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Environment committee reviews WRIA 9 interlocal agreement for salmon recovery
Summary
The Des Moines City Council Environment Committee heard a presentation on renewing an interlocal agreement (ILA) with WRIA 9 to fund watershed coordination, grant rounds and regional salmon recovery work; the item was presented as a consent item and no formal ratification vote is recorded in the transcript.
The Des Moines City Council Environment Committee on Dec. (meeting date not specified) reviewed an interlocal agreement to continue the city’s participation in Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (WRIA 9) salmon-recovery coordination and funding.
Tyler Weakley, Surface Water Manager for the City of Des Moines, said the item "is also on consent tonight, approving the ILA with WRIA 9. It's a great relationship for salmon recovery and also supporting our Des Moines Creek Estuary Project." The presentation was delivered in coordination with King County staff member Matt Goreng, who described the regional framework for implementation.
The ILA establishes watershed-level governance and an operational funding mechanism to support an annual work plan and grant round for priority projects across the WRIA 9 area. Goreng said the…
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