The Washington State Department of Ecology has offered Redmond a grant of $4,887,750 and a low interest loan of $1,629,250 to help fund restoration of Tosh Creek. This funding will be used to construct a new stormwater detention vault and stormwater treatment facilities near the 4700 block of 159th Avenue Northeast.

The city’s 2013 Watershed Management Plan selected Tosh Creek as a priority stream for restoration. In 2014, Redmond won a $250,000 National Estuaries Program grant from Ecology to help fund a study of the Tosh Creek Watershed.

The city and its consultant team, RH2 and NHC, recently completed that study and produced the Tosh Creek Watershed Restoration Plan. The restoration plan identifies several projects for construction, including the 159th Avenue Vault.

The city is now in the process of hiring the consultant team that will design the vault. This summer, the team will begin outreach to residents who may be impacted by the project. Construction is proposed in 2017. Building the 159th Avenue Vault will put the city on track to reach restoration goals in Tosh Creek.

For more information about the project, visit www.redmond.gov/toshcreek.