will also learn about the economic opportunities that their watershed provides, and how to sustain the ecosystem while enjoying the benefits of living, working and recreating in this 51-mile river basin.

Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve Citizen Fidalgo Bay Science and Stewardship $9,000 The Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve includes tidal flats, slat marshes, beaches and eel grass, and provides essential habitat for many fish and bird species in the north/central portion of Puget Sound. The project will elevate the profile of Fidalgo Bay and improve its water quality through engaging the public and conducting outreach and education about life in the bay and threats to it. Special topics will include citizen science surveys of intertidal life and forage fish, and the threat of stormwater pollution.

Killer Whale Tales Kids Making a Difference NOW/Whale Scouts $6,232.86 Every year, Killer Whale Tales uses storytelling and field based science activities to inspire thousands of elementary schools students to take an active role in the conservation of Southern Resident Killer Whales and their habitat throughout the Central Puget Sound area. In addition learning about orcas, their habitat and conservation issues, students are taught how to analyze their families’ ecological footprint and practical tools that every family can use to reduce their contribution to stormwater pollution. Some of the grant also defrays work with another Rose Foundation grantee, Whale Scouts, to get their participants into the outdoors and assist in hands-on river and salmon habitat restoration.

Smarter Cleanup Coalition HeyDuwamish.org $4,250 Supports a grassroots mapping tool to inform, engage, and empower communities to take action for their environmental health by sharing ideas, photos, comments, and questions on a detailed interactive map of the planned 23 year long cleanup of the Duwamish Superfund site – a heavily polluted area which drains into Elliott Bay in central Puget Sound. This will enforce transparency, accountability, and community engagement to maximize the $342 million investment mandated by the USEPA. This project can help to bridge the gap between “what is” and “what is possible” by combining geographic information systems with collective knowledge for positive change.

Sno-King Watershed Council Water Watches $10,000 The Water Watchers program will train citizens and students to monitor basic water quality parameters in Central Puget Sound watersheds with larger goals to engage volunteers, students, and local groups, provide environmental education, improve water quality, and increase public awareness and action. The Sno-King Watershed Council will coordinate this project with local environmental organizations, schools, and jurisdictions. Data will be collected regularly from July 2015 to June 2017 on specific streams in the Cedar-Sammamish-Lake Washington watershed. Target streams include Bear Creek, Little Bear Creek, North Creek, Horse Creek, Parr Creek, Little Swamp Creek, Swamp Creek, Lyon Creek, MacAleer Creek, and Thornton Creek. Monitoring data will be compiled and published on the Sno-King Watershed Council website.

Stillwaters Environmental Center Carpenter Creek Estuary Restoration and Monitoring Program $10,020 Supports water quality monitoring and corresponding community and college education to increase local watershed stewardship. The undersized culvert at the mouth of the Carpenter Creek estuary system had been creating unnatural flow rates that hindered fish passage, created scour holes, and trapped sediment in the estuary. In 2012, the culvert was replaced with a 90’ bridge. The monitoring program of this restoration project is critical to evaluation of the project’s success & in demonstrating need for further restoration here and elsewhere around Puget Sound. Stillwaters uses this monitoring program to protect the estuary, to document the restoration work, to train and educate our local citizens on the importance of watershed protection, and to create advocates for preservation of natural spaces.

5 Appendix A: Grants Awarded From PSA v. BNSF Railway Company

GRANTS AWARDED 2015:

Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve Citizen Cherry Point Stewardship $10,000 July 8, 2015 The Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve is a unique nearshore aquatic ecosystem located in the Strait of Georgia in northern Puget Sound. Containing cobbled intertidal areas and rich aquatic vegetation as well as a steep gradient into deep water, the Reserve supports a high diversity of fish, yet is also a locus for large vessel docking. The CPAR Citizen Stewardship Committee will raise the profile of the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve, contribute to scientific surveys which help define the resources of the reserve, and ensure that development projects that affect the reserve are scientifically scrutinized and carefully vetted.

Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team Watershed Health and Youth $10,000 March 25, 2015 To give young people a chance to learn about ecosystem health and develop their "sense of place" within the Deschutes watershed as a direct link to South Puget Sound. WHY youth will work with DERT's Science Team and study the Deschutes watershed and all of its attributes. Through monthly field trips and the classroom, they will learn about healthy, functioning ecosystems and identify recreational opportunities within the watershed to nurture a broader sense of understanding and public enjoyment. They will also learn about the economic opportunities that their watershed provides, and how to sustain the ecosystem while enjoying the benefits of living, working and recreating in this 51-mile river basin.

Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve Citizen Fidalgo Bay Science and Stewardship $9,000 July 8, 2015 The Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve includes tidal flats, slat marshes, beaches and eel grass, and provides essential habitat for many fish and bird species. The project will elevate the profile of Fidalgo Bay and improve its water quality through engaging the public and conducting outreach and education about life in the bay and threats to it. Special topics will include citizen science surveys of intertidal life and forage fish, and the threat of stormwater pollution.

Killer Whale Tales Kids Making a Difference NOW/Whale Scouts $6,232.86 October 28, 2015 Every year, Killer Whale Tales uses storytelling and field based science activities to inspire thousands of elementary schools students to take an active role in the conservation of Southern

6 Resident Killer Whales and their habitat throughout the Central Puget Sound area. In addition learning about orcas, their habitat and conservation issues, students are taught how to analyze their families’ ecological footprint and practical tools that every family can use to reduce their contribution to stormwater pollution. Some of the grant also defrays work with another Rose Foundation grantee, Whale Scouts, to get their participants into the outdoors and assist in hands-on river and salmon habitat restoration.

Smarter Cleanup Coalition HeyDuwamish.org $4,250 May 6, 2015 Supports a grassroots mapping tool to inform, engage, and empower communities to take action for their environmental health by sharing ideas, photos, comments, and questions on a detailed interactive map of the planned 23 year long cleanup of the Duwamish Superfund site. This will enforce transparency, accountability, and community engagement to maximize the $342 million investment mandated by the USEPA. This project can help to bridge the gap between “what is” and “what is possible” by combining geographic information systems with collective knowledge for positive change.

Sno-King Watershed Council Water Watches $10,000 March 25, 2015 The Water Watchers program will train citizens and students to monitor basic water quality parameters in Puget Sound watersheds with larger goals to engage volunteers, students, and local groups, provide environmental education, improve water quality, and increase public awareness and action. The Sno-King Watershed Council will coordinate this project with local environmental organizations, schools, and jurisdictions. Data will be collected regularly from July 2015 to June 2017 on specific streams in the Cedar-Sammamish-Lake Washington watershed. Target streams include Bear Creek, Little Bear Creek, North Creek, Horse Creek, Parr Creek, Little Swamp Creek, Swamp Creek, Lyon Creek, MacAleer Creek, and Thornton Creek. Monitoring data will be compiled and published on the Sno-King Watershed Council website.

Stillwaters Environmental Center Carpenter Creek Estuary Restoration and Monitoring Program $10,020 March 5, 2015 Supports water quality monitoring and corresponding community and college education to increase local watershed stewardship. The undersized culvert at the mouth of the Carpenter Creek estuary system had been creating unnatural flow rates that hindered fish passage, created scour holes, and trapped sediment in the estuary. In 2012, the culvert was replaced with a 90’ bridge. The monitoring program of this restoration project is critical to evaluation of the project’s success & in demonstrating need for further restoration here and elsewhere around Puget Sound. Stillwaters uses this monitoring program to protect the estuary, to document the restoration work, to train and educate our local citizens on the importance of watershed protection, and to create advocates for preservation of natural spaces.

GRANTS AWARDED 2014:

Cascadia Environmental Science Center Experiential Learning in Environmental Science $5,200 May 23, 2014 Supports an experiential learning-based environmental science education program for K-12 students serving students in Snohomish and King counties. Activities will include teaching concepts and skills in environmental science monitoring of water quality, stream health, and forest ecology to students; increasing college student involvement; improving the quality and availability of equipment and supplies for fieldwork; and building community awareness of programs and the results of the students’ work.

Chico Creek Task Force Clear to the Sound Project $5,000 May 30, 2014 Supports technical analysis, community outreach and legal advocacy to ensure full analysis of the impacts of gravel mining and rock quarries in the headwaters of Dickerson Creek and the Gorst Creek watershed – an ecologically sensitive area containing salmon and beaver habitat which drains to Dyes Inlet and Puget Sound.

Coastal Watershed Institute Long-Term Fish Use of the Elwha River $40,000 June 25, 2014 Supports protection and restoration of the Elwha River nearshore area. The work includes defining nearshore ecosystem services, and in particular how nearshore processes, including sediment delivery from the Elwha dam removals, promotes habitat functions for fish. The long-term fish use and water quality data collected will be synthesized into ecosystem services information provided at community workshops and student presentations, where CWI regularly engages local land owners, community members in the Elwha and Dungeness area, and natural resource managers in the ecological processes in the nearshore environment, and the long term ecological management actions that can protect and preserve the resource.

Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team Volunteer Program Implementation $10,000 May 23, 2014 Supports restoration of a 260-acre urban estuary adjacent to the State Capital, and further expansion implementation of a volunteer-based community outreach program - working towards goal of 100 trained and committed volunteers to engage the community in restoring the Deschutes Estuary.

Duwamish Alive! Coalition Duwamish Alive! Watershed Habitat Restoration & Community Stewardship Project

8 $60,000 June 25, 2014 Supports long term critical habitat restoration and management, community outreach and education in the urban/industrialized Duwamish River Watershed with a broad coalition of partnerships throughout the region. In addition to continuing its signature Duwamish Alive! event, which annually mobilizes thousands of river stewardship volunteers, the project will generate a communal sense of responsibility for the river watershed by integrating numerous existing restoration activities and initiatives. Activities will include educating and fostering enduring stewardship through Rain2River Walks, community events and classroom programs. It will also address the WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan by increasing riparian vegetation through planting native plants, removing invasive, noxious weeds and trash. Restoration sites with natural shorelines are the only few places along the river which provide critical habitat sources of shelter and food for salmon; most of the Duwamish shoreline consists of constructed levees and other forms of armoring which do not provide fish habitat. The river supports five endangered/threatened Pacific salmon species, Bull Trout, bald eagles and rare native salt marshes.

Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition General Support $60,000 June 25, 2014 Supports an environmentally sound and health-protective cleanup of the Duwamish River. Seattle's Duwamish River is a federal Superfund Site – one of the nation's most hazardous waste sites – with 42 toxic chemicals exceeding environmental and human health standards. The Duwamish Valley encompasses the most ethnically diverse and lowest-income neighborhoods in Seattle and is home to the Duwamish Tribe. The river's fishing community is comprised of Tribal, Asian, Pacific Islander, African, and low-income subsistence fishers. These communities are drastically overburdened with exposures to air, soil and water contamination; high rates of asthma and heart disease; and increased cancer risks resulting from their exposure to contaminated fish and sediments. This project seeks to advocate for a cleanup that is effective, permanent, and protects the health of Puget Sound, its fish, wildlife, and diverse community of subsistence, Tribal and recreational fishermen; engage members of the river's diverse communities in ensuring that EPA and local government agencies and elected officials adopt a river cleanup informed and led by the people who are most affected by their decisions; and secure a cleanup that permanently removes highly toxic sediments, controls ongoing sources of pollution to the river and Puget Sound, and protects the health of people and the environment.

Earth Corps Puget Sound Stewards $30,000 June 25, 2014 Supports the Puget Sound Stewards program to manage stewardship sites along the Duwamish River. The Duwamish River is Seattle's only river. Once a meandering river flanked by forested hills, the Duwamish has been straightened and armored over 90% of its 12 miles. The last 5 miles are an industrially-contaminated SuperFund site. This project will fund community education, engagement and outreach; volunteer recruitment, hands-on stewardship at habitat sites; event planning, coordination, logistics, and materials; and recruitment and training of Puget Sound Stewards. The Puget Sound Stewards program builds community capacity by recruiting, training and supporting

9 community members to lead hands-on stewardship of 14 vital public habitat sites including Codiga Park, North Wind’s Weir, Turning Basin, South Riverside Drive, Terminals 107, and 105.

Environmental Coalition of South Seattle Puget Sound Spill Kit Program $5,226.31 July 2, 2014 Supports the expansion of ECOSS’ Stormwater Pollution Prevention Outreach program in the Central Puget Sound region to create a more informed workforce regarding the enhancement and protection of Puget Sound, and conservation of the region’s precious natural resources. Activities will include building lasting relationships and leveraging foundation and public funding to partner with 13 new cities in the region on this joint effort; multi-lingual outreach, training and resources about stormwater pollution prevention to diverse small and medium size businesses across the Central Puget Sound; and providing free multi-lingual pollution prevention and resource conservation technical assistance to more than 300 businesses.

Friends of the Earth Puget Sound Clean Shipping Project $35,000 July 9, 2014 Supports reducing vessel-related impacts on the people and marine species in Puget Sound, including efforts to decrease the frequency and impact of oil spills and reduce shipping pollution. This project will educate the public about the transportation of tar sands derived oil through Puget Sound by focusing on shipments currently being made from British Columbia to refiners in central Puget Sound; heighten public concern about tar sands movement by depicting the frequency of this trade and publicizing the propensity for this oil to sink and how poorly suited existing spill response equipment is to respond to a spill of tar sands derived crude; and raise public awareness regarding the threats posed by wastewater discharges from cruise ships and other vessels in Puget Sound.

Friends of Newberry Hill Heritage Park Water Mapping Project $1,400 May 23, 2014 Supports a project to map water courses in the Chico Bay Watershed headwaters and correct existing state maps that currently show water courses in the wrong location. These fish-bearing waters and buffers will be established, and forest practices permits will be issued based on map data. Volunteers will ground truth locations using GPS and submit data to a professional surveyor for mapping and submission to the Washington State DNR FPAR's system.

Friends of North Creek Forest Building Grassroots Help to Restore North Creek Watershed $7,500 December 15, 2014 Supports the improvement of water quality in a Chinook salmon bearing stream, North Creek, a tributary of the Sammamish River, by restoring the ability of the North Creek Forest to naturally filter surface water from upland neighborhoods and by controlling erosion. Collaborative partners include the University of Washington Bothell’s Restoration and Ecology Network. Through these

10 partnerships, over 3,000 hours of student and community volunteer time in removing invasive species and restoring native vegetation in the watershed is projected for 2015.

Horses for Clean Water Down on the Farm: Least Toxic Solutions for Snohomish County $10,000 December 15, 2014 For nearly 20 years, Horses for Clean Water has helped horse and livestock owners understand environmentally sustainable livestock keeping. Through workshops and farm tours, they provide horse owners with practical, real world examples and solutions such as manure composting bins; barn owl boxes for rodent control and swallow boxes for insect control; footing in paddocks, and gutter and downspouts for mud and dust management; and rotational grazing and other pasture management techniques. The grant supports a collaboration with the Snohomish Conservation District to expand the ongoing program and teach horse owners how to reduce chemical use, enhance wildlife, and utilize native plants to improve pasture management and reduce soil erosion and runoff on their properties. Participants that implement these changes will create a healthier environment for their animals and reduce runoff into Puget Sound of sediments, nutrients and fecal coliform, as well as chemical runoff from fertilizer, herbicide, and pesticide use/misuse.

Killer Whale Tales Kids Making a Difference NOW/Stormbusters $5,000 December 15, 2014 Supports an interactive scientific presentation that engages thousands of elementary school students in the complex lives of Killer Whales through storytelling, hands-on activities and conservation actions that plant the seeds for a life-long stewardship of Southern Resident Killer Whales and their Puget Sound habitat. Students become scientists and are invited to create hypotheses, practice field observation using current scientific data, and learn to interpret data and brainstorm ways to decrease human impact on Killer Whales. Through a series of take-home exercises, the students evaluate their families’ contributions to Puget Sound pollution and learn to implement simple water conservation actions that collectively have a huge benefit for the water quality of Puget Sound

Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust General Support $10,000 July 2, 2014 Supports the Greenway Education Program, which connects 4,000 young people each year to the outdoors through in-class lessons, science-based field study, and service learning that links concepts such as forest ecosystems, soil and land use issues with Puget sound water quality and salmon. The project focuses on schools with a high free and/or reduced lunch rate and other organizations working with at-risk youth in the Seattle metro area who might not otherwise have the opportunity to explore the natural world, or to participate in a high-quality, science-based program.

Nisqually Land Trust Nisqually Land Trust Riparian Forest Restoration Initiative $40,000 June 25, 2014

11 Supports the planting of an additional 40,000 native trees and shrubs in riparian areas owned and managed by the Land Trust in the Nisqually Reach area over the next two years. As these plants mature, they will help to mitigate pollution, reduce erosion, shade streams, and provide many species with food and shelter. To date, over 180,000 native trees and shrubs have been planted on Nisqually Land Trust properties along the Nisqually River and its tributaries. The Nisqually River directly influences the water quality of south Puget Sound and provides more than half of the fresh water flow entering the south Sound. Activities will include: site preparation; planting native trees and shrubs; and a variety of project maintenance tasks including installing mulch fabric, controlling invasive weeds, and removing plant protectors from established seedlings.

Nisqually Reach Nature Center Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve Project $9,500 December 15, 2014 The Nisqually Reach portion of Puget Sound was designated a State Aquatic Reserve in 2011. In response, the Nisqually Reach Nature Center began drawing on its 30 years of local marine science education and research to sponsor volunteer-based citizen science programs to support the Reserve’s long-term conservation, education and outreach objectives. Funding supports ongoing training of local residents to become volunteer naturalists at the Nisqually Reach Nature Center and coordinating their participation in monitoring wildlife, habitat restoration, and sample collection.

Northwest Toxic Communities Coalition Safer Wastewater Treatment Plant Technologies, Safer Puget Sound $8,000 June 2, 2014 Municipal and industrial sewage systems often pass toxic metals, pharmaceuticals and other contaminants of concern through their treatment processes; however, many of these contaminants are not quantified or labeled in end-use products such as compost sold for food-growing uses. Funding supports community education about impacts to natural resources, wildlife, and human health throughout Puget Sound from wastewater treatment plant contents emitted into water bodies and spread on land. Activities will include presentations that help people understand how their communities treat and dispose of these wastes; building a citizen Puget Sound support group to get labeling transparency of the contents sold to consumers; and working with decision makers to consider environmental and human health costs along with wastewater treatment infrastructure, maintenance and operation costs.

RE Sources for Sustainable Communities Citizen Stewardship for Clean Water $50,000 June 25, 2014 Supports three existing Citizen Stewardship groups in Whatcom and Skagit counties – each group is a broad-based stakeholder network encompassing landowners, grassroots activists and volunteer scientists. The Citizen Stewardship groups conduct field work to explore and document water quality conditions and hold community meetings to educate people about the importance of their watersheds and local aquatic reserves. Participants learn about threats to water quality including the causes of increased levels of fecal coliform in their watershed, and craft creative, voluntary solutions, arm in arm with their neighbors. The overall goals are to increase the profile of each aquatic reserve

12 and advocate for their protection through regulations and policies that will preserve these precious ecosystems. In order to provide adequate back-office support for the Citizen Stewardship groups, a portion of the funds also helps defray fund needed communications and data-management upgrades including a web-based, constituent relationship management database system.

Sierra Club, South King County Group South King County Group Soos Creek Park Restoration Project $5,000 May 23, 2014 Supports the restoration of Soos Creek Park by organizing at least two restoration events per year in coordination with the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks. Activities will include enhancing the park by supporting expansion of the park and the creation of buffer areas, and working with the Bonneville Power Administration to manage vegetation on its right of way through portions of the park, improving wildlife values and public recreational opportunities.

South Sound Estuary Association Inspire Stewardship of Puget Sound Waters $10,000 December 15, 2014 Since 2007, the South Sound Estuary Association has helped Olympia-area residents understand and appreciate Puget Sound and increase community-based marine ecological stewardship. They recently established an “Estuarium” in downtown Olympia, and funding supports expanded year- round classroom and hands-on activities that introduce residents to the diverse marine and estuary habitat of Puget Sound, and encourage stewardship, including citizen science projects, naturalist led tours of local parks bordering Puget Sound, and the Connecting Youth with Nature program.

Stillwaters Environmental Center Carpenter Creek Estuary Restoration and Monitoring Program $10,000 May 23, 2014 The Carpenter Creek estuary system, in the midst of Kingston’s Urban Growth Area, provides more than 30 acres of high quality habitat in a crucial location for migrating salmonids. On the West side of Puget Sound, it is part of the critical natural habitat that balances the urbanization of the East side of the Sound, but also faces threats from local population growth. The recently replaced undersized culvert at the mouth of the estuary was creating unnatural flow rates that hindered fish passage, created scour holes, and trapped sediment in the estuary. In 2012, the culvert was replaced with a 90 foot bridge, the Stillwaters Fish Passage. The second part of this restoration is to replace another culvert in the middle of the estuary. This grant will support the related monitoring program, which is critical to the evaluation of its success and in determining further restoration needs, and will also train and educate local citizens on the importance of watershed protection.

Sustainability Ambassadors Bog to Bay; Stormwater Pollution Solutions in My Neighborhood Project $40,000 July 2, 2014 Supports embedding stormwater education in the core curriculum of local schools by using real- world content to drive project-based learning that results in measurable reductions in polluted

13 stormwater runoff in Elliot Bay and Puget Sound. The geography for this project includes the Longfellow Creek Watershed, from the Roxhill Bog to Elliot Bay, three combined sewer overflow basins including those that empty into Puget Sound and the Duwamish River, and school service areas with boundaries that overlap these critical drainages. Activities will include evaluating sustainable community conditions as both measures of progress and resources for learning; and empowering students, teachers and residents to solve community challenges though collective, intergenerational skill-building and project management.

Sustainability Connections Legacy Watersheds $10,000 July 2, 2014 Supports a regional network of businesses and community leaders in the North Sound area promoting replicable solutions that advance municipal master plan processes and legacy commitments, build on Puget Sound Partnership recommendations and research, and facilitate public-private partnerships to reduce polluted runoff. This project will facilitate local implementation of Puget Sound Partnership’s Action Agenda, focusing on the “Prevent pollution from urban stormwater runoff” strategic initiative. Sustainable Connections will also partner with Whatcom Watersheds Information Network to provide focused stormwater-related communication, education, training, and assistance through various events and activities.

Vashon Nature Center LLC Shinglemill Creek Stormwater Project: Community Science for Clean Waters and Healthy Salmon $6,000 December 15, 2014 Volunteer-based citizen monitoring has documented reduced Coho salmon populations and poor biological integrity in Shinglemill Creek, one of Vashon Island’s largest watersheds and part of the Central Puget Sound watershed. Funding supports a “Scientists in Schools” program engaging more than 100 sixth and tenth grade students in ongoing invertebrate monitoring of Shinglemill Creek. The monitoring will be integrated with a popular carwash program being conducted at a school parking lot where several community partners and King County have collaborated to retrofit storm drains and utilize special carwash kits designed to reduce polluted runoff. Students will document a tangible example of how their actions affect and can improve the health of the environment by combining student led carwash fundraisers that integrate stormwater runoff control features with monitoring improvements in the creek’s health over time.

Washington Environmental Council Clean Water and Green Infrastructure Agenda $35,000 August 6, 2014 Supports a comprehensive approach to address stormwater pollution by linking funding, land use, and transportation policies with clean water goals. Activities will include identifying priorities and funding for clean water retrofit projects throughout Puget Sound; helping local municipalities find financial resources to implement innovative efforts and incentivizing others to follow their lead; connecting land use and stormwater management together by identifying key barriers and finding

14 solutions that systematically address these issues; and advancing the dialogue around sustainable funding sources for green infrastructure and clean water projects.

Washington Toxics Coalition Toxic-Free Legacy Campaign $30,000 June 25, 2014 In addition to legacy pollutants such as PCBs and DDT, and oil, grease, metals, and agricultural and industrial runoff, Puget Sound faces threats from toxics in many consumer products. For example, the flame-retardant PBDE has been found in the tissue of Pacific herring and Chinook salmon, and particularly bio-accumulates in orcas. Funding supports prevention of toxic pollution in Puget Sound through promotion of green chemistry solutions to provide safer alternatives to commonly-used hormone disruptors such as phthalates and bisphenol A, and to leverage the US EPA’s support of the Puget Sound National Estuary Program’s efforts promote alternatives assessments, starting with copper boat paint.

Western Environmental Law Center Puget Sound Salmon Resiliency Project $60,000 September 30, 2014 The multi-agency Puget Sound Partnership stakeholder project has recognized that improperly managed farm runoff conveys a variety of pollutants to Puget sound including sediment, phosphorus, animal waste pathogens, pesticides, nutrient and other chemicals. However, there are no legally- enforceable rules that protect salmon from non-point source pollution resulting from agricultural activity. Funding supports an analysis of the success – and failure – of the current voluntary-based approach to protect salmon recovery in Puget Sound as well as whether these approaches comply with applicable clean water law. Activities will include a comprehensive public record review, with a focus on waterways draining into the Sound where voluntary farm runoff control projects have been implemented yet the waterways are still impaired. The results will be compiled and broadly disseminated in a report to help regulators, governmental policy makers and the public understand the values and drawbacks of the current voluntary approach to this major pollution source, and encourage the use of a more stringent regulatory approach where needed to protect Puget Sound’s water quality and salmon fisheries.

Whale Scout General Support $2,500 December 15, 2014 Supports Whale Scout’s work to recover threatened and endangered whales in the Salish Sea through salmon habitat restoration projects and everyday stewardship activities. Volunteers are trained to become Whale Scouts and act as researchers tracking the movement of whales, monitoring the health of their marine habitat and educating and conducting public outreach to create more volunteers. Through social media, Whale Scout volunteers help people find and see resident Orca pods, and then use the excitement generated by observing the whales to recruit volunteers for watershed and riparian restoration projects.

Whidbey Watershed Stewards

15 Whidbey Island Impaired Waters $8,000 May 23, 2015 Whidbey Island streams all terminate in Puget Sound, and there are swimming and shellfish harvest closures around the island. This project will contribute to the water quality project in the Maxwelton Watershed, and the restoration and conversion of the recently acquired 45-acre wetland near Freeland into a public Watershed Science Center.

YMCA of Greater Seattle Youth Voices, Youth Choices, Youth Action $20,100 March 14, 2014 Supports engagement of young people in environmental education, service-learning and leadership opportunities that draw direct connections between environmental action and the health of Puget Sound. Activities will include expanding the YESC Leadership Council to engage 20 student leaders in the implementation of the project; facilitating 20 Environmental Restoration Projects during which teens will restore habitat within the central Puget Sound watershed through invasive species removal and native plantings; implementing 5 school-wide Environmental Campaigns; and creating opportunities for 150 youth to learn about environmental topics at an Environmental Symposium featuring hands-on workshops led by professionals within the community. A small portion of the grant ($100) reimbursed the YMCA’s costs for hosting a funding board meeting and related site visits.

GRANTS AWARDED 2013:

Conservation Stewards/ Garden Life Group Bio-filtration Swale and NGPA Restoration Project $3,000 October 30, 2013 Supports the restoration of two bio-filtration swales and over 200 feet of Native Growth Protection Area (NGPA) bordering a wetland by converting mowed lawn to native plants. The native plants will slow and filter contaminated stormwater runoff from a large church parking lot that empties through two bio-filtration swales directly into a wetland. The wetland flows into Upper Chennault Ravine and runs down to enter Puget Sound at Chennault Beach. Slowing the flow of water entering the wetlands from the bio-filtration swales and NGPA will improve the capacity of the wetland to remove contaminants, will increase ground water recharge, and will provide wildlife habitat.

Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team Volunteers for Estuary Restoration $10,000 April 9, 2013 Supports the development of an active “Imagine the Deschutes Estuary” volunteer program that will recruit, train and deploy 100 new and enthusiastic marine ecosystem advocates to explain the long- term benefits of returning Capitol Lake to its natural estuarine condition. DERT will also convene a group of engaged scientists and technical experts to help prepare training materials. Target volunteer groups for the program will be downtown business owners and employees, youth Earth

16 Corps, veterans and the public. Outputs and outcomes will focus on numbers of volunteers recruited, number and impact of contacts with a larger public audience, and an “Imagine the Deschutes Estuary” campaign resulting in an increase in estuary restoration support.

Friday Creek Habitat Stewards Silver Creek Habitat Enhancement Demonstration Project- Phase II $7,500 April 9, 2013 Supports the establishment of a multi-faceted stream & wildlife habitat enhancement demonstration site in the Samish watershed to inspire local stewardship and to increase public awareness of landscaping and conservation practices that enhance critical fish and wildlife habitat, reduce water quality pollution, protect downstream shellfish resources, and create a more sustainable, healthy environment for everyone. Phase I of the project was tackled last spring with the removal of invasive blackberries and the replanting of 400 native trees & shrubs along Silver Creek (at Alger Community Hall), an important salmon-bearing tributary to Friday Creek & the Samish River. This project will build on the success of Phase I and support implementation of Phase II, which will include: 1) incorporating specialty demonstration gardens at this site to showcase pairings of native plants and naturescaping techniques that homeowners can apply to invite wildlife, save water, lower maintenance, reduce pesticide use and support local ecology; 2) incorporating a native plant corridor/windbreak; 3) establishing pathways and observation areas; and 4) installing interpretive signage at key observation areas so residents can see firsthand how they can landscape with Pacific NW native plants, provide for the basic needs of wildlife, and protect their neighborhood stream.

Killer Whale Tales Kids Making a Difference $5,000 October 30, 2013 Supports an environmental science curriculum promoting stewardship of Puget Sound killer whales and their habitat. Killer Whale Tales’ curriculum teaches school children about orcas’ complex individual and social behaviors and the human impacts on the species in order to capture children’s attention and imaginations, providing a gateway for teaching about environmental field science and the importance of environmental conservation. Activities include interactive storytelling that leads to the behavioral/conservation biology, and participation in experiential science and role-playing activities based on actual Puget Sound orca field studies. These "games" enable students to practice field science in the classroom; introduce students to the most recent orca research; demonstrate how human actions impact the marine ecosystem and orca populations and show students what they can do to help correct these issues. Students also become advocates for the Puget Sound and the orcas by taking home KWT’s “Kids Making A Difference—Now!” and "Stormwater Busters" conservation worksheets, which chart families’ environmental footprint and provide a plan to diminish their impact.

Middle Green River Coalition Lower Soos Creek, Green River Watershed Project $10,000 October 30, 2013 Supports the continued implementation of an extensive water quality and habitat restoration project adjacent to Soos Creek near its confluence with the Green River. This project expands on an existing

17 EPA grant that King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks received to plant native vegetation along Soos Creek to improve water quality and address the 303(d) listing for temperature and dissolved oxygen. To date, Middle Green River Coalition has planted over 3,000 native willow and cottonwood stakes in the riparian zone and extensively maintained these planting sites to ensure plant survival. In 2013, MGRC expanded these efforts to include adjacent properties along the Green River on Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) land. Both Soos Creek and the Green River support Chinook and steelhead salmon spawning and rearing.

Nisqually Reach Nature Center Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve Project $9,700 October 30, 2013 Funds citizen science research in the Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve and supports the management of volunteers supporting the Aquatic Reserve and coordinating citizen science research. The Aquatic Reserve is one of five reserves located throughout Puget Sound on state-owned aquatic lands. As part of the management plan, citizen stewardship committees have been formed to allow citizens to participate in scientific investigation, outreach activities, and the permit review process, increasing the knowledge base for the Aquatic Reserve and also fostering a connection between local residents and the impact of shoreline development and water quality. This grant also supports the expansion of direct water quality monitoring through the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) Mussel Watch program. Citizens will be trained to participate in the permit review process, giving committee members the baseline knowledge about permit reviews necessary to understand their role. This professional training will allow citizens to comment on proposed projects throughout the Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve and empower them to make their voices heard.

Olympic Environmental Council Funding to Review and Interpret Technical Materials for Hazardous Waste Clean-ups on the Sound $1,626.03 April 9, 2013 Supports Technical Advisor costs to review documents related to polluted sites and polluted sediments in Outer Puget Sound waters and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and to translate the information into lay language for the general public. The sites are in the Port Angeles area and are a part of the Puget Sound Cleanup Initiative.

Protect the Peninsula’s Future LOSS for Sequim Bay $5,000 April 9, 2013 Sequim Bay’s seasonally low oxygen levels and diminishing shellfish contaminated with new diarrheic organisms are about to be further harmed by a proposal for a Large On-Site Sewage System (LOSS) designed to receive effluent of from 25,000 gal/day to future 90,000 gal/day to serve a casino expansion/restaurant/bar/event hall, to be discharged in a CARA (critical area recharge area). The site discharges water gathered in a curtain drain pipe and effluent to a Type III creek (Summer run chum) and will carry water, nitrogen, BOD, viruses, excreted human drugs, pesticides, hormone disruptors etc. to south end mud flats, fish and shellfish of Sequim Bay. The goal of the project is to

18 require adherence to County and State requirements to treat effluent above 14,000 gal/day to Class A Re-Use standards.

RE Sources for Sustainable Communities Education, Engagement and Cooperative Solutions to Water Quality $5,000 May 1, 2013 Supports sampling for metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and fecal coliform to generate data on non-point pollution in urban and rural areas. The project will also facilitate outreach and resident education via a series of fact sheets, written materials, published articles, the training of a cadre of interns and volunteers who will conduct conversations within the community, and the formation of two stakeholder groups that will vet solutions to the problems of urban storm water and fecal coliform.

Skagit Conservation Education Alliance Art for Learning Watershed Science $5,000 October 30, 2013 Supports expanded programming for "Art for Learning Watershed Science," a collaborative and integrated approach for learning about water, watersheds, and species of the Puget Sound produced by Skagit Conservation Education Alliance and Padilla Bay Foundation. Workshops are free for families or low-fee designed specifically for adults and teachers earning Teacher Clock hours. The existing program has a successful two-year track record with young and older age groups. This grant would support expanded programming to appeal to teens and young adults between 13 – 24 years old and help them express themselves in creative mediums including radio broadcasts, performances, poetry, painting, drawing, video, 3D work, and cartography. Learning outcomes, performances and radio broadcasts from the expanded program for youth will be shared in schools and at public events, conferences and regional summits.

South Sound Estuary Association Connecting People to Our Marine & Estuary Waters Project $5,000 October 30, 2013 Supports opportunities for people to connect with the fresh and saltwater environments of south Puget Sound, to learn more about its biology, geology, natural and human history, the threats to it, and ways each person can help protect and preserve the water on which all life is dependent. Activities include beach naturalists, school programs, a speakers series and a marine life discovery center.

Whidbey Watershed Stewards Whidbey Island Impaired Waters $6,000 April 9, 2013 Whidbey Island streams all terminate in Puget Sound within a short distance, and there are swimming and shellfish harvest closures around the island. Whidbey Watershed Stewards is currently working with local partners on a water quality project in the Maxwelton Watershed; funds

19 support the development of outreach materials and presentations that will be used in this project and all watersheds on the island.

Wild Steelhead Coalition Skagit River Juvenile Steelhead Migration/Mortality Study $244.80 September 30, 2013 The survival of juvenile steelhead at sea has declined greatly in recent years without clear cause but evidence indicates that most fish die during their migration downriver and through Puget Sound. Wild Steelhead Coalition seeks to better understand the areas where mortality takes place and the behavior of migrating fish as they leave the Skagit River, the largest river in Puget Sound. Funding supports data analysis from sonic transmitters in fish that indicate travel rates, routes, and patterns of mortality. This data will be incorporated into a larger study of steelhead migration in Puget Sound being conducted by the Puget Sound Partnership.

GRANTS AWARDED 2012:

Adopt a Stream Foundation (AASF) Puget Sound Streamkeepers Program $55,000 November 15, 2012 Supports an expansion of the Puget Sound Coastal Streamkeepers Program, an outreach and data collection project, into four new watersheds (Perrinville, Lund’s Gulch, Picnic Point, Merrill & King) that drain into central Puget Sound, encouraging environmental stewardship and the creation of surveys to identify new ways to improve water quality and habitat restoration.

Citizens for a Healthy Bay Puyallup River Pollution Patrol Project $29,500 November 15, 2012 Supports science-based environmental education of Tacoma-Pierce County students followed by their engagement with county residents regarding the characteristics, sources, and extent of pollution found in local waters, and ways people can change personal behavior to reduce water contamination. The project will also engage residents in restoring natural habitat and generating scientific data on non-point source pollution flowing down the Puyallup River into Commencement Bay.

EarthCorps Nearshore and Riparian Restoration Project $50,000 November 15, 2012 Supports hands-on shoreline and riparian restoration, community engagement and ecological monitoring at publicly owned properties on Dumas Bay, Poverty Bay, and along the East Fork of Hylebos Creek, which drains into Puget Sound and provides spawning areas for endangered Chinook salmon and other endemic species.

20 Environmental Coalition of South Seattle Stormwater Pollution Prevention Outreach Program $60,000 November 15, 2012 Supports an expansion of ECOSS’ Stormwater Pollution Prevention Outreach Program, which currently provides multicultural stormwater and sustainability assistance to businesses in the urban areas of Snohomish, Pierce, and Kitsap Counties, to encompass underserved businesses in the Central Sound area and create partnerships with municipalities in order to provide spill kits and printed materials for local business use.

Friends of North Creek Forest Building Grassroots Help to Restore North Creek Watershed $10,000 October 31, 2012 To improve water quality in North Creek, a Chinook salmon bearing stream in King County, by restoring the ability of the North Creek Forest to naturally filter runoff from upland neighborhoods. At present, runoff is piped across the forest. Funding supports fielding 2,400 hours of volunteer time for removal of invasive plant species and forest restoration activities to restore the forest so the pipes can eventually be removed and allow natural water percolation and filtration to occur.

Horses for Clean Water Horses for Clean Water in Snohomish County $10,000 November 2, 2012 To partner with Snohomish Conservation District to offer environmental education to horse and small acreage livestock owners on topics such as manure composting, growing and maintaining productive pastures, wildlife enhancement, chemical use reduction, water conservation and naturescaping. The program will reach an audience of 400+ small farm landowners who, as a result of the education, will implement best management practices (BMPs) that will reduce nutrients, sediments, pesticides and herbicides reaching Puget Sound.

King Conservation District Bothell Streamside Landowner Outreach Project $30,000 November 15, 2012 Supports partnership with the City of Bothell to embark on an outreach and educational riparian enhancement demonstration project on Parr Creek, which flows through a business park and recreational ball field in the Seattle metropolitan area, with the goals of increasing canopy cover, providing native riparian habitat, raising awareness about individual impacts on water quality and engaging the surrounding community in environmental stewardship.

King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks – Water and Land Resources Division Restoration of Riparian Zone of Newakum Creek $50,000 November 15, 2012

21 Supports the implementation of several riparian re-vegetation projects in an agricultural area adjacent to Newaukum Creek. Livestock exclusion fencing will be erected and riparian zones will be re-vegetated with native trees and shrubs to improve water quality and protect fish and wildlife habitat.

Pierce Conservation District Industrial Retrofitting Project $40,000 November 15, 2012 Supports outreach to reduce industrial stormwater pollution in Commencement Bay by persuading industrial owners to retrofit industrial properties in the Port of Tacoma with green infrastructure and low impact development techniques. The project will also assist industrial operators to locate funding assistance to help defray green infrastructure improvements.

RE Sources for Sustainable Communities Education, Engagement and Cooperative Solutions to Water Quality Problems in North Sound $60,000 November 15, 2012 Supports sampling for metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and fecal coliform in order to generate data on non-point pollution in urban and rural areas. The project will also facilitate outreach and resident education via a series of fact sheets, written materials, published articles, the training of a cadre of interns and volunteers who will conduct conversations within the community, as well as the formation of two stakeholder groups that will vet solutions to the problems of urban stormwater and fecal coliform.

Seattle Tilth Water Smart at Rainier Urban Farm and Wetlands Project $60,000 November 15, 2012 Supports a collaborative effort with the City of Seattle Parks and Recreation to provide over 1,000 residents within the Lake Washington watershed with the knowledge, skills, and resources to engage in behaviors and land-use practices to decrease runoff and non-point source pollutants. Activities will include hands-on habitat restoration and green infrastructure construction as part of a larger undertaking to transform a surplus City of Seattle Parks facility into a unique hub for environmental stewardship and community.

South Park Area Redevelopment Committee South Rose Greenstreet & Duwamish Riverfront Revival $60,000 November 15, 2012 Supports local community involvement in the planning and construction of a demonstration site that will illustrate the utility of roadside rain gardens as a tool to combat polluted runoff. In addition to the direct water quality benefits, the project will serve as a model for successfully engaging local residents in restoration and street-end public access projects.

South Sound Estuary Foundation Meet Us on the Beach Project

22 $5,000 October 31, 2012 To train volunteer Beach Naturalists to provide on-the-beach identification of marine creatures to beach goers, and share ideas about how to protect the waters of Puget Sound and the habitat of the creatures that live there. The Beach Naturalists will also develop and deliver a curriculum of in-class and on-the-beach activities for grades 4 – 12 in partnership with South Sound Green and Taylor Shellfish Farms.

Surfrider Foundation – Seattle Chapter Puget Sound Ocean Friendly Garden Outreach and Installations $5,000 October 31, 2012 To support the collaborative efforts of volunteer activists in the Seattle and South Sound Surfrider chapters to promote the benefits of implementing Ocean Friendly Garden techniques – alternatives to impermeable surfaces and traditional gardening techniques that reduce polluted runoff – through workshops, signage, and mapping in the Puget Sound region. The chapters will work closely with Stewardship Partners, building on their established and successful program to construct rain gardens throughout Puget Sound, and leverage SPU’s Rainwise Program.

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Coastal Bulkhead Removal Project $37,500 November 15, 2012 Supports the removal of several sections of coastal bulkhead and the construction of low-impact alternatives along Tribal and private, non-Indian properties to improve salmon and prey fish habitat, nearshore and shoreline ecological functions, and water quality. The project will also serve as a model for future cooperative partnerships between Tribal and non-Indian landowners in the restoration of shorelines.

Veterans Conservation Corps & The Duwamish Alive! Coalition Green/Duwamish Watershed Restoration $22,000 November 15, 2012 Supports the extensive involvement of veterans in removing garbage and invasive plants from the Duwamish River watershed and planting more than 3,000 native trees in collaboration with existing local riparian stewardship efforts. In addition to the direct watershed benefits, the project will also demonstrate the effectiveness of eco-therapy in helping veterans find personal peace and stability.

Washington Environmental Council Clean Water and Green Infrastructure Agenda $35,000 November 15, 2012 Supports collaboration with municipal governments reduce stormwater pollution and promote the removal of institutional barriers to low impact development projects, while also laying the groundwork for effective implementation of the statewide stormwater permits at the municipal level.