2008 Budget Book - Kitsap County Government

Public Works
Surface & Stormwater Management
Purpose:
The Surface and Stormwater Management Program is responsible for implementing the County’s flood
reduction and non-point pollution control programs. The following are the main services provided:
• Inspection, operation, maintenance of stormwater control facilities
• Planning, design, and construction of projects that:
o Reduce flooding
o Reduce non-point pollution
o Improve fish passage
• Pollutant source identification and control
• Surface Water resource related public outreach, involvement, and education
2007 Accomplishments:
• Inspected, operated and maintained 550 retention/detention facilities
• Performed maintenance on 7,500 stormwater catch basins
• Completed initial outfall pollutant screening of 254 stormwater outfalls that discharge into fresh
water located within the Blackjack, Burley, Gorst, Hood Canal, and Liberty Bay watersheds.
• Continued pollution identification and control projects in Clear Creek, Phinney Creek, Ostrich Bay
and Chico Creek drainage basins.
• Partnered with the City of Bremerton in the design and construction of one regional stormwater
conveyance line to serve Navy Yard City.
• Modified 4 neighborhood stormwater ponds to enhance their function.
• Constructed drainage conveyance improvements in Manchester, Keyport, Silverdale, Kingston,
and East Bremerton.
• Rebuilt 7 biofiltration swales to improve their water quality function.
• Assisted Port of Illahee to initiate a regional drainage plan.
2008 Goals and Objectives:
• We will contribute to Effective and Efficient County Services by continuing to implement a
preventive maintenance program for stormwater infrastructure.
• We will contribute to achieving and sustaining Safe and Healthy Communities by determining
and documenting the receiving water quality and making this information available to the public.
• We will contribute to maintaining a Thriving Local Economy by continuing to design and
construct needed flood reduction and water quality enhancement stormwater infrastructure.
Performance Measures:
Catch Basin Maintenance 2004 2005 2006 2007
Input Indicator Total Cost $273,969 $372,680 $300,461 $277,516
Output Indicator
10,480 9,900 10.080 7,560
(workload)
105% 100% 100% 68%
Efficiency Indicator
Effectiveness
Indicator
(outcomes/quality)
Number of Catch
Basins Cleaned
Percentage of Total
Inventory
Cost per Basin
Number of Clogged
Catch Basin After-
Hours Emergency
Callouts (Goal