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. , <br /> , � � <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> "'"� ��� : �;'` ��-;;;l����r TO: TERESA WELDON/CITY OF EVERETT <br /> � �v �� `1 PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> FROM: JIM DOUGHERTY <br /> i,�� `L g �U�� DATE: DECEMBER 23, 2015 <br /> CITY OF EVERETT SUBJECT: TRANSMITTAL OF THE BIOLOGICAL <br /> Perm�t Services EVALUATION/HABITAT ASSESSMENT <br /> FOR THE MWWD HOLLY DRIVE LIFT <br /> STATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT <br /> The Mukilteo Water& Wastewater District (MWWD/District)proposes to upgrade its <br /> Holly Drive Lift Station, located at 10705 Holly Drive, which was built within the 100- <br /> foot riparian stream buffer of Swamp Creek in the 1970s. Many of the station's <br /> components are nearing the end of their useful lives and must be replaced in the near <br /> future to ensure continued safe operation of this critical facility. The District is submitting <br /> two copies of the attached Habitat Assessment to comply with requirements of Everett <br /> Municipal Code (EMC) 19.37. <br /> This Habitat Assessment was prepared by Jim Dougherty, Gray& Osborne, Inc. <br /> Environmental Planner/Biologist, and is based on a site visit conducted on December 4, <br /> 2015 (see attached Site Visit Memo in Appendix B). Mr. Dougherty holds a BS in <br /> Environmental Studies with a concentration in Marine Resources from Huxley College at <br /> Western Washington University. He has over 30 years of experience in the <br /> Environmental Consulting Industry and as an Environmental Planner/Hazard Mitigation <br /> Specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency preparing NEPA <br /> documentation and Biological Evaluations for infrastructure, hazard mitigation and <br /> habitat enhancement projects in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California and Alaska. He <br /> can be reached at Gray& Osborne, Inc. at 206 284-0860 or jclougherty a,�-o.com. The <br /> Mukilteo Water& Wastewater District Offices are located at 7824 Mukilteo Speedway, <br /> Mukilteo Speedway, Mukilteo, WA 98275. <br /> The enclosed Biological Evaluation/Habitat Assessment was prepared to comply with <br /> EMC Section 19.37, locations of pertinent sections include: <br /> • Project Description, see Page 4; <br /> • Site Plan and Cross-Sections, see Appendix C; <br /> • Description of Existing Conditions, see Section 2.2; <br /> • Assessment of Project Impacts on ESA-listed species, see Section 6, <br /> M:\MUKILTEO\15540 Holly Drive LS Upgrade�Permits\City of Everett\Transmittal <br /> MEMO re Holly Drive Lift Station Improvements.doc / r (� <br /> / 7 <br />