Mission & goals
Water and Land Resources Division

Mission

Water and Land is helping to protect King County's water and lands so that its citizens can enjoy them safely today, and for generations to come.

Goals

Environmental quality

Protect and restore aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and protect public health and safety. Our programs meet or exceed federal, state and local regulatory requirements for public safety, water quality and ecosystem integrity.

Leadership

Be a high performance regional environmental and resource management agency by providing high quality services, working in partnerships, and leading by example.

Price of service

We guide the cost-effective investment of public funds to balance human health, safety and public benefits with ecosystem protection. We maximize efficiencies to minimize the financial burden on our citizens. We reduce the private and public costs of recurring floods.

Customer satisfaction

The citizens of the county support and value WLR's work and enjoy rapid, responsive service.

Employee involvement and morale

Be a forward thinking workforce where employees are engaged in our business, involved in decisions that affect them, and understand their role in achieving the DNRP vision.