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

Briefing for WRIA 8 – Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed. July 17, 2008. South Central Action Area. Action Agenda Timeline. July - September Set strategic direction Draft action area profiles (comment period until 8/15) Briefing WRIA’s, watershed groups, counties, cities, public

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

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  1. Briefing for WRIA 8 – Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed July 17, 2008

  2. South Central Action Area

  3. Action Agenda Timeline July - 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)

  4. 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.)

  5. 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

  6. 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.)

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Strategic Priorities for Puget Sound 2. Protect the intact ecosystem processes that sustain Puget Sound Protection costs less than restoration Protect critical functions Sound-wide

  10. Strategic Priorities for Puget Sound 3. Restore ecosystem processes that sustain Puget Sound Large projects Sequential projects Strategic projects: Link habitat, build contiguous ecosystems

  11. 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

  12. 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?

  13. 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

  14. John Taylor Regional Liaison Puget Sound Partnership john.taylor@psp.wa.gov (206) 652-9506 www.psp.wa.gov

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