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City of Everett Point Industrial Center (EPIC) Bridge Project – Phase 2 Full Design <br /> <br /> Page 13 of 43 <br /> <br />WORK ELEMENT 4 ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING <br />This Work Element is performed by Perteet to provide environmental permitting documentation <br />for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), <br />and limited local permits/approvals. Federal funding is anticipated to be administered through <br />WSDOT Local Programs. We assume WSDOT will be the lead coordinator for NEPA. For the <br />purposes of this Scope of Services, this Project can be authorized under a NEPA Categorical <br />Exclusion (CE). Environmental documentation produced under this scope of work will be based <br />on a single preferred alternative to be selected by others prior to PSE preparation and after <br />outreach is conducted by others. The necessary work elements associated with preparation of <br />NEPA and SEPA documentation are assumed under subtasks 4.1-4.6. <br />4.1 Critical Areas Documentation <br />To advance to permit ready documentation Perteet will conduct a targeted field investigation of <br />the Project site identified through the existing TS&L Environmental Memo. This effort will <br />confirm the presence or absence of critical areas, specifically wetlands, streams, and shorelines. <br />While preliminary review analysis in the TS&L phase suggests no wetlands occur within the <br />immediate Project area, field verification and data collection in and near the Area of Potential <br />Effect (APE) is warranted for developing a critical areas technical memorandum. The <br />Snohomish River, and its shoreline jurisdiction are known to occur in or near the Project area. <br /> <br />Field work will be conducted by two (2) Perteet environmental scientists over the course of no <br />more than one (1) field day. Delineation flags will be located by survey if wetlands are found. <br />The survey of located delineation flags will be used for Project related maps and information to <br />identify critical areas for avoidance of impacts. <br />This field verification and documentation are key to following up the desktop-based critical area <br />review completed in the existing TS&L Environmental Memo, which also identified floodplain <br />and habitat considerations. The field findings will be documented in a Critical Areas Technical <br />Memorandum, which will describe the methods, delineation results (if any), and regulatory <br />implications under NEPA and SEPA. This documentation will also support permit submittals, <br />including coordination with shoreline and critical area regulations. <br />Assumptions: <br /> Perteet will utilize the preliminary environmental data and findings gathered for the <br />TS&L planning phase. <br /> Based on the TS&L review, no wetlands occur in the Project area. <br /> The AGENCY’s stormwater outfall improvement Project is outside of this Project <br />scope. <br /> The AGENCY will coordinate access for Perteet and provide rights of entry as needed to <br />access the Project area. <br /> CONSULTANT will submit all deliverables/documents to the AGENCY after reviewing <br />Perteet’s submittals to the CONSULTANT.