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AGREEMENT FOR LEVEE CONSTRUCTION,OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
THIS AGREEMENT FOR LEVEE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE("Agreement")is entered into on the last date signed below by and between
the Parties,the CITY OF KENT, a Washington municipal corporation("City"), and KING
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT, a quasi-municipal corporation of the State of
Washington("District") (collectively, the"Parties"), with reference to the following facts:
RECITALS
A. King County,Washington, through the Water and Land Resources Division of the
King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks ("WLRD"), as service provider to the
District pursuant to an interlocal agreement with the District, operates and maintains a major
portion of the Green River Levee System.
B. The Green River Valley is the fourth largest warehouse and distribution complex i
in the nation. It is home to over 100,000 jobs, with an annual payroll of$2.8 billion, or 94f&
eighth of the gross domestic product of the State of Washington, and generates annual tax"le
revenue of over$8 billion.
C. The National Flood Insurance Act created the National Flood Insurance Program C ;
("NFIP'). The purpose of the NFIP is to reduce future flood losses through local floodplain
management and to provide protection for property owners against potential losses through flood
insurance. A community's flood insurance availability,rates and requirements are affected by a
community's compliance with the NFIP.
D. The Federal Emergency Management Agency("FEMA")is responsible for
managing the NFIP. In this role, FEMA is charged with accurately identifying flood hazards and
assessing flood risks by producing Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps("DFIRMs"). DFIRMs
categorize areas impacted by levees as either high-risk,referred to as Special Flood Hazard
Areas("SFHAs"),where there is a one percent chance of flooding in any given year, or low-risk
or moderate-nsk,where there is less than a one percent chance of flooding in any given year. As
part of this process, FEMA has responsibility for verifying whether levees meet NFIP criteria. If
a levee is accredited as meeting NFIP criteria,levee-impacted areas are shown on DFIRMs as
low-risk or moderate-risk.
E. The NFIP allows communities to revise DFIRMs by constructing new levee
projects that meet NFIP accreditation standards and therefore justify map revision. To revise a
DFIRM,a community must submit an application for a Conditional Letter of Map Revision
("CLOMR")to FEMA demonstrating that the proposed levee project, if constructed as proposed,
meets NFIP accreditation standards. Once the project is complete,the community must submit
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an application for a Letter of Map Revision("LOMR") showing that the project has been
constructed as proposed.Upon FEMA's issuance of a LOMR,relevant DFIRMs are revised.
F. In a 2011 preliminary DFIRM, FEMA categorized areas landward of the Green
River Levee System as SFHAs. The City desires to construct new levee projects and submit
applications for a CLOMR, and ultimately a LOMR,to accredit the segments of the Green River
Levee System as meeting NFIP criteria and to revise the DFIRMs so that the levee-impacted
areas will be designated as low-risk or moderate-risk flood areas.
G. Based on a collaborative effort,presentation and request to the State Legislature
in the 2011 Legislative Session, the Legislature passed ESHB 2020 relating to the 2011-2013
State Capital Budget This law appropriated $2,070,000 for improvement of the Boeing levee
and $900,000 for improvement of the Hawley Road levee on the Green River. These amounts
were based on the City's estimated cost to construct repairs to these levees in order to achieve
levee certification,and on the City's representation that it would begin constructing these repairs
in the 2011-2013 biennium Pursuant to ESHB 2020,the State will provide these funds to the
District, and construction on these Ievee projects must be commenced during the 2011-2013
biennium. Using the State funds, the City desires to construct these levee projects as soon as
possible to provide for the safety of the residents and businesses that will be protected by these
levee projects.
H. By Motion FCD11-02.1, adopted on July 6,2011,the District Board of
Supervisors declared its intent to continue to work in collaboration with Green River cities to
complete levee setback projects and to maintain and repair Green River levee projects in a way
that can meet certification requirements and provide a higher Ievel of protection, as long as such
projects are designed and constructed consistent with flood risk policies of the District's Flood
Hazard Management Plan.
I. District Motion FCD11-02.1 states that the District will address countywide flood
protection levels,levee certification(including operation and maintenance plans), and levee
accreditation as part of the 2012 update of the District's Flood Hazard Management Plan.
According to the Motion,this review of issues must balance the process and costs of certification
and accreditation with long-term solutions that increase public safety and reduce flood risks
throughout the County. The Motion further states that the District will assume maintenance and
repair responsibilities that support certification of individual levee segments, as long as such
segments are designed and constructed consistent with Policy PROJ-6, Flood Protection Facility
Design and Maintenance Objectives, of the District's Flood Hazard Management Plan, and are
based on the flood risk policies in such Plan. The Motion also states that levee maintenance shall
be based on a risk-based analysis approach, and that if such approach is not certifiable by FEMA,
then the District's assumption of maintenance and repair responsibilities will not apply and the
District shall reconsider such assumption.
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J. Because the Green River Levee System is an integrated system,with actions on
one segment or reach having potential impacts on other segments or reaches,the District and the
City understand the need to coordinate the levee segment's design, construction, operation and
maintenance with other segments and reaches of the Green River Levee System. Accordingly,
the District and the City will make efforts to integrate the levee work provided for herein with
the levees in other segments or reaches of the Green River Levee System.
AGREEMENT
Based upon the foregoing, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Incorporation of Recitals. All recitals are hereby ratified as part of this
Agreement.
2. Definition of District. Unless provided otherwise in this Agreement, the term
"District"hereinafter shall include WLRD,in its capacity as service provider to the District.
3. Levee Design and Construction Standards.
a. At its own cost and expense,the City shall design and construct improvements to
the levee segments described and depicted on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein
by reference,known as the"Boeing Levee"and the"Hawley Road Levee"("Levees"), in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable agreement
between the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the District. The City's cost and
expense shall be subject to reimbursement from State of Washington funding for the Levees in
accordance with paragraph 12 below. Except as provided in subparagraph 3.b below, in
designing and constructing the improvements to the Levees, the City shall meet or exceed the
minimum standards and requirements set forth in Part I of Exhibit B, attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference("Levee Standards").
b. During the term of this Agreement, if the City designs and constructs
improvements that do not meet or exceed the Levee Standards,the Parties understand and agree
that the Levee is interim only and that the Levee should be improved and upgraded to meet the
Levee Standards. The Parties further understand and agree that the cost of improving and
upgrading a Levee may require the acquisition of real property rights, such as easements and
rights-of-way. Until a Levee is improved and upgraded to meet the Levee Standards, the District
shall operate, maintain and repair the Levee in accordance with paragraph 14 below and the
parties shall undertake the additional activities under paragraph 6 below.
4. Levee Maintenance, Operation and Repair Standards.
a. Except as provided in subparagraph 4.b below,the operation plan and manual for
a Levee shall meet or exceed the minimum standards and requirements of Part JI of Exhibit B
("Levee 0 &M Standards").
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b. During the term of this Agreement,if the City prepares an operation plan and
manual for a Levee that does not meet or exceed the Levee O &M Standards,the Parties
understand and agree that the Levee operation plan is interim only and that such plan should be
changed to meet the Levee O & M Standards. Until a Levee operation plan is changed to meet
the Levee O &M Standards,the District shall operate,maintain and repair the Levee in
accordance with paragraph 14 below and the parties shall undertake the additional activities
under paragraph 6 below.
5. District Review of Levee Plans and CLOMR applications. The City shall provide
to the District a schedule of the material and significant events and actions for design and
bidding of the Levee,which events and actions shall include,but not be limited to,three design
stages and the invitation to bid. The City shall submit plans and specifications for each of these
three design stages to the District for review and comment. At least thirty(30)days before
advertising an invitation to bid,the City shall submit to the District for review and comment the
plans, specifications and requirements of the invitation to bid and the application(with
attachments and exhibits) for a FEMA CLOMR. The District shall submit any comments within
thirty(30) days of receipt of the documents.
6. Additional Activities for Interim Levees. If a Levee does not meet or exceed the
Levee Standards or the operation and maintenance plan does not meet or exceed the Levee O &
M Standards, then until the Levee and plan meet or exceed such Standards:
a. The District will provide enhanced monitoring of the Levee through slope
stability instrumentation, and the District may seek reimbursement of the cost of such monitoring
from the State of Washington funding for the Levees;
b. The District will provide emergency response and emergency repair of the Levee,
consistent with paragraph 14 below;
C. The City will develop an emergency action plan for flood fighting, and procure an
on-call contractor to perform necessary emergency repairs to the Levee, as requested by the
District;
d The parties will cooperate to develop and pay for a joint outreach program to
communicate with other persons and entities in the Levee protected area,informing them of risks
associated with being located in such area,regardless of accreditation or certification, and
e. The District's costs related to the City's CLOMR applications and to negotiation
and preparation of this Agreement shall be considered District costs and expenses for which the
City is responsible under paragraph 11 below.
7. District Inspections. The District shall have the right to inspect the City's
construction of a Levee.
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8. Contracts for Levee Work. Upon execution of a contract for construction of a
Levee, the City shall send a copy of the contract to the District.
9. Record Drawings;Retention and Review of Documents. The City shall submit to
the District record drawings for each Levee, in a form and with detail required by the District.
The City agrees to maintain documentation of all planning, design, construction and inspection
of each Levee sufficient to meet state audit standards for a capital project, recognizing that the
costs of the Levee work are paid for in whole or in part by State of Washington funding sources,
and that the City,the District and/or King County may seek recovery of costs expended from
other governmental funding sources. The City agrees to maintain any additional documentation
that is requested by the District. City contracts and internal-documents shall be made available
to the District for review and/or independent audit upon request.
10. Access; Special Use Permit. To the extent that the District's or King County's
property interests require and allow,the City shall follow the District and/or King County
processes for obtaining, as applicable, special use permits,consistent with King County special
use permit procedures and standards, and shall obtain such permits for any City access to and
construction and inspection work on a Levee. The District shall waive any applicable bond
requirements. If Levee work involves access to and use of real property for which neither the
District nor King County has real property interests or rights,the City shall be responsible for
obtaining real property rights sufficient for City access to and construction and inspection of
such Levee work, and District and WLRD access to and maintenance and operation of the Levee.
11. District Costs and Expenses The District shall seek reimbursement from the
State of Washington funding for the Levees for all actual costs and expenses incurred by the
District after the effective date of this Agreement to review Levee design and construction
documents and to inspect the Levee work. For King County employees providing services,the
actual costs shall include salaries, employment benefits and administrative overhead. District
requests for reimbursement shall have priority over City requests for reimbursement pursuant to
Paragraph 11 below The City shall reimburse the District for any such District costs and
expenses that are not reimbursed from State of Washington funding for the Levees.
12. Reimbursement of City Expenditures.
a. No more than once a month,the City shall submit requests for reimbursement of
City costs and expenses incurred after July 1 2011 for design, construction inspection,
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certification and accreditation of the improvements to the Levees and preparation of operation
and maintenance plans for the improvements to the Levees. The requests shall be in a form and
shall contain information and data as is required by the District. The District shall review the
requests to confirm that they are reimbursable and payable under applicable terms and conditions
of State of Washington funding for the Levees and the ternis and conditions of this Agreement.
The District shall endeavor to complete such review within thirty(30)days of receipt of a
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request. For reimbursement amounts approved by the District,the District shall send a request
for such reimbursable amounts to the appropriate State Department for review and approval,up _
to a maximum of$2,070,000 for the Boeing Levee and of$900,000 for the Hawley Road Levee.
Within forty-five(45)days of receipt of State funds, the District shall forward the State funds to
the City.
b. The District may postpone review of a City request for reimbursement where all
or any part of the request is inaccurate or incomplete. The District shall notify the City of any
inaccuracies or incompleteness within thirty(30) days of receipt of the request. The City shall
provide the requested information or data within thirty(30) days of the request for such
information or data. If the request is still inaccurate or incomplete in the opinion of the District,—
the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with paragraph 22 below. After resolution of the
dispute,the District shall send a request for reimbursement to the appropriate State Department.
C. The District shall reimburse the City for its costs and expenses only from State of
Washington funds for the Levees(ESHB 2020 relating to the 2011-2013 State Capital Budget).
The Parties understand and agree that the City shall pay for all costs and expenses of the i
improvements to the Levees that are in excess of the State of Washington funding for the Levees.
13. Levee Warranty. The City shall require its contractor(s)to warrant the materials,
work and function of a Levee for five years after the City's acceptance of construction of the
Levee.
14. Levee Operation,Maintenance and Re air. The District shall operate,maintain
and repair the Levees in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and with
District general standards,requirements and policies for operation,maintenance and repair of
Green River levees,as these are determined and applied by the District; however:
a. The District shall not be obligated to operate, maintain and repair a Levee if
FEMA does not approve a risk-based approach to operation,maintenance and repair of the
improvements to the Levee to be constructed pursuant to this Agreement; and
b. If the City designs and constructs a Levee that does not meet or exceed the Levee
Standards or adopts an operation and maintenance plan that does not meet or exceed the Levee O
&M Standards,then until the Levee Standards and the Levee O &M Standards are met,the
parties shall share the cost and expense of all repairs of damage to the levee system within the
limits of reconstruction as shown on Exhibit A (1) equally or(2) in a percentage that is agreed to
by the designated representatives of the parties in paragraph 25 below, or the designees of such
representatives,within forty-five (45)days of the date of written notice by the District of the cost
and expense of the repair,unless the parties mutually agree to extend that forty-five (45)day
period. The parties shall negotiate a fair apportiomnent of cost sharing in good faith during that
forty-five (45)day time period(as may be extended), but if no agreement is reached,then the
parties shall share equally the cost and expense.
15. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The City shall be responsible for
complying with all applicable laws and regulations, and obtaining all required permits, approvals
and Licenses in connection with Levee work.
16. Impact on Other Reaches or Segments. The District and the City agree that the
improvements to the Levees under this Agreement should not have a detrimental effect on other
segments or reaches of the Green River Levee System. The improvements to the Levees shall be
deemed not to have such a detrimental effect where the improvements fully protect the
conveyance capacity and storage volume of the floodplain during base flood(100-year flood)
conditions,as demonstrated by compliance with King County flood hazard regulations, which
are Sections 21A.24.230 through 21A.24.260 of the King County Code.
17. Duration. This Agreement shall take effect on the date on which the second party
signs this Agreement, and shall remain in effect through December 31, 2023.
18. Third Parties. This Agreement and any activities authorized hereunder shall not
be construed as granting any rights or privileges to any third person or entity,or as a guarantee or
warranty of protection from flooding or flood damage to any person, entity or property, and
nothing contained herein shall be construed as waiving any immunity to liability to the City,the
District and/or King County, granted under state statute, including Chapters 86.12 and 86.15
RCW, or as otherwise granted or provided for by law.
19. Liens and Encumbrances. The City acknowledges and agrees that it will not
cause or allow any lien or encumbrance arising from or related to the Levee work authorized by
this Agreement to be placed upon the real property interests of King County and the District If
such lien or encumbrance is so placed,King County and the District shall have the right to
remove such lien and charge back the costs of such removal to the City.
20. Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by law,the City shall defend,
indemnify and hold harmless the District and King County,and all of their officials,employees,
principals and agents, from any and all claims, demands, suits,actions, fines,penalties and
liability of any kind, including injuries to persons or damages to property, arising out of, or as a
consequence of,the design and construction of the improvements to the Levees under this
Agreement. As to all other obligations under this Agreement, to the maximum extent permitted
by law,each Party shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the other Party, and all of its
officials,employees,principals and agents, from any and all claims,demands, suits, actions,
fines,penalties and liability of any kind, including injuries to persons or damages to property,
arising out of or relating to any negligent acts, errors or omissions of the indemnifying Party and
its contractors,agents,employees and representatives in performing these obligations under this
Agreement. However, if any such damages and injuries to persons or property are caused by or
result from the concurrent negligence of the District or its contractors, employees, agents, or
representatives,and the City or its contractor or employees, agents, or representatives, each
Party's obligation hereunder applies only to the extent of the negligence of such Party or its !
contractor or employees, agents, or representatives. This indemnification provision shall not be
construed as waiving any immunity granted to the City, the District,or King County,under state
statute,including chapters 86.12 and 86.15 RCW,as to any other entity.
The foregoing indemnity is specifically and expressly intended to constitute a waiver of
each Party's immunity under industrial insurance, Title 51 RCW, as respects the other Party
only,and only to the extent necessary to provide the indemnified Party with a full and complete
indemnity of claims made by the indemnitor's employees. This waiver has been mutually
negotiated.
21. Insurance. Each Party recognizes that the other is self-insured and accepts such
coverage for liability arising under this Agreement. Should any Party choose not to self-insure,
that Party shall maintain and keep in full force and effect a policy of general liability insurance in
an amount not less than One Million Dollars($1,000,000)per occurrence with an additional
excess liability policy of not less than Ten Million Dollars($10,000,000)and will provide the
other Party with a certificate of insurance and additional insured endorsement that will name the
other Party as an additional insured.
22. Dispute Resolution. The Parties will seek to resolve any disputes under this
Agreement as follows:
a. For disputes involving cost reimbursements or payments,the process in
paragraphs 11 and 12 above, and thereafter submittal of all relevant information and data to an
independent Certified Public Accountant and/or a Construction Claims Consultant, if agreed
upon by the Parties, for a non-binding opinion as to the responsibility.
b. If the foregoing does not result in resolution and for all other disputes,the
Parties may mutually select any informal means of resolution and resort will otherwise be had to
the Superior Court for King County, Washington.
C. Each Party will be responsible for its own costs and attorney's fees in
connection with the dispute resolution provisions of this paragraph 22.
23. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement,together with its Exhibits A
and B,represents a full recitation of the rights and responsibilities of the Parties and may be
modified only in writing and upon the consent of both Parties. Should any conflict exist between
the terms of this Agreement and the terns of either exhibit,this Agreement shall control.
24. Binding Nature. The rights and duties contained in this Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of and are binding upon the Parties and their respective successors in interest and
assigns.
25. Notices. Communications and Documents. All communications and documents
regarding this Agreement shall be sent to the-Parties at the addresses listed below unless a Party
gives notice of a change of address. Any written notice hereunder shall become effective three
(3)business days after the date of mailing by registered or certified mail,and shall be deemed
sufficiently given if sent to the address state below or such other addresses as may be hereinafter
specified in writing.
If to City: If to District and/or WLRD:
Tim LaPorte,Director Mark Isaacson,Director
City of Kent King County WLRD
Public Works Department 201 South Jackson St, Ste. 600
220-4`h Avenue South Seattle, WA 98104-3855
Kent, WA 98032
26. Authority. The undersigned warrant that they have the authority duly granted by
their respective legislative bodies to make and execute this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties have executed this Agreement,which shall
become effective on the last date signed below.
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1. Levee Design Criteria and Performance Standards
1. The Levee shall be designed and constructed consistent with the District's Flood Hazard
Management Plan Policy PROJ-6,Flood Protection Facility Design and Maintenance
Objectives,which states as follows:
a. "[The District] should construct new flood protection facilities and maintain, repair or
replace existing flood protection facilities in such a way as to:
i Require minimal maintenance over the long term,
ii. Ensure that flood or channel migration risks are not transferred to other sites,
iii. Protect or enhance aquatic, riparian and other critical habitats,and
iv. Protect or enhance multiple beneficial uses of flood hazard area."
2. The Levee shall demonstrate structural attributes substantially compliant with or exceeding
the following minimum standards:
a. The Levee flood containment design shall be based on containment of total river flow
with an annual exceedance probability of 0.2 percent(i.e., 500-year conditions)using
the best available hydrologic information.
b. The Levee crest elevation shall be designed to provide a minimum of three feet of
freeboard above the water surface elevation for the design flood thus determined.
c. The design elevation for the Levee toe shall be established with a consideration of the
potential for flood scour associated with the design flood, based on channel surveys,
computed changes in channel geometry over time, and engineering models for
determination of flood scour under these design conditions;provided,that under no
circumstances shall the design elevation for the Levee toe be less than ten feet below
the elevation of the Ordinary High Water Mark("OHWM") of the Green River,
determined as the lowest elevation at which the stems of mature woody vegetation
can be observed.
d. Measures shall be provided to secure the Levee toe at its design location against scour
damage, undermining, or erosion, for a design lifetime of 50 years. Such measures
may include a reasonable program and schedule of periodic inspections, with
maintenance and repair of incremental scour or erosion damages over the Levee
lifetime, but shall not unreasonably encumber a chronic and recurring reliance on
continual repair and replacement for their efficacy and performance.
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e. Adequate access for long-term maintenance of the riverward Levee toe shall be
provided in the design and construction of the riverward Levee slopes, construction of _
a midslope bench within 5 vertical feet of the elevation of the OHWM is the preferred
means of providing such access. Any such bench shall be a minimum of 20 feet in
horizontal width
f. The Levee crest shall be set at a location determined by a line drawn from the design
Levee toe location at a slope of 3 horizontal to 1 vertical feet,to the elevation of the
design freeboard described above;provided,that steeper slope angles may be
employed where Levee slope stability analyses show that an alternative slope
inclination,or some combination of slopes and bencliexcavation,can meet all of
following minimum Factors of Safety for potential slope failure mechanisms when
determined by the methodologies described in USACE Publications EM-1110-2-1902
and EM-1110-2-1913:
o End of Construction FS=1.3
o Steady State at full stage: FS=1.2
o Steady State at intermediate stage: FS=1.2
o Seepage and Heaving: FS=1.2
o Rapid Drawdown from full stage: FS=1.4
o Seismic FS=10
g. The width of the Levee crest shall be a minimum of 20 feet to allow for emergency
repair response, flood patrols,recreational trail construction and placement of
emergency flood raising measures such as"Supersack" and"Hesco-type" structures,
while preserving access for flood patrols and construction equipment.
h. The Levee backslope shall be constructed at a 3H:1V slope from its base to its crest.
i. A minimum 15-foot-wide Levee inspection and repair access area shall be provided
along the landward toe of the Levee.
j. At a minimum,the lower 2/3 of the Levee slopes, as measured from the Levee crest
to the elevation of the OHWM of the Green River and including any benches therein,
shall be planted with a dense stand of native riparian woody vegetation, and
maintained to maturity.
k. Levee design shall not result in increaded base flood elevation at other locations.
II. Levee Inspection,Maintenance, Operation and Repairs
1. The Levee shall be maintained and operated consistent with the District's Flood Hazard
Management Plan Policy PROJ-6, Flood Protection Facility Design and Maintenance
Objectives, which states as follows:
"[The District] should construct new flood protection facilities and maintain,repair or
replace existing flood protection facilities in such a way as to:
■ Require minimal maintenance over the long term,
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■ Ensure that flood or channel migration risks are not transferred to other
sites,
■ Protect or enhance aquatic,riparian and other critical habitats,and
• Protect or enhance multiple beneficial uses of flood hazard area."
2. Levee maintenance and operation shall be based on a risk-based analysis approach. If a
risk-based approach is not acceptable to FEMA, and as a result FEMA fails to issue a
CLOMR or LOMR for the Levee,the District shall not be obligated to operate and
maintain the Levee.
3. The upper 113 of the riverward slope above the OHWM may be mowed and maintained
in grass cover.
4. The Levee crest shall be maintained to provide for unimpeded vehicular access at all
times,including access by heavy construction equipment and earth-hauling machinery.
5. The landward Levee slope may be mowed and maintained in grass cover.
6. The 15-foot maintenance access and inspection area along the landward Levee toe may
be mowed and maintained in grass cover.
7. All such mowed areas may alternatively be planted and maintained with native riparian
woody vegetation.
8. Upon acceptance of completed Levee construction by the District,the Levee,as
constructed to these standards, shall be inspected by the District prior to leaf emergence
each spring, at low-flow conditions in the late Summer or early Fall,prior to the onset of
fall rams and seasonal high flows, and during and immediately following flood events at
Phase I11 (9,000 cfs)or greater.
9. All structural features of the Levee shall be inspected by the District for deterioration or
damage, including the presence of any slope erosion, washouts, slumping, slides, or
sloughing, and any conditions noted shall be included in prioritization of District and/or
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King County maintenance and repair needs,and in performance of maintenance and
repair actions at the earliest appropriate opportunity.
10. All vegetation on the levee slopes, benches, or along the lower embankment shall be
inspected by the District for erosion of the riverward embankment in the root zone, and
appropriate corrective action shall be taken where such conditions may be present.
11. The District and/or King County shall perform continuing levee patrols during all Phase
III or greater flood events.
12. Damaged or impaired Levee conditions observed by the District during flood patrols shall
be evaluated for emergency repair actions.
13.Any emergency repairs performed will be inspected by the District at the next low-water
period for evaluation of permanent repair needs or additional measures required to restore
the function and integrity of all affected locations.
14. The District and/or King County shall prioritize repairs consistent with the adopted
policies of the District's Flood Hazard Management Plan, or its successor.
15. The City shall be responsible for all local drainage inspections and maintenance. The
District and King County shall not assume any responsibility for stormwater management
activities.
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