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Council to review draft limits on construction dewatering in critical aquifer recharge area
Summary
Staff presented proposed code amendments to restrict temporary construction dewatering in Redmond’s Critical Aquifer Recharge Area (CARA) to utilities, elevator pits and crane footings, allow dewatering under 500 gpm, and requested a study session Feb. 25 and adoption on April 15 with an effective date of June 28.
City staff briefed the committee on proposed amendments to the Redmond Municipal Code (RMC) addressing temporary construction dewatering (TCD) in the city’s Critical Aquifer Recharge Area (CARA). Staff said the amendments are intended to reduce risks to the drinking water utility by limiting large-volume dewatering within the CARA.
Staff described the changes as the final phase of a TCD policy effort that began in 2020. The proposed code…
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