Item No.:       6f_supp 
Meeting Date: September 11, 2014 
Stormwater Utility Briefing 


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Agenda Topics 
1. Century Agenda Goal 
To meet or exceed agency requirements for stormwater
leaving Port-owned or operated facilities 
2. Permits 
Stormwater Permits: 
Phase I Municipal General Permit (Seaport and Real Estate) 
Industrial General Permits (Port and Tenants) 
3. Stormwater Costs and Fees 
4. Utility Next Steps 
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Glossary 
AKART 
All Known, Available and Reasonable methods of prevention,
control, and Treatment 
BMP 
Best Management Practices 
ISGP 
Industrial Stormwater General Permit 
NPDES 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
SWM 
Storm Water Management 

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Future Stormwater Costs                    Spigot 
(5-year estimate) 

Stormwater
Industrial 
infrastructure
Stormwater     Municipal 
repair &
General       Program 
upgrades 
Permit 
$50M 
to                    $23M 
100M     $10M 
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City of Seattle Stormwater Fees 
SWM Fees to City: 1997 - 2018 
$6.00
1997-2013 SWM Fees:                       $5.40 
$24 Million             $4.91 
$5.00
$4.47 
Next Five Years for SWM Fees:                  $4.06 
$4.00                                                                   $3.69 
$ 23 Million         $3.36 
$3.05 
In Millions  $3.00                                                                   $2.71 
$2.26 $2.31 
$2.04 
$2.00
$1.40 
$1.30 
$1.05 
$0.83 
$1.00                  $0.69 $0.69 $0.73 
$0.51 $0.51 
$0.40 $0.42 

$-
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Tenants           Port of Seattle 
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Total Stormwater Requirements 
Next 5 years
(2014-2018) 
$85 to $135 Million 
in SW Requirements 
Plus 
$23 Million in SWM fees
$23 million could
to the City of Seattle                                be used to repair
and replace 16
miles 
of Port-owned
stormwater pipes. 
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City Stormwater Fees 
If the Port retained SWM fees, we would : 

Repair and upgrade      Improve Puget Sound       Facilitate tenant
stormwater lines          water quality          compliance with 
ISGP permits 
Currently this work is unfunded. 
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Summary of Communications with City
re: stormwater fees 
April 11
Informal Discussions w/           July 31, 2013       October               Comr. Gregoire
Mar 19                July 17    August 6
staff regarding rates              Letter to the SPU      2013: Info                  & Bowman
Email                    Meeting     Meeting 
Fees paid under protest              director         exchange                meeting with
Mayor 
September 8 
Informal Discussions w/        Sept 27, 2013     January 10            June 30      July 25        Meeting
staff regarding rates              Meeting           Email                 Meeting      Phone Call      with Mayor 
Fees paid under protest 

2011      2012     2013                                2014 

Face-to-face Meeting          Other Communication 

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Port has the same obligations and
authority as the City of Seattle. 
Obligations: 
Both the City and Port have a Phase 1 municipal
permit that governs our Stormwater programs. 
Authority 
RCW 53.08.043 expressly grants port districts "all of the
powers relating to systems of sewerage" authorized by
RCW 35.67.010 and 35.67.020 [utility statutes for
Cities]." 

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Port SWM Fees and Expenditures 
Commission approved rates
Total Stormwater 
and budget                Infrastructure 
Repair & upgrades 
Utility spending includes:        $23M 
80% SIRUP
Stormwater Infrastructure
Repair & Upgrades             $18.4M 
20% Phase I Permit 
Compliance & Administration       $4.6M 
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Next Steps 
Commission considers Resolution 
Today 
September 30 
Complete Preparing for Utility Set Up 
Propose Utility go live January 1, 2015 

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