Comprehensive Planning

• • 2006 Birch Bay Comprehensive Stormwater Plan

  • Resolution 2006-070 adopting the Birch Bay Comprehensive Stormwater Plan

  • Birch Bay Watershed Characterization and Watershed Planning Pilot Study (October, 2007)

  • BBWARM Financial and Stormwater Policy Memo (October, 2013)

  • Logic Model

  • Birch Bay Community Plan

Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Planning and Process

• • BBWARM CIP Identification & Selection Process

  • Birch Bay Watershed Project Screening and Criteria Memorandum

  • Birch Bay Urban Subwatershed Plan CIP Prioritization Scoring Criteria 

  • Current Six Year Water Resources Improvement Program (WRIP)

• For more information, see BBWARM Service Charge Page

• Funding Code

• Birch Bay Stormwater Funding Analysis 

• Issue Paper - Rate Structure

• Issue Paper - Rate Credits

• Issue Paper - Countywide Flood Control Zone District

• Issue Paper - Governance

• Resolution 2008-049 BBWARM District funding mechanism

• Resolution 2008-050 establishing service charge unit rates

• Resolution 2009-15 allowing consolidation of contiguous lots

• Rate Reduction Spreadsheet

• Taxes vs. Fees

• Interlocal Agreement between Whatcom County and the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District and Subzones 

• Interlocal Agreement between Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District and Birch Bay Water and Sewer District 

•  100.02 Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee

• Memo regarding FCZD Advisory Committee Participation

• 100.03 Flood Control Zone District Funds

•  100.06 Subzone Advisory Committees

•  100.07 BBWARM District Funding Mechanism

• RCW 86.15.080 general powers of a Flood Control Zone District 

• BBWARM Ordinance

• Advisory Committee Resolution

• Ordinance 2007-19 establishing BBWARM 

• 2023 New Homeowner Information Guidebook