The Capital Facilities Program The Capital Facilities Program prioritizes and manages large stormwater system improvement projects. These projects reduce the frequency and severity of flooding, improve water quality, increase fish passage and provide habitat.
Capital Facilities Plan - Budget and Schedule
Capital Facilities Plan - Map
Retrofits Some of the older parts of the stormwater system do not remove pollutants or control storm flows well, causing problems downstream. We identify and focus on locations with these issues for community stormwater retrofits. These projects upgrade the system with new structures. Some use green stormwater techniques, like rain gardens, permeable pavement, sand filters or tree filter boxes that mimic the natural processes that were in place before the site was developed.
The County maintains many stormwater ponds and ditches, which are crucial to the system. When we retrofit stormwater facilities and the drainage system, we improve water quality treatment, reduce flooding, and add more lifespan to these systems. Stormwater staff perform these projects, which are not large enough to warrant outside contractors.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)Stormwater runoff in Kitsap County is regulated by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit issued by the Washington State Department of Ecology, as well as by Kitsap County
Stormwater Management Code (KCC 12.04 through 12.32)
2015 NPDES Annual Report
Current Kitsap County Stormwater Design Manual The design manual will be undergoing updates in 2020 to ensure consistency with current State regulations, guidelines and local code. Stay updated on this process by following the project page.
Stormwater Management Plan
Kitsap County
welcomes comments on the Stormwater Management Program Plan as part of the public input process.
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