CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities to enter into an amended Water Quality Combined Financial Assistance Agreement with the State of Washington Department of Ecology to partially finance costs related to the construction of the Ship Canal Water Quality Project; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle and King County own and operate combined sewer systems, portions of which are interconnected, and there is a risk of overflows in some locations during heavy rain events; and
WHEREAS, the Combined Sewer Overflows ("CSOs") are regulated under the federal Clean Water Act and governed by the State of Washington under the terms of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") permits separately issued to both The City of Seattle and King County; and
WHEREAS, the terms of the NPDES permits require The City of Seattle and King County to limit untreated overflows at each CSO outfall to an average of no more than one per year; and
WHEREAS, under a Consent Decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), the Washington Department of Ecology ("Ecology"), and the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") authorized by Ordinance 123908 and amended by Ordinance 124129 (the "City's Consent Decree"), The City of Seattle must implement control measures to limit untreated combined sewer overflows in accordance with State of Washington requirements by December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, in 2015 the City Council pursuant to Ordinance 124966 authorized Seattle Public Utilities to enter into a Joint Project Agreement ("JPA") with King County to design, construct, operate, and maintain the Ship Canal Water Quality Project; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council on June 21, 2021, approved Ordinance 126376 authorizing Seattle Public Utilities to enter into a low-interest loa...
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