Kitsap SEED — Marrying the Ultra-Modern with Zero-Discharge Requirements

The Port of Bremerton is proposing the construction of a business park for clean energy technology and sustainable design companies. The project, called SEED (Sustainable Energy and Economic Development), includes the redevelopment of an existing brownfield site and full integration of LID techniques. The project will adhere to a Full Dispersion BMP, codified in the 2005 Washington State Department of Ecology Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington standards for achieving "zero impact" or "full dispersion" of stormwater runoff. To achieve compliance, the site will have 65% minimum maintained or reforested area, 10% maximum impervious area, and 0% effective impervious area. To meet this goal, Kitsap SEED will use bio-infiltration swales, bio-infiltration cells, a variety of permeable pavements, restored forest and meadows, and green roofs. This combination will remove over 95% of the stormwater runoff from the regional detention facility system.