CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities to enter into two interlocal agreements to provide for the implementation of Chinook salmon conservation plans for the Lake Washington, Cedar River, Sammamish Watershed and the Green River, Duwamish River, and Central Puget Sound Watershed; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, Puget Sound Chinook salmon were listed as a threatened species in 1999 under the federal Endangered Species Act; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle and other local governments in the Lake Washington, Cedar River, Sammamish Watershed (Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 8) and the Green River, Duwamish River, and Central Puget Sound Watershed (WRIA 9) are working proactively to improve and restore Puget Sound Chinook populations, and have shared interests and responsibilities for addressing long-term watershed planning and conservation of the aquatic ecosystems and floodplains and wish to collectively provide for planning, funding, and implementation of various activities and projects; and
WHEREAS, the WRIA 8 Salmon Conservation Plan and WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan that contribute to the federally approved Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan were developed through interlocal agreements and were previously ratified by Council; and
WHEREAS, the City and other jurisdictions have participated in similar interlocal agreements for salmon recovery since 2001; and
WHEREAS, the City has a strong interest in participating in regional salmon recovery efforts which provide other benefits to the residents of Seattle such as but not limited to flood plain management, stormwater management, improved open space, recreation, improved stream water quality, and habitat for other species; and
WHEREAS, implementation of the Chinook salmon conservation plans in WRIA 8 and WRIA 9 are a cornerstone of regional efforts to restore...
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