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King County River Management Survey
Let King County know what you think about salmon, recreation, flooding, and safety on the Green and five other major county rivers. Click here to take the survey.
2010 Accomplishments of the WRIA 9 Partnership
Governments, non-profits, and private property owners are working together to improve the health of the lands and waters in the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed. See a summary of their accomplishments and activities from 2010 (Adobe Acrobat). See also the 2009 accomplishments and 2008 accomplishments.
WRIA 9 Stormwater Retrofit Planning Process
Improving water quality in our lakes, streams, rivers, and Puget Sound depends in large part on improving the quality of stormwater runoff. A new program is investigating where and how to retrofit the existing storm drainage system and adopt best management practices to create the most cost-effective gains. WRIA 9 jurisdictions King County, Auburn, Covington, and SeaTac are partnering in this effort, which applies to all of the WRIA 9 mainland planning area south of Seattle.
View August 11, 2011 presentation to WRIA 9 Watershed Ecosystem Forum on the retrofit planning process (Adobe Acrobat)
WRIA 9 stormwater retrofit planning process web page
Funding Mechanisms Analysis
The WRIA 9 Watershed Ecosystem Forum is examining possible funding mechanisms to support projects and programs needed to implement the Salmon Habitat Plan and do our part for Puget Sound recovery.
Learn more about the funding mechanisms and discussions by the Watershed Ecosystem Forum.
Volunteering for the Watershed
There are volunteer opportunities where you can get dirty for a good cause!