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MANUALS & GUIDES

Drainage Maintenance Standards for Commercial and Multifamily Drainage Facilities

Guidelines for Bank Stabilization Projects

1998 surface water design manual maps, drawings, and supporting documents

The Integrated Pond
Tips for architects and builders to enhance the design and value of stormwater ponds

Puget Sound Shoreline Stewardship Guidebook
Ecologically sensitive tips for owners of beach and bluff shorelines.

Noxious Weed Control Best Management Practices

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Manual
Best management practices for businesses to prevent pollution in stormwater runoff

BROCHURES

Water and Land Resources Division

Noxious Weed Brochures

Wastewater Treatment Division

Partnership for Parks - Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities

PROJECTS

Wastewater Treatment Division Construction Projects

Water and Land Management in King County
A directory of services, programs and activities provided by King County DNRP's Water and Land Resources Division

NEWSLETTERS

KC Weed News
noxious weed workshops and tours, and weed highlights

Downstream News
news, announcements, and helpful tips related to water conservation, water quality, and aquatic habitat conservation in King County.

Class Act
newsletter for teachers provides info about Solid Waste Division educational programs

Farm and Forest Newsletter
(880 Kb Acrobat file)

Brightwater (wastewater treatment system) newsletter

Green Gram
latest news on King County Solid Waste Green Teams

PLANS

Boise Creek Rapid Rural Reconnaissance Report
Inventory of the Boise Creek Basin's surface water needs including its priority drainage, habitat, and water quality projects, acquisitions, studies, and programs.

King County Flood Hazard Management Plan
Outlines a robust program to prepare for, and respond to, future flood disasters.

Groundwater Protection Services and Funding
2005 Report to King County Council and Seattle-King County Board of Health

Proposed WRIA 8 Chinook Conservation Plan
Long-term measures planned by multi-jurisdictional partners to restore salmon habitat and their populations in the Lake Washington, Cedar River, and Sammamish watershed.

Patterson Creek Rapid Rural Reconnaissance Report
The document will help guide the surface water-related work King County performs in Patterson Creek basin. Look up priority drainage, habitat, and water quality projects, acquisitions, studies, and programs to be funded over time by surface water management fees dedicated to King County's capital budget.

Natural Lands Site Management Guidelines

Water and Land Resources Business Plan
Plan to help guide the division through fiscal challenges projected for 2005 to 2010 and secure its long-term future.

Stormwater Management Program Document
Lays out required stormwater management activities and the processes to accomplish them, to comply with King County's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

Vashon-Maury Island Rapid Rural Reconnaissance Report
The document will help guide the surface water-related work King County performs on Vashon-Maury Island. Look up priority drainage, habitat, and water quality projects, acquisitions, studies, and programs to be funded over time by surface water management fees dedicated to King County's capital budget.

Parks Transition Plan
This plan outlines fundamental changes in the policy and operations of King County's Parks and Recreation Division, including aggressive new ways to generate money through partnerships, fees, naming rights, advertising and concessions.

Strategic Plan - Water and Land Resources Division
Adapting to the complexities of modern resource management with a focus on performance.

Final WRIA 8 Near-term Action Agenda for Salmon Habitat Conservation
Interim measures that can be undertaken while multi-jurisdictional partners work on a long-term conservation plan for salmon habitat in the Lake Washington, Cedar River, and Sammamish watershed.

Conserving Salmon:
King County Accomplishments and Action Plan
This report highlights King County's 2000-2001 accomplishments and outlines future actions that conserve ecosystems to sustain healthy salmon populations, other fish and wildlife habitat, and the quality of life in the County.

Final WRIA 9 Near-term Action Agenda for Salmon Habitat Recovery Planning
Interim measures that can be undertaken while we work on a long-term conservation plan for salmon habitat in the Green/Duwamish watershed.

October 1999 King County Rural Drainage and Water Quality Proposal (LARGE PDF, 526 kb)

Final 2001 Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan

May Creek Basin Plan
Plan addresses drainage and habitat in the area draining to May Creek, north of Renton.

Cedar River Basin and Nonpoint Pollution Action Plan Summary (1995)

Regional Wastewater Services Plan (RWSP)

The RWSP outlines the projects and programs King County will implement over the next 30 years to improve and expand our wastewater system to serve our rapidly growing region. The RWSP library/resources page includes the following:

Progress (Annual) Reports
Comprehensive Reviews
Water Quality Reports
RWSP Operational Master Plan and Ordinance 13680
RWSP Executive's Preferred Plan
Final Environmental Impact Statement

GAMES and QUIZZES

download and play the salmon challenge game

take the interactive salmon quiz

DNRP Kids Web

take the interactive EQ quiz to learn your "Environmental Quotient"

RULES

Wetland Mitigation Banking
Public Rules & Guidelines

SEPA appeal announcement
Notice of intent to Amend Public Rule PUT 7-4. This Public Rule addresses the appeal process to any Determination of Non-significance (DNS) or Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) issued under the State Environmental Policy Act, or SEPA.

Public Rule
Right-of-way and Drainage Facility Inspection Fees
(18.3 Kb Acrobat file)

TECHNICAL REPORTS

Model Low Impact Development Strategies for Big Box Retail Stores

King County Streams Water Quality Reports

Rural Drainage Program Accountability Reports to the King County Council
Desribe accomplshments and expendituresof King County's Surface Water Management Program on Vashon-Maury Island, the Enumclaw Plateau, and Snoqualmie Valley.

Small Habitat Restoration Program Annual Reports:

Inventory and Assessment of Current and Historic Beach Feeding Sources/Erosion and Accretion Areas for the Marine Shorelines of Water Resource Inventory Areas 8 and 9

Sediment Quality Evaluation in Lake Sammamish, Lake Union, and Lake Washington
Report of chemical and biological substances, their distribution and toxicity, and benthic communities at various sample sites.

Chinook Spawner Survey Technical Reports
Greater Lake Washington Drainage

2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999 (685 kb Acrobat file)
1998 (345 kb Acrobat file)

Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Results, 2001-2004
Report of groundwater samples from across King County, providing measurements of well depth and concentrations of nitrate, arsenic, lead, and iron in well water.

Biological Effects Analysis Report

Marine Water Quality Reports
1997, 1998, 1999 -2000, 2001, 2002-2003, 2004

» More Puget Sound Technical Reports

2003 Annual Report - Groundwater Protection Program

Juvenile Salmonid Composition, Timing, Distribution, and Diet in Marine Nearshore Waters of Central Puget Sound in 2001-2002
Scientific report essential for protecting Puget Sound salmon from extinction and to recover depleted salmon stocks.

Snoqualmie Watershed Stream Habitat Reconnaissance Report
Assessment of habitat conditions, presence and relative distribution of salmonid species and other aquatic biota in 14 rivers and streams in the lower Snoqualmie Watershed.

Lake Washington Existing Conditions Report - 2004

Core Areas: A Framework for Identifying Critical Habitat for Salmon
Habitat report describing river and watershed features favorable to salmon survival, to guide efforts that protect and help recover depleted stocks. Published February, 2004.

Feasibility Study: Anaerobic Digesters for King County Dairies

Study to Evaluate the Price and Markets for Residual Solids from a Dairy Cow Manure Anaerobic Digester

Vashon-Maury Island Rapid Rural Reconnaissance Report

NEW REPORT:
The Current Status of Kokanee in the Greater Lake Washington Watershed

Brightwater Final EIS
Environmental review document describing effects of the planned Brightwater Treatment Plant and related conveyance facilities.

The Business We Do 24/7
Wastewater Treatment's performance report for 2001-2002

2002 Report: Small Habitat Restoration Program

WRIA 10 - Salmon Habitat Limiting Factors for the Puyallup River Basin
Outlines the loss of habitat in this basin -- which includes the White River drainage in south King County -- and appraises costs of preserving good habitat, restoring damaged habitat, and and other changes to enable self-sustaining salmon populations.

Wastewater Treatment Division Computer Systems Planning Study
Identification of existing computer systems, the Division's technology needs, risk assessment associated with existing computer systems, and recommended improvements.

Snoqualmie Watershed Aquatic Habitat Conditions Report: Summary of 1999 - 2001 Conditions
Summary of habitat conditions for multiple species of salmonids and other aquatic biota in aquatic ecosystems of the Snoqualmie Watershed, including the mainstem Snoqualmie River and several of its tributaries.

2001 Salmon Spawning Surveys in Selected Tributaries of the Cedar River, Washington

Final Report, East Hylebos Creek 2001 Monitoring Program
Results of water quality and habitat monitoring from 2001 in East Hylebos Creek.

White River Land Acquisition Evaluation Report
Review the lands recommended to be acquired for salmon habitat restoration and flood management along the White River in south King County. Published 2002.

King County Groundwater Management Program Annual Report, 2001
Learn about the progress of the Groundwater Protection Program of King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks.

West Hill Drainage Study
Inventory, analysis and recommendations to improve the drainage infrastructure in the Bryn Mawr area of South Lake Washington.

Habitat Inventory and Assessment of Juanita Creek in 2000
A report on instream and riparian salmon habitat quality in Juanita Creek in the Kirkland area of north King County.

Small Streams Toxicity/Pesticide Study
A report about toxic substances such as pesticides and metals in streams draining to Lake Washington.

Historic Habitat Conditions in the Snoqualmie River Valley
Survey of historical habitat conditions of Snoqualmie river valley from aerial photographs and historical documents.

Historic and Current Status of Kokanee in the Lake Washington Basin

King County Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Progress Report, 1998-2000

Characteristics of the low-elevation Sphagnum-dominated peatlands of western Washington: a community profile
A compilation of data and findings about Sphagnum-dominated peatlands from existing local sources, most of which are unpublished as of November, 2001.

Salmon Conservation in the Snoqualmie Watershed
A "one-stop" reference for local residents, elected officials, and city and agency staff members who are interested in salmon conservation planning in the Snoqualmie Watershed.

Habitat Inventory and Assessment of Three Sammamish River Tributaries: North, Swamp, and Little Bear Creeks (Acrobat format)

Sammamish River Water and Sediment Quality Assessment

King County Water Quality Report, 2000 (368 kb Acrobat file)

State of the Nearshore Report
A summary of the characteristics of the Puget Sound shoreline and estuarine ecosystem in King County.

Literature Review and Recommended Sampling Protocol for Bull Trout in King County

2000 Bull Trout Surveys (Acrobat format)

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