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, , ,,„„... ,:. WethHd1 ?qsoHrces, I#c ,' Delineation/Mitigation/Restoration/Habitat Creation/Permit Assistance 9505 19th Avenue S.E. t Suite 106 Everett,Washington 98208 (425)337-3174 Fax (425) 337-3045 June 10, 2015 PUD No. 1 of Snohomish County Attn: Ben Davis PO Box 1107 Everett WA 98206-1107 RE: PUD Operations Center Dear Mr. Davis, Wetland Resources, Inc. was contracted in 2009 to provide consulting services for a proposed outdoor storage yard and other improvements at the PUD Operations Center, located at 1802 75th Street SW, in Everett, Washington. Our services included wetland delineation and preparation of a Critical Area Study, dated June 12, 2009. The project was located on the south side of the Operations Center and included a paved outdoor storage yard, utilities and a detention facility south and east of the parking lot. No wetlands were found south of the parking lot in the area of the proposed storage yard. A large grassy area lies east of the parking lot where a helipad is located and where a detention facility for the storage yard was proposed. Without knowing the history of the development of the Operations Center, we found two areas east of the parking lot that met wetland conditions, as described in the aforementioned Critical Area Study. The detention facility was constructed outside of the these wetlands and their associated buffers. Since that time,we have had discussions with PUD facility staff who shared with us the original design of the area east of the parking lot. Design drawings from the late 1970's show this area to be constructed as a stormwater storage/conveyance area with an associated drainage system. It appears that this area was constructed according to the plans, but that it has not been regularly maintained to ensure proper drainage. As such, we found wetland indicators during our 2009 site visit and, without knowledge of the intended design of this area, identified two areas as wetlands. The current Everett Municipal Code (EMC 19.4.020) provides a definition for regulated wetlands, as follows: "Wetlands, regulated"means those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Regulated wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, ponds, bogs and similar areas. Regulated wetlands do not include those artificial wetlands