Proposed 2024-2028 Stormwater Utility Fee?

Kitsap County Public Works Stormwater Division is proposing an adjustment to the stormwater utility fee for 2024-2028. This fee structure proposal is based on the results from the Stormwater Cost of Service and Rate Study conducted by FCS Group in summer 2023. The County?s previous stormwater utility fee rate study was completed in 2017 and established rates through the end of 2023.

Stormwater programs are funded through a?utility fee assessed annually to each developed property and road located within unincorporated Kitsap County. On your annual property tax, this fee is listed as "Stormwater Management." In 2024, the proposed stormwater utility fee is $141 per year for a single-family residence. The fee in 2023 was $130.

The stormwater utility fee pays for building new and improving existing stormwater facilities. Kitsap County is proud of our innovation in some of these award-winning facilities such as Manchester Stormwater Park and Whispering Firs Stormwater Park. In addition, the fee pays to operate and maintain stormwater pipes, drains, and ponds that help manage the flow of stormwater runoff as well as facilities that help to remove pollutants before they drain to our precious natural waterbodies like our salmon streams and Puget Sound. The fee also funds the Clean Water Kitsap partnership, education and outreach activities, spill prevention and cleanup, and water quality monitoring.