Stories for Snohomish County

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Snohomish County Map with WRIAs, Washington State. Developed by Mike Woodall, Department of Ecology.

Water Quality stories are grouped according to the Water Quality Program's Five Program Activities. Some Stories may fall under more than one category, and are referenced accordingly.

Prevent Point Source Pollution (excluding water cleanup, stormwater, and financial assistance)
Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution (excluding water cleanup, stormwater, and financial assistance)
- Controlling Pet Waste in Suburban Areas: where to look - and what to say to the public (also under Cleanup Polluted Water)
  Snohomish County used a scientific approach to their pet waste challenge and created a program to help local governments change public knowledge and behaviors to help keep pet waste out of local streams.
Control Stormwater Pollution
- Cities, Schools, and Clean Water: A city works with local schools to protect water quality (also under Cleanup Polluted Water)
  Early education on the importance of good water quality and factors causing pollution is the “ounce of prevention” that leads to a “pound of cure.”
- Snohomish County – Evergreen State Fairgrounds LID Improvements Project
  Snohomish County recently installed many low impact development (LID) improvements at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe.
- Putting the Reins on Stormwater: Improving Stormwater Management at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds
  Local fairgrounds are an important part of many agricultural communities. The Evergreen Fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington, covers 185 acres. Snohomish County Staff noticed that the fairground’s stormwater treatment plan needed improvement. They worked with the state Department of Ecology to improve stormwater treatment by utilizing low impact development (LID) techniques.
Provide Financial Assistance
- Snohomish River Basin: An Ecosystem in Transition
  For several decades, Snohomish County Surface Water Management worked to rehabilitate several prime historical salmonid habitat estuaries in the Snohomish River Basin. With the project nearly complete, they found they needed a small amount of financial help to finish. So, they turned to Ecology’s Direct Implementation Fund to help them complete the project.
Cleanup Polluted Waters
- Cities, Schools, and Clean Water: A city works with local schools to protect water quality (also under Control Stormwater Pollution)
  Early education on the importance of good water quality and factors causing pollution is the “ounce of prevention” that leads to a “pound of cure.”
- North Creek Watershed - Fighting Flashy Flow
  How the city of Mill Creek helped improved the health of North Creek flows and protected public and private buildings.
- Controlling Pet Waste in Suburban Areas: where to look - and what to say to the public (also under Reduce Nonpoint Pollution)
  Snohomish County used a scientific approach to their pet waste challenge and created a program to help local governments change public knowledge and behaviors to help keep pet waste out of local streams.
- Solar-powered Livestock Watering: Keeping Cattle, Fish, and People Healthy
  The Snohomish Conservation District installed a solar-powered watering system at a cattle ranch near Arlington, WA, and developed a loaner program. Read about what the District learned and how this off-stream watering technique can help you comply with state and local laws while raising livestock for profit or pleasure.
- Door-to-door Outreach: Helping Streams One Home at a Time
  Urban and suburban streams experience pollution and hydrologic stresses from local development. The Adopt-A-Stream Foundation worked with a neighborhood in the Marysville area to lower stream temperatures and improve water quality along Hayho Creek in the Middle Fork of Quilceda Creek.

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Last updated November 2009