MANUALS & GUIDES |
| Drainage Maintenance Standards for Commercial and Multifamily Drainage Facilities Guidelines for Bank Stabilization Projects 1998 surface water design manual maps, drawings, and supporting documents |
The Integrated Pond
Tips for architects and builders to enhance the design and value of stormwater pondsPuget Sound Shoreline Stewardship Guidebook
Ecologically sensitive tips for owners of beach and bluff shorelines. Noxious Weed Control Best Management Practices |
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Manual
Best management practices for businesses to prevent pollution in stormwater runoff
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BROCHURES |
Water and Land Resources Division |
Wastewater Treatment Division |
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PROJECTS |
| Wastewater Treatment Division Construction Projects |
Water and Land Management in King County
A directory of services, programs and activities provided by King County DNRP's Water and Land Resources Division |
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NEWSLETTERS |
KC Weed News
noxious weed workshops and tours, and weed highlights |
Class Act
newsletter for teachers provides info about Solid Waste Division educational programs |
Green Gram
latest news on King County Solid Waste Green Teams |
PLANS |
Boise Creek Rapid Rural Reconnaissance Report
Inventory of the Boise Creek Basin's surface water needs including its priority drainage, habitat, and water quality projects. |
King County Flood Hazard Management Plan
Outlines a robust program to prepare for, and respond to, future flood disasters. |
Groundwater Protection Services and Funding
2005 Report to King County Council and Seattle-King County Board of Health |
Proposed WRIA 8 Chinook Conservation Plan
Long-term measures planned by multi-jurisdictional partners to restore salmon habitat and their populations in the Lake Washington, Cedar River, and Sammamish watershed. |
Patterson Creek Rapid Rural Reconnaissance Report
The document will help guide the surface water-related work King County performs in Patterson Creek basin. Look up priority drainage, habitat, and water quality projects, acquisitions, studies, and programs to be funded over time by surface water management fees dedicated to King County's capital budget. |
Natural Lands Site Management Guidelines |
Water and Land Resources Business Plan
Plan to help guide the division through fiscal challenges projected for 2005 to 2010 and secure its long-term future. |
Stormwater Management Program Document
Lays out required stormwater management activities and the processes to accomplish them, to comply with King County's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. |
Vashon-Maury Island Rapid Rural Reconnaissance Report
The document will help guide the surface water-related work King County performs on Vashon-Maury Island. Look up priority drainage, habitat, and water quality projects, acquisitions, studies, and programs to be funded over time. |
Final WRIA 8 Near-term Action Agenda for Salmon Habitat Conservation
Interim measures that can be undertaken while multi-jurisdictional partners work on a long-term conservation plan for salmon habitat in the Lake Washington, Cedar River, and Sammamish watershed. |
Conserving Salmon:
King County Accomplishments and Action Plan
This report highlights King County's 2000-2001 accomplishments and outlines future actions that conserve ecosystems to sustain healthy salmon populations, other fish and wildlife habitat, and the quality of life in the County. |
Final WRIA 9 Near-term Action Agenda for Salmon Habitat Recovery Planning
Interim measures that can be undertaken while we work on a long-term conservation plan for salmon habitat in the Green/Duwamish watershed. |
Final 2001 Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan |
Regional Wastewater Services Plan (RWSP)library/resources |
May Creek Basin Plan
Plan addresses drainage and habitat in the area draining to May Creek, north of Renton. Cedar River Basin and Nonpoint Pollution Action Plan Summary (1995) |
GAMES and QUIZZES |
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DNRP Kids Web |
Take the interactive EQ quiz to learn your "Environmental Quotient" |
RULES |
Wetland Mitigation Banking
Public Rules & Guidelines |
SEPA process
State Environmental Policy Act process and procedures. |
Public Rule
Right-of-way and Drainage Facility Inspection Fees |
TECHNICAL REPORTS |
| Model Low Impact Development Strategies for Big Box Retail Stores |
King County Streams Water Quality Reports |
Small Habitat Restoration Program Annual Reports: |
| Inventory and Assessment of Current and Historic Beach Feeding Sources/Erosion and Accretion Areas for the Marine Shorelines of Water Resource Inventory Areas 8 and 9 |
Sediment Quality Evaluation in Lake Sammamish, Lake Union, and Lake Washington
Report of chemical and biological substances, their distribution and toxicity, and benthic communities at various sample sites. |
Chinook Spawner Survey Technical Reports
Greater Lake Washington Drainage |
Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Results, 2001-2004
Report of groundwater samples from across King County, providing measurements of well depth and concentrations of nitrate, arsenic, lead, and iron in well water. |
Biological Effects Analysis Report
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Marine Water Quality Reports |
| Groundwater Protection Program |
Juvenile Salmonid Composition, Timing, Distribution, and Diet in Marine Nearshore Waters of Central Puget Sound in 2001-2002 |
Streams and River Monitoring Reports
Assessment of habitat conditions in rivers and streams. |
White River Land Acquisition Evaluation Report
Review the lands recommended to be acquired for salmon habitat restoration and flood management. |
Lake Washington Existing Conditions Report - 2004 |
Core Areas: A Framework for Identifying Critical Habitat for Salmon
Habitat report describing river and watershed features favorable to salmon survival. |
The Current Status of Kokanee in the Greater Lake Washington Watershed |
Brightwater Environmental Review
Environmental review describing effects of the planned Brightwater Treatment Plant and related conveyance facilities. |
Snoqualmie Watershed Aquatic Habitat Conditions Report: Summary of 1999 - 2001 Conditions
Summary of habitat conditions for multiple species of salmonids and other aquatic biota in aquatic ecosystems of the Snoqualmie Watershed. |
2001 Salmon Spawning Surveys in Selected Tributaries of the Cedar River, Washington |
Salmon Habitat Limiting Factors
for the PUyallup River Basin (WRIA 10) |
West Hill Drainage Study
Inventory, analysis and recommendations to improve the drainage infrastructure in the Bryn Mawr area of South Lake Washington. |
Habitat Inventory and Assessment of Juanita Creek
A report on instream and riparian salmon habitat quality in Juanita Creek in the Kirkland area of north King County. |
Small Streams Toxicity/Pesticide Study
A report about toxic substances such as pesticides and metals in streams draining to Lake Washington. |
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Habitat Inventory and Assessment of Three Sammamish River Tributaries: North, Swamp, and Little Bear Creeks (Acrobat format) |
Sammamish River Water and Sediment Quality Assessment |
| King County Water Quality Reports |
State of the Nearshore Report
A summary of the characteristics of the Puget Sound shoreline and estuarine ecosystem in King County. |
Literature Review and Recommended Sampling Protocol for Bull Trout in King County |
