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Home My WebLink About18-130 - King County Noxious Weed Control Program - Landowner Project Agreement18-130 Council Approval N/A King County Noxious Weed Control Program Water and Land Resources Division Department of Natural Resources and Parks LANDOWNER PROJECT AGREEMENT I, /00,,,, IA(, agree to allow the King County Noxious Weed Control Program, or its assigned contractors, to survey for and treat invasive knotweed (Polygonum bohemicum, P. cuspidatum, P. sachalinense, P. polystachyum) that is found near the Green- Duwamish River and its tributaries with a state -approved and permitted aquatic herbicide on my property, parcel number(s): see attached parcel list) I understand this work will be carried out safely, efficiently, and as completely as possible. Further, I understand that funding for this work is being provided by the King County Flood Control District, King County Wastewater Treatment Division, and the King County Noxious Weed Control Program at no cost to me. I understand that this free service is only available for the duration of this allocated funding. I acknowledge that with the exception of damages that result in whole or in part from the negligence of King County, its successors or assigns, I do hereby, for myself, and my heirs, executors and administrators, waive, release, and forever discharge any and all rights and claims against King County, its officers, and/or assigns for any and all damages claimed to have been caused by any activity consistent with the above purpose. Permission is granted for: 10 year (agreement expires 12/31/2027) 0 5 years (agreement expires 12/31/2022) 0 3 years (agreement expires 12/31/2020) (years of your choosing) (agreement expires: 12/31/ If I don't specify a date, this agreement will expire on December 31, 2018. I understand that I will be contacted annually for an update about this project and will be notified before anyone enters my property, regardless of the duration of this agreement. I understand that I may revoke my permission at any time either verbally or in writing. `31-(12, Date Please confirm your contact information and choose a preferred communication type: Mailing Address: k2i00 4Aitce n+c-{- 1311/44• 1 LA. 6.0 it k LAJA /BB Telephone: E-mail: nix or ce ILALLAJ:t (44A 3 0 v Preferred Method of Communication: Email El Telephone Please return completed form to: Erin Haley, Green-Duwamish River Weeds Manager King County Noxious Weed Control Program 201 S Jackson St, Suite 600, KSC-NR-0600 Seattle, WA 98104-3855 6 /.717//1-71. King County Water and Land Resources Division Noxious Weed Control Program Department of Natural Resources and Parks 201 South Jackson Street, Suite 600 Seattle, WA 98104-3855 206-477-9333 Fax 206-296-0192 TTY Relay: 711 kingcounty.gov/weeds July 2, 2018 City Of Tukwila Bob Giberson 6200 Southcenter Blvd Tukwila, WA 98188 Dear Landowner, We are working to control invasive knotweed along the Green-Duwamish River and its tributaries. Your property (Parcel number(s): see attached parcel list) is located in the area where we are able to control knotweed this year. We are writing to ask your permission to check for and control knotweed on your property. There is no cost to you for this work because it is part of a larger effort to combat this invasive noxious weed in the Green-Duwamish River watershed. If you agree, our staff will visit your property to check for and control knotweed between July and September. Most of our work consists of treating knotweed near the water by boat. If boating is not feasible or we cannot reach all knotweed from the boat, we will notify you before our staff enters your property. The purpose of this effort is to improve and restore the riverbanks to increase bank stability, benefit runs of threatened salmon and to preserve the natural and scenic beauty of the river. Knotweed is an invasive plant that can cause problems if not controlled. On rivers and streams it crowds out trees and other plants that are better for water quality and bank protection. It is also difficult to control because it spreads by fragments in the water, so all knotweed plants along a river need to be treated to be effective. This is why we are asking your permission to include your property in our project area. In 2017, the project surveyed over 40 acres in the watershed and controlled over an acre of knotweed in that area. Due to our past efforts, many previously infested riverbanks are now nearly knotweed-free and are being replanted with native trees and shrubs by project partners Forterra and King County Parks, as well as citizens, agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Effective control methods for knotweed include applying a targeted spray to the leaves and stems or injecting herbicide into the plant. Small plants may be dug, but it is not effective for larger plants. Cutting or mowing plants is not effective. All of the herbicide control for this project will be conducted with a state -approved, aquatic -formulated, low -risk herbicide and under a water -quality permit issued by the Washington Department of Ecology. Please do not cut or mow the knotweed on your property before we treat it, because this will reduce the effectiveness of our control methods. Our goal is to control all the knotweed in the active flood zone but we cannot always see all the knotweed from the river. Please contact us if there are areas of knotweed on your property that would be difficult for us to see. If the knotweed is far from the river, we may not be able include it in our project. If you would like to find out how to control knotweed on your own or to learn more about our project, we welcome you visit on our website at vvww.kinqcountv.qov/weeds or call us at 206-477-9333. To help us schedule our field work, please complete and return the attached permission waiver by July 20, 2018. This waiver allows King County Noxious Weed Control Program and the crews working with us to survey and control knotweed on your property this year. Again, there is no cost to you for us to check for and control knotweed on your property, but we do need your permission before we can offer this assistance. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns and thank you in advance for your support of this effort to fight noxious weeds on the Green-Duwamish River and its tributaries. Sincerely, Erin Haley Green-Duwamish River Riparian Weeds Manager 206-477-0074 or 206-477-9333; erin.haley@kingcounty.gov Note: Alternative formats, translation and interpreter services available on request. Email noxious.weedskindcounty.dov or call 206-477-9333 or TTY:711. 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