Drafter
Clerk 09/15/2020
Title
A MOTION adopting the Black River Pump Station Capital Plan Strategy.
Body
WHEREAS, the Black River Pump Station is a critical component of the Green River flood control system, and functions as a dam to prevent flood flows and tidal inundation from flowing upstream in the channel of the historic Black River and from flooding local cities, and
WHEREAS, the Black River Pump Station protects over 2,800 acres, estimated $4.4 billion in assessed value with an estimated 370 structures in Renton, 210 structures in Kent and 60 structures in Tukwila, and the King County South Treatment Plant, and
WHEREAS, the Black River Pump Station requires significant rehabilitation and upgrades to function reliably and continuously to provide flood risk reduction benefits to the highly developed and largely commercial portions of Renton, Kent and Tukwila, and
WHEREAS, the Black River Pump Station was built in 1972, before the Endangered Species Act listing of Puget Sound chinook and steelhead, and
WHEREAS, the Black River Pump Station fish passage and exclusion systems do not meet current design requirements for upstream or downstream fish passage and may hinder migration and harm fish, and
WHEREAS, acting as the primary service provider to the King County Flood Control District ("the District"), the King County Water and Land Resources Division ("WLRD") has conducted analysis of the capital projects necessary to overhaul the Black River Pump Station to address the flood risk reduction and fish passage deficiencies, and
WHEREAS, WLRD continues to conduct a robust public process including working with affected jurisdictions and tribal stakeholders, and
WHEREAS, the proposed Black River Pump Station Capital Project Strategy is a strategic comprehensive prioritized list of capital projects, and
WHEREAS, the District desires to provide WLRD with policy direction relating to flood risk reduction and fish passage improvement projects at the Black...

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