City of Puyallup

Puyallup Stormwater

Clarks Creek Elodea Hand Pulling Pilot Project

November 18, 2011 - The after action report for the 2011 Clarks Creek Elodea Hand Pulling Pilot Project is now available. Visit the project webpage, or click here to view or download the entire report, including attachments.

Draft 2010 Storm Drainage Comprehensive Plan

The draft 2010 Storm Drainage Comprehensive Plan is available for download and review by clicking here.  The plan was presented to the Planning Commission on November 9th, 2011, and will be presented at an upcoming City Council meeting for public hearing January 2012.

*Updated December 5, 2011: click here to read the latest draft version of the plan, without exhibits.

Current Stormwater Projects

In addition to Stormwater Programs - such as Puyallup's Rain Gardens and Fish-Friend Car Washing - the Stormwater Department is currently working on the various projects listed below. Read more on the Stormwater Projects page, or click on the links below (if available) for more information on any of these projects, or contact the Stormwater Department for more information.

• 8th Ave NW LID Retrofit
• Clarks Creek Riparian Restoration and Porous Maintenance Road
• Porous Alley Initiative
• Silver-Meeker Creek Restoration
• Linden Oxbow Setback Levee, design
• Stormwater Parcels, Demolition Projects

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Stormwater Management Staff

Steve Carstens, P.E.
Stormwater Engineer
(253)841-5597, email

Steve Carstens, P.E. was born and raised in Tacoma. He graduated from Washington State University with a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1998 and also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management which he received in 1989. Steve has Project Management experience with construction firms in both western and eastern Washington. He also has consultant engineering experience working for a local structural engineering firm. With over 10 years experience working with Pierce County in the Bridge Engineering section, as well as Planning and Land Services, Steve brings considerable experience and expertise to the city of Puyallup. Additional work experience has also included active work with Low Impact Development (LID) in association with the Rails to Trails program. His extensive design background working with the Ecology's Storm Manual and NPDES permit requirements further builds on his impressive qualifications to serve at the City's Stormwater Engineer. Steve started working for the City of Puyallup in October, 2011.

Joy Rodriguez
Stormwater Program Assistant
(253)841-5549, email

Joy Rodriguez holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Sacramento (2001) and has passed the FE exam. Joy's work in stormwater includes support to the Stormwater Engineer on NPDES-compliance activities and reporting,  public education and outreach, grant management, development of website content, research and development of funding opportunities, management of stormwater programs, support for TMDL-related activities and plan development, and support on collaborating partnerships with local organizations, jurisdictions and businesses.

Prior to the City, Joy performed work as a researcher and expert witness in automotive accident reconstruction for seven years. Activities included research and analysis of pedestrian, single- and multi-vehicle collisions related to products liability and roadway design. Analysis included field documentation, analysis of roadway design including sight distance, roadway structure, maintenance, traffic signal function and analysis,,crash test analysis, simulation, energy analysis reconstruction, federal report authoring, publishing, and courtroom presentation development.

Joy began working for the City in June 2010.