Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Everett maintains a water system plan as required by state law. The latest update was approved in 2007, and the 2014 Addendum to the 2007 Comprehensive Water Plan was completed in September 2014. The plan is based on population and employment forecasts from PSRC that are different from the proposed alternatives2. The forecasts estimate a 2035 population of 135,832 within the existing City limits, which is between Alternatives 2 and 3. They estimate 2035 employment of 126,412 within the existing City limits, which is lower than all of the proposed alternatives. Because high water demand is based on fire flow requirements versus usage by residents and employees, the Water Comprehensive Plan should be consistent with any of the alternatives. The next Water Comprehensive Plan Update in 2019 will address the higher population and employment targets if they are adopted by City Council. (c) Stormwater. Stormwater management is provided by the City of Everett within the city limits and by Snohomish County in the unincorporated areas of the planning area. Stormwater management is accomplished by the City's surface water and storm drainage regulations, and by the "Surface Water Comprehensive Plan " which is currently being updated. In the north end of Everett stormwater is collected into a combined sanitary and stormwater system (combined sewer area) and conveyed to wastewater treatment plant. In the remaining portions of the planning area, stormwater is directed to natural stream channels. Capital improvements for surface water management are funded through City of Everett sewer rates and a Surface Water fee. See Land Use Policy 2.14.2 for a discussion of water quality and stormwater treatment, including the use of low impact development in Everett. (i) Inventory and location. See Figures 3, 4 and 5. (ii) Forecast of future needs. As evidenced in the existing water and sewer plans for the city, the capacity for all services (water, sewer and storm water) is sufficient to serve the needs of the area for the next six years and beyond. However, certain projects are planned for this period and will be undertaken to maintain or expand system capacity. Summaries of these projects are included in the Capital Improvement Program listed earlier in this section of the plan. Detailed information on these projects and the water and sewer plans are available in the City's Planning Department and the Department of Public Works. (iii) Proposed location and/or expansion of new or existing; facilities. See Figures 3 and 4 for the location of existing facilities and Figures 5 and 6 for the location of planned facilities. Also, for more detailed information on these projects, see detailed water and sewer plans available at the Planning and Community Development and the Public Works Departments. (iv) Six-year funding sources. Most of the funding for these projects comes from ratepayers. These projects are utility projects funded from the rate base. Some of the funding is anticipated from loans available through the State of Washington Department of Ecology and other sources. 2 Demographic data was obtained from the "Puget Sound Regional Council, 2003 Sub -County (Small Area) Forecasts of Population and Employment, Central Puget Sound Region." CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT 24