TagEnvironment(185)

Letter dated December 5, 2001 from Sarah Suggs, Wetlands Specialist, Washington State Department of Ecology (Northwest Regional Office) to Grant Beck, Director, San Juan County Permit Center, regarding the Ayer property wetland restoration proposal on Orcas Island. Ecology characterizes the proposal as a wetland conversion (not restoration) under Chapter 90.48 RCW and Chapter 173-201A WAC,

US Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Guidance Letter No. 01-1, dated 31 October 2001, providing guidance for the establishment and maintenance of compensatory mitigation projects under Section 404(a) of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. Covers debit/credit assessment methodology, role of preservation, inclusion of upland areas,

Transmittal form dated September 6, 2001 from Paul S. Fendt, P.E. of Parametrix (Kirkland, WA) to Ann Kenny at the Washington State Department of Ecology (Bellevue, WA 98008), transmitting wetland hydrology monitoring data for Port Of Seattle, Project Number 556-2912-001 01 03. Includes Lake Reba Area water level data tables for monitoring wells HC00-B151, HC00-B152,

Response to Comment #16 by David DeForest to Linda Logan (September 2001) critiquing Shephard (1999) tissue screening concentrations (TSCs) for lead (0.32 mg/kg dw) and zinc (100 mg/kg dw) as applied to cutthroat trout from Miller Creek. Argues Shephard TSCs derived from EPA water quality criteria and bioconcentration factors (BCFs) are not appropriate for cutthroat

Email dated August 3, 2001 from Katie Walter (KLW@shanwil.com) to Ann Kenny, cc Erik Stockdale, regarding fish and stream monitoring recommendations for Port Of Seattle mitigation area. Discusses IBI (Index of Biotic Integrity) methodology limitations and augmentation with monitoring of temperature, turbidity, channel morphology, substrate quality, large woody debris, riparian canopy cover, and fish use.

Email dated August 3, 2001 from Katie Walter (Shannon & Wilson, KLW@shanwil.com) to Ann Kenny, cc Erik Stockdale, subject fish/stream monitoring. References Richard Brocksmith (fish biologist) and IBI (Index of Biotic Integrity) methodology for stream health monitoring. Proposes monitoring condition language for Port Of Seattle requiring monitoring plan covering temperature, turbidity, channel morphology, substrate quality,

Exhibit AR032547 from Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), Volume V – Runoff Treatment BMPs, August 2001. Covers phosphorus removal treatment trains (Table 3.1), Enhanced Treatment Menu (Section 3.4) and Basic Treatment Menu (Section 3.5) for stormwater management. Specifies requirements for industrial, commercial, multi-family project sites, arterials and highways discharging to fish-bearing streams or lakes.

Email from Ann Kenny to Katie Walter (cc: Raymond Hellwig, Erik Stockdale) dated July 31, 2001, transmitting Attachment X: NRMP Plan Set Revisions (AR018266, DOE 8/13/01 0567). The attachment lists prescriptive revision requirements for plan sheets in Appendix A (Miller Creek Relocation and Floodplain Enhancement) and Appendix B (Miller Creek In-stream and Buffer Enhancements), including

Handwritten meeting notes dated 7-11-01 (AR 018377, Exhibit 164) regarding Army Corps of Engineers issues with wetland functional assessment, hydrology (Lisa Scott, Corps hydrologist), adaptive management, sewer lines, upper water shed mitigation, and Des Moines Dr. wetland. Notes reference a loss of 1/10 CFS, temporary impacts from stockpile soils and microbes, revised performance standards, buffer