The State of the Waters 2007 report establishes Seattle as a national leader in working to understand - and set the stage for restoring - its urban ecology. The report details every facet of the current state of creek and watershed conditions for Seattle's five major watersheds. The level of detail and the presentation of conditions at both scales provide an understanding of watershed health unsurpassed in a major U.S. city.
The 355-page (including detailed watershed maps) report highlights the need to take targeted actions that match the unique conditions in each stream and watershed to achieve Seattle's goals of healthy urban watersheds for people and salmon - part of the larger goal of cleaning up and protecting Puget Sound.
Accompanying the State of the Waters 2007 report is a roadmap for thinking about and making decisions to improve ecological health in Seattle's aquatic areas: the Science Framework for Ecological Health in Seattle's Streams. The Science Framework provides a scientific foundation for moving toward more healthy streams, while balancing human uses of the city's watersheds.
It also identifies key next steps including identifying goals for each of Seattle's creeks and developing effectiveness and trend monitoring to track progress toward watershed health.
The State of the Waters 2007 report and the Scientific Framework for Ecological Health are available on the Web, at: www.seattle.gov/util/Services/Drainage_&_Sewer/Keep_Water_Safe_&_Clean/RestoreOurWaters/index.htm.
For more information about the report, contact Susan Harper, at (206) 386-9139 or susan.harper@seattle.gov.[[In-content Ad]]