The King County Flood Control District announced Monday $1.5 million in grants for 10 projects aimed at improving water quality, protecting and restoring habitat, and supporting salmon recovery efforts in the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound watersheds. The area is collectively called Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (WRIA 9).
The funding will go to local organizations who are working to improve water quality and protect salmon. The grants will be matched with an additional $2.5 million of funding.
“These WRIA grants play an important role in the all-over health of our region’s ecosystems,” said Flood Control District Chair Reagan Dunn. “Healthy watersheds mean a healthy future for our salmon and our communities. I am proud of the role the Flood District plays in supporting these habitats.”
One of the projects that received grant funding is the Downey Farmstead Restoration project in the city of Kent. Frager Road on the Downey site will be relocated away from the river’s edge to allow for future creation of the side channel network and expanded floodplain. The grant amount allocated to this project is $717,255.
