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July 9th, 2010

Washington State's Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant Program offers Skagit County $203,000

SKAGIT COUNTY - On June 17, the Washington State Department of Ecology's Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant Program offered Skagit County $203,000. This grant funding is part of Ecology's $50 million grant program that allows local governments to invest in local programs and manage pollution problems associated with stormwater.

The offered funding will provide great assistance in reducing stormwater pollution in Skagit County, which is a major threat to Puget Sound and the state's urban waters. "This grant funding will be essential in building Skagit County's Stormwater Management Program, improving local stormwater quality, and meeting the responsibilities of our National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit issued by Washington Department of Ecology," said Mike See, Skagit County Stormwater Coordinator.

The $50 million financial assistance program is divided into two parts: the Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant Program and the Fiscal Year 2011 Stormwater Retrofit and Low Impact Development (LID) Competitive Grant Program. Skagit County will apply for the second grant program to fund an LID demonstration project in the parking lot of the County Commissioners Administration Building.

For more information, contact Michael See, Skagit County Stormwater Coordinator, at michaels@co.skagit.wa.us or at (360) 336-9400 ext. 3174, or visit www.skagitcounty.net/stormwater