whatcom county
Public Works is the largest department. Its primary objective is to maintain the integrity of the Whatcom County Road System in an efficient, cost effective manner that provides safe travel for the public. This is accomplished through the work of several divisions: Engineering, Equipment Services, and Maintenance and Operations. Public Works also provides year-round ferry service to Lummi Island.
Public Works Homepage
River and Flood Division
Natural Resource Division The Natural Resource Division provides technical and project assistance to County departments, community groups and government agencies dealing with water quality, marine resource protection, salmon recovery, noxious weeds and other ecosystem-related watershed concerns in Whatcom County. Programs include: Marine Resources Noxious Weeds Salmon Recovery Shellfish Protection Districts Watershed Planning (WRIA1)
Stormwater Division
The Stormwater Division works to protect water resources, improve water quality, and reduce impacts from stormwater runoff in Whatcom County. We implement stormwater programs and build capital improvement projects in target watersheds and lead Whatcom County’s NPDES Phase II stormwater program.
Program areas and target watersheds:
Municipal Stormwater -NPDES Phase II
Birch Bay
Lake Samish
Lake Whatcom
Administration
Relationships
- related to: floodplain management
- related to: hirst decision and streamflow restoration
- related to: integrated floodplain management
- related to: Birch Bay Ecosystem
- related to: Decker Creek Watershed
- related to: Drayton Harbor
- related to: Little Skookum Ecosystem
- related to: Puget Sound Nearshore Project Sub-basins
- related to: South Fork Nooksack
- related to: Tahuya River Watershed
- related to: Terrell Creek Watershed
- related to: south puget sound;eld inlet
- related to: Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association
- related to: Washington Association of Land Trusts
- related to: Canyon Lake Community Forest
- related to: The Catalyst Site