Action: 12.2 | Beaverton Climate Action Plan Dashboard

12.2Enhance green infrastructure and stormwater systems to reduce flood risk, manage runoff, and improve water quality

Progress

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Planning
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Continuous

Background

Enhancing stormwater resilience means maintaining and upgrading existing infrastructure (like pipes, culverts, retention ponds, etc.), so systems remain effective under changing conditions. Green infrastructure (like bioswales, vegetated strips, and tree plantings) helps manage runoff, reducing pressure on built systems while improving water quality and habitat.

Progress Update

City staff frequently partner with Clean Water Services to implement green street projects to improve stormwater management and water quality in Beaverton.

Indicators

12b. Percent of land area with pervious vs. impervious surfaces over time

12c. Acres of developed/redeveloped area connected to new stormwater controls annually

12d. Green water quality facilities within the city

Associated Activities

What's left to do?

2035
Use innovative stormwater management solutions to increase urban flood resilience and water storage capacity.
Example stormwater management solutions include enhanced stream corridors to serve as flood storage, stormwater quality treatment, and habitat connectivity.
This is a potential activity.
2035
Pilot creek daylighting and restoration options (Beaverton Creek, Hall Creek, and Messinger Creek in Downtown Beaverton).
This is a potential activity.
2035
Prioritize the use of green infrastructure and LIDA to manage stormwater runoff from new development and redevelopment.
This is a potential activity.
2035
Require permeable surfaces, green roofs, and other green infrastructure approaches to reduce impervious surface in new development and redevelopment.
This is a potential activity.
2035
Other activities and opportunities as they arise.
The actions above in "What's left to do" are not a comprehensive list and will grow and evolve as we pursue this strategy.

Related strategies

Objective

Associated Target(s)
- Annual reduction in total proportion of impervious surface within downtown Beaverton.
- Annual increase in stormwater runoff managed to improve water quality.

Recommended Leads & Key Partners

City Roles

Information updated 10/08/2026

Progress

Description

Background

Progress Update

Indicators

12b. Percent of land area with pervious vs. impervious surfaces over time

12c. Acres of developed/redeveloped area connected to new stormwater controls annually

12d. Green water quality facilities within the city

Associated Activities

What's left to do?

Use innovative stormwater management solutions to increase urban flood resilience and water storage capacity.

Pilot creek daylighting and restoration options (Beaverton Creek, Hall Creek, and Messinger Creek in Downtown Beaverton).

Prioritize the use of green infrastructure and LIDA to manage stormwater runoff from new development and redevelopment.

Require permeable surfaces, green roofs, and other green infrastructure approaches to reduce impervious surface in new development and redevelopment.

Other activities and opportunities as they arise.

Related strategies

Summary and contacts

Objective

Associated Target(s)

Recommended Leads & Key Partners

City Roles

How this strategy contributes to the outcome