Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Ordinance 25-013, reenacting and amending Chapter 7.54 SCC pertaining to inspection and maintenance of constructed stormwater control facilities
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DEPARTMENT: Conservation and Natural Resources
ORIGINATOR: Bill Leif
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Ken Klein 2/20/25
PURPOSE: Reenactment of Chapter 7.54 Snohomish County Code - Maintenance of Constructed Stormwater Facilities.
* BACKGROUND: Click or tap here to enter text.The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) issued a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase 1 municipal stormwater permit to Snohomish County and five other municipalities in Washington State.
* NPDES permit Special Condition S5.C.10.b.i requires the County to have and implement ordinances or other enforceable documents requiring maintenance of privately-owned stormwater facilities that discharge to the County's municipal storm sewer.
* Snohomish County meets this requirement through implementation of chapter 7.54 Snohomish County Code (SCC).
* The purposes of chapter 7.54 SCC are to:
o Protect the quality of the county's aquatic resources, including receiving waters, groundwater, and aquatic sediments, from the discharge of contaminants and the adverse impacts of stormwater runoff.
o Protect the function and integrity of public infrastructure related to stormwater control, including county roads, associated rights-of-way, and drainage facilities.
o Reduce, prevent, and ameliorate the adverse impacts of contaminated discharges on public health, safety, and welfare; and
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Protect, maintain, and improve the quality of the county's water resources for fish and wildlife habitat, human recreation, and other ecological and aesthetic purposes and beneficial uses.
* The objectives of chapter 7.54 SCC are to:
o Establish minimum requirements for the regular inspection and maintenance of constructed stormwater control facilities, pursuant to which t...
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