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 a Water Quality Combined Financial Assistance Agreement between the State of Washington Department of Ecology and The City of Seattle, Public Utilities Department, to partially finance costs related to the construction of the Ship Canal Water Quality Project through a Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle and King County own and operate their own combined sewer systems, portions of which are interconnected and in some locations are at risk of overflows 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 CSOs in accordance with State of Washington requirements by December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle is required to construct a Shared West Ship Canal Tunnel (aka Ship Canal Water Quality Project) for outfalls 147, 174, 150, 151, and 152 by its approved Plan to Protect Seattle's Waterways ("Plan"), Long-Term Control Plan and Integrated Plan; and
WHEREAS, in 2015 the City Council pursuant to Ordinance 124966 authorized Seattle Public Utiliti...
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