Stormwater Center Partnership Aims for Puget Sound Restoration
PUYALLUP, Wash. – Finding real solutions for cleaning up stormwater is the charge of a new Washington Stormwater Center and Green Infrastructure Partnership program unveiled today in Puyallup. The center is seen as a critical component needed to meet the Puget Sound Partnership’s goal of restoring the Puget Sound by the year 2020.
“This project really proves what can happen when agencies come together with a single purpose,” said Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd. “Our researchers stand ready to develop the much-needed solutions so vital to the clean-up of our water and of our region.”
The event showcased the formation of a new initiative called the Green Infrastructure Partnership, a group consisting of agencies from the Tacoma and Pierce County region along with the Puyallup tribe, working to address modern challenges associated with water pollution, particularly that caused by stormwater runoff.
