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NELSON C�EOTECHNICAL � � A ASSOCIATES, I NC. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS & GEOLOGISTS � Main Office 17311 — 135`h Avenue NE, A-500 Woodinville, WA 98072 (425) 486-1669 FAX (425) 481-2510 (425) 337-1669 Snohomish County �I Deceinber 10, 2012 Aluned Alhussaini 607 S� Everett Mall Way, #6 Everett, Washington 98208 Geotechnical Engineering Letter Alhussaini Slope Repairs and Block Retaining Walls 1208 -50`�' Street SW Everett, Washington NGA File No. 867612 Dear Mr. Alhussaini Engineering-Geology Branch 437 East Penny Road Wenatchee,.WA 98801 (509) 665-7696 FAX (509) 665-7692 This letter summarizes our evaluation and opinions of the recent fill placement on the steep southeast-facing slope along with design and construction reconimendations for block retaining walls to support landscaping areas along the steep slope to the west of the residence located at 1208 — 50`�' Street SW in Everett, Washington, as shown on the Vicinity Map in Figure 1. Our services were completed in general accordance with our proposal, which you sib ed on November 1, 2012. INTRODUCTION We understand that you plaruled to construct a tiered retaining wall system on the steep southwest-facing slope to the west of the residence. As a part of the planned improvements, you imported fill soils and placed them on the slope for later use in the retaining wall system construction. Wlule fill was being imported, we understand that the City of Everett "red tagged" the work since there was no pennit and informed you that no additional work could take place until a geotechnical evaluation of slope stability and any work that has been perfornied on the property. Since the fill soils have been pl�ced on the slope, we observed that significant movement of the upper fill soils has taken place resulting in large tension cracks at the top of the slope and soils moving down the slope toward the southern and western property lines. You have