For the last decade, the state has developed a plan and budget every two years that specifies the actions that state agencies will take to protect and restore Puget Sound .  

The 2007-2009 Puget Sound Conservation and Recovery Plan

The 2007-2009 Puget Sound Conservation and Recovery Plan is the latest and last such biennial plan and budget to be produced by the Puget Sound Action Team. The Action Team, created in 1996 with responsibility to lead the state’s conservation efforts on Puget Sound , was succeeded by the Puget Sound Partnership on July 1, 2007.   

Work outlined in the 2007-2009 Puget Sound Conservation and Recovery Plan is focused on eight core priorities that address critical threats to the future of Puget Sound . These eight priorities track closely with the priorities recommended by the original Puget Sound Partnership in its final report. The 2007-2009 plan provides specific information on key results to be achieved under each priority, with the budgets proposed and the responsible parties named. Responsible agencies will be held accountable for the results outlined in this plan.

The Governor’s budget for Puget Sound over the next two years totals $460 million-—
a $124-million increase over the2005-2007 biennium.

The eight priorities of the 2007-2009 plan Clean up contaminated sites and sediments. Prevent toxic contamination. Prevent the harm from stormwater runoff. Prevent nutrient and pathogen pollution. Protect functioning nearshore and freshwater habitats. Restore degraded nearshore and freshwater habitats. Protect species diversity. Prepare and adapt Puget Sound efforts to climate change.

  The 2007-2009 plan and related documents

 >> Read Puget Sound plans previous to 2007.

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