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FLOODPLAINSBY DESIGNREDUCING RISK, RESTORING RIVERS.
Floodplains by Design is an ambitious public-private partnership working to reduce flood risk and restore
habitat along Washington’s major rivers. By transforming how floodplains are managed on a
landscape scale, we can support thriving communities and a healthy environment. Since 2013, the
Washington State Legislature has appropriated $80M to support large-scale, multiple-benefit projects across
the state through the Department of Ecology’s Floodplains by Design grant program.
www. floodplainsbydesign.org Accomplishments to Date include all projects funded through 2016.
Projectson
29
10majorfloodplains
across Washington
FbD has funded projects in
12 COUNTIES12 COUNTIES
Accomplishments to Date*
430 residences
removed from high risk floodplain areasCommunities
P R O T E C T E D
2525 of garbage & hazardous waste removed from Dungeness River
500 TO
N S
Reducing flood risk
55MILES of new state-of-art le vees built for flood protection
10 MILES10 MILES
Natural riverine processes restored along of rivers.
1000+ acres of floodplain reconnected.
(planning underway for 2000 more)
Restoring salmon habitat
500 ACRES500 ACRESof prime agricultural lands protected for
long-term agricultural use
Protecting working lands
Providing community benefits & leveraging support
Public access & recreational trails built
on 5 different rivers.
Appropriated from the state legislature
$80 Million
leveraged over
in other funding$100 Million