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IN THE MATTER OF GRANTING A ) ORDER#13273 WATER QUALITY ) Corps Reference#NWS-2013-1077 CERTIFICATION TO ) Smith Island Terminal Project; Wetlands,Lower Smith Island Terminal,LLC ) Snohomish River Estuary, Everett, Snohomish in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 1341 ) County, Washington. (FWPCA § 401), RCW 90.48.120, RCW ) 90.48.260 and Chapter 173-201A WAC ) TO: Smith Island Terminal,LLC Attn: Mark Wolken 2903B Hewitt Avenue Everett, WA 98201 On February 24, 2014, Smith Island Terminal,LLC submitted a Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application(JARPA)to the Department of Ecology(Ecology)for a Section 401 Water Quality Certification.A revised JARPA was submitted to Ecology on November 6, 2014, and the JARPA was withdrawn and re-submitted on November 3, 2015. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)distributed a joint public notice regarding the request for the above-referenced project pursuant to the prosions of Chapter 173-225 WAC on September 15, 2015. The proposed projet would include: : constmctioioft;oconnecting: llinesofapproximatelyo:feeteach aiately00feeteach toreach the nearbymaiineBlingtonNorthernStaFeilwayCompy(BNSFConstctioofproximately8400feetoflooptrack( ofullloops) dcillstoragetracloading areas, office and maintenance building, a paved equipment storage area, stormwater collection and treatment facilities. • Construction of an undercrossing of the BNSF mainline to provide grade-separated access for the terminal and other properties on Smith Island, a new access road outside of the track to access Cedar Grove Composting and its public access trail. • Relocation of utility poles. • Reconfiguration and minor changes to the trail to accommodate bridging for dike breaches,tidal connection,and buffer enhancement. The project will permanently fill 12.35 acres of regulated water bodies, including 11.75 acres of wetlands and 0.6 acre of ditches. Approximately 1.79 acres of palustrine wetlands, 2.5 acres of a freshwater blind slough, and 0.44 acre of ditches will be converted to tidal wetlands as part of the project mitigation. Mitigation for wetland impacts includes the creation of 2.4 acres of on-site, in-kind palustrine wetlands; creation of 14.23 acres of on-site, out-of-kind intertidal salt marsh habitat; conversion of 1.79 acres of palustrine wetlands into intertidal habitat, and conversion of the blind slough(2.5 acres)in Mitigation Area 2 into intertidal habitat. This total of 20.92 acres of compensatory wetland mitigation is outlined below: