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Highlights SAMhasstrategicmonitoringcategoriestoanswerstormwatermanagementquestions.

Status and trends monitoring Areconditionsinreceivingwatersgettingbetterorworse?In2017,allSAMreceivingwaterstudieswereindataanalysisandwritingphases.Finalreportsforbacteriaandthe irstroundofmusselmonitoringwerecompleted.ThesecondroundofmusselsweredeployedinDecember.Thestreamsandnearshoresedimentreportswillbepublishedinearly2018.

Effectiveness studies Howwellarerequiredorinnovativestormwatermanagementpracticesworking?EightSAMeffectivenessstudieswillcontinuemonitoringand/oranalysisinto2018,andonestudywascompleted.Fivenewstudieswillbeginin2018.

Source identification projects Whatarethecommonsourcesofillicitdischargesandbestwaystoreducethem?ThecompletedSAMsourceidenti icationprojectcompiledandanalyzedpermittees’datafortheir2014IllicitDischargeDetectionandElimination(IDDE)incidents.Threenewprojectswillbeginin2018.

Communication WhatarewelearningfromSAMprojectsandhowshouldweusetheinformation?ThefirstSAMsymposiumwasheldinJune.AnewSAMwebsitewaslaunchedwithnewcommunicationproducts(projectfactsheets,newsletters,and“AboutSAM”video),individualprojectpages,finalreports,andmore. 

Stormwater Action Monitoring 2017 Annual Report

ThisisthethirdannualreportfromtheWashingtonStateDepartmentofEcology(Ecology)onimplementationofStormwaterActionMonitoring(SAM),acollaborativeprogramfundedbymorethan90WesternWashingtoncitiesandcounties,theportsofSeattleandTacoma,andtheWashingtonStateDepartmentofTransportation(WSDOT).EcologymanagesSAM’srevenues,expenditures,agreements,andcommunicationof indings. 

May 2018

About SAM  

StormwaterActionMonitoring(SAM)isthenewnameoftheregionalstormwatermonitoringprogram(RSMP)formunicipalstormwaterpermits.

ThegoalofSAMistoimprovestormwatermanagement,reducepollution,improvewaterquality,andreduce looding.Wedothisbymeasuringstormwaterimpactsontheenvironmentandevaluatingtheeffectivenessofstormwatermanagementtechniques.

Alljurisdictionslargeandsmallcanbene itfromSAMprojectsthataredesignedtoproduceregionallytransferable indings.AllpermitteescanimplementSAM indingstoprotectlocallakes,rivers,streams,andPugetSound.

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SAM 2017 Annual Report

Program Management

Oversight In2017,Ecologypublishedfourquarterlyreportsandthe2016AnnualReportonimplementationofSAM.

ThePRO‐Capproved8contractscopesofworkandseveralamendments,bringingthetotalnumberofagreementsto37forSAMprojectsfromprogramlaunchin2014throughtheendof2017.Thisnumberwillincreasein2018astheSWG‐approvedsecondroundeffectivenessstudiesandsourceidenti icationprojectsarebroughtundercontract.TheSWGcontinuestoapproveprojectsforSAMtofundandin2018willstarttoidentifystudytopicsandquestionsforathirdroundofeffectivenessstudiesandnewsourceidentificationprojects.Receivingwaterstudydesignandapproachwillalsoberefinedduringthistime.

Staff EcologyiscommittedtothesuccessofSAMandcontinuestostafftheSWG.

In2017,theSWGagreedtofundanotherFTEatEcologytoassisttheSAMCoordinatorinmanagingtheSAMprogramandoverseeingcontractedstudies.EcologyhiredtheSAMScientistmid‐year.TheSAMCoordinatorandSAMScientistworkwithprojectleadstodevelopdetailedscopesofworkforcontracting.Theyreviewdeliverables,approveprojectinvoices,managecash lowforthethreeSAMaccountsandmaintaintransparencytopermitteesandSWGstakeholders.

Stormwater Work Group TheStormwaterWorkGroup(SWG)ofthePugetSoundEcosystemMonitoringProgram(PSEMP)isacoalitionofrepresentativesoflocal,state,andfederalgovernments,environmentalandbusinessorganizations,publicports,tribes,andagriculture.

TheSWGformedin2008todevelopastrategic,coordinatedandintegratedapproachtounderstandingthestormwaterprobleminwesternWashington.

TheSWGwelcomesparticipationontheworkgroup’ssubcommitteesandcaucuses.

What is the connection between SAM and the SWG? TheSWGsetsprioritiesandmakesrecommenda‐tionstosupportSAMimplementationandotherstormwaterrelatedmonitoring.AllSAMprojectsareselectedandapprovedbytheSWG.

PermitteesandstateandfederalagenciesprovidefundingandleadershiponSAMprojects.EcologyservesastheadministrativeentitythatmanagesSAMfundsandexecutesSAMcontracts.ThePooledResourcesOversightCommittee(PRO‐C),asub‐groupoftheSWG,overseesEcology’sadministrationofSAMandapprovesallSAMspending.ThePRO‐Creviewsandapprovesprojects’scopesofworkandbudgets.

BoththeSWGandPRO‐Careformalcommittees.Themembersrepresentstakeholdergroups.Allmeetingsareopentothepublic.AgendasarepostedontheSWGwebsite:https://sites.google.com/site/pugetsoundstormwaterworkgroup/.

BrandiLubliner,SAMCoordinator;KeunyeaSong,SAMScientist;andKarenDinicola,SWGProjectManager

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Budget Ecologyinvoicedparticipants,managedpermittees’annualfundingcontributionstowardSAM,andmanagedpaymentreceiptsinPARIS.

Atotalof$1,811,975wasspentin2017onprojectsandSAMmanagement.ThePRO‐CsentabudgetsummarytoSWGreportingthatSAMwasontracktospend97%ofthetotalSAMprojectbudgetsfor2013‐2018,whichareapproximately:$3.5millionforstatusandtrendsmonitoringinPugetSound;$6.5millionforeffectivenessstudies;and$600,000forsourceidentification.

Administrationcostsareestimatedtobe$250,000annually.EcologyiscommittedtothesuccessofSAMandhascontributedover$750,000since2010tolaunchandmanagetheprogram.

SAM 2017 Annual Report

SAMhelditsfirstfindingssymposium.AllSAMstudieswereshowcasedforthe108peopleinattendance.Eachofthe14studyleadshighlightedgoals,projectstatus,andpreliminarymonitoringresults.Futuresymposiawillhighlightcompletedstudies.

SAMstaffconductedoutreachatconferencesandmeetingsin2017includingtheWashingtonStateHydrogeologySymposium,theAWCConference,andBakertoBay.SAMprojectswerealsofeaturedinseveralpresentationsatMuniConandStormCon.

AWCdevelopedacommunicationstrategyforSAM’stargetaudiences:stormwatermanagers,publicworksdirectors,agencymanagers,andcity/countyelectedof icials.Inearly2017,AWCconductedasurveyevaluatingtheseaudiences’knowledgeofSAM.

Communications

Contracts and Agreements Ecologyaddedorextended iveagreementsandclosed iveagreementsin2017.Ecologyalsounencumberedmorethan$57,000inunspentfundsfromcompletedandclosedagreementswithourEnvironmentalAssessmentProgramforworkrelatedtoSAMreceivingwaterstatusassessments.

SAMSymposium—June2017

New Website ecology.wa.gov/SAM

EcologyoverhauleditswebsiteandlaunchednewSAMwebpages.Changeswereintendedtoimprovesearchsuccessandaccessibility.Ecologyasksforpatienceinto2018asbotholdandnewcontentareaddedtothenewwebsite.

ManynewSAMcommunicationproductswerecreatedbytheAssociationofWashingtonCities(AWC)thisyear.Onthewebsite,lookfor:

AvideointroducingSAM Sixfactsheetsforstormwatermanagersabout

SAMand indingsofcompletedstudies Newsletters,quarterlyreports,andpriorannual

reportsonSAMactivities

“PoolParty”articleinterviewwithCityofBattleGroundinCityVisionMagazine(Sept/Oct2017).

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SAM 2017 Annual Report

Status & Trends

Shoreline bacteria TheBeachEnvironmentalAssessmentCommunicationandHealth(BEACH)managercompiledexistingfecalindicatorbacteriadatafromthePugetSoundshoreline.TheSAMshorelinebacteria inalreportcameoutinearly2017.Datafrom27entitieswithdifferentsamplinggoalsshoweddiverseresults,whichwereexpected.Ambientmonitoringprogramstendtohavelowerbacterialevels.Programsthatfocusonmonitoringstormeventsorsourceidenti icationtendtohavehigherbacterialevels.RecommendationstoSWGforconsiderationofafutureSAMbacteriasamplingeffortaretoconsiderleveragingtheBEACHprogramsmosturbansitesandfocusingfutureSAMbacteriamonitoringoneffectivenessstudies.

Receiving Waters in Puget Sound SAMismonitoringandassessingtheimpactsofstormwaterrunoffinurbanandurbanizingareasinthePugetSoundnearshoreandsmallstreamenvironments.In2017,twooffourinitialreceivingwaterprojectswerecompleted,andoneprojectbeganasecondroundofmonitoring.FinalreportsforPugetSoundnearshoresedimentandPugetlowlandsmallstreamsSAMmonitoringprojectsareanticipatedinearly2018.

In2018,theSAMstatusandtrendsstudyleadswillconvenetodiscussthecompletesetof indingsandscienti icrecommendationsforreceivingwaterstatusandtrendsmonitoring.ThescientistswillmakerecommendationstotheSWGforamodi ieddesignapproachandprioritiesforfuturemonitoringthatwillbemostmeaningfulforstormwatermanagement.

Puget lowland streams Throughout2017,scientistsfromKingCounty,USGS,Ecology,andPugetSoundPartnershipcontinuedtodiscussandanalyzethislargedatasetfrom2015.

Early indingsaboutstreamconditionsaroundPugetSoundwerepresentedtothePSEMPFreshwaterWorkGroupandtheSWGforfeedbackontheanalysisapproach.The inalreportandrecommendationsforSAMstreammonitoringareanticipatedinearly2018. 

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SAM 2017 Annual Report

Status & Trends

Nearshore sediment  Inlate2017,USGSsubmittedadraftreportontheSAMnearshoresedimentmonitoringdatafrom2016.The inalreport,factsheet,andtechnicalmemoareanticipatedinearly2018. 

Mussel contaminant monitoring  WashingtonDepartmentofFish&Wildlife(WDFW)publishedtheSAMnearshoremusselmonitoringinalreportonthe irstround2015‐2016sampling,updatedtheQualityAssuranceProjectPlan,anddeployedmusselsforasecondroundofmonitoringin2017‐2018.WDFWstaffpresented indingsatSWGandPSEMPToxicsWorkgroupmeetings.

SAMstaffwroteanearshoremusselstechnicalmemowithadditionalspatialanalyses.

Amajor indingfromthe irstroundwasthattoxicorganiccontaminantsliketotalPAHs,PBDEs,PCBs,andDDTwerecorrelatedtourbanizationasmeasuredbyimpervioussurfacecover.Formetalstherewasonlyaweakspatialpatternrelatedtourbandevelopment,forzinc.

WDFWdeployedmusselcagesforthesecondroundofmonitoringinDecemberatmostofthesame40randomlyselectedsitesalongthePugetSoundurbanshoreline.

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SAMismeasuringtheeffectivenessofBMPsandmanagementactionstoreducestormwaterrunoffdestructive lowandtransportofpollutantstoreceivingwaters.Allofthe irstroundstudieswerecontractedbytheendof2017.Thescopesofwork,amendments,anddeliverablesarepostedtoeachproject’spageontheSAMwebsite.Factsheetsaccompanyeachcompletedstudy’s inalreport.

SAM 2017 Annual Report

Effectiveness Studies

Low Impact Development (LID) Bioretentionhydrologicperformance:the

CityofBellingham inishedmonitoringattenbioretentionsitesacrosswesternWashington.Analysisisunderwayandthe inalreportisexpectedin2018. 

Raingardenandbioretentionassessmentprotocol:theCityofPuyallupisdevelopingaseconditerationoftheprotocolincludingtrainingmaterialsandasocialsciencesurvey.The inalreportisexpectedin2018.

Bioretentionamendmentwithfungiandplants:U.S.FishandWildlifeServiceandWashingtonStateUniversityaremonitoringbioretentionmesocosmswithfungalamendmentsattheWSDOTShipCanaltestlocation.The inalreportisexpectedin2018.

BioretentionreductionofPCBs:KingCounty’sstudyoftreatmentandsequestrationofpoly‐chlorinatedbiphenylsbybioretentionsoilsisusingthesamemesocosmsasthefungiamendmentstudy.The inalreportisexpectedin2018.

Retrofits KingCountycompletedtheMonitoringStormwaterRetro itsintheEchoLakeDrainageBasin inalreport.Theysummarizedthestormwatertreatmenteffectivenessofbioretentionplanters,aFilterradevice,anddetentiontanks.Theplantersreduced lowsandconcentrationsofmostcontaminants,butrunoffwasnotalwaysabletoentertheplanterswheninletswerecloggedwithdebris.Thisstudyprovidesnewinformationontreatmentofcommonstormwaterorganiccontaminantsandthebene itsofretro itsinspace‐constrainedhighwaycorridors.

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SAM 2017 Annual Report

Operation and Maintenance Catchbasincleaningeffectiveness:KingCounty

compiledandstartedanalyzingwesternWash‐ingtoncity,county,andportmunicipalitydatagatheredbysurveyin2017.The inalreportisexpectedin2018. 

Source Control TheCityofLakewoodcompletedtheBusiness Source Control Effectiveness Studyfinalreport.TheysummarizedPhaseIandIIpermittees’recordsonthetypesofbusinesses,frequenciesofinspections,andsourcecontrolBMPsemployed.Thestudyrecommendedallbusinessesintheauto/boat,food/retail,andlandusagecategoriesbeinspectedtoassessrisk.Highriskbusinessesshouldbeinspectedannuallyoreveryotheryear.Businesseswhereissuesareidenti iedshouldberevisitedeveryothermonthuntiltheproblemisresolved.Inspectionfrequenciesofexistingprogramscouldbeadjustedbasedonthestudy indings.

Retrofits Watershedscaleretro itandrestoration:the

CityofRedmondisactivelymonitoringatsevensites.Thiswatershed‐levelstudywillcontinueforseveralmoreyears.AnewSAMfactsheetdescribesthe‘gettingstarted’phaseofthisstudy.

Regionalstormwaterfacilityretro itinFederalWay:KingCountycompletedmonitoringoftheretro itteddetentionpondandbioretentioncellsthatmakeuptheregionaltreatmentfacilityneartheHylebosCreekheadwaters.The inalreportisexpectedinlate2018. 

Second Solicitation Round for Effectiveness Studies

TheSAMCoordinator,SWGeffectivenesssubgroup,andEcology’sstormwaterengineersreviewedandscoredtenfullproposals.EightmovedontotheSAMEffectivenessStudiesworkshopattendedbymorethan60stakeholders.Permitteesvotedtoranktheproposalsandprovidedfeedback.

TheSWGapproved ivenewstudiesinJune.Twomoreprojectsweredirectedtoaddressconcernsintheirproposalsbyformingtechnicaladvisorycommittees.Oneprojectwasencouragedtoreapplywithmoreregionalpartnersinafutureroundoffunding.

Bytheendof2017,SAMstaffhadthreedetailedscopesofworkreadyforcontracting.

Source Identification

TheCityofLakewoodandpublishedtheIllicitDischargeDetectionandElimination(IDDE) inalreport.Permittees’IDDEprograminvestigationsandincidentresponsesfor2014werecompiledandanalyzed.TheregionaldatasetprovidedobjectivitytounderstandandaddressthemostcommonIDDEproblemsencounteredbymunicipalstormwaterpermittees.Thestudyfoundarelativelylargenumberofincidentsrelatedtovehiclespillsandaccidentsandcon irmedtheimportanceoftimelyreporting.Anexpandedandimprovedlistofstandarddata ieldsandentryoptionswasdevelopedthroughthisprojecttoprovideconsistentanduseabledatawhilenotincreasingthetimeneededfordataentrybypermittees.

SAMsourceidenti icationprojectsidentifycommonproblemsandproposeregionalactionsonsourcecontroltopreventtransportofpollutantsinstormwater.

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SAM 2017 Annual Report

Bookmark SAM’s new website ecology.wa.gov/SAM

Contact information BrandiLubliner KeunyeaSong KarenDinicolaSAMCoordinator SAMScientist SWGProjectManager(360)407‐7140 (360)407‐6158 (360)407‐6550brandi.lubliner@ecy.wa.gov keunyea.song@ecy.wa.gov karen.dinicola@ecy.wa.gov

SAM is funded by:  

Ci es: Aberdeen, Algona, Anacortes, Arlington, Auburn, Bainbridge Island, Ba le Ground, Bellevue, Bellingham, Black Diamond, Bonney Lake, Bothell, Bremerton, Brier, Buckley, Burien, 

Burlington, Camas, Centralia, Clyde Hill, Covington, Des Moines, DuPont, Duvall, Edgewood, Edmonds, Enumclaw, Evere , Federal Way, Ferndale, Fife, Fircrest, Gig Harbor, Granite Falls, 

Issaquah, Kelso, Kenmore, Kent, Kirkland, Lacey, Lake Forest Park, Lake Stevens, Lakewood, Longview, Lynnwood, Maple Valley, Marysville, Medina, Mercer Island, Mill Creek, Milton, 

Monroe, Mount Vernon, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Newcastle, Normandy Park, Oak Harbor, Olympia, Or ng, Pacific, Port Angeles, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, Puyallup, Redmond, Renton, 

Sammamish, SeaTac, Sea le, Sedro‐Woolley, Shoreline, Snohomish, Steilacoom, Sumner, Tacoma, Tukwila, Tumwater, University Place, Vancouver, Washougal, Woodinville. Coun es:

Clark, Cowlitz, King, Kitsap, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Whatcom. Ports: Tacoma and Sea le. State: Washington Department of Transporta on, Washington Department of 

Ecology, Washington Department of Agriculture, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Federal: United States Geological Survey.  Business: Penn Cove Shellfish , Cedar Grove.   

Special accommodations Torequestmaterialsinaformatforthevisuallyimpaired,visithttps://ecology.wa.gov/accessibility,callEcologyat360‐407‐6600,RelayService711,orTTY877‐833‐6341.

More source identification projects coming in 2018 In2017,theSWGapprovedthreeprojectproposalsrecommendedbytheSWGSourceIdenti icationSubgroup.Scopesofworkwillbe inalizedin2018andprojectpageswillbeavailableontheSAMwebsite.Theapprovednewprojectsare:

RegionalSpillHotlineFeasibilityAnalysis:KingCountywillleadapublicprocesstogatherideasandin luentialfactorsforimplementingaspillhotlinethatcouldbeusedforregionalorstatewidereportingofstormwaterproblemsandspills,andreferraltoappropriateresponseentities.

UpdatestotheIllicitControlandIllicitDetectionManual:KingCountywillleadapublicprocesstogatherneedsandtechniques,updatethe ieldscreeningmanual,andprovidetrainings.

Risk‐basedsmallbusinesssourcecontrol:SeattlePublicUtilitieswillleadastudytoevaluatetheirrisk‐basedoutreachapproachtosourcecontrolatsmallbusinesses.

Third Solicitation Round Coming in 2019

In2018,theSWGwillbeginayear‐longprocesstoidentifynewpriorityquestionsandtopicsformoreSAMeffectivenessstudiesandsourceidenti icationprojects.TheprocesswillgatherideasandfeedbackfrompermitteesandothersinadvanceofsolicitingproposalsforSAMfunding.

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