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KING COUNTY FLOOD

CONTROL DISTRICT

ANNUAL REPORT

Scope of Services 2018 and 2019 First Quarter Performance Report per

Flood Control District Resolution 2008-17

April 2019

A report to the Flood Control

District’s Board of Supervisors

highlighting work completed in 2018

and the first quarter of 2019 in

support of the District’s mission to

bring a comprehensive approach to

floodplain management.

This report was produced by the Department of Natural Resources and Parks,

Water and Land Resources Division

King Street Center, KSC-NR-0600

201 South Jackson Street, Suite 600

Seattle, WA 98104

www.kingcounty.gov

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Above: Cedar River in Early Fall

Cover photo: Teufel Mitigation Large Wood Project and Riparian Planting

1 | King County Flood Control District 2018 Annual Report

King County Flood Control District Annual Report April 2019

Contents

Scope of Services | 2

Structural Protection | 5

Hazard Identification and Mitigation | 8

Asset Management | 10

Flood Warning Program | 13

Consulting to County Agencies | 14

Risk Reduction Through Partnership | 15

Attachments | 17-24

Attachment A – 2018 Budget | 17

Attachment B – 2018 Expenditures | 20

Attachment C – 2019 Budget | 22


The Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD) of the Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) is the service provider to the King County Flood Control District (District). This report provides the District’s Board of Supervisors with the status of work completed in 2018 and the first quarter of 2019 in support of the District’s mission to bring a comprehensive approach to floodplain management.

Six Service Areas: Reducing Flood Risk through Projects, Programs, and Partnerships

The District’s work program comprises six product families:

Structural Protection Reducing flood risks through physical changes to riverine function.

Hazard Identification and Mitigation Identifying risks and removing people from harm.

Asset Management Protecting public investments in flood risk reduction facilities and properties.

Flood Warning Program Distributing information about flood conditions and self-protection methods.

Consulting to County Agencies Supporting floodplain-related development regulations and public safety work.

Risk Reduction Through Partnership Supporting regional partners to reduce risk.

Taken together, these six product families have resulted in a robust floodplain

management program that works with tribal governments, state agencies, cities, towns,

residential communities, and other stakeholders to develop projects and policies that

reduce flood risks throughout our region.

The Metropolitan King County Council created the Flood Control District in 2007 as a

special purpose government, providing funding and policy oversight for flood protection

projects and programs in King County. Since the District’s inception, over 150 capital

projects such as levee and revetment repairs, major capital construction, and feasibility

studies have been completed or are in progress on the District’s 6-year capital program.

Scope of Services A comprehensive approach to floodplain management in King County


The District’s

2018 Expenditures

This pie chart shows

District expenditures

for 2018 by the six

product families

described on the

previous page.

These projects represent an investment of over $760 million in communities and

neighborhoods across the county. At the same time, the District has worked to raise

awareness of flood risk and the importance of emergency preparedness, developed

other programs and policies that help people get out of harm’s way, and partnered with

tribes, governments, agencies, and stakeholders to leverage funds and take additional

actions to address flood hazards in our region.

A Financial Snapshot

Detailed financial information for 2018 and 2019 is attached at the end of this report.

What follows here are charts and other information that provide an overview of 2018

expenditures, the 2019 budget, and the relationship between forecasted expenditures

and the fund balance over time.

The District’s 2019 Budget

Here is a high-level look at the District’s 2019 budget:

Revised capital program budget: $185.8 million (including $106 million carryover

from 2018, pending formal adoption by the District). [Product family: Structural

Protection, Asset Management, and Hazard Identification and Mitigation.]

$46.5 million is allocated to three grant programs (Subregional Opportunity Fund,

Cooperative Watershed Management grants, and Flood Reduction grants.

[Product family: Risk Reduction Through Partnership]).

$45 million is programmed for projects managed by other jurisdictions, including

the cities of Kent, Seattle, and Bellevue, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(USACE). [Product family: Risk Reduction Through Partnership].

Structural Protection, 39.2%

Hazard Identification and Mitigation, 10.6%Asset Management,

15.2%

Flood Warning Program, 0.7%

Consulting to County Agencies,

0.5%

Risk Reduction Through

Partnership, 33.7%


Actual and Forecasted Flood District Expenditures by Type

The chart below provides a look at actual and forecasted expenditures (represented by

bars and grouped by year) over time and the relationship between those expenditures

and the District’s fund balance (represented by the pink curve). The break in the fund

balance represents the expected increase in productivity resulting from additional staff

authorized by the District in 2017. The chart shows that current forecast expenditures

will result in a negative fund balance by 2022. All forecasted expenditures are based on

key assumptions, such as the timely completion of the Lower Russell Levee Setback

Project and the Pacific Right Bank Flood Protection Project, two of the District’s largest

upcoming projects. Risks to project schedules can be found in the District’s 2019

Capital Budget book.


Structural protection products reduce flood risks through built projects that physically

change or intervene in river processes and functions. These projects are intended to

prevent, control, or reduce flooding inundation or channel migration hazards, and

associated flood risks to people and the built environment.

SNOQUALMIE RIVER BASIN

Tolt Pipeline Protection Project: Protecting Regional Water Supply

The largest construction project of 2018

was the $10.8 million Tolt Pipeline

Protection Project. The Tolt Pipeline, two

parallel pipes that run from the Tolt

Reservoir to the City of Seattle, provides

nearly a third of the region’s water supplies

for more than one million residents in

Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah,

Bothell, Kirkland, the Sammamish Plateau,

Woodinville, Northshore, Lake Forest Park,

and Duvall. One section of the pipeline,

along the lower Snoqualmie River, was at

serious risk. About 1,200 feet of the

revetment failed and was completely gone,

leading to lateral channel migration that

threatened the pipeline.

In addition to reconstruction of the failed revetment protecting the pipeline, required

habitat mitigation included creation of a large off-channel alcove, realignment of a

tributary creek, and riparian plantings of several acres along the river and creek banks.

A new 10 foot-by-10 foot concrete box culvert

equipped with a flood gate now provides

improved flood protection, drainage for nearby

farms, and fish passage. The project was

completed in the fall of 2018.

Structural Protection Reducing flood risks through physical changes to riverine function

Tolt Pipeline Protection Project under construction on the Lower Snoqualmie River

(pipeline is visible on the right side of the photo)

700 ballasted wood jacks were placed in the Lower Snoqualmie

River to protect the river bank and the Tolt Pipeline


WHITE RIVER BASIN

The Pacific Right Bank Flood Protection Project: Planning for a Flood Risk-Reduction Project

The Pacific Right Bank Project, a companion to the Countyline Levee Setback Project completed in 2017, is expected to further address flooding in Pacific. The project area is on the right bank of the river, extending from the BNSF Railway to the King-Pierce

county boundary. In the first quarter of 2018, the project team worked with the District to launch an environmental review, which included the preparation of an Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS). A public comment period for scoping for the EIS took place last spring, after extensive outreach to the community, including the preparation of materials in Spanish and Russian and the use of KC Connects (a web-based public comment

platform enabling stakeholders to provide comments online). Additionally, nearly 40

people attended a public meeting in Pacific in March 2018, where River and Floodplain Management Section (RFMS) staff and consultants were available to gather public input

on the future Pacific Right Bank Flood Protection Project along the White River. As part of the construction of the new project, the District will be able to remove the HESCO

barriers that currently provide temporary flood protection to Pacific. Those barriers have been in use for nearly a decade.

Pacific Right Bank

and Countyline Levee

Setback Projects

along the White River,

City of Pacific


CEDAR/SAMMAMISH RIVER BASIN

Willowmoor Floodplain Reconnection Project: Reconfiguring a Transition Zone

This complex project will reconfigure the Sammamish River “transition zone” to provide

necessary lake level control for Lake Sammamish, enhance habitat conditions in the

river, adjacent wetlands, and tributaries for Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed

Chinook salmon and other fish, and reduce the costs of ongoing maintenance of the

transition zone.

Following extensive technical work by the project team, the Stakeholder Advisory

Committee was convened in February 2019 to review progress on the preliminary

design including results of hydrologic and hydraulic modeling efforts and development

of the split channel alternatives. The 30 percent design milestone for the District’s

preferred alternative is now expected by November 2019, followed by a public meeting.

Construction is currently scheduled for 2022–2023.

GREEN RIVER BASIN

Lower Russell Levee Setback: Providing Greater Protection to the City of Kent

This project in Kent will replace 1.4 miles of old levee and revetment with a new levee

and floodwall set farther back from the Green River. The project is designed to provide

protection to a 0.2 percent (or 500-year) flood event for the residential and commercial

development behind the levee. It will restore habitat for salmon, including ESA-listed

chinook, steelhead, and bull trout, and revegetate the riparian area to provide shade to

the river. Finally, the project will

provide significant recreational

amenities; it will relocate and

enhance Van Doren’s Landing

Park, improve road access, and

create a new section of the

Green River Trail. The $50

million project includes $4.9

million from the state’s

Floodplains by Design program

and $8.6 million from the Puget

Sound Acquisition and

Restoration Fund. Construction

is scheduled to begin in 2019.

Flooding on the Green River, which the project will address


Old Jeffs Farm Revetment: Protecting Farmland in Kent

This new revetment project will address channel migration that is threatening farm

property and its agricultural processing and packaging facilities along the Green River.

Alternative designs were presented to the District in August 2017, and the District

selected a preferred alternative in October 2018. WLRD has initiated 30 percent design

for the selected alternative, and construction is now scheduled for 2022.

Flood hazard identification and mitigation services reduce the risks and impacts of

flooding on people, their homes, and their livelihoods. Ongoing studies define the

evolving flood and erosion risks. Projects may relocate people and their assets out of

harm’s way permanently or reduce risks by elevating structures above rising flood water

or providing high ground for livestock.

Channel Migration: Mapping How Rivers Move Across Floodplains

Channel migration can occur gradually, as a river erodes one bank and deposits

sediment along the other, or abruptly, when a channel shifts suddenly to a new location.

The erosion caused by channel migration can undermine houses, roads, and other

infrastructure, wash away land, and threaten lives. Channel migration is a flood-related

hazard, different from inundation. In 2018, WLRD geologists prepared technical

analyses and mapped channel migration hazard areas along two rivers, the Raging and

Middle White. This work is discussed below.

Raging and Middle White Rivers: Channel Migration Zone

Two draft channel migration zone (CMZ) studies and maps were completed in

November 2018. The draft Raging River CMZ study and map identifies channel

migration hazard areas along the Raging River from River Mile 8.5 to River Mile 0 at its

confluence with the Lower Snoqualmie River. This study updates the 1991 channel

migration area map. The Middle White River map identifies channel migration hazard

areas between Mud Mountain Dam at River Mile 28, downstream to Buckley at River

Mile 20. A public meeting and comment period are anticipated for both study areas in

2019. Following the public review process, the studies will be transmitted to the

Department of Local Services for adoption under the public rule process.

Hazard Identification and Mitigation Identifying risks and removing people from harm


Getting People Out of Harm’s Way: Home Elevations and Property

Acquisitions

The District’s Flood Buyout and Elevation Program entails a few approaches to reducing

public health and safety risks to residents and property owners living in flood hazard

areas of unincorporated King County.

Buyouts involve the voluntary sale of flood-prone

properties and structures to King County. This is an

appropriate strategy in areas of deep, fast-moving

water or areas threatened by serious bank erosion.

Buyouts provide a permanent solution to the risks

and damages of repetitive flooding, and significantly

reduce the public costs associated with county,

state, and federal agencies' emergency response

actions. Buyouts provide the added benefits of

improved flood storage and conveyance and the

creation of permanent open space.

Home elevation involves assisting property owners

with the costs of raising the finished floor of a home above the 100-year flood elevation,

substantially reducing the threat of future damage. This allows the residents to remain

on the property and preserves existing local housing and neighborhoods. Elevation

projects are more appropriate in areas that experience slower moving floodwaters. In

2018, the District’s home elevation program reimbursed landowners for 90 to 95 percent

of the costs of elevating their home. Work is performed by private contractors, enabling

the homeowners to drive the pace.

Finally, the County, through funding provided by the District, offers technical assistance

to farmers interested in building farm pads to reduce flood risk and damages to their

farming operation. Since 2007, the District has funded technical assistance in

constructing 30 farm pads, helping farmers place fill in the floodplain to create high

ground “refuge” areas to reduce the risk of flood damages and disruption to farming

operations.

All of these programs involve properties where the owner has previously agreed to

participate in the program. No condemnation procedures are used to implement this

program.

Future Conditions Analysis

In 2018, WLRD completed a two-year partnership with the University of Washington to

forecast the impacts of future conditions scenarios on flooding magnitudes and

frequencies on the Green and Snoqualmie rivers. Understanding contributors to

changing risk profiles in our river basins is essential to protecting public investments

2018 Hazard Mitigation

by the Numbers

3 home elevations were completed.

19 acquisitions totaling 37.5 acres

were completed, for a total cost of

$7.63 million.

Nearly all of this work occurred in the

Snoqualmie Basin.


and future projects. A draft report describing potential changes in flood magnitudes,

frequencies, and durations was published in June 2018. As part of the 2019 budget, the

District authorized additional work with the University of Washington to refine the results

for the Snoqualmie and Green rivers and extend the analysis of future flooding

scenarios to the Cedar and White rivers.

Asset management services ensure the region’s investment in flood protection

infrastructure and property is protected for perpetuity. Existing facilities are inspected on

a biannual schedule or after floodwaters have subsided and any necessary repairs are

completed.

In 2018, WLRD project teams worked on 11 different projects – repairing failing levees

or revetments, felling trees that threatened facilities, and repairing roads. Maintenance

and basin teams also inspected levees, developed site management plans, mowed, and

removed invasive weeds that were threatening facility integrity. Some highlights follow.

Green River: Teufel Mitigation Project

The Teufel site, a former nursery, is located

in Kent along the left bank of the lower Green

River. It was acquired in 2011 as a mitigation

site following the county’s removal of 500

trees from levees along the Green River in

2008 and 2009. The tree removal was

required at the time to ensure the levees

remained eligible for the USACE’s PL 84-99

Levee Repair Program. The Teufel site was

selected because it is an un-leveed stretch

with an inside meander bend that makes it a

prime location for fish and wildlife restoration.

The project installed an 85-piece, large wood mitigation structure along the low-flow

margins of the Green River, which provides much-needed habitat for juvenile salmon.

Construction began in late July and was completed in November 2018.

Snoqualmie River: SE 19th Way Road Protection Revetment Repair Construction of the SE 19th Way Road Protection Project began in late July and was

completed in October. The project, located north of Fall City, repaired 150 feet of

damaged revetment that provides protection to SE 19th Way. The project also moved a

Asset Management Protecting public investments in flood risk-reduction facilities and properties

Large Wood Construction at Teufel site


440-foot section of the road further away from the river. The road provides sole access

to one of two remaining large dairies in the Snoqualmie Valley.

Sammamish River: The Right Bank Repair Project Two locations along the right bank of the Sammamish River in Bothell, upstream of the

Interstate 405 overpass crossing, were overly steep, threatening the integrity of the

popular Sammamish River Trail. The project, constructed in the fall of 2018, stabilized

the bank by reshaping it and planting native vegetation. Construction also included

installation of woody material along the eastern-most site to protect the riverbank and

the foundation of the levee. Construction included temporary closures to the county’s

most heavily used recreational trail; outreach to the cycling community and other

recreational users was extensive in order to minimize impacts on trail users.

Snoqualmie River: Stossel Revetment Emergency Repair Due to rapid erosion observed during site inspections, a Determination of Emergency

was issued on June 26, 2018, for repair of the Stossel Bridge Right Bank revetment on

the Lower Snoqualmie River, downstream of Carnation. Without immediate repair, the

county road was at risk of failure, along with an increased flood risk for homes and farm

property behind the road. Following coordination with permitting agencies, Tulalip Tribes

of Washington, and the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, construction began on September 5

and was completed in early October 2018.

Stossel Revetment repair on the Snoqualmie River


Taking Care of Assets: Inspections, Maintenance, and Assessment

On behalf of the District, WLRD conducts flood protection facility and property

inspections, and authorizes work to reduce flood risks, ensure compliance with state

noxious weed laws, increase the success of capital projects, and meet community

needs.

During the period from January 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019, 214 of the 508 levees and

revetments were inspected and damages were reported in 66 locations. In addition, 103

maintenance sites were inspected. (Maintenance sites are geographic management

units made up of combinations of closely associated flood protection facilities, flood

buyout properties, and project sites.)

In 2018, WLRD completed 125 work authorizations to maintain public flood protection

infrastructure:

53 authorizations for the Washington Conservation Corps.

32 work authorizations for the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention’s

Community Work Program.

40 work authorizations for King County Roads crews to mow levees, remove

flood-prone homes acquired from willing sellers, alter logjams, and conduct small

levee and revetment repairs.

Black River Pump Station Facility: Protecting Critical Infrastructure

The Black River Pump Station (BRPS) was built nearly 50 years ago to provide flood

protection along the lower Green River. It serves as both a dam to keep high tides and

Green River floods out of Renton, and as a pump station lifting drainage from

Springbrook Creek and sending it into the Duwamish River. Today, the pump station is

considered an important flood control facility in this heavily developed part of the county.

However, the station has had few upgrades since it became operational in 1971, and a

project is underway to address these overdue improvements. In 2017, WLRD, on behalf

of the District, removed tons of sediment that had accumulated in the river channel

upstream of the station. This was the first significant sediment removal in the station’s

history, and a step towards better operation. In 2018, WLRD initiated several other

maintenance projects to ensure the pump station remains operational in advance of a

major multi-year retrofit expected to begin in 2019. Replacement of the station’s high-

use engines is scheduled for 2020. Design work for the engines began in 2018 in

conjunction with other analyses including: seismic/structural analysis, fish passage

system analysis, and prioritization and sequencing of identified work to address needed

repairs at the BRPS. These analyses are scheduled for completion in 2019, and will

form the foundation for alternatives at the pump station that could range from renovation

to replacement.


The Flood Warning Program distributes current information about flood risks, flood

conditions, and methods of self-protection through nationally recognized outreach

programs and the operation of the Flood Warning Center.

Flood Warning Program: Helping People Prepare for Flood

Emergencies

The county’s far-reaching flood preparedness program includes a Flood Warning

Center, which is activated when high-water conditions are imminent. The center’s

operation is based on a four-phase warning system, issued independently for each

river. The thresholds for each phase are based on river gages that measure the flow

and stage (depth) of the major rivers in various locations. County staff monitor the

gages on a 24-hour basis, so that actions can be taken depending on river conditions.

The program also includes several ways that residents can get real-time flooding

information. Individuals can sign up for phone, text message, email alerts, or download

a free King County Flood Warning App, which shows current river flows, river stage

data, forecasts, and real-time flood phases. App downloads have increased steadily

since 2013, its first full year of availability, as the chart below indicates.

Annual inter-agency flood preparedness meetings were held in October with multiple

local, state, and federal agencies, and the District’s “Be Flood Ready” preparedness

Flood Warning Program Distributing information about flood conditions and self-protection methods

Flood Warning Center

by the Numbers

In 2018 and first quarter 2019, the

Flood Warning Center:

Opened for 7 flood events

Operated for approximately 83 hours

No major flooding occurred in 2018.

Impacts were primarily closed roads

and flooding of low-lying areas along

the Snoqualmie River.

16,784

43,883

106,310

95,605

132,653

105,142

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

FLOOD WARNING APP ANNUAL VIEWS


brochure was sent to nearly 20,000 residents throughout the county in February 2019.

The brochure was also translated into 21 languages and posted online on the county’s

“flood services” page. The brochure provides information on flooding phase levels by

river, flood preparedness tools and resources, location centers for free sandbags,

emergency flood information, and more.

Outreach Events: Sharing Information throughout the County

In 2018 and the first quarter of 2019, WLRD staff shared information about flood

preparedness and flood information with internal staff, external partners, and members

of the public at a number of different events and gatherings. Among them:

An annual interagency flood preparedness meeting

King County Office of Emergency Management’s Winter Weather Seminar

Flood warning patrol training

Emergency preparedness fair for King County employees

A presentation at the Northwest Geological Society’s 2018 Geohazards

Symposium

The District also participated in Take Winter by Storm (TWBS), a public-private, multi-

media public awareness campaign in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.

The Water and Land Resources Division provides technical support to other King

County departments in the implementation of floodplain public safety and regulatory

functions.

Large Wood Management In June, WLRD hosted annual public meetings to discuss placed wood in flood

protection or habitat restoration projects. Among the projects discussed were the

Riverbend Floodplain Restoration Project, the Lones Levee Setback Project, and

several small levee repairs along the Tolt and Snoqualmie rivers.

In the summer of 2018, the King County Sheriff conducted aerial surveys of river

hazards, followed by inspections of 19 sites on the Cedar River, two sites on the

Snoqualmie, and three sites on the Green River. Inspections resulted in repositioning a

hazard tree at one location on the Lower Snoqualmie at a cost of approximately $5,000.

In addition, WLRD staff installed or maintained 22 river safety signs at 16 sites at a cost

of approximately $10,000.

Consulting to County Agencies Supporting floodplain-related development regulations and public safety work


Reducing the Impacts of Flooding through the National Flood Insurance Program

In October, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) began a verification

of the county’s Community Rating System-credited floodplain management activities—

an audit FEMA conducts every three years to ensure jurisdictions continue to exceed

the National Flood Insurance Program’s minimum requirements. This verification visit is

a higher hurdle than the annual documentation process. The reduction in insurance

premiums that comes from the Class 2 rating saves county residents a total of about $1

million in flood insurance costs every year.

In the fall of 2018, FEMA conducted a field visit to review floodplain development

activity in unincorporated King County. FEMA representatives then met with WLRD and

the Department of Local Services (DLS) in January 2019 to review King County’s

floodplain management program and request documentation of floodplain development

permits from 2009 to the present. During the first quarter of 2019, WLRD and DLS

prepared the required updates to the flood portions of King County Code Title 21A in

response to FEMA’s audit. This code update is required both as part of the FEMA audit,

and because local communities must update their floodplain management code to

reflect the new FEMA flood insurance rate maps that will become effective at the end of

2019. Proposed code changes are scheduled to be transmitted to the King County

Council by June 2019 so that the adoption process can be completed by the end of the

year.

The District sponsors three different capital grant programs that help regional partners

advance their floodplain management goals. It also contracts directly with other

jurisdictions to support flood protection projects or needed repairs to existing facilities.

Partnering with King County Roads, Bellevue, Kent, and Tukwila

The District is working with the City of Bellevue to address ongoing flooding of the

Newport Shores neighborhood, situated near the mouth of Coal Creek. The Lower Coal

Creek Flood Hazard Reduction Project is designed to provide up to 100-year flood

protection to the neighborhood by increasing the storage capacity of the regional

detention pond while maintaining fish passage and increasing conveyance capacity at

five box culvert/bridge crossings. The project, which began in 2015 with an alternatives

analysis, is well under way: box culvert crossings were constructed in 2017 and 2018

with additional culverts scheduled for construction in 2019.

Risk Reduction Through Partnership Supporting regional partners to reduce risk


The District is partnering with the City of Kent on the Milwaukee II and Breda levee

setback projects, both located on the Green River. The Breda project, identified in the

Green River System-Wide Improvement Framework (SWIF), will improve riverward

habitat and provide greater flood protection. WLRD is assisting Kent in property

acquisition with the Breda project and will provide peer review for the Milwaukee project.

In 2018, the King County Road Services Division implemented 12 projects with a

combined total project cost of $8 million. This includes three new projects authorized in

2018: the Titus Pit Repair project on the Green River, the Norman Creek Culvert on the

Snoqualmie River, and the Issaquah Hobart Road at May Valley Road intersection

improvement project.

The District’s Three Capital Grant Programs: Funding Projects Across

the County

The District’s three capital grant programs—Flood Reduction Grants, Cooperative

Watershed Management Grants, and the Subregional Opportunity Fund—support a

range of flood risk reduction, habitat restoration, and water quality improvement projects

in communities and cities throughout the county. Currently, there are 203 active

agreements with tribal governments, nonprofits, cities, state agencies, and the County.

Cooperative Watershed Management (CWM) Grant Program

Managed by the District since 2012, the CWM grant program supports the county’s four

Water Resource Inventory Areas, providing funding for habitat restoration, water quality

improvements, regionally coordinated monitoring, watershed planning, stewardship, and

more. In 2018, 50 new CWM grants were awarded, totaling $4.39 million.

Flood Reduction Grant Program

In its fifth year, this innovative grant program funds smaller non-capital projects

supporting local communities (cities, homeowner associations, school districts,

businesses, non-profits, etc.). The Flood Reduction Grant program provides grant

funding for projects with flood reduction benefits, including but not limited to, surface

water overflows, near shore flooding, lake flooding due to outflow blockage, or the

clearance of clogged agricultural drainage systems. In 2018, the District received 33

grant requests totaling $8,355,430 and provided $3.19 million in funding to 25

applicants.

Subregional Opportunity Fund

In 2018, the District authorized an additional $5.89 million for the Subregional

Opportunity Fund. The fund is allocated to all 40 jurisdictions in King County for

stormwater, flooding, or watershed management activities.

2018 Budget Attachment A

Flood Control District AdministrationFlood District Administration $792,853

Operating BudgetDescription

Annual Maintenance $3,386,766

Flood Hazards Plan, Grants, Outreach $718,898

Flood Hazard Studies, Maps, Technical Services $1,414,741

Flood Preparation, Flood Warning Center $1,417,463

Program Management, Supervision, Finance, Budget $1,283,543

Program Implementation ($106,434)

Overhead / Central Costs $3,218,261

Total $11,333,238

Capital Budget Project Description

Snoqualmie River Basin

1129356 WLFL0 MILLER R RD RVTMNT 2016 REPAIR $1,622

1044461 WLFL0 SF SKYKMSH REP LOSS MIT ($1,533)

1112057 WLFL0 SKY W RVR DR FLOOD STUDY $78,381

1129357 WLFL0 SKYKOMISH LB DOWN 2016 REPAIR $64,599

1129358 WLFL0 SKYKOMISH LB UP 2016 REPAIR $681

1044460 WLFL0 TIMBER LN EROSN BUYOUTS $921,524

1129359 WLFL0 TIMBERLANE 2016 REPAIR $4,925

1126589 WLFL1 428TH AVE SE BR FEASIBILITY $10,000

1121044 WLFL1 CIRCLE RVR RANCH RISK RED $363,380

1121588 WLFL1 MF SNO CORRIDOR IMP $1,099,046

1044469 WLFL1 MF SNO CORRIDOR PLAN $496,343

1134910 WLFL1 NORMAN CREEK CULVERT $724,000

1129361 WLFL1 NORTH FORK BRIDGE 2016 REPAIR $213,875

1132629 WLFL1 RECORD OFFICE 2016 REPAIR $350,000

1129362 WLFL1 REIF RD 2016 REPAIR $1,297

1132628 WLFL1 REINIG RD RVTMNT 2016 REPAIR $771,958

1122632 WLFL1 SF SNO CORR EARLY ACTION $13,843

1044466 WLFL1 SF SNO CORRIDOR PLAN $4,418

1132357 WLFL1 SF SNO LEVEE REMEDIATION $295,673

1129364 WLFL1 SHAKE MILL LB 2016 REPAIR $584,342

1129363 WLFL1 SHAKE MILL RB 2016 REPAIR $512,000

1132630 WLFL1 SI VIEW RM4 2017 REPAIR $209,000

1126590 WLFL1 UPPER SNOQ 2015 FLOOD REPAIR $971,201

1044517 WLFL1 UPR SNO RES FLD MITIGTN $2,787,628

1132338 WLFL1 USACE PL 84-99 SF SNO $150,223

1116342 WLFL2 DUTCHMAN RD REPAIR $548,593

1130513 WLFL2 DUVALL BRIDGE 1136A $140,756

1044581 WLFL2 FARM FLOOD TSK FORCE IMP $116,272

1044580 WLFL2 L SNO REP LOSS MITGTION $426,440

1044576 WLFL2 L SNO/ALDAIR CORRDOR PLN $1,505,159

1044582 WLFL2 LWR SNO RESDL FLD MITGTN $1,126,444

1122633 WLFL2 SE 19TH WAY REVETMENT $1,321,286

1126591 WLFL2 SE DAVID POWELL RD DOWNSTREAM $448,272

1130514 WLFL2 SE DAVID POWELL RD UPSTREAM $966,032

1126592 WLFL2 SE FISH HATCHERY RD $76,101

1112046 WLFL2 SINNEMA QUAALE 2011 REPR $75,773

1133884 WLFL2 STOSSEL RB 2018 REPAIR $850,000

1044579 WLFL2 TOLT PIPELINE PROTECTION $7,819,237

1130516 WLFL2 WOODINVILLE DUVALL BR 1136B/1136E $384,922

1129365 WLFL3 FREW LEVEE 2016 REPAIR $293,910

1129366 WLFL3 GIRL SCOUT LEVEE 2016 REPAIR $310,255

1132019 WLFL3 HOLBERG FEASIBILITY $199,250

1131803 WLFL3 LOWER FREW LEVEE SETBACK $1,317,993

1112034 WLFL3 LOWER TOLT RIVER ACQUISITION $215,000

1132631 WLFL3 REMLINGER LEVEE 2017 REPAIR $311,000

1131563 WLFL3 RIO VISTA PROPERTY ACQ $500,000

1044645 WLFL3 SAN SOUCI NBRHOOD BUYOUT $1,354,717

1131565 WLFL3 SAN SOUCI REACH IMPRVMNTS $100,000

1131560 WLFL3 SEDIMENT MGMT FEAS $209,605

1131562 WLFL3 SR 203 BR IMPRVMNTS FEAS $205,743

1126593 WLFL3 TOLT 2015 FLOOD REPAIRS $153,091

1044644 WLFL3 TOLT CORRIDOR PLAN $19,157

1131559 WLFL3 TOLT R LEVEE L.O.S. ANALYSIS $474,766

1112058 WLFL3 TOLT R MILE 1.1 SETBACK $795,801

1115032 WLFL3 TOLT R NATURAL AREA ACQ $1,313,453

1126597 WLFL3 TOLT R RD ELEVATION FEASIBILITY $204,999

1044647 WLFL4 ALPINE MANOR NEIGHBORHOOD BUYOUTS $100,000

1132632 WLFL4 RAGING MOUTH TO BR 2017 REPAIR $500,000

1130553 WLFL4 RAGING R BRIDGE 1008E $54,938

TOTAL SNOQUALMIE BASIN $35,067,392

Cedar River Basin

1124988 WLFL5 SAMMAMISH R BANK REPAIRS $848,040

1112037 WLFL5 WILLOWMOOR FLDPLAIN REST $1,081,363

1132986 WLFL6 FIFTEENMILE CRK BRIDGE 493C $150,000

1116846 WLFL6 LOWER COAL CRK PH I $7,572,792

1132746 WLFL6 MAY VALLEY DRAINAGE IMPRVMNT $80,000

1044734 WLFL7 CDR PRE-CONST STRTGC ACQ $1,756,765

1116060 WLFL7 CEDAR LEVEE SETBACK FEAS (Cedar Corrid $133,790

1044651 WLFL7 CEDAR R REP LOSS MITGATN $606,222

1044729 WLFL7 CEDAR RVR GRAVEL REMOVAL $1,464,758

1131690 WLFL7 CITY OF RENTON LEVEE CERTIFICATION $750,000

1128284 WLFL7 FBD CORRIDOR IMPLEMENTATION $3,510,770

1131549 WLFL7 HERZMAN LEVEE SETBACK $944,872

1131550 WLFL7 JAN ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD $995,326

1131689 WLFL7 LOWER CEDAR FEASIBILITY STUDY $200,000

1131548 WLFL7 LOWER JONES ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD $2,998,466

1131687 WLFL7 MAPLEWOOD FEASIBILITY STUDY $383,268

1134911 WLFL7 MAY VLY - ISSQH HOBART INTRSCTN $100,000

1119888 WLFL7 RIVERBEND MHP ACQ $1,312,428

1130556 WLFL7 SE 162ND AVE AT 266TH CT $275,395

1130557 WLFL7 SR 169 FEASIBILITY STUDY $304,589

TOTAL CEDAR RIVER BASIN $25,468,845

Green River Basin

2) Amount 1116515 WLFL8 BRISCOE LEVEE SETBACK $2,851,706

1116360 WLFL8 BRPS BLACK R PUMP STATION $4,599

1129569 WLFL8 BRPS CONTROL BLDG RPLCMT $530,368

1129574 WLFL8 BRPS HIGH-USE ENGINES $429,981

1124990 WLFL8 DESIMONE USACE 2015 $2,594

1126059 WLFL8 DYKSTRA USACE 2015 ($39,360)

1044961 WLFL8 GREEN PRE-CONST ACQ $5,000,000

1044882 WLFL8 GREEN R PL84-99 MITIGATN $1,604,745

1132391 WLFL8 HSB BREDA SETBACK $4,247,863

1129576 WLFL8 HSB MCCOY REALIGNMENT $400,000

1132006 WLFL8 INTERIM SWIF IMPLEMENTATION $67,350

1132007 WLFL8 LOWER RUSSELL ACQ KENT $1,023,550

1130118 WLFL8 LWR GRN R CORRIDOR PLAN/EIS $1,613,548

1112056 WLFL8 LWR RUSSELL LEVEE SETBACK $9,762,977

1126595 WLFL8 MILWAUKEE LEVEE #2-KENT $8,391,289

1130559 WLFL8 PATTON BRIDGE 3015 $102,476

1124992 WLFL8 PORTER LEVEE $420,000

1112035 WLFL8 REDDINGTON REACH SETBACK $268

1044881 WLFL8 RUSSELL RD UPPER KENT $20,188

1132339 WLFL8 S 180TH ST BRIDGE FLOODWALL EXT $65,378

1127209 WLFL8 OLD JEFF'S FARM REVETMENT $1,854,819

1130560 WLFL8 SE 380 PL AT SR 164 $90,000

1130562 WLFL8 SIGNATURE POINTE REVETMENT $300,000

1134928 WLFL8 TITUS PIT RVTMNT 2018 REPAIR $250,000

1129367 WLFL8 TUK-205 USACE GACO REPAIR $6,478,215

TOTAL GREEN RIVER BASIN $45,472,552

White River Basin

1132340 WLFL9 BUTTE AVE FLOOD MITIGATION $470,000

1112049 WLFL9 COUNTYLINE TO A STREET $623,533

1112038 WLFL9 RIGHT BANK LEVEE SETBACK $2,221,088

1134345 WLFL9 SLIPPERY CREEK ACQ $100,000

TOTAL WHITE RIVER BASIN $3,414,621

Seattle Projects

1129203 WLFLS S PARK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS $780,926

TOTAL SEATTLE PROJECTS $780,926

Countywide Costs

1124993 WLFLX CORRIDOR PLN DESIGN/CONST PLACEHOL $142,610

1122628 WLFLG FLOOD REDUCTION GRANTS $7,477,379

1117333 WLFLG WRIA GRANTS $12,174,166

1112022 WLFLM EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING $1,402,897

1045042 WLFLO SUBREGNL OPPRTNTY FUND $17,818,436

1044281 WLFLX CENTRAL CHARGES $206,979

1044279 WLFLX FLOOD EMERGENCY CONTGNCY $385,683

TOTAL COUNTYWIDE COSTS $39,608,149

TOTAL CAPITAL BUDGET $149,812,486

Flood Control District Total $161,938,577

Notes:

2) Amounts in red are reductions in budget, reflecting disappropriations due to project delay, deferral, or closeout.

1) The amounts shown here represent the annual project budgets as adopted in Resolution FCD2018-06.

2018 Expenditures Attachment B


Operating BudgetDescription Budget



Flood Hazard Studies, Maps, Technical Services $882,230

Flood Preparation, Flood Warning Center $336,560


Program Implementation $822,928


Total $8,909,077

Capital BudgetProject Description Budget


1129356 WLFL0 MLR R RD RVTMNT 2016 RPR $1,622

1044461 WLFL0 SF SKYKMSH REP LOSS MIT ($108,269)

1129358 WLFL0 SKY LB UP 2016 REPAIR $681

1044460 WLFL0 TIMBER LN EROSN BUYOUTS $70,891

1126589 WLFL1 428TH AVE SE BR FEASIBILITY $14,134

1121044 WLFL1 CIRCLE R RANCH RISK RED $62,101

1044469 WLFL1 MF LEVEE SYSTEM IMPRVMNT $173,841

1134910 WLFL1 NORMAN CREEK CULVERT $722,582

1129361 WLFL1 NORTH FORK BRIDGE 2016 REPAIR $6,618


1129362 WLFL1 REIF RD 2016 REPAIR $1,297

1132628 WLFL1 REINIG RD 2016 REPAIR $363,526

1044466 WLFL1 SF LEVEE SYSTEM IMPROVE $5,431

1122632 WLFL1 SF SNO CORR EARLY ACTION $13,843


1129364 WLFL1 SHAKE MILL LB 2016 REPAIR $372,943

1129363 WLFL1 SHAKE MILL RB 2016 REPAIR $1,090

1132630 WLFL1 SI VIEW RM4 2017 REPAIR $136,754

1126590 WLFL1 UPPER SNOQ 2015 FLOOD REPAIR $45,850



1130513 WLFL2 DUVALL BRIDGE 1136A $134,142

1044581 WLFL2 FARM FLOOD TSK FORCE IMP $30,532

1044576 WLFL2 L SNO/ALDAIR CORRDOR PLN $465,503

1044582 WLFL2 LWR SNO RESDL FLD MITGTN $50,331

1122633 WLFL2 SE 19TH WAY REVETMENT $1,206,329

1126591 WLFL2 SE DAVID POWELL RD $6,623

1130514 WLFL2 SE DAVID POWELL UPSTREAM $92,181

1126592 WLFL2 SE FISH HATCHERY RD $2,570

1112046 WLFL2 SINNEMA QUAALE 2011 REPR $6,769

1044579 WLFL2 SNOQUALMIE 13.5 REVETMN $7,418,399

1133884 WLFL2 STOSSEL RB 2018 REPAIR $907,886

1130516 WLFL2 WDNVL DUVALL BR 1136B/E $262,859

1129365 WLFL3 FREW LEVEE 2016 REPAIR $98,108

1129366 WLFL3 GIRL SCOUT LEVEE 2016 REPAIR $159,350

1132019 WLFL3 HOLBERG FEASIBILITY $61,406

1131803 WLFL3 L FREW LEVEE SETBACK ($101,416)

1132631 WLFL3 REMLINGER LEVEE 2017 REPAIR $139,912

1044645 WLFL3 SAN SOUCI NBRHOOD BUYOUT $160,898


1044644 WLFL3 TOLT CORRIDOR PLAN $4,302



1115032 WLFL3 TOLT R NATURAL AREA ACQ $878,700

1126597 WLFL3 TOLT R RD ELEVATION FEASIBILITY $4,507

1044647 WLFL4 ALPINE MANOR MOB PRK ACQ $200

1132632 WLFL4 RAGING MOUTH TO BR 2017 REPAIR $257,426


Cedar River Basin

1124988 WLFL5 SAMMAMISH R BANK REPAIRS $1,328,563

1112037 WLFL5 WILLOWMOOR FLDPLAIN REST $800,536

1132986 WLFL6 FIFTEENMILE CRK BRIDGE 493C $150,000

1116846 WLFL6 LOWER COAL CRK PH I $3,420,710

1044734 WLFL7 CDR PRE-CONST STRTGC ACQ $38,023

1116060 WLFL7 CEDAR LEVEE SETBACK FEAS ($2,890)

1131691 WLFL7 CEDAR RIVER TRAIL SITE 2A BANK $92

1044729 WLFL7 CEDAR RVR GRAVEL REMOVAL $191,352

1128284 WLFL7 FBD CORRIDOR IMPLEMENTATION $1,264,946

1131549 WLFL7 HERZMAN LEVEE SETBACK AND TRAIL $348,429


1131689 WLFL7 LOWER CEDAR FEASIBILITY STUDY $342

1131548 WLFL7 LOWER JONES ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD $608,558


1119888 WLFL7 RIVERBEND MHP ACQ $61,404

1130556 WLFL7 SE 162ND AVE AT 266TH CT $81,599



Green River Basin

1116360 WLFL8 BLACK R PUMP STATION $4,599

1116515 WLFL8 BRISCOE LEVEE SETBACK $594,041

1129569 WLFL8 BRPS CONTROL BLDG RPLCMT $106

1129574 WLFL8 BRPS HIGH-USE ENGINES $171,548

1124990 WLFL8 DESIMONE USACE 2015 $2,594

1126059 WLFL8 DYKSTRA USACE 2015 ($39,360)

1044961 WLFL8 GREEN PRE-CONSTRCTN ACQ $24,895

1044882 WLFL8 GREEN R PL84-99 MITIGATN $1,118,185

1132391 WLFL8 HSB BREDA LEVEE SETBACK $804,519

1129576 WLFL8 HSB MCCOY REALIGNMENT $4,138

1132006 WLFL8 INTERIM SWIF IMPLEMENTATION $64,237

1132007 WLFL8 LOWER RUSSELL ACQ KENT $1,059,834

1130118 WLFL8 LWR GRN R CORRIDOR PLAN/EIS $103,416

1112056 WLFL8 LWR RUSSELL/HOLIDAY $1,228,819

1126595 WLFL8 MILWAUKEE LEVEE #2-KENT $187,878

1124992 WLFL8 PORTER LEVEE ERES $420,000

2) Amounts 1112035 WLFL8 REDDINGTON REACH SETBACK $268

1044881 WLFL8 RUSSELL RD UPPER ($7,274)

1127209 WLFL8 S 277TH ST REVETMENT $49,315

1130560 WLFL8 SE 380 PL AT SR 164 $84,413

1130562 WLFL8 SIGNATURE PT RVTMNT $89,843

1134928 WLFL8 TITUS PIT RVTMNT 2018 REPAIR $167,738

1129367 WLFL8 TUK-205 GACO WSTRN RPAIR $397,986


White River Basin

1132340 WLFL9 BUTTE AVE FLOOD MITIGATION $194,089

1112049 WLFL9 COUNTYLINE TO A STREET $184,730



Seattle Projects

1129203 WLFLS S PARK DRAIN IMPROVMNTS $193,921

1112036 WLFLS SOUTH PARK DWMSH BACKWTR $33,516

TOTAL SEATTLE PROJECTS $227,436

Countywide Costs


1117333 WLFLG WATERSHED MGMT GRANTS $5,263,999

1112022 WLFLM EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING $508,737




0000000 Default $89,906


TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES $44,595,640


Notes:

1) Amounts in red are negative expenditures reflecting refunds or corrections to the project.

2019 Budget Attachment C


Operating BudgetDescription



Flood Hazard Studies, Maps, Technical Services $2,598,916

Flood Preparation, Flood Warning Center $1,127,992


Program Implementation $246,986


Total $12,839,055

Capital Budget Project Description


1135532 WLFL0 TIMBERLANE 2019 REPAIR $600,000

1121044 WLFL1 CIRCLE RVR RANCH RISK RED $111,660

1121588 WLFL1 MF SNO CORRIDOR IMP ($1,099,046)

1134340 WLFL1 NORTH FORK BRIDGE FEASIBILITY $200,000


1132628 WLFL1 REINIG RD RVTMNT 2016 REPAIR $400,000

1132457 WLFL1 RIBARY CREEK $636,492


1129364 WLFL1 SHAKE MILL LB 2016 REPAIR $2,950,000



1116342 WLFL2 DUTCHMAN RD REPAIR $200,000

1044581 WLFL2 FARM PAD PROGRAM $104,186

1044582 WLFL2 LWR SNO RESDL FLD MITGTN $265,292

1130514 WLFL2 L SNO 2019 BANK REPAIR $1,100,000

1134344 WLFL2 STOSSEL LONG TERM REPAIR $200,000

1044579 WLFL2 TOLT PIPELINE PROTECTION $41,200

1132019 WLFL3 HOLBERG 2019 REPAIR $500,000

1131803 WLFL3 LOWER FREW LEVEE SETBACK ($932,336)

1131565 WLFL3 SAN SOUCI REACH IMPRVMNTS $60,000


1131562 WLFL3 SR 203 BR IMPRVMNTS FEAS $190,157



1115032 WLFL3 TOLT R NATURAL AREA ACQ $520,000


Cedar River Basin

1124988 WLFL5 SAMMAMISH R BANK REPAIRS $2,652

1112037 WLFL5 WILLOWMOOR FLDPLAIN REST $1,684,709

1132986 WLFL6 ISSAQUAH TRIB FEAS $200,000

1116846 WLFL6 LOWER COAL CRK PH I $907,841

1132746 WLFL6 MAY VALLEY DRAINAGE IMPRVMNT $300,000

1044651 WLFL7 CEDAR R REP LOSS MITGATN ($606,222)

1131691 WLFL7 CRT SITE A BANK $890,000

1044729 WLFL7 CEDAR RVR GRAVEL REMOVAL $962,613

1131690 WLFL7 CITY OF RENTON LEVEE CERTIFICATION $3,000,000

1131549 WLFL7 HERZMAN LEVEE SETBACK $321,604


1131689 WLFL7 LOWER CEDAR FEASIBILITY STUDY $200,000


1119888 WLFL7 RIVERBEND MHP ACQ ($126,000)

1130556 WLFL7 MADSEN CR CULVERT 2017 $700,000



Green River Basin

1129569 WLFL8 BRPS CONTROL BLDG RPLCMT $278,530

1129574 WLFL8 BRPS HIGH-USE ENGINES $1,970,371

1129577 WLFL8 GALLI-DYKSTRA FEASIBILITY $330,000

1135536 WLFL8 GALLI-DYKSTRA 2020 REPAIR $200,000

1044961 WLFL8 GREEN PRE-CONST ACQ $5,000,000

1132391 WLFL8 HSB BREDA SETBACK KENT $481,279

1112056 WLFL8 LWR RUSSELL LEVEE SETBACK $14,106,596

1126595 WLFL8 MILWAUKEE LEVEE #2-KENT $10,900,000

1129367 WLFL8 TUK-205 USACE GACO-SEGALE $8,871,785

1135538 WLFLS PUGET WAY CULVERT $1,800,000

1135539 WLFL8 TUKWILA RVTMT 2019 REPAIR $500,000


White River Basin

1135540 WLFL9 ANDERSON PARK ACQUISITION $100,000


1134345 WLFL9 SLIPPERY CREEK ACQ $80,000

1130560 WLFL9 STREAM #10.0048 US CULVERT $100,000

1135541 WLFL9 STUCK R DR 2019 REPAIR $500,000


Countywide Costs

1124993 WLFLX CORRIDOR PLN DESIGN/CONST PLACEHOL ($142,610)


1117333 WLFLG WRIA GRANTS $4,684,168

1112022 WLFLM EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING ($431,365)


1045333 WLFLX CONST MATERIALS STOCKPILE $500,000




TOTAL CAPITAL BUDGET $79,817,269


Notes:

1) The amounts shown here represent the budget as adopted in Resolution FCD2018-09. It is the new appropriation for

2019 and does not include carryover budget from the prior year. It is anticipated the FCD Board of Supervisors will adopt

the carryover additions to the budget in the second quarter of 2019.

2) Amounts in red are reductions in budget, reflecting disappropriations due to project delay, deferal, or closeout.

Documents

KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT...2 | King County Flood Control District 2018 Annual Report The Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD) of the Department of Natural