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To provide safe and sustainable water for Olympia, the City both enforces, and is subject to, numerous policies and regulations. Storm and Surface Water staff coordinate internally and work closely with state agencies and neighboring jurisdictions on planning and regulatory issues.
The Storm and Surface Water Plan and Stormwater Drainage Manual are available online in printer-friendly PDF versions. Additional resources about policies and regulations that concern the Utility are listed below:
City Policies and Regulations
OMC 13.16 – Storm and Surface Water Utility
Olympia Comprehensive Plan
Critical Areas Ordinance - Available through Olympia's online Municipal Code. The Critical Areas Ordinance is listed under Title 18, Chapter 18.32.
State Regulations
Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit
All stormwater runoff flowing through Olympia’s pipes, ponds, and ditches must now be managed according to the requirements of a new permit issued by the Washington State Department of Ecology (WDOE) in January of 2007. The Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit requires the City to take actions like; educating the public and encouraging non-polluting behaviors, looking for illegal dumping and cross-connections, enforcing erosion and sediment control at construction sites, and using best practices for land management and stormwater system maintenance.
Water Clean-Up Plans - Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
Inter-jurisdictional Efforts
Henderson Shellfish Protection District
Capitol Lake Adaptive Management Plan
Shoreline Master Plan/Program for Thurston County Region (SMP)
We are also involved with efforts to address sewer expansions, septic systems, drinking water quality, marine water quality in Budd Inlet, land acquisition and conservation easements, and many others.
Need More Information about Public Works Programs or Services? Contact the Public Works office.
- Physical Address: 924 7th Ave. SE, Suite A
- Mailing Address: PO Box 1967, Olympia, WA 98507
- Download printer-friendly (PDF) directions to our office
- Hours: M - F from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Phone: (360) 753-8588
- Email: Public Works