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Stormwater Services and Information for King County, Washington

Stormwater documents 

Surface Water Design Manual - 2009 update

  • Archived versions
    Older versions of the Surface Water Design Manual are available for municipalities who have referenced them in stormwater managementcodes.

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Manual

Drainage Maintenance Standards

Model Low Impact Development Strategies for Big Box Retail Stores

The Integrated Pond

Wetlands and Urbanization: Implications for the Future
The Puget Sound Wetlands and Stormwater Management Research Program (PSWSMRP) was a ten-year regional research effort documenting how urbanization affects wetlands. The studies examined the impacts of stormwater on the five major structural components of wetlands: (1) hydrology, (2) water quality, (3) soils, (4) plants, and (5) animals. The fourteen papers in this monograph are divided into four sections: Program Overview, Descriptive Ecology, Assessment of Stormwater Effects, and Management Guidelines.

Characteristics of the low-elevation Sphagnum-dominated peatlands of western Washington: a community profile
Also known as "the bog book", this publication provides a compilation of data and findings about Sphagnum-dominated peatlands from existing local sources, most of which are unpublished as of November, 2001.