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Home My WebLink About844• RESOLUTION NO. ~ ~ A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, adopting the City of Kent's 208 AREA -WIDE WATER QUALITY PLAN FORMAL STATEMENT. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY RESOLVE: 1. The attached document denoted as Draft II, Kent Planning Department, May 4, 1978, and incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein, is hereby adopted as the City of Kent's 208 Area -Wide Water Quality Plan Formal Statement. PASSED at a regular meeting of the Kent City Council _ tpis 5th day of June, 197 8. '--~ ----- I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Resolution No. &tj , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington~ the 5th day of June, 1978 . . ... ''" / ,...,.. w ..... ---......... ~-~::' ...... ~ ..... _ "' ... --.::-.o -• - .-.. ~" .... -... : ...., . -.---..::...-: -. -. ~ / -- ...:.' -• ... -...... J ... "' ~~-r~---~~~~~==r==~~==~~~=---(SEAL} MARIE JENSE;CiTYCLERK -. • • \ 208 AREA-WIDE WATER QuALITY PLAN FoRMAL STATEMENT The City of Kent has reviewed the 208 Area-Wide Water Quality Plan and accepts the Plan as presented in the document dated January 19, 1978. Kent is now in the process of implementing many of the elements called for in the Plan, (i.e., surface water management). Kent also accepts its responsibilities as outlined in the Plan and will work closely with METRO to accomplish the goals of the Plan. The following comments are offered on Attachment A (METRO Resolution No. 2918): I. Review of the evaluation of existing run-off control programs (Figure 4 of the Area-Wide Water Quality Plan). A. Sub-Basin Surface Water Plan (Adequate for Water Quality) Kent will participate in the Green River Basin Program - a two part program consisting of: • Valley Interim Policy and Regulatory Plan, a 44-week long program to be initiated as soon as all cities sign the inter-local agreement. • Basin-Wide Surface Water Management Program. Kent, along with Auburn, Tukwila, Renton and King County, has worked over the past year to help formulate the work plan for this program. The Plan will ad- dress surface water problems and should adequately recognize water quality problems. This is a three to four year program which has already been initiated by King County. -1- B. Inter-Agency Agreement for Drainage Kent will work with the other Valley Cities and King County under a signed inter-local agreement to accomplish the goals of· the Green River Basin Program as authorized by the Kent City Council. c. Monitoring Data: Stream Flow; Stream Bed/Lake Conditions Kent presently does not monitor the water bodies located within its boundaries. The City will do this under the general guidelines of whatever agency is identified as the lead agency for this activity. There must be a format, area-wide in scope, which the City can follow, and an agency to which the data can be sent. The City will not monitor its water bodies unless there is an area- wide monitoring system. D. Public Acquisition for Drainage (Based on Surface Water Plan) Kent has purchased or acquired through zoning conditions, approximately 70 acres of land which can be used for storm water detention or control purposes. In addition, the City has committed, under the SCS Water Shed Work Plan, to set aside 2% of the natural vegetation and to provide, with other jurisdictions, 110 acres of Class II wetlands within the project boundaries. The City does not have a Surface Water Plan at this time; however, the Green River Basin Program will fill this role. E. Public Works Program For: Street Cleaning Kent does have an ongoing regularly scheduled street- cleaning program for those streets-with curb and gutter. Since many of the City's streets do not -2- • • have curbs and gutters, a significant number of streets are not cleaned. There appears to be no practical solution to this problem. Cleaning streets without curb and gutters will not provide the degree of cleaning sought by the street sweeping activity. New streets and improvements are required to have curbs and gutters. F. On-Site Drainage System Maintenance The City is just now acquiring on-site drainage areas. As the City acquires these areas in signi- ficant numbers, a maintenance program will have to be worked out. However, maintenance of on-site systems expected to serve a dual purpose (e.g., a wildlife sanctuary as well as a storm water detention area) , will be specially designed to be compatible with all uses intended. G. Drainage Review of Development Proposals The City has a system for reviewing all development proposals for their potential for impacting the City's drainage system. There is no surface water ordinance in effect at this time. The Sno-Met model drainage ordinance will be adapted for Kent's use and considered by the City Council within 60 days of formal initiation of the Green River Basin Program. The Public Works Department does have one person, the City Engineer, who is a qualified reviewer for the water quality aspects of drainage plans. H. On-Site Regulations or Policies for: • Water Quality in Development Plans above. -3- See item "G" _,.. . ~. • • Clearing and Grading Activities -The City is currently preparing a Clearing and Grading Ordi- nance which should be considered by the City Council prior to the end of 1978. • Construction Activities -The City presently contracts with the Soil Conservation District which identifies best management practices for mitigating certain water quality problems (e.g., sediment, erosion) for pre-selected construction projects. In time, the City ~ill identify the BMP's and should be able to expand the scope to nearly all construction projects where water quality is of concern. • Retention/Detention Drainage Facilities See item G above which will have maintenance provi- sions. I. Enforcement Program for: • Clearing and Grading Activities -The City's pro- posed Clearing and Grading ordinance will provide an enforcement element for these activities. • Operation of Private Drainage Facilities -These type facilities are not extensive in Kent. However, the City will address this problem in its upcoming Surface Water Ordinance. J. Funding The City will explore possible augmentation funds for water quality activities, and_request that -4- • ~"" ... p • • • METRO provides some assistance in this matter. II. Develop Inter-Agency Agreements III. The City will accomplish this through the Green River Basin Program as discussed above. Aggregate Environmental Base Data Kent lies within 3 sub-basins: Black River, Soos Creek and Lower Green River. The Soos Creek Basin lies adjacent to the East. Environmental data developed as a part of the Green River Basin Program will be aggregated for these sub-basins. IV. Identify Areas Where Sanitary Sewers Cannot or Should Not be Constructed This subject will be covered in Kent's 201 Wastewater Facilities Plan which should be compatible with King County's Sewerage General Plan. Kent's 201 Plan is currently before the City Council for consideration and will be forwarded as soon as it has been approved. V. Complete Priority Rating Forms For Sewerage Projects Proposed for the Coming Year. Kent will fill these forms out annually as requested. VI. Include as a Part of the Annual Budget .•. Kent has not broken these expenses out in the past, but will do so in the future. A one time "set-up'' program will be initiated, with the aid of METRO. After. this, the City will annually determine resources-allocated to -5- VII. VIII. • activities which directly relate to the implementation of the Area-Wide Quality Plan and the City's Surface Water Management Program. Work with METRO and DOE to Review/Revise •.• METRO, as the State designated 208 agency, should conduct this review. The City would appreciate periodic advise- ment on the progress of the deliberations with DOE. Establish with METRO a Uniform Data Reporting Methodology The City will work with METRO on this item. -6- KENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT May 4, 1978