$1,447,607 to Protect and Preserve Puget Sound

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2009 Water Quality Mitigation Projects - Total of $367,357

• $20,000 -  Southern California Coastal Water Research Project  -  Development of Benthic Community Condition Indicators for Puget Sound
• $5,000 -  Cascade Land Conservancy  - Eagle Point Property Project
• $35,000 -  People for Puget Sound - North Wind Weir Project
• $20,000 -  Georgetown Community Council - 8th Avenue Stormwater Filtration Pilot Project
• $29,000 -  Cascade Land Conservancey - Duwamish Riverbend Hill Preserve Addition & Habitat Restoration Project
• $3,500 -  Cascade Chapter Sierra Club - School Rain Garden Project
• $20,000 -  Friends of the Hylebos-  West Milton Nature Preserve Restoration Project
• $9,678.50 -  Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
• $9,678.50 -  Washington State Department of Ecology - Development of Benthic Community Condition Indicators for Puget Sound
• $30,000 -  Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition-  Duwamish River Cleanup & Vision Project
• $35,000 -  Southern California Coastal Water Research Project  -  Development of Benthic Community Condition Indicators for Puget Sound
• $21,000 -  Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association  -  Bellingham Steward Projects in Squalicum & Whatcom Creeks
• $12,000 -  Wild Fish Conservancy  -  Watertype Assessment - Puget Sound Project
• $30,500 -  Adopt a Stream Foundation  -  Puget Sound Coastal Streamkeepers
• $40,000 -  Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force  -  Snohomish Basin Project Development and Outreach Program
• $10,000 -  E-Sources for Sustainable Communities  -  Endangered Rivers Project
• $2,000 -  Wild Fish Conservancy  -  Watertype Assessment in the Pilchuck River Watershed
• $35,000 -  Mid-Puget Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group ($32,868) & Southern California Coastal Water Research Project ($2,132)  -  MPSFEG - Mill Creek Non-Native Plant Abatement & Planting Project; SCCWRP - Development of Benthic Community Condition Indicators for Puget Sound

2008 Water Quality Mitigation Projects - Total of $893,250

• $24,000 - Stewardship Partners - Salmon-Safe Farming Certification and Labeling Program for the Green/Duwamish Watershed
• $10,000 - Enviromental Coalition of South Seattle - South Park Spill Kit Incentive Program
• $20,000 - The Duwamish Tribe-Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center Rain Garden Demonstration Project
• $22,000 - Mid-Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group - Riparian Enhancement along Green River Watershed Project
• $22,000 - Northwest Marine Trade Association - Stormwater Treatment Technology Pilot Study Project
• $18,000 - Community Coalition for Environmental Justice - Stormwater Pollution Outreach in South Park & the Duwamish River
• $25,500 - Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association - Silver Creek Riparian Enhancement Project
• $15,000 - Wild Fish Conservancy - Watertype Assessment Project - South Sound
• $20,000 - Northwest Marine Trade Association-Stormwater Treatment Technology Pilot Study Project
• $10,000 – ECOSS - South Park Spill Kit Incentive Program
• $500 - Stewardship Partners - Salmon-Safe Farming Certification and Labeling Program
• $21,500 - Friends of the Hylebos - West Hylebos Wetlands Forest Health Project - Invasive species removal
• $2,500 - People for Puget Sound - Turning Basin Restoration & Water Quality Enhancement Project
• $20,000 - People for Puget Sound - Restoration & Water Quality Enhancement Projects
• $19,000 - Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group - Riparian Enhancement along Green River Watershed Project
• $20,000 - Adopt a Stream Foundation - North Creek Restoration at Lago de Plata
• $20,000 - Pacific NW Salmon Center
• $20,000 - Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group - McElroy Slough Effectiveness Monitoring Project
• $20,000 - Wild Fish Conservancy - Watertype Assessment Project - South Sound
• $22,500 - Environmental Coalition of South Seattle - Lower Green/Duwamish Stormwater Initiative
• $22,500 - Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition - Duwamish Watershed Enhancement Project
• $15,000 - Northwest Marine Trade Association - Stormwater Treatment Technology Pilot Study Project - Phase II
• $17,500 - Environmental Education Assoc. of WA - Sustainable Design Project - teaching students how to solve environmental problems in Puget Sound
• $15,000 -Citizens for a Healthy Bay - Debris removal from Commencement Bay and adjacent shorelines & Planting of Restoration sites on Commencement Bay
• $10,000 - NMTA - Stormwater Treatment Technology Pilot Study Project - Phase II
• $19,500 - Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group - Project to enhance water quality and salmon habitat along Lake Union, Shilshole Marina, Discovery Park, Carkeek Park, and/or the Ship Canal
• $15,000 - Burlington Parks Foundation - Acquisition and restoration of portions of Gages Slough, Burlington
• $17,000 - Cascade Land Conservancy - Restoration on Julia’s Gulch, an urban forest in Tacoma that discharges into Commencement Bay
• $25,000 - Environmental Coalition of South Seattle - South Seattle's Pierce County Stormwater Initiative
• $20,000 - Friends of Padilla Bay - Skagit Stream Team Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Project
• $5,000 - Environmental Coalition of South Seattle
• $17,500 - Friends of the Hylebos - Streamside Invasive Weed Control Project - Spring Valley Ranch, Kim Property
• $17,500 - Wild Fish Conservancy - Hylebos Creek Watershed Watertype Assessment Project
• $25,000 - University of WA Fisheries - Project on the long-term trends in the demersal and benthic fish community in Port Madison, Puget Sound, WA
• $25,000 - Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group - Knotweed control and Riparian Enhancement Project
• $25,000 - Mid Puget Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group - Mill Creek Physical Survey and Cleanup Projects
• $30,000 - Pacific Science Center - Mercer Slough Enviro Ed Center - Washington Watershed Internship Program at Taylor Creek Project
• $500 - Environmental Coalition of South Seattle-South Park Spill Kit Incentive Program
• $30,000 - Nature Conservancy - North Bay Oyster Restoration Project
• $45,000 - Puyallup Tribe - Clarks Creek Dissolved Oxygen Study Project
• $30,000 - Stewardship Partners - Rain Garden Classroom Training & Installation Workshops
• $20,000 - Citizens for a Healthy Bay - Adopt-A-Wildlife Habitat Stewardship Program
• $20,000 - Friends of the Hylebos - Streamside Invasive Weed Control Project - Spring Valley Ranch, Kim Property
• $20,000 - People for Puget Sound-South Sound Water Quality Monitoring Project
• $30,000 - Association of Washington Businesses (AWB) - Compliance Keys & BMPs Project
• $23,750 - Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association - Riparian enhancement along Silver Creek, Whatcom County

2007 Water Quality Mitigation Projects - Total of $187,000

• $27,000 - Hamm Creek: People for Puget Sound and I'M a PAL - Restoration at Point Rediscovery, Duwamish River
• $32,500 - Mercer Slough Environmental Center for Water Quality - Lake Washington Watershead Internship Program
• $4,500 - Community Coalition for Environmental Justice
• $26,000 - Northwest Marine Trade Association - Stormwater Treatment Technology Pilot Study Project - Phase II
• $10,000 - Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association - Restoration work on Lower Squalicum Creek, Whatcom County
• $20,000 - Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition - Duwamish River Cleanup & Source Control Project
• $20,000 - Georgetown Riverview Restoration Project - 8th Avenue Stormwater Filtration Pilot Project
• $20,000 - Sustainable Connections - Green & Innovative Stormwater Mgmt. Seminar
• $12,000 - Port of Bellingham Stormwater Seminar - Stormwater Seminar for Western WA port districts, industrial facility operators and other municipalities.
• $15,000 - Stewardship Partners - Salmon-Safe Program