1. Government Management Accountability & Performance Program Natural Resources Cabinet Presentation October 6 th, 2010 A Healthy Puget Sound By 2020

2. GAO Recommendations Create and implement a scientifically based plan Educate the public about the problem and viable solutions Secure funding for the effort Hold implementers accountable for results and money spent Build a lead organization capable of achieving success

3. 1. Create and Implement a Scientifically Based Plan The Action Agenda is based on solid science – Is strategic – Contains priorities – Ties management actions to specific environmental outcomes – Generally viewed as the best ecosystem recovery plan in the nation Solid progress has been made on implementation during the first 2 years – Over 90% of the top ranked actions have had solid progress made on implementation – Over 60% of all actions have had solid progress made on implementation

4. 2. Public Education & Outreach Polls show that people are willing to pay for recovery efforts when they understand that there is a problem Puget Sound Starts Here – 57 cities and counties, PSP, and ECY, 3M people reached, 6K broadcasts, 50K storm drain markers, 12K posters, 15K bumper stickers EcoNet – 400+ agencies across Sound Sound Behavior Index – 2011 $6M EPA Grant – over 5 years

5. 3. Secure Needed Funding Significant Increases in federal funding – Direct Appropriations – Federal stimulus funding has directed $158m to projects in Puget Sound Elwha Dam removal (NPS) - $54.7 Million Shelton wastewater treatment (USDA) - $35 million Habitat restoration (NOAA) - $16.4 million – Leveraging existing money to address priorities in the Action Agenda through coordination with federal partner Maintained state funding in difficult times – Shoreline updates, salmon recovery, stormwater Supporting efforts to maximize local fund sources

6. EPA Puget Sound Funding Increasing

7. 4. Accountability All Action Agenda tasks are linked to specific environmental outcomes Assigned responsibility for implementation of each Action Agenda task Developing a tracking and monitoring system to measure success of implementation efforts Adopted indicators that will allow us to measure success in achieving our goals Working on 2020 targets

8. Natural DimensionHuman DimensionProgram Dimension Marine Water Quality Index - ECY Sound Behavior Index (under constr.) - PSP Funding for Action Agenda - PSP Freshwater Quality Index - ECY Puget Sound Quality of Life Index (under constr.) - PSP Percent of Action Agenda Items Addressed - PSP Stream Flows Below Critical Levels - ECY Tribal/Non-Tribal Commercial Harvest - NWIF Wild Chinook Salmon - RITTSwimming Beaches - ECY Orcas/ South Resident Killer Whales – Center for Whale Research Recreational Fishing Permit Sales - DFW Pacific Herring - DFWShellfish Beds Restored – DOH Birds - DFW Shoreline Armoring – DFW Eelgrass - DNR Toxics in Fish - DFW Toxics in Sediments - ECY Land Use/Land Cover - DFW Puget Sound Dashboard Indicators

9. 5. Build a Capable Organization Organized staff to achieve priority outcomes Leveraged additional capacity from tribal, federal, state and local partners to fill gaps in key areas Committed significant resources to developing systems needed to achieve long-term success in performance management and other key areas Organized boards to leverage experience, expertise, and influence