1. Water Quality and Watersheds SectionPierce County SWM Water Quality and Watersheds 2011 Workplan Dan D. Wrye, Water Quality Manager

2. Mission Improve ecosystem health in Pierce County by managing stormwater systems, monitoring watersheds, and building partnerships.

3. How What We Do Gets Us to Healthy Watersheds Collaboration Partnerships Healthy Watersheds Water Quality and Watersheds

4. 2011 Objectives Inspections Technical assistance to citizens Technical assistance to County Monitor watershed health Manage, analyze data Watershed management NPDES stormwater permit Implementation agreements Enhance team Policy support

5. Inspections 1000 private facilities 200 “potential pollutant generators” 500 County SWM-owned ponds 80 illicit discharges

6. Technical Assistance to Public Homeowners’ associations workshops Neighborhood workshop Brochures Asset management Best practices for gas and oil

7. Technical Assistance to Public (continued) Storm drain marking Outreach initiatives Yard care Pesticides, fertilizers Low Impact Development Mobile businesses, auto repair Shellfish water quality

9. Facilities Management, SWM

10. Parks, Solid Waste, Ferries and Airports

11. Pollution Prevention Plans

12. Retrofit planning

13. Quarry, Narrows Airport monitoring

15. 12 flow

16. Ground water

17. 16 weather stations

18. http://co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/pwu/weather.htm

19. Benthic Index of Biological Integrity

20. Shellfish

21. Stormwater characterization

22. BMP effectiveness

23. Flow reduction

24. Program effectiveness

27. Clarks Creek cleanup

28. Salmon Recovery

29. 3 Puget Sound Action Areas

30. Ecosystem Board

31. 8 to 12 failing septic repairs

33. Implementation Agreements Track, evaluate and report Fully complete by end of year

34. Support Policy Makers Stormwater Advisory Board County Executive and Council South Puget Sound Council Legislature

35. Opportunities for Watershed Councils Homeowners’ workshops (all) Neighborhood workshop (all) Report card (all) Storm drain marking (all) Outreach initiatives (all) Benthic Index of Biological Integrity (all)

37. Salmon Recovery (PRWC, CCWSC)

38. Web portal (all)

39. Program effectiveness (NRC)

40. Puget Sound Action Areas (all)

41. SPS Ecosystem Board (NRC, KGI, CCWSC)

43. Summary (continued) Flood Hazard Plan issuance Continuation of monitoring Update of Illicit Discharge Code A full slate of stormwater trainings Satisfaction of implementation agreements 11th year of salmon recovery 8th year of our watershed council support

44. Questions

45. Dan WRYE253/798-4672DWRYE@CO.PIERCE.WA.US Water Quality and Watersheds Water Quality and Watersheds 2011 Workplan