2019/04/03 Council Agenda Packet

rf, City to comply with the permit include the Surface Water System Ordinance,Surface and Storm Drainage Ordinance, Stormwater Management Manual,Surface Water Comprehensive Plan,and the City's Design and Construction Standards and Specifications. Everett's current NPDES permit and regulations mandate a wide variety of Low Impact Development(LID)m asures that were not required at the time of Everett's last major comprehensive plan update. LID is a term used to describe a stormwater management and land development strategy that emphasizes protection and use of on site,natural sterrmwater management features(such as arcus of permeable sells, depressions,or shallow vegetated swales),integrated with engineered,small scale hydrologic controls(such as rain gardens,rooftop dispersion,and porous pavements)to more closely mimic predevelopment hydrologic functions. The stormwater runoff in the north end of Everett is treated by the Everett Water Pollution Control Facility have been a problem in the past,and intense flooding of home and businesses during recent storm events have prompted the programming of major improvements in this system including replacement of deteriorated sewer - __ _ :---- - - , --_ • _ ' _ - -= - _ -- - - . problem to an average of one event per y ar per outfall. In the south part of the Everett Planning Area, both the City and Snohomish County have prepared storm drainage and water quality plans and have identified both structural and nonstructural improvements that can be made to prevent further degradation of water quality. stakeholders from municipalities,tribes,environmental organizatiens,federal and state organizations and the trends,pollutant source identification and effectiveness monitoring. Money is paid to Ecology,who then contracts projects with consultants and stakeholders who bid to do specific projects chosen by the combined stakeholder body known as the Stormwater Werk Group. The contract and payment process is overseen by an additional stakeholder group known as the Pooled Resources Oversight Committee. Pooling resources for larger projects will result in better projects and much les,cost than each municipality doing monitoring on their own. a) Everett shall continue to monitor the quality of its surface waters and coordinate with neighboring Planning Area. Policy 2.iz_z,r 3 The Puget Sound Action Agenda serves as a roadmap for actions needed for the recovery of Puget Sound. Many of the actions recommended under the plan are included and implemented under the NPDES program referred to above.The City shall continue to work with the Puget Sound Partnership to implement programs and projects that contribute to the recovery of the Sound. 2.153 Critical Area Goals,Objectives and Policies Goals for Critical Areas Land Use Policies - Goal 2.13 Protect the functions and values of critical areas in order to promote and protect public health, safety and welfare. Goal 2.15.2 To protect the public health,safety and welfare by regulating development of the geologic and Goal 2.15., To protect,improve,and maintain the quality of Everett's water resources. Objectives for Critical Amps Land U:e Policies Objective 2.15.1 Require development to protect and preserve critical areas. LAND USE ELEMENT, 2019 Amendment 38 Exhibit 1 -Page 38 104