1 briefing for wria 8 – lake washington/cedar/sammamish watershed july 17, 2008

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Briefing for WRIA 8 – Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed

July 17, 2008

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South Central Action Area

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Action Agenda TimelineJuly - September • Set strategic direction • Draft action area profiles (comment period until 8/15) • Briefing WRIA’s, watershed groups, counties, cities,

public• Identify near/long term actions – action area workshops

(7/30)

September - October• Present action agenda outline (9/18 Watershed Summit) • Integrate feedback • Finalize actions• Draft agenda

November - December• Produce final agenda• Announce final agenda (12/1)

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South Central Action Area Outreach

• WRIAs (8, 9, 10/12, 15)

• Watershed councils/groups

• Cities and counties (staff and elected officials/managers)

• APWA-WA - ad hoc stormwater managers group

• Health departments (King and Pierce Counties)

• Scientific community (topic area forums, south sound forum)

• Public (action area workshops, e-mail, e-newsletters, etc.)

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Upcoming Meetings• July 18th – Ecosystem Coordination Board

– Alderbrook Resort (Union)

• July 23rd – 24th - Leadership Council – Mount Vernon

• July 30th (1 pm – 5 pm) – Action Area Workshop – Tukwila Community Center - 12424 42nd Ave South – Tukwila

• August 22nd – Ecosystem Coordination Board– Location TBD

• September 4th and 5th - Leadership Council– Sequim - Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe

• September 18th (1 pm – 5 pm) - Watershed Summit– Tukwila Community Center - 12424 42nd Ave South - Tukwila

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July 30th Action Agenda Workshop

Tukwila Community Center (12424 42nd Ave. S., Tukwila)

Workshop Agenda – Overview of action agenda progress (15-20 min.)

– Overview/feedback re: action area profiles (20-30 min.)

– Overview of Partnership’s strategic priorities (15 min.)

– Local and regional priority alignment (2 - 2½ hrs.)

– Wrap up & next steps (30 min.)

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Action Area Profile

• Included in action agenda

• Action area profile - sections– Physical description– Land use, population, and economy– Unique ecosystem characteristics– Ecosystem stressors

• Comments due by August 15th

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Strategic Priorities for Puget Sound

1. Ensure that activities and funding are focused on most urgent and important problems facing the Sound

–Identify priority activities and investments

–Coordinate existing agencies/activities

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2. Protect the intact ecosystem processes that sustain Puget Sound

– Protection costs less than restoration

– Protect critical functions Sound-wide

Strategic Priorities for Puget Sound

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Strategic Priorities for Puget Sound

3. Restore ecosystem processes that sustain Puget Sound

– Large projects

– Sequential projects

– Strategic projects: Link habitat, build contiguous ecosystems

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Strategic Priorities for Puget Sound

4. Prevent the sources of water pollution

– Address non-point source pollution

– Improve stormwater management - system retrofitting/LID

– Improve wastewater management/on-site septic

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Local and Regional Priority Alignment

• Existing priorities matrix – based on action area profile and inventories

• Key questions:

– What plans and actions currently address the regional strategic priorities?

– What other actions should be considered to help implement these priorities locally?

– What specific implementation barriers do we face?

– Are there other local priorities not captured by the regional priorities?

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Key Meeting Dates

• July 30th – Action Area Workshop – 1 pm – 5 pm– Tukwila Community Center - 12424

42nd Ave South

•September 18th - Watershed Summit– 1 pm – 5 pm– Tukwila Community Center - 12424

42nd Ave South

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John TaylorRegional Liaison

Puget Sound Partnershipjohn.taylor@psp.wa.gov

(206) 652-9506

www.psp.wa.gov