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Clerk 09/26/2013
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AN ORDINANCE approving the Shoreline Water District Water System Plan Update 2011, Revised May 2013.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County has adopted K.C.C. chapter 13.24, which requires approval of comprehensive plans for water utilities that distribute or obtain water in unincorporated King County as a prerequisite for operating in unincorporated King County, receiving approval for annexation proposals, being granted right-of-way franchises, and being given approval for right-of-way construction permits. K.C.C. 13.24.060 prescribes the requirements for approval of such plans, including consistency with state and local planning requirements.
2. RCW 70.116.050 requires that general comprehensive plans for water within critical water supply service areas be submitted to, and approved by, the legislative authority within whose boundaries all or a portion of a utility lies. RCW 57.16.010 requires that general comprehensive plans for water districts be submitted to, and approved by, the legislative authority within whose boundaries all or a portion of the district lies.
3. The Shoreline water district ("the district") is in King County and has adopted the Shoreline Water District Water System Plan Update 2011, Revised May 2013 ("the plan").
4. King County has adopted a comprehensive plan that includes water supply policies in its provisions for facilities and services (policies F-101 through F-254) that call for consistency with other adopted plans, support for regional water supply planning, pursuit of reclaimed water, water conservation and protection of water resources.
5. K.C.C. chapter 13.24 requires the utilities technical review committee ("UTRC") to review and make a recommendation to the King County executive and council on the plan and the requirements under K.C.C. chapter 13.24 and the plan's consistency with the King County Comprehensive Plan. The UTRC has reviewed the planning data and city operations and has found:
a. The plan uses population and employment forecasts developed by the Puget Sound Regional Council for the district's service area;
b. The district's service area is within the cities of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park with no service in unincorporated King County;
c. The capital facility plan is adequate to meet anticipated facility and service needs;
d. The plan is consistent with applicable Washington state water quality laws, including the evaluation of reclaimed water use; and
e. The plan is consistent with other pertinent county adopted plans and policies.
7. The Washington state Department of Health approval of the district's plan is pending King County council action.
8. Under the state Environmental Policy Act the district issued a determination of nonsignificance for the issuance of the plan on December 13, 2011, and there were no appeals.
9. The district's operations and facilities meet multiple existing statutory, administrative and planning standards. As the district's operations, facilities and planning meet the requirements of the King County Code, and are consistent with the King County Comprehensive Plan, the UTRC recommends approval of the plan.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The Shoreline Water District Water System Plan Update 2011,
Revised May 2013, Attachment A to this ordinance, is hereby approved as a comprehensive water system plan.