| STORMWATER/LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT |
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| LID
is law in Langley |
Last fall, the City of Langley became
the first local government in the region to adopt the Action
Team’s Low Impact Development Technical Guidance
Manual for Puget Sound as part of its development code.
Builders and developers now must integrate low impact
development (LID) into their site designs. Conventional
stormwater management measures can only be used if LID
measures are not practical.
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| Meadow
on the Hylebos wins praise . . . and it's not even built
yet. |
Homes on the Meadow on the Hylebos
in Pierce County aren’t even built yet, but professional
associations and an environmental organization have already
honored the development for using low impact development
(LID) practices.
In September 2005, a group dedicated to
conserving the Hylebos stream presented an “Innovation
in Conservation Award” to David Mahlman, owner and
developer; to AHBL, the engineering firm that did the site
design and engineering; and to Pierce County, which helped
move the project through the permitting process.
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WSDOT
stormwater permit comments
due Feb. 21 |
Public comments on Washington State Department
of Transportation’s (WSDOT) preliminary draft Statewide
Stormwater Permit are due Feb. 21. For more information,
visit www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/stormwater/municipal/wsdot.html. |
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Public
encouraged to comment draft
NPDES permits |
Public comments on the draft National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater
permits for Phase I and Phase II cities and counties are
due May 19. The permits outline specific requirements for
cities and counties to manage stormwater. The Phase I permit
covers the cities of Seattle and Tacoma , and Snohomish,
King and Pierce counties. The Phase II permit covers about
80 other smaller cities and counties in Puget Sound . Visit www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/stormwater/index.html. |
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LOW
IMPACT DEVELOPMENT
Action Team helps local governments write LID
into their regulations |
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KEEP ON
THE GRASS Cars now park on the grass at the Future
of Flight facility near the Boeing plant in Everett.
This GrassPave parking lot is a pervious pavement
system that helps prevent runoff from stormwater.
/ Bill Lewallen, Snohomish County |
Many local building codes don’t
allow for certain low impact development (LID) practices
that help decrease stormwater runoff, such as narrower
roads and bioretention swales. Often, if a developer wants
to use these proven alternative approaches to stormwater
management, he or she must go through a time-consuming
and costly process of applying for exceptions.
Last year, the Action Team made it possible for busy,
budget-strapped local governments to make room for LID
in their regulations.
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King County
foils CSOs with one
Heck of a Pipe! |
Congratulations to King County for
completing a major project that will keep untreated sewage
and stormwater from overflowing into Lake Washington .
Completed last October, the $77 million “Henderson/Martin
Luther King Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Project” can
now carry more than 20 million gallons of stormwater and
wastewater a day away from the lake during and after heavy
rainfalls.
The 50-year-old system was in dire need
of an overhaul. Each year, rainy weather contributed 30
to 60 million gallons of combined waste and stormwater
that overflowed into Lake Washington .
Now, that’s a pipe!
A huge 15-foot diameter tunnel can now hold millions
of gallons of dirty water until it can be treated. Other
improvements will add to the overall effectiveness of this
state-of-the-art system that took three years to complete.
For more information, visit
www.dnr.metrokc.gov/wtd/henderson-cso/index-1.htm.
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