Drafter
Clerk 01/26/2010
Title
AN ORDINANCE approving the Sallal Water Association 2006, Revised July 2009, Water System Plan.
Body
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County adopted K.C.C. chapter 13.24, which requires approval of comprehensive plans for water and sewer 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 70.116.050 requires that water system plans developed by purveyors within the boundaries of a critical water supply service area be reviewed by local governments to ensure that the plan is not inconsistent with the land use plans, shoreline master programs and developmental policies of those local governments.
3. The Sallal Water Association's last water system plan was prepared in 2001. Both Washington state Department of Health and King County regulations require water system plans to be updated every six years.
4. The Sallal Water Association ("the association") is located in King County and has adopted a 2006, revised 2009, 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 comprehensive plans to be consistent with other adopted plans, support for regional water supply planning, pursuit of reclaimed water and 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 that a recommendation be 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 association operations and hereby finds:
a. The plan uses the population and employment forecasts developed by the Puget Sound Regional Council for the association's service area with a customized forecast appropriately used;
b. The plan uses King County land use classifications;
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 Washington state Department of Health has not yet approved the association's plan pending plan approval by King County.
8. The association completed a state Environmental Policy Act checklist and King County, as lead agency, issued a determination of nonsignificance for the issuance of the plan on August 5, 2009.
9. The association's operations and facilities meet multiple existing statutory, administrative, and planning standards. As the association'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. The Sallal Water Association 2006, Revised July 2009, Water
System Plan, Attachment A to this ordinance, is hereby approved as a comprehensive water system plan.
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