Pacific Northwest: Puget Sound Stewardship & Mitigation Fund
The Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund was created by a legal settlement between the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance (Soundkeeper) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway. The Fund's goal is to mitigate past pollution runoff into Elliott Bay and Puget Sound from the BNSF Balmer Yard facility in Seattle by supporting community-based efforts to protect or improve the water quality of Puget Sound.
The Story of the Settlement
The $1.5 million BNSF settlement is one of the largest ever in a citizen enforcement action involving stormwater discharges. According to the Department of Ecology, polluted stormwater runoff is the number-one source of toxic loading in the Sound. Heavy metals, especially copper, are particularly dangerous to the survival of salmon species, which are highly valued culturally and economically by the people of the Puget Sound Region.
How To Apply
The Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund has both a Watershed Grants element and a Grassroots Grants element. Click here to determine which fund is the right fit for your organization.
Puget Sound Funding Board
The Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund is advised by a local funding board of individuals with deep knowledge of Puget Sound issues.
The Summer of Solutions
Puget Sound touches every aspect of our lives in Kitsap County; it's a big part of what makes our corner of the world a special place to live. It's up to all of us to make sure we hand over a healthy Sound to our kids. Your donation will go directly to on-the-ground projects protecting Puget Sound from polluted runoff.
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