Tumwater committee moves $120,000 Ecology stormwater capacity grant to Feb. 3 consent calendar
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Stormwater staff said a $120,000 noncompetitive capacity grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology (effective July 1, 2025–March 31, 2027) will support NPDES permit work, monitoring, equipment and training; the committee recommended the agreement for council approval on Feb. 3.
The City of Tumwater Public Works committee voted Jan. 22 to place the 2025–2027 stormwater capacity grant agreement from the Washington State Department of Ecology on the Feb. 3 City Council consent calendar with a recommendation to approve and authorize the mayor to sign.
Dave Congheiser, the city’s stormwater lead, described the grant as a noncompetitive capacity award sized by jurisdiction population that helps cities meet NPDES municipal stormwater permit requirements. "The grant amount is $120,000 and it's effective from 07/01/2025 through 03/31/2027," Congheiser said, noting the funds will support planning, outreach, mapping, operations and maintenance, water‑quality monitoring and staff training.
Congheiser said new permit requirements in the 2024–2029 cycle include riparian and wetland restoration goals, tree canopy targets, and a street‑sweeping metric; the city is already working on a design project to meet one of those requirements. After questions about how the grant is allocated, Congheiser explained it is offered to municipalities that hold an NPDES stormwater permit and is sized to the jurisdiction’s population; Tumwater is a smaller Phase 2 permittee compared with nearby Olympia, Lacey and Thurston County.
Committee members voted to place the agreement on the Feb. 3 consent calendar; the full council will consider and, if approved, authorize the mayor to sign.
