Stormwater Strategic Initiative Lead Request for Proposals

Investment Priority

Strategy

RFP Description

Dates

Piloting Solutions to CECs in Wastewater - Closed

Objective: Investigate and pilot wastewater or pretreatment technologies that remove contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) from wastewater.

Toxics in Fish

$1 million available.

Closed October 22, 2024

Awards to be announced 

Climate Resiliency in Stormwater Management

Objective: Support stormwater infrastructure analysis, retrofit planning, program development, resiliency policy, and updated levels of service to address climate resiliency.

BIBI

$2.5 million available

Closed January 3, 2025

Developing Regional Facilities and Stormwater Parks

Objective: Enable master planning and implementation of regional stormwater facilities, including stormwater parks, as a key strategy for addressing development-related water quality challenges across jurisdictional, watershed or property boundaries.

BIBI/Toxics in Fish

$1.6 million available

Closed January 3, 2025

Toxics in Fish Combined RFP ("Mega-Toxics")

Objectives: Address the sources and loads of contaminants from wastewater and stormwater runoff in known areas with toxic loads affecting juvenile Chinook salmon productivity; Support the implementation of Chemical Action Plans (CAPs) for priority toxic chemicals; Address knowledge gaps in CECs through field and laboratory research and analytical methods development.

Toxics in Fish

$4.5 million available

Closed January 3, 2025

Integrated Watershed Planning, Mapping, and Prioritization

Objective: Pilot Integrated Watershed Planning workshops for multiple jurisdictions working together at the watershed scale to share knowledge, coordinate strategic planning, and identify opportunities for multi-benefit projects, using integrated data and mapping tools to support watershed-scale prioritization of local actions.

BIBI

$2 million available

TBD

Behavior Change Campaigns for Clean Stormwater

Objective: Seed and catalyze up to four new or existing behavior-change campaigns focused on stormwater and toxic chemicals at state and local agencies.

BIBI/Toxics in Fish

$1 million available

TBD

Critical Analysis and Guidance for Aligning MS4 Permits and Growth Management Act

Objective: Produce a critical analysis of current practices and potential approaches for integrating stormwater management and growth area planning to help jurisdictions use land use planning to best protect water quality and beneficial uses.

BIBI

$400,000 available

Open January 2025

Feasibility Study for Small-Scale Wastewater Treatment Systems

Objective: Conduct a regional feasibility study to identify the areas in Puget Sound that are prime for community-operated systems such as small-scale treatment plants or Large Onsite Sewage Systems (LOSS).

Marine Water Quality/Shellfish

$500,000 available

Open January 2025

Enhanced Stormwater System Maintenance

Objectives: Support the development of guidance, model policies, or templates for enhanced stormwater system maintenance; Conduct feasibility studies for siting new decant facilities in areas with high need, as well as potential support for design and permitting.

BIBI/Toxics in Fish

$1 million available

Open January 2025

Neighborhood Stormwater Education and Assistance

Objective: Fund education and assistance programs to encourage implementation and maintenance of stormwater best management practices in local neighborhoods.

BIBI

$1 million available

Open February 2025

Toxics Reduction in Local Pretreatment Programs

Objective: Study barriers and opportunities to accelerate updates to local pretreatment programs to reduce the influent burden of CECs and priority toxics in wastewater collection systems.

Toxics in Fish

$250,000 available

Open February 2025