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King Street Center UTILITY
210 South Jackson Street,Suite 512 SYSTEMS
Seattle,WA 98104-3855
www.kingcounty.gov
October 1, 2013
John D. Wilson, Project Manager
City of Renton
1055 S. Grady Way
Renton, WA 981047
Dear Mr. Wilson:
Please find enclosed a copy of King County Ordinance 17653, which approves the City of
Renton's Water System Plan.
. Thank you for your assistance in working with the Utilities Technical Review Committee during
King County's review.
If you have any questions on this matter, please call me at 206-205-0817.
Sincerely,
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Stephen Hirschey
Chair, Utilities Technical Review Committee
Enclosure
KING COUNTY 1200 King County Courthouse
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Seattle,WA 98104
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September 10, 2013
Ordinance 17653
Proposed No.2013-0251.1 Sponsors Phillips and Dunn
1 AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Renton Water
2 System Plan Update 2012.
3 STATEMENT OF FACTS:
4 1. King County has adopted King County Code("K.C.C.")chapter 13.24,
5 which requires approval of comprehensive plans for water utilities that
6 distribute or obtain water in unincorporated King County as a prerequisite
7 for operating in unincorporated King County,receiving approval for
8 annexation proposals,being granted right-of-way franchises, and being
9 given approval for right-of-way construction permits. K.C.C. section
10 13.24.060 prescribes the requirements for approval of such plans,
11 including consistency with state and local planning requirements.
12 2. The Revised Code of Washington("RCW")70.116.050 requires that
13 general comprehensive plans for water within critical water supply service
14 areas be submitted to,and approved by,the legislative authority within
15 whose boundaries all or a portion of a utility lies.
16 3.The city of Renton's ("the city")last water system plan was prepared in
17 2005. Both Washington state Department of Health("DOH")and King
18 County regulations require water system plans to be updated every six
19 years.
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20 4. The city's service area is within a critical water supply service area and
21 has adopted a Water System Plan("the plan").
22 5. King County has adopted a comprehensive plan that includes water
23 supply policies in its provisions for facilities and services(policies F-101
24 through F-254)that call for consistency with other adopted plans, support
25 for regional water supply planning,pursuit of reclaimed water, water
26 conservation,and protection of water resources.
27 6. K.C.C. chapter 13.24 requires the utilities technical review committee
28 ("UTRC")to review and make a recommendation to the King County
29 executive and council on the plan and the requirements under K.C.C.
30 chapter 13.24 and consistency with the King County Comprehensive Plan.
31 The UTRC has reviewed the planning data and city operations and has
32 found:
33 a. The plan uses population and employment forecasts developed by the
34 Puget Sound Regional Council for the city's service area;
35 b. Portions of the city's service area are in unincorporated King County;
36 c. The capital facility plan is adequate to meet anticipated facility and
37 service needs;
38 d. The plan is consistent with applicable Washington state water quality
39 laws, including the evaluation of reclaimed water use; and
40 e.The plan is consistent with other pertinent county adopted plans and
41 policies.
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42 7. The DOH approval of the city's plan is pending King County council
43 action.
44 8. Under the state Environmental Policy Act the city issued a
45 Determination of Nonsignificance for the issuance of the plan on April 9,
46 2012,and there were no appeals.
47 9. The city's operations and facilities meet multiple existing statutory,
48 administrative and planning standards. As the city's operations, facilities
49 and planning meet the requirements of the K.C.C., and are consistent with
50 the King County Comprehensive Plan,the UTRC has recommended
51 approval of the plan.
52 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
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53 SECTION 1. The City of Renton Water System Plan Update 2012,Attachment A
54 to this ordinance, is hereby approved as a water system plan.
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Ordinance 17653 was introduced on 6/3/2013 and passed by the Metropolitan King
County Council on 9/9/2013,by the following vote:
Yes: 8 - Mr. Phillips,Mr. von Reichbauer,Ms. Hague, Ms. Patterson,
Ms. Lambert,Mr. Dunn,Mr.McDermott and Mr. Dembowski
No: 0
Excused: 1 - Mr. Gossett
KING COUNTY COUNCIL
KING COUNTY,WASHINGTON
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Attachments:A.City of Renton Water System Plan Update 2012
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