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Stormwater Permit
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APPENDIX 3 – Annual Report Questions for Cities, Towns, and
Counties
Permittees are required to submit the following information in an online annual report form, or an
alternative format provided by Ecology if requested, pursuant to Special Condition S9.A.
Reporting Requirements and SWMP
1. Attach a copy of any annexations, incorporations, or boundary changes resulting in an increase or
decrease in the Permittee’s geographic area of permit coverage during the reporting period per
S9.D.6.
2. Attach updated annual Stormwater Management Program Plan (SWMP Plan). (S5.A.2)
3. Implemented an ongoing program to gather, track, and maintain information per S5.A.3, including
costs or estimated costs of implementing the SWMP.
4. Coordinated among departments within the jurisdiction to eliminate barriers to permit compliance.
(S5.A.5.b)
4a. Attach a written description of internal coordination mechanisms. (S5.A.5.b)
Stormwater Planning
5. Have you convened an interdisciplinary team to inform and assist in the development, progress, and
influence of the stormwater planning program? (S5.C.1.a. – Required by August 1, 2020)
Coordination with long-range plan updates
6. List the relevant land use planning efforts that have taken place in your jurisdiction (land use plans
that are used to accommodate growth, stormwater management, or transportation). (S5.C.1.b.i(a)
and (b) – Required by March 31, 2021 & January 1, 2023)
7. List of stormwater capital projects (currently in or slated for future design and construction) that
resulted from this planning. (S5.C.1.b.i(a) and (b) – Required by March 31, 2021 & Jan 1, 2023)
8. Describe of watershed protection measures associated with stormwater management and land use
planning actions that resulted from this planning. (S5.C.1.b.i(a) and (b) – Required by March 31, 2021 &
January 1, 2023)
9. Were land acquisitions identified (or are planning ahead for) that are useful for stormwater facilities
to: accommodate growth or to better serve an existing developed area? (S5.C.1.b.i(a) and (b) –
Required by March 31, 2021 & January 1, 2023)
9a.If yes, for what purpose?
10. Identified corrective actions, in addition to the minimum requirements of the Municipal Stormwater
Permits to control or treat municipal stormwater discharges that pollute waters of the State (e.g.
Limits to impervious cover added to any zoning districts, regional facility planning, minimization of
vegetation loss, etc.)? (S5.C.1.b.i(a) and (b) – Required by March 31, 2021 & January 1, 2023)
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10a. If yes, briefly describe and list relevant plan or code sections, if applicable.
11. Updates to goals and policies related to investment in stormwater management facilities/BMPs?
(yes/no) (S5.C.1.b.i(a) and (b) – Required by March 31, 2021 & January 1, 2023)
11a. If yes, briefly describe.
12. Does the long-range plan identify the location and existing capacity of the stormwater facilities
owned or operated by the Permittee and show which of those stormwater facilities have unused
capacity? (S5.C.1.b.i(a) and (b) – Required by March 31, 2021 & January 1, 2023)
12a. Do these stormwater facility locations impact where housing, or other types of
development, are projected to be located or influence the acquisition of land? (If yes, how?)
12b. Does the long-range plan identify a lack of facilities and the potential impacts of
existing or new development to those areas and receiving waters?
12c. Any new proposed locations and capacities of stormwater facilities needed for the
timeframe of the plan?
13. Based on the projected population densities and distribution of growth over the planning period,
describe how stormwater runoff impacts are forecasted. Does stormwater management
information (including water quality) direct where growth is directed? (S5.C.1.b.i(a) and (b) –
Required by March 31, 2021 & January 1, 2023)
14. Did you submit a report as described in S5.C.1.b.i(b)? (Required no later than January 1, 2023)
Low impact development code-related requirements
15. Continue to design and implement local development-related codes, rules, standards, or other
enforceable documents to minimize impervious surfaces, native vegetation loss, and stormwater
runoff, where feasible? See S5.C.1.c.i. (Required annually)
16. From the assessment described in S5.C.1.c.i(a), did you identify any administrative or regulatory
barriers to implementation of LID Principles or LID BMPs? (Required annually)
16a. If yes, describe the barrier(s) and the measures taken to address them. (S5.C.1.c.i(a))
Stormwater Management Action Planning
17. Developed a watershed inventory as outlined in S5.C.1.d.i? (Submitted by
March 31, 2022)
17a. Attach watershed inventory as described in S5.C.1.d.i.
18. Developed a receiving water prioritization method and process as described in S.5.C.1.d.ii(a)-(c)?
(Required by June 30, 2022.)
18a. Attach receiving water priority ranking process as described in S.5.C.1.d.ii(a)-(c).
19. Developed a Stormwater Management Action Plan (SMAP) for at least one high priority area?
(S.5.C.1.d.iii – Required by March 31, 2023)
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19a. Attach SMAP(s).
Education and Outreach
20. Did you choose to adopt one or more elements of a regional program? (S5.C.2)
20a. If yes, list the elements, and the regional program.
21. Attach a description of general awareness efforts conducted, including your target audiences and
subject areas, per S5.C.2.a.i.
22. Conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the ongoing behavior change program and
documented recommendations as outlined in S.5.C.2.a.ii.(b). (Required no later than
July 1, 2020)
22a. If not, explain
23. Developed a behavior change campaign that is tailored to the community in accordance with
S5.C.2.a.ii.(c)? (Required no later than February 1, 2021)
23a. Attach the strategy and schedule developed in accordance with S5.C.2.a.ii.(c).
24. Began implementing strategy outlined in S.5.C.2.a.ii(c) (S5.C.2.a.ii.(d) – Required by April 1, 2021)
25. Attach the report developed in accordance with S5.C.2.a.ii.(e), which evaluated the changes in
understanding and adoption of targeted behaviors resulting from the implementation of the
strategy and any planned or recommended changes to the program in order to be more effective.
(Required no later March 31, 2024)
26. Promoted stewardship opportunities (or partnered with others) to encourage resident participation
in activities such as those described in S5.C.2.a.iii.
26a. Attach a list of stewardship opportunities promoted.
Public Involvement and Participation
27. Describe in Comments field the opportunities created for the public, including overburdened
communities, to participate in the decision-making processes involving the development,
implementation, and updates of the Permittee’s SWMP and the SMAP. (S5.C.3.a)
28. Posted the updated SWMP Plan and latest annual report on your website no later than
May 31 of each year?. (S5.C.3.b)
28a. List the website address in Comments field.
MS4 Mapping and Documentation
29. Maintained a map of the MS4 including the requirements listed in S5.C.4.a.i-vii?
30. Started mapping outfall size and material in accordance with S5.C.4.b.i? (Required no later than
January 1, 2020)
30a. Attach a spreadsheet that lists the known outfalls’ size and material(s).