07-034 - King County - Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (WRIA 9)

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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AG 07 3z/ For the Green River Duwamish River and Central Puget Sound Watersheds within the geographic planning area of Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (which includes portions of Water Resource Inventory Areas 8 10 and 15) PREAMBLE THIS AGREEMENT "Agreement is entered into pursuant to Chapter 39.34 RCW by and among the eligible county and city governments signing this Agreement that are located in King County or Pierce County lying wholly or partially within or having a major interest in the Green River Duwamish River and Central Puget Sound Watersheds and within the planning and management area of Watershed Resource Inventory Area 9 which includes portions of WRIA 8 10, and 15, "WRIA 9 all political subdivisions of the State of Washington individually for those signing this agreement, "Party" and collectively "Parties WHEREAS, the planning and management area of WRIA 9 includes all of the area recognized by the State of Washington as WRIA 9 and portions of WRIA 8 10, and 15, WHEREAS, the Parties share interests in and responsibility for addressing long -term watershed planning and conservation of the aquatic ecosystems of the Green River Duwamish River and Central Puget Sound Watersheds and wish to collectively provide for planning funding and implementation of various activities and projects therein and WHEREAS, the Parties have participated in an Interlocal Agreement for the years 2001- 2005 to develop "Making Our Watershed Fit for a King' "Salmon Habitat Plan contributed to the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan, and desire to continue providing efficient participation in the implementation of such plans, and WHEREAS, the Parties have demonstrated in the Salmon Habitat Plan that watershed ecosystem services are worth billions of dollars of value to local people in terms of stormwater management, pollution treatment, recreational value and other expensive and difficult to replace services and WHEREAS, the Parties seek information on watershed conditions and salmon conservation and recovery needs to inform local decision- making bodies regarding actions in response to listings under the Endangered Species Act "ESA and WHEREAS, the Parties have prioritized and contributed resources and funds for implementing projects and programs to protect and restore habitat; and WHEREAS, the Parties wish to monitor and evaluate implementation of the Salmon Habitat Plan through adaptive management; and WHEREAS, the Parties wish to continue to use adaptive management for identifying coordinating and implementing basin plans and water quality flood hazard reduction water quantity and habitat projects in the watersheds and WRIA 9 ILA 2007 -2015 (WRIA 9 Forum recomd mod 8 -24 -06 and 10 -2 -06, legal review complete) Page 1