Stormwater Management Action Planning
The City of Black Diamond is participating in the Stormwater Management Action Planning (SMAP) process to address pollution from urban runoff (stormwater), the leading cause of pollution in Washington’s waterways.
How will the SMAP benefit our community?
- Providing cleaner waterways
- Help resolve residential flooding challenges
- Create opportunities new open spaces, parks, and trees for your community
- Use City funds more efficiently by finding opportunities to combine efforts with other City departments for stormwater project implementation
- Reflect the community’s values on water quality and inform how and where future actions are implemented
Your input is important to Black Diamond's SMAP development during this next year. We'd like you to share your concerns, help prioritize what locations are addressed first, and shape the actions that will be taken. Check out our interactive storymap to learn more about SMAP to interact with maps, provide your feedback, and be a part of the process.
To learn more about the steps in the process, please click here.
To see the PowerPoint slides that were prepared for an Open House held on May 26, 2022, please click here.
To see the SMAP Receiving Water Assessment, please click here.
SMAP Deadlines:
- Assess the condition of our natural water bodies - due March 30, 2022 (Complete, click here for SMAP Receiving Water Assessment)
- Identify which drainage basins have the highest needs - due June 30, 2022 (We need your input by June 27, 2022, please check out the survey included with the storymap)
- Select potential stormwater projects, policy updates, and code changes to improve water quality - due March 30, 2023 (final SMAP report to be completed in 2023)