Drafter
Clerk 05/14/2004
Title
A MOTION regarding concurrence with the recommendations contained in the South King County Ground Water Management Plan.
Body
WHEREAS, the Washington State Growth Management Act requires, under RCW 36.70A.070(1), that protection of the quality and quantity of groundwater used as public water supplies be addressed as part of a mandatory element within the county Comprehensive Plan; and that the county Comprehensive Plan, under RCW 36.70A.060, designate and protect critical areas, including areas with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable water, RCW 36.70A.050; and that the county Comprehensive Plan, under RCW 36.70A.070(5), protect surface and ground water resources in rural areas, and
WHEREAS, policy CA-5 of the countywide planning policies states that all jurisdictions that are included in ground water management plans shall support the development, adoption and implementation of the plans, and additionally pursue a set of specified groundwater protection activities that include development of best management practices, creation and maintenance of relevant groundwater maps, and implementation of wellhead protection programs, and
WHEREAS, policy CA-6 of the countywide planning policies states that land use actions should take into account potential impacts on aquifers serving as potable supplies, and avoid or mitigate for depletion or degradation of the aquifers, or include planning and developing feasible replacement sources for the aquifers, and
WHEREAS, policy LU-17 of the countywide planning policies states that rural areas shall be recognized as significant for the recharge and storage of groundwater and as areas necessary for the maintenance of base flows in rivers and natural levels of lakes and wetlands, and that measures, including those for the control of surface water runoff, should be adopted and implemented, and
WHEREAS, policy FW-12(c) of the countywide planning policies states tha...

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