South Central Action Area Caucus Group - WORKSHOP July 6, 2016

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Renton City Hall

1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057

AGENDA

Meeting Purposes:

Make final recommendations on draft goal statements

Update conceptual models so they are ready to present to full Caucus for final approval

Review “deep dive” topic ideas list and select initial discussion topic(s)

Time Topic Lead/Action

12:30 – 12:40 Welcome & Introductions Gretchen

12:40 – 12:50 Final review of goal statements Gretchen Discussion

12:50 – 1:50 Conceptual model break-out discussions All Discussion

1:50 – 2:25 “Deep dive” topic ideas discussion and identification of discussion goals/structure/topics

Dave White Discussion

2:25 – 2:30 Wrap-Up & Adjourn Gretchen

Upcoming Meeting Dates:

1. August 3 Caucus Meeting (Renton City Hall) 2. September 7 Caucus Meeting (Renton City Hall)

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Worksheet 3. Goals/Targets Complete a hard copy of this worksheet if your LIO chooses not to work directly in Miradi. * Please note that each of these metrics are contingent on availability of resources.

Goals: Identify either quantitative or qualitative goals for a minimum of 3 components or describe how your LIO will contribute to the Vital Sign and associated target (if applicable): Identify either quantitative or qualitative goals for a minimum of 3 components or describe how your LIO will contribute to the Vital Sign and associated target (if applicable)

Vital Sign/Component Regional Goal (by 2020) Contribution Towards Target/Goal Statement

Floodplains Restore, or have projects underway to restore, 15% of degraded Puget Sound floodplain area. Have no net loss of floodplain function in any watershed.

By 2021:

Restore 430 acres of floodplain and 4 miles of levee setbacks

Conduct assessments to identify future needs and priorities

Have floodplain landowner engagement programs in place in each of the three major watersheds

Land Cover/Development

Average annual loss of forested land cover to developed land‐cover in non‐federal lands does not exceed 1,000 acres per year. Loss of vegetation cover on indicator land base over a 5‐year period does not exceed 0.15% of the 2011 baseline land area. 268 miles of riparian vegetation are restored or restoration projects are underway. The proportion of basin‐wide growth occurring within Urban Growth Areas is at least 86.5% (equivalent to all counties exceeding goal by 3%) and all counties show

By 2021:

Restore 31 net miles of riparian habitat, including marine shoreline riparian habitat

Maintain UGA line and ensure that ≥87% of growth occurs within UGA

Achieve no net loss of forest cover

Offer 2 WSU Forest Stewardship Coached Planning workshops annually to support private forest landowner forest retention and stewardship and provide access to financial assistance programs that support retaining forests in current use and/or forest health stewardship (King)

Assess and treat 25 properties and reach 500 landowners through Firewise program (Pierce)

Commented [GM1]: WRIA 9: targeted tree planting in the floodplain is 1,200 acres (half of the 10-year goal of 2.400) for the Lower Green River subwatershed. In order to meet this goal, we will need to be coordinating with the landowners of the 1,200 acres

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an increase over their 2000‐2010 percentage.

120 acres retained in forested condition and active stewardship through TA/FA programs, 6 parcels/landowners per year (Implement community based restoration stewardship activities through both governmental and non-governmental initiatives) (King)

Freshwater Quality At least 50 percent of all monitoring stations with suitable data have freshwater Water Quality Index scores of 80 or higher. 100% of Puget Sound lowland stream drainage areas monitored with baseline BIBI Scores of 42‐46 or better retain these “excellent” scores and mean B‐IBI scores of 30 Puget Sound lowland drainage areas improve from “fair” to “good”. Achieve a decrease in the number of impaired waters (303(d) list) in Puget Sound freshwaters.

By 2021: Reduce toxics loading by treating 200 acres

through retrofits

Enroll jurisdictions in the South Central LIO in a program to routinely sweep (with High efficiency sweepers) arterial streets

o Target – 80% of jurisdictions enrolled by 2021

o Target – 50% of arterials in enrolled jurisdictions are routinely swept

o Matching funds are available to initiate and encourage participation

o Quantities of sediment collected are tracked and compiled in a regional database

o A packet of standard specifications and operating procedures are available for jurisdictions to use in contracting with sweeping providers.

o Existing condition monitoring data is compiled and analyzed to compare with future results to see if we are making a difference

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Improve flashiness and low flows in small streams through implementation of infiltration techniques and private landowner and contractor education (>75% of contractors) on green stormwater infrastructure techniques

Transition current Puget Sound Starts Here to conduct more targeted outreach that results in measurable behavior change ( 3-5 behavior change campaigns across the LIO)

Survey local governments to identify which have active or completed projects & plans to restore creek reaches; consider which might be appropriate for using B-IBI as an indicator of restoration effectiveness and lend support by seeking funding for more projects and restoration plans

Implement one experiment to test the potential to increase B-IBI using recolonization (similar to planting vegetation to recover riparian areas)

Seek funding support to further develop the Stream Benthos Database

Shoreline Armoring From 2011 to 2020, the total amount of armoring removed is greater than the total amount of new armoring in Puget Sound. Soft shore techniques are used for all new and replacement armoring, unless it is demonstrably infeasible.

By 2021:

Remove a greater amount of shoreline armoring than new armoring added in the LIO’s marine nearshore and Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish

Restore 10,700 feet of marine shoreline and 7 pocket estuaries, and protect 4 miles of marine shoreline.

Improve implementation, compliance, and enforcement of updated Shoreline Master Plans

Commented [GM2]: 100 contractors; 1000 landowners

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Feeder bluffs receive strategic attention for removal of existing armoring and avoidance of new armoring.

Protect and restore exceptional feeder bluffs as defined by PSNERP

Offer 3 workshops annually, and provide technical assistance to 20 private marine shoreline landowners annually on alternatives to traditional armoring techniques (King)

Start Green Shorelines program to reach 2 workshops and 25 landowners annually (Pierce)

On-site Sewage Expand designations of marine recovery areas or designation of other areas with equivalent enhanced operation and maintenance to 90% of marine shorelines not primarily served by sewers. All on-site sewage systems in marine recovery areas and other areas with equivalent enhanced operation and maintenance programs are inventoried, 95% are current with inspections, and all failed systems are fixed.

By 2021:

Continue work in Vashon Marine Recovery Area , expand Vashon Marine Recovery Area, and create a Poverty Bay Recovery Area

Expand septic system management into in priority TMDL areas, when resources become available

All on-site sewage systems in marine recovery areas and other areas with equivalent enhanced operation and maintenance programs within our LIO are inventoried and all failed systems are fixed

Conceptual Model: Airborne Pollutants (Climate Change)

Atmospheric pollutants from stationary and mobile sources. This class includes smog and ozone, the specific sources of which can be difficult to determine and difficult to address. Examples: smog from vehicle emissions, factory smoke emissions, coal burning, wind dispersion of pollutants or sediments, smoke from forest fires or wood stoves, etc. Associated stressors can include acid rain, excess nitrogen deposition, and radioactive fallout.

Conceptual Model: Dams

Construction or operation of dams used to generate hydropower or manage how and when water flows through a system Impacts associated with dams include conversion/loss or degradation of habitat, altered hydrology, and altered connectivity.

Conceptual Model: Freshwater and Marine Shoreline Hardening

Armoring of freshwater shorelines and overwater structures that alter, destroy, and disturb habitats and species via a nonconsumptive use, including industrial, commercial, and recreational marinas, ports and shipyards. Runoff from impervious surfaces or other water pollution should go in 9.1. Armoring of marine shorelines and overwater structures that alter, destroy, and disturb habitats and species via a non-consumptive use, including industrial, commercial, and recreational marinas, ports and shipyards. Runoff from

impervious surfaces or other water pollution should go in 9.1.

Conceptual Model: Freshwater Levees (from Sno-Stilly LIO Freshwater Levees in Floodplains Conceptual Model) – no

edits from South Central LIO

Levees & floodgates along freshwater systems to manage the hydrologic flow in a system Impacts associated with levees and floodgates include conversion/loss or degradation of habitat, altered hydrology, and altered connectivity.

Conceptual Model: Dams

Construction or operation of dams used to generate hydropower or manage how and when water flows through a system Impacts associated with dams include conversion/loss or degradation of habitat, altered hydrology, and altered connectivity.

Conceptual Model: Land Development (compiled from conceptual models from PSP Land Development and Cover Implementation Strategy)

Conceptual Model: Roads & Railroads (including culverts)

Surface transport on roadways and dedicated tracks Off-road vehicles are treated in the appropriate category in 6. Human Intrusions & Disturbance. If there are small roads associated with a major utility line, they belong in 4.2 Utility & Service Lines. Examples: highways, secondary roads, primitive roads, logging roads, bridges & causeways, fencing associated with roads, freight/passenger/mining railroads, etc.

Conceptual Model: Sewer – Domestic & Municipal Wastewater to Sewer

Discharges from municipal WWTPs into hydrologic systems This class includes water-borne sewage that includes nutrients, pathogens, toxic chemicals, and sediments.

Discharges from combined sewer overflows CSOs are included here. Onsite sewage systems (OSS) go in 9.1.1.2. This class does not include wastewater discharged from

recreational and other vessels (see 4.3, 6.1 and 6.2), or biosolids applied in terrestrial environments (see 9.3).

Conceptual Model: Stormwater (Runoff from residential and commercial lands)

Introduction of exotic or excess material into hydrologic system due to surface water loading and runoff from the built environment This

class includes runoff from commercial and residential lands, transportation facilities and corridors, as well as hull-cleaning and other

pollution from marina infrastructure and land-based boat maintenance practices (i.e. NPDES regulated activities that occur in marinas and

shipyards). Loading from septic systems (OSS) goes in 9.1.1.2, combined sewer overflows (CSOs) goes in 9.1.1.1, runoff from other

activities (e.g. agriculture, timber harvest) goes in 9.3, and industrial runoff goes in 9.2.4.

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South Central LIO - Potential Meeting Structure Ideas

1) Work groups that convene around a topic (using scheduled LIO workshops as time to meet in smaller groups) and then full LIO Caucus meetings to get feedback or involvement from larger group.

2) Each meeting or every other one a. Describe the topic (project or effort) b. Key lessons for others in the South Central LIO focusing on the relevance of the topic to

fostering implementation (action) -- a focused discussion on questions like: i. What worked? What didn’t work? What are the barriers?

ii. What is the potential for this to be implemented more widely in our LIO? iii. Resource implications? Capacity implications? iv. Who might implement this? How would it affect existing programs? v. How much of a priority is this action? Is it cost-effective? (i.e., a relatively low cost

way to attain an specific objective) vi. Any impacts on other programs or policy goals? (opportunities for synergies)

South Central LIO – Discussion Topic Ideas

Stormwater

1) Street Sweeping/pipe Cleaning a. Invite Lorna Mauren from Tacoma to share Tacoma’s Commencement Bay experience. Also

Seattle Public Utilities probably has some good information to share. Include Leska Fore’s PSP flyer on Tacoma’s experience. Discuss who needs to hear this information, what are barriers to more cities doing this work, why is does not apply to more suburban or rural areas and what role can our LIO play.

b. Best practices for improving water quality. 2) Futurewise’s Low Impact Development Report

a. Ask Heather or appropriate person from Futurewise to explain the survey work that was done and key findings. Discuss who needs to hear this, what are the barriers, and what role can our LIO play.

3) Source Control a. Are there source control programs that could be optimized through implementation at a

regional scale? 4) Building Cities in the Rain/Stormwater Control Transfer Program update

Habitat

5) Floodplains by Design update 6) Breaking Down Silos

a. Planning for land use, watershed health, capital facilities, etc. 7) Land Conversion 8) Levees 9) Ecosystem Services Analysis and Regional Open Space Planning

a. Erika Harris has contacts for this.

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Integrated (Stormwater/Habitat/Shellfish)

10) Integrating Stormwater and Salmon Recovery/Watershed Based Stormwater Plans a. Presentations on the watershed based stormwater plans that are being done as part of the

NPDES permits: King County’s Bear Creek Basin Plan and is Pierce County also doing one? b. Could also request presentations on the Green-Duwamish Stormwater Plan and the Miller-

Walker Creek stormwater planning work related to addressing pre-spawn mortality in coho. c. Discuss how we can better integrate salmon/habitat issues with stormwater work.

11) Science Forum on Recent Research that is Relevant to South Sound a. Recent research that toxics do impact juvenile salmon, that toxics may be transferred up the

food chain via plankton rather than sediments, other? b. Talk about specific projects that have clear management implications, such as our WRIA 9

shoreline permit compliance project and proposed NTA (that was ranked pretty highly). 12) Shellfish/Septic Tanks

a. Coordinate with West Sound on Septic Issues. They are doing a Forum on septic tanks/shellfish. Would be good to share information with Lynn from King County Public Health and they might want to hear what King County is doing. Anything similar happening in Pierce County?

13) Coordination on data a. How do we use data to prioritize actions?

14) Develop and propose a funding strategy a. That includes legislation and capital request for consideration of the 2017-18 legislative

session) specific for the 3 watersheds of the LIO. 15) Climate impacts update

a. What to plan for and tools for resilience. 16) What’s working, what’s not in the existing regulations

Education and Outreach

17) Environmental Justice and Role in Puget Sound recovery a. We are likely the most diverse population in the region, and we have a ways to go to have

more partners / stakeholders understand this topic and look at their own environmental / community philosophies with more of a cultural lens.

18) Education and Outreach a. Where can we work together to utilize existing education and outreach materials and

support existing campaigns? 19) Topics that Mirror our LIO’s Vital Signs

a. Factor in community engagement/stewardship/behavior change. 20) Develop and implement ongoing education and communication

a. City Council road show. b. Other means for ongoing education and communication of Puget Sound Action Agenda

near-term actions and other strategies.