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EXHIBIT "A" SCOPE OF WORK City of Everett Stormwater Permit Compliance Support Background Stormwater discharges from the City of Everett's municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) are covered by the Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit (Permit). The Permit requires that the City comply with Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) plans that were established before the current Permit was issued. The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) plans to issue the next Permit in 2018. Ecology must develop TMDLs (or equivalent clean-up plans) for water bodies that are polluted or impaired (i.e., do not meet water quality standards) due to excess pollutant loads. Ecology regularly performs a Water Quality Assessment to identify polluted or impaired water bodies that will require TMDLs. The resulting list of impaired or polluted waters is called the 303(d) list. The number of water bodies on the 303(d) list could increase in the future due to changes in Ecology's assessment procedures (e.g., listing water bodies based on their benthic index of biotic integrity (B-IBI) scores or narrative (vs. numeric) criteria) and changes in state and tribal water quality criteria. For example, in December 2016, the human health criterion for total PCBs dropped from 170 pg/L to 7 pg/L. Many water bodies are likely to exceed the new criterion. The City would like to evaluate potential requirements related to impaired/polluted waters and TMDLs and develop a strategy for addressing them. The City asked Brown and Caldwell (BC) to prepare a Scope of Work (SOW) to assist in this effort. The SOW consists of the tasks described below. Scope of Work Task 1 Evaluate existing information BC will participate in a kick-off meeting with key City staff to discuss the project objectives, scope, schedule, and communication protocols. We will also discuss the City's current programs and activities relevant to TMDL compliance, potential stakeholders/interested parties, and the City's overall vision for environmental compliance. BC will prepare a brief email summarizing the kickoff meeting. 2/22/2017 1