How our growing city can impact our watersheds

Bellevue’s landscape has changed a lot in the past 150 years, from forests and farmland to a busy city.

It’s not only our streams that are impacted by the city’s growth – Bellevue’s streams are connected through storm drains across the city that ultimately drain into Lake Sammamish, Lake Washington, and Puget Sound. When it rains, the rainwater hitting the roofs of buildings eventually ends up in these large bodies of water.

The Watershed Management Plan will help us make smart choices that protect stream health as our city continues to grow.