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Stewardship is an ethical value that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources. The concepts of stewardship can be applied to the environment and nature, economics, health, places, property, information, theology, and cultural resources.
The City of Bremerton includes several freshwater streams, one freshwater lake, and several bays and inlets. Based on elevation and topography, Bremerton’s watersheds also include streams and bays outside City Limits. Bremerton seeks to be a good steward to our local waterways and constantly seeks to design, fund, and build projects that support that goal. Visit the Projects webpage for a current list of City projects.
Kitsap Lake Projects
Kitsap Lake Algae Control and Aquatic Vegetation Management
The goal of this ongoing project is to improve water quality of the lake and provide a safe environment for all lake users including people, fish, wildlife, and pets. Improved water quality has a significant positive impact on downstream users including shellfish at the Chico Creek outlet in Dyes Inlet. By using safe products and processes to remove phosphorus, and harvesting excess submerged vegetation we are protecting the lake and habitat without damaging sensitive fish stocks, or vegetation species. This project began in 2019 and is ongoing.
Francis Drive Outfall Stormwater Retrofit
This project will improve water quality of stormwater discharging to Kitsap Lake and mitigate conveyance capacity issues. The City has obtained funding via a Department of Ecology grant to complete final design and construction in 2025.
Kitsap Lake Park Stormwater Treatment
As part of the improvements to the Kitsap Lake Park Facilities, the Stormwater Program partnered with the Parks Department to fund the installation of one BioPod System to treat runoff from the parking lot prior to discharge into the lake. Bremerton’s Stormwater Program provided $100K to cover the cost of installing the outfall and BioPod treatment system to support the on-going effort to improve water quality in Kitsap Lake. The BioPod provides basic, enhanced, and phosphorus treatment, reduces 6PPD-Q, and will reduce fecal coliform in runoff from the parking lot, a pollution generating impervious surface.
Kitsap Lake Stormwater Retrofit
In the City’s continuing effort to improve water quality for Kitsap Lake, this project will provide treatment at four outfall locations that are currently untreated. The treatment will consist of installation of TAPE GULD approved systems at three sites in Osprey Circle and one on the north side of the intersection of Kitsap Way and Northlake Way. Treatment will be for suspended solids (TSS), dissolved copper, dissolved zinc, and total phosphorus. Construction is planned for 2025.
Northlake Way Culvert Replacement
The goal of this project is to improve fish passage for coho, chum, East Kitsap DIP steelhead, cutthroat, and residential trout. Bremerton received a grant for preliminary design in 2018 from Washington’s Recreation and Conservation Office.
Oyster and Ostrich Bay Projects
Beach Sewer Main Decommissioning Projects
Including Oyster Bay Beach Sewer Upgrades. Many waterfront homes in Bremerton were connected to sewer mains buried along the shores of these water bodies. These types of sewers are difficult to access and maintain and occasionally surcharge during heavy rains. The City is in the process of eliminating/reducing the beach sewers over time. A section of beach sewer along Oyster Bay was decommissioned in 2022, and the next section is scheduled to be completed from 2026 to 2028.
Ostrich Bay Creek Stormwater Treatment Project
BioPod Biofiltration pods treat stormwater from 6.4 acres of urban roadway and parking lot plus 8.9 acres of roof tops, lawn and forested surfaces. This project will help Ostrich Bay and Dyes inlet meet the fecal coliform TMDL by improving water quality in Ostrich Bay. The project location was multiple sites in the area between Auto Center Way, Bruenn Ave, and Burwell Street. This project was completed in 2022.
Ostrich Creek Basin Stormwater Improvements: Kitsap Way
Improvement of Kitsap Way including replacement of an existing concrete box culvert with a precast reinforced concrete three-sided culvert was completed in 2022.
Oyster Bay Stormwater Improvements
The City installed three Modular Wetland Systems and an infiltration trench on Marine Drive and one Modular Wetland System on Kitsap Way in 2019.
Price Road and Brentwood Drive Culvert Replacements
Improvement of two Ostrich Creek crossings at Price Road and Brentwood Drive by replacing the outdated culverts with precast concrete voided slab girder bridges was completed in 2022.
Port Washington Narrows Projects
Evergreen Park Shoreline Reconstruction
Design for this restoration project is complete and the City is seeking funding for construction. Long term groundwater monitoring has been ongoing since 2013.
Lebo Blvd Modular Wetlands (MWS)
Ten MWS were installed along Lebo Blvd in East Bremerton in 2018 to remove pollutants from stormwater before it reaches Port Washington Narrows.
Stormwater Demonstration Park, Anderson Cove
The Lillian and James Walker Stormwater Demonstration Park at Anderson Cove was completed in 2013 with a $1.6M Ecology grant. This ¾ acre pocket park provides stormwater treatment and serves as a low impact development techniques demonstration site.
Pine Road Stormwater Basin Improvements
This project includes outfall repair, flood mitigation, and marine shoreline cleanup. The first phase of project work in upland areas is complete. A second phase to replace the failing outfall at the intersection of Sheridan Road and Lebo Boulevard is scheduled for construction summer 2024.
Sinclair and Dyes Inlets Projects
Anderson Creek Dam Removal
In the 1920’s the City of Bremerton constructed two concrete and earthen dam structures on the east and west forks of Anderson Creek for a surface drinking water supply. The structures were abandoned in the 1960’s and were listed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as being complete (100%) fish passage barriers.
This project and restoration of Anderson Creek opens access to over 3 miles of habitat for multiple salmonid species, including ESA listed Puget Sound steelhead.
Construction started July 24, 2024 and was completed on January 27, 2025.
Parish Creek Fish Barrier Removal
This project combines fish barrier removal and flood mitigation at Parish Creek. Replace the existing culvert the crosses W Belfair Highway at Parish Creek with a 2-lane bridge. The bridge and reconstructed stream reach will provide for passage of native fish including coho and steelhead. Parish Creek Fish Passage Barrier Removal project has been selected in 2024 by the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board to receive FHWA Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) program funding.
Beach Sewer Main Decommissioning Projects
Manette Beach Sewer between E16th and E11th Streets. Many of the residences and commercial buildings along the water in Manette between E 16th Street and the Manette Bridge are connected to a sewer main buried under the beach. This sewer main is difficult to access and maintain and can surcharge during heavy rainstorms. To address this issue, the City will be installing an upland sewer system and abandoning the beach main and lateral connections.
Figure 1 Local Waterways