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1 <br /> Exhibit 1 <br /> R. Other On-Going Restoration Projects in the Snohomish Estuary <br /> Snohomish County, the City of Marysville, and the Tulalip Tribes are currently planning <br /> and/or implementing significant restoration projects in the estuary. As discussed in <br /> Section B, information regarding other jurisdictions is presented to provide the landscape <br /> perspective regarding the estuary. <br /> 1. The City of Marysville is completing a wetland mitigation project at their Ebey <br /> Slough Waterfront Park. The project includes removal of a creosote timber bulkhead <br /> regrading and cutting back the vertical bank to expand tidal habitat and wetland area; <br /> installation of a boat ramp, floating docks, restrooms, picnic areas, and parking, and <br /> construction of a stormwater management system. The project was designed to <br /> maximize the gain in habitat as measured by the THM. Prior to construction, the site <br /> scored 9.1 IVA points per acre for Chinook salmon and 13.3 IVA points per acre for coho <br /> and bull trout. One year after construction, the site is expected to score 27.9 IVA points <br /> per acre for both species; and 10 years after construction, the site is expected to score <br /> 57.6 IVA points per acre for both species. The current 0.32 acres of littoral habitat is <br /> being expanded to 0.47 acres, so after 10 years, the total function is expected to be 27.1 <br /> IVA acre-points. <br /> (Pentec Environmental, Wetland Mitigation Plan Ebey Slough Waterfront Park City of <br /> Marysville, Washington. August 23, 2002.) <br /> 2. The Tulalip Tribes is planning the Qwuloolt Estuary project, a proposed dike breach <br /> along Ebey Slough at the mouth of Allen Creek (Salmon Overlay Restoration site 5 on <br /> Figure 4.16). The Tribes has been purchasing property up to the 500-year flood elevation <br /> (10 feet NGVD), and has currently acquired about 334 acres. Additional acquisition and <br /> funding are needed prior to construction. Planning is underway, and construction could <br /> begin in 2006 if additional funds are obtained. An application was recently submitted for <br /> SRF Board funding for design work. <br /> The Salmon Overlay assumed the area restored to tidal action would be approximately <br /> 354.5 acres after removing the estimated setback levee footprint. The design being <br /> pursued would limit levee construction, so restored acreage may be higher. The Salmon <br /> Overlay estimated a gain of 8,811 to 22,876 IVA acre-points would result from this <br /> project. <br /> Funding for the restoration started with about $2.5 million that businesses contributed for <br /> wastes that had been placed in the Tulalip landfill, a past federal Environmental <br /> Protection Agency Superfund site. Approximately $3 million in grants was leveraged <br /> with those funds. The final cost of the project is not currently known. <br /> (Salmon Recovery Funding Board Fifth Round 2004 Grant Cycle, Snohomish RiverBasin <br /> (WRIA 7) Snohomish Lead Entity, Scored Project List, May 10, 2004. Snohomish Basin <br /> Salmon Recovery Forum. 2004. Draft Snohomish River Basin Salmon Recovery Plan. <br /> 150 <br /> Section 3 General Goals, Objectives,Policies and Regulations Page 3-80 <br />