HABITAT ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP
April 21, 22, 25, 2011
May 2, 2011


ESA Programatics

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Regional Road Maintenance,  WSDOT + certain cities and counties.  Renewed every 5 years.

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FEMA Stafford Act  -13 Emergency Activities associated with disaster declarations

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Corps of Engineers –10 permitted Activities (eg, pile replacement, mooring buoys, minor bank stabilization (10 cy/10 linear feet), nearshorefill (25 cy))

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Corps of Engineers Regional General Permit 1 –boat lifts on Lake Washington




EMERGENCY ACTIONS

EMERGENCY ACTIONS are taken to save life and property during an event
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Action by the local jurisdiction

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Consultation will occur at a later time

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Generally under the Stafford Act





EMERGENCY ACTIONS

Typical Emergency Actions
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Levee repairs

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Bank stabilization

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Sandbagging







Sandbagging




Levee Repairs

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Typically COE

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Direct Effects –death or harassment

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Isolate floodplain

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Increase velocity and scour

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Contamination

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Turbidity





Minimize effects

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Timing windows

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Turbidity curtains and monitoring

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Planting benches

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LWD at toe

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Mitigation packages

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Setback levees





Bank Stabilization




Bank Stabilization




Bank Stabilization