As part of the Lake Whatcom Management Program, Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham are implementing several capital improvement projects in the watershed to help reduce the amount of stormwater entering the Lake. Learn more about specific projects here.

A vegetated swale made up of eight treatment cells designed to remove phosphorus and other contaminants will treat stormwater from a 40-acre subdivision before it enters Lake Whatcom.

New stormwater treatment facilities in the Brownsville neighborhood include vegetated swales, a raised and widened stream channel, stabilized slopes, and stormwater vaults to promote infiltration, filter phosphorus-containing sediment, reduce erosion, and reduce flooding along the Silver Beach Creek.

A general stormwater treatment facility from 1990 was replaced with a treatment facility designed to remove phosphorus.

Extensive planting was used to transform Flynn Street between Electric Avenue and Lakeside Lane in an effort to provide stormwater treatment for Flynn Street near Lake Whatcom.

A new media system, including phosphorus-removing filters, was installed to treat stormwater between Electric Avenue and Lakeside Lane.