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Clerk 12/21/2005
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Regional Wastewater Services Plan reporting requirements, amending Ordinance 13680, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 28.86.050, and Ordinance 13680, Section 12, and K.C.C. 28.86.120, and Ordinance 13680, Section 13, and K.C.C. 28.86.130, Ordinance 12353, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.90.010 and Ordinance 11398, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 28.84.055 and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 28.86.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The Regional Wastewater Services Plan ("RWSP") was adopted by the King County council in November 1999 by Ordinance 13680 and subsequently codified in K.C.C. chapter 28.86.
2. The RWSP is a supplement to the King County comprehensive water pollution abatement plan. The RWSP identifies projects and programs needed to provide wastewater capacity for homes and businesses in the wastewater service area through the year 2030. The RWSP also provides policy direction for the operation and continued development of the wastewater system and its capital improvement program. Many of the policies include reporting requirements that allow for review and oversight of RWSP projects and programs by the King County executive, council, council committees and staff.
3. K.C.C. chapter 28.86 includes several policies that describe RWSP reporting requirements related to odor control, treatment plant siting, infiltration and inflow control, water quality monitoring, RWSP implementation and review, and finance. The frequency of these reports ranges from "as needed," to once every three years, though most are required annually at different times throughout the year. Some of these reports are redundant or outdated or have due dates inconsistent with the availability of necessary information, completion of key milestones or time needed to complete data collection and analysis. This ordinance eliminates redundancies in the reporting requirements, adjusts the due dates to refle...
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