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Exhibit B <br />Best Available Science Update <br />Information Reviewed for Critical Area Policies and Regulations Update <br />Guidance from the Washington State Department of Ecology on Wetlands and <br />Frequently Flooded Areas <br />o Email from Donna Bunten. Ecology Guidance on Wetlands and Frequently <br />Flooded Areas for CAO Updates. January 21, 2015. <br />■ Guidance to Local Governments on Frequently Flooded Area Updates in <br />CAO's, January 20, 2015. <br />o Email from Donna Bunten regarding modifying Everett's CAO related to the new <br />wetland rating system. January 28, 2015. <br />■ Clarifying email from Donna Bunten on March 17, 2015. <br />o Hruby, T. (2014). Washington State Wetland Rating System for Western <br />Washington: 2014 Update. (Publication #14-06-029). Olympia, WA: <br />Washington Department of Ecology. <br />o Personal communication (phone call) with David Radabaugh regarding floodplain <br />maps. March 2, 2015. <br />• Snohomish County's.2015 Best Available Science Review for Critical Area Regulation <br />Update, which included an extensive literature review by Snohomish County engineers <br />and scientists and professional consultation with State agencies, professionals, and other <br />local jurisdictions. The science was gathered following the BAS rules contained in WAC <br />365-195-900 through 925. <br />• Growth Hearings Board and court decisions since Everett's 2006 update. <br />• FEMA Region X. Integrating the Local Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan into a <br />Community's Comprehensive Plan, A Guidebook for Local Governments. <br />• Knight, K. 2009. Land Use Planning for Salmon, Steelhead and Trout. Washington <br />Department of Fish and Wildlife. Olympia, Washington. <br />• New inventory information from land use permit applications, the development of <br />Everett's Surface Water Comprehensive Plan, and Washington Department of Fish and <br />Wildlife Priority Habitat and Species data. <br />8 <br />