HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-10-06 Proclamation - Stormwater Awareness WeekOffice of the Mayor
City of Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, stormwater comes from precipitation that falls on hard surfaces and does not soak
into the ground, becoming runoff. Runoff becomes polluted (tire wear particles and vehicle
fluids, fertilizers, pesticides, bacteria, sediments, litter, and/or pet waste) as it runs along
roads, sidewalks, parking lots, roofs and lawns; and
WHEREAS, runoff flows into the storm sewer that eventually flows untreated into waterways
(rivers, streams, lakes, and oceans and The Green/Duwamish Watershed); and
WHEREAS, plants and soil filter water and improve water quality. Onsite improvements, such
as porous pavement, stormwater ponds, native plants, rain gardens, bioswales, and other best
management practices, help prevent pollution and treatment in stormwater runoff; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila promotes pollution prevention and mitigation for our
stormwater discharges; and
WHEREAS, by focusing attention on pollution prevention in stormwater runoff, the City of
Tukwila will continue to meet the challenges associated with polluted runoff; and
WHEREAS, Stormwater Awareness Week is an opportunity for local government, industry, and
environmental organizations to recognize the potential of stormwater pollution prevention
within our rivers, lakes, streams, and other water bodies.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Thomas McLeod, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do hereby proclaim
October 5 -12, 2025 as:
Stormwater Awareness Week
in the City of Tukwila and encourage all community members and businesses to protect our
waterbodies by participating in stormwater awareness events and activities to ensure
stormwater systems are fully maintained and entirely functional, by eliminating waste
discharge and preventing landscaping from washing away down the drain, to further protect
downstream natural resources including the Puget Sound.
Presented this sixth day of October, 2025.
Thomas McLeod, Mayor