EXH1234049873

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT CONSULTATION FOR CERT.4dN MASTER PLAN" UPDATE LMPROV'E.MENTS AND RELATED ACTIONS PACIFIC COAST SALMON ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT ASSESSMENT MASTER PLAN UPDATE IMPRO_rEMEN"lr'S SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Prepared for FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 1601 Lind Ave SW Renton. WA 98055-4056 and PORT OF SEATTLE Seattle-Tacoma International Airport P.O. Box 69727 Seattle. Washington 98168-0727 Prepared by Parametrix, Inc. 5808 Lake Washington Blvd. NE. Suite 200 Kirk]and, Washington 98033-7350 March 2001 556-2912-001 (01) ('48) AR 049874 T._BLE OF CON'I'E._'TS Page EXECL-I'I_"ESL_'MM.M_Y................................................................................................................... -x 1. I2_'TRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1-1 2. PACIFIC SALMON FISHERY SPECIES LIFE HISTORY SL_S ..................... 2-1 2.1 GEN'ER.M_CI-ILNOOKSALMON LIFE HISTORY. ............................................ 2-1 2.2 GENER.M. COHO SALMON LIFE HISTORY. ................................................... 2-2 ")'_.... 1 General Puget Sound Pink Salmon Life I-Iistorv......................................... 2-4 3. ESSENTL4.L FISH HABITAT ............................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 MILLER CREEK BASIN ........................................................................................ 3-3 3.1.1 Miner Creek Freshwater Fish Habitat.......................................................... 3-3 3.1.2 Miller Creek Esmarine Fish Habitat ............................................................ 3-4 3.1.3 Miller Creek EFH Condition ....................................................................... 3-5 3.2 DES MOINES CREEK BASIN ............................................................................... 3-7 3.2.1 Des Momes Creek Freshwater Fish Habitat ................................................ 3-7 3.2.2 Des Moixies Creek Estamrme Fish Habitat ................................................... 3-8 3.2.3 Des Moines Creek EFH Condition .............................................................. 3-8 3.3 GREEN RIVER BASIN ........................................................................................... 3-9 3.3.I Green River Freshwater Fish Habitat ........................................................ 3- I0 3.3.2 GiIliam Creek Freshwater Fish Habitat ..................................................... 3-I0 3.3.3 Auburn Wetland Mitigation Site Freshwater Fish Habitat ........................ 3-10 3.3.4 Green River EFI-ICondition ...................................................................... 3-11 3.4 IWS OU'ITALL MARINE HABITAT ................................................................. 3-11 4. PROPOSED ACTION .......................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 MASTER PLAN UPDATE ACTIONS ................................................................... 4-1 4.2 EFFECTS OF THE ACTION ON EFH ..................................................................…
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