File #: 2004-0498    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/25/2004 In control: Budget and Fiscal Management Committee
On agenda: Final action: 11/22/2004
Enactment date: 11/24/2004 Enactment #: 15081
Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing interlocal agreements between King County and King County cities and utilities in three King County groundwater management areas for the purpose of cooperatively funding and implementing groundwater science, policy, plan implementation and outreach activities in the East King County, Issaquah Creek Valley and Redmond Bear Creek groundwater management areas.
Sponsors: Carolyn Edmonds, Larry Gossett, Larry Phillips
Indexes: Groundwater, Interlocal Agreement
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 15081.pdf, 2. 2004-0498 Attachment 4 to 11-9-04 Staff Report.pdf, 3. 2004-0498 Fiscal Note.doc, 4. 2004-0498 For Intro.doc, 5. 2004-0498 staff report 11-9-04, 6. 2004-0498 Transmittal Letter.doc, 7. A. Interlocal Agreement for Groundwater Protection and Management Activities (East King County), 8. B. Interlocal Agreement for Groundwater Protection and Management Activities (Issaquah Creek Valley), 9. C. Interlocal Agreement for Groundwater Protection and Management Activities-Redmond Bear Creek
Staff: Reed, Mike
Drafter
Clerk 10/18/2004
Title
AN ORDINANCE authorizing interlocal agreements between King County and King County cities and utilities in three King County groundwater management areas for the purpose of cooperatively funding and implementing groundwater science, policy, plan implementation and outreach activities in the East King County, Issaquah Creek Valley and Redmond Bear Creek groundwater management areas.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The state Department of Ecology has identified and designated five groundwater management areas ("management areas") within King County.
B. With King County acting as lead agency, groundwater management plans ("management plans") for four of the management areas were completed and were certified by the state Department of Ecology in 2000.
C. Under RCW 90.44.420, affected local governments are charged with adopting regulations, ordinances and/or programs for implementing those provisions of the management plan which are within their respective jurisdictional authorities.
D. The King County council, in Ordinance 14214, codified as K.C.C. chapter 9.14, formally authorized the county's groundwater protection program and provided for the creation of four groundwater protection committees ("the committees").
E. The committees have identified their top priorities for implementation of their respective management plans and for groundwater protection generally within the management areas.
F. King County and a number of cities and utilities within the management areas have recognized that they have roles and responsibilities in addressing ground water issues and concerns and wish to work together to address and implement the committee's priorities and to protect groundwater in general (collectively, "the parties"). The parties are in agreement that King County's services will be utilized to conduct specific groundwater protection activities, including increase...

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