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AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Snoqualmie Water System Plan dated November 2023.
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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 and sewer utilities that provide service 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. chapter 13.24 prescribes the requirements for approval of such plans, including consistency with state and local planning requirements.
2. The city of Snoqualmie's last water system plan was approved in 2013. King County regulations require water system plans to be updated every six years.
3. The city of Snoqualmie's water system has a service area within unincorporated King County and has adopted a water comprehensive plan update ("the plan").
4. King County has adopted a Comprehensive Plan that includes water supply policies in its provisions for facilities and services, which are policies F-210, F-231 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 to review and make a recommendation to the King County executive and council on the plan, the requirements under K.C.C. chapter 13.24, and consistency with the King County Comprehensive Plan. The utilities technical review committee has reviewed the planning data and system operations and has found:
a. The growth projections in the plan are not currently consistent with the growth targets adopted through the 2021 King County Countywide Planning Policies. The city adopted Resolution No 1680 which seeks a revised 2044 housing growth target and formally requests a King County reconciliatio...

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