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Restoration and Land Use Concepts • Developing a cost-benefit analysis to determine the most cost-effective elements of the project. • Determining the potential effects of the project on septic systems within the subarea. • Engineering of railroad and roadway crossings to ensure that existing transportation facilities are not compromised. • Designing dikes to ensure they will not impact utilities or associated maintenance accesses. • Conducting geotechnical investigations to determine the suitability of existing soils to accommodate various habitat types and public access features. • Completing geotechnical investigations as necessary to verify the technical feasibility and associated cost estimate of constructing a new pumping plant. • Completing an evaluation of the potential impacts to groundwater in areas outside of restoration areas, including potential mitigation measures to prevent detrimental impacts. • The subarea plan proposal will likely affect lands that are under the ownership of the Washington Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) when implemented. At the time when one or more elements of the project move into the design phase, the location of any affected WDNR lands will be more clearly determined by a boundary survey. At that time, the project proponent will work with WDNR to obtain any needed approvals related to working on state owned lands. • Completing a cultural resources study starting with a surface survey of the entire area, followed by a testing phase based on the results of that survey. In addition, an effort should be made to identify and interview local residents who may have specific knowledge about past use of the subarea. It is assumed that no implementation of the restoration or recreation elements of the subarea plan will occur without these studies first occurring. Some of the studies to be performed would examine the overall effects of the restoration or recreation elements on the entire subarea and surrounding properties, while other more detailed studies, based on specific restoration proposals, would examine the effects of a particular proposal on specific locations within the subarea. The detailed studies will likely be conducted for individual projects in a phased approach rather than for the entire subarea restoration and recreation plan. Studies conducted for any individual project will need to address the cumulative impacts from the project being considered and any other projects that have been constructed. It is also Draft Subarea Plan June 2009 Everett Marshland 49 070346-01