Drafter
Clerk 08/11/2009
Title
AN ORDINANCE approving the King County Water District No. 49 2008 Water System Plan.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County has adopted K.C.C. chapter 13.24, which requires approval of comprehensive plans for water utilities that distribute or obtain water in unincorporated King County as a prerequisite for operating in unincorporated King County, receiving approval for annexation proposals, being granted right-of-way franchises, and being given approval for right-of-way construction permits. K.C.C. 13.24.060 prescribes the requirements for approval of such plans, including consistency with state and local planning requirements.
2. RCW 57.16. 010 requires that general comprehensive plans for water districts be submitted to, and approved by the legislative authority within whose boundaries all or a portion of the district lies.
3. King County water district No. 49's last water system plan was prepared in 2002. Both Washington State Department of Health ("DOH") and King County regulations require water system plans to be updated every six years.
4. King County water district No. 49 ("the district") is in King County and has adopted a 2008 water system plan ("the plan").
5. King County has adopted a comprehensive plan that includes water supply policies in its provisions for facilities and services (policies F-213 through F-245) that call for consistency with other adopted plans, support for regional water supply planning, pursuit of reclaimed water, water conservation and protection of water resources.
6. K.C.C. chapter 13.24 requires review of water system plans by the utilities technical review committee ("UTRC"), and a recommendation made to the King County executive and council on the plan and the requirements under K.C.C. chapter 13.24 and consistency with the King County Comprehensive Plan. The UTRC has reviewed the planning data and district operations and hereby finds:
a. The plan uses population and employment forecasts developed by the Puget Sound Regional Council for the district's service area, which are consistent with population targets under the growth management act, with a customized forecast appropriately used;
b. The plan need not use King County land use classifications, as the service area is located wholly within the incorporated cities of Burien, Normandy Park and SeaTac;
c. The capital facility plan is adequate to meet anticipated facility and service needs;
d. The plan is consistent with applicable state water quality laws, including the evaluation of reclaimed water use; and
e. The plan is consistent with other pertinent county adopted plans and policies.
7. The DOH approval of the district's plan is pending King County council action.
8. The district completed a state Environmental Policy Act checklist and issued a determination of nonsignificance for the issuance of the plan on December 10, 2008.
9. The district's operations and facilities meet multiple existing statutory, administrative and planning standards. As the district's operations, facilities and planning meet the requirements of the King County Code, and are consistent with the King County Comprehensive Plan, the UTRC recommends approval of the plan.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. King County Water District No. 49 2008 Water System Plan,
Attachment A to this ordinance, is hereby approved as a comprehensive water system plan.