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Implementation Strategies and Mechanisms 5.1.1.3 Phase 3 This phase occurs on mostly private land and is one of largest phases in terms of acreage. This phase would require acquisition of private agricultural land by a public agency prior to implementation, except for lands owned by Puget Sound Energy. No changes to the Marshland Canal or pump station are required for Phase 3 to be implemented. The scope of this phase entails mostly restoring non-tidal freshwater marsh to areas that are currently agriculture. In cases where existing wetlands occur they would be preserved and enhanced. These restoration actions are low cost and mainly involve decommissioning of drain tile systems and protecting adjacent lands from hydrologic changes. Phase 3 also includes recreation amenities, such as trails, small parking areas, and passive open space, along Lowell Larimer Road. 5.1.1.4 Phase 4 The greatest changes to infrastructure are included in this phase. It also covers the largest area; however, it mostly occurs on publicly owned land. The major infrastructure changes include relocation of the pump station to the southern boundary of the site and relocation of the Marshland Canal through the southern tidal wetland area implemented during Phase 2. Other elements of this phase include a hydraulically controlled culvert connection to the land in the northwest portion of the site, two water channels below existing BNSF Railway trestles, improvements to the lower Wood Creek channel, and a connection through the dike conveying Wood Creek to an expanded tidal marsh. Phase 4 involves extensive dike construction to protect adjacent private lands, and relatively limited private property acquisition. Phase 4 has high ecological benefit, but requires significant costs to implement major infrastructure changes. 5.1.2 Committed and Potential Funding Sources and Funding Strategies No committed funding sources to implement the subarea plan currently exist; however, there are many potential sources from which funding may be derived. The majority of funding for the subarea plan will likely originate from private and public grant funds. Additional funding for elements of the subarea plan may also come from special levees or bonds, from tax incentives for landowners, or through the establishment of public or private mitigation banks. Where possible, federal, state, and local funding sources or land resources Draft Subarea Plan June 2009 Everett Marshland 60 070346-01