Ala Spit Feasibility Assessment
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Island County Planning Dept.; Ala Spit Feasibility Assessment (#05-1491)
Attachment #17779, Ala Spit Work Site Map
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Ala Spit County Park is five miles from the mouth of the Skagit River and consists of an eight acre sand and gravel spit, four acres of uplands, and 5,000 linear feet of beach and tidelands. Ala Spit contains a pocket estuary and was formed and is maintained by accreted sediments transported alongshore from a southern feeder bluff. It is undeveloped (except a parking area); local activities include clam digging, fishing, and bird watching.
The Island County Salmon Recovery Plan (SRP) describes Ala Spit as a pocket estuary accessible to salmon, characterized by a sediment deposition zone, an eelgrass meadow, kelp beds, and forage fish spawning area. The SRP values the Ala Spit nearshore and pocket estuary areas as a high protection priority for juvenile salmon and very high protection priority for forage fish based on the habitat functions these areas provide.
The spit is close to being breached at the base, endangering the pocket estuary. Adjacent park small rock jetty and bulkhead and southern private bulkheads may contribute to the problem.
This project will identify strategies to protect fish habitat functions and physical processes that maintain Ala Spit, through assessment of sediment supply and transport, habitat, and land issues affecting the processes. The project will provide recommended restoration activities, including a 30% design to restore the spit. This will serve as the basis for the next project phase and will be a model for nearshore estuary protection/enhancement.
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General Area:
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Northern Whidbey Island, Ala Spit
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Waterbody:
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Ala Spit, Puget Sound
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County:
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Island
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Legislative District:
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10
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Congressional District 2022:
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02
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Salmon Recovery Regions:
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Puget Sound
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Watershed Administrative Unit:
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Whidbey Island
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HUC8:
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Puget Sound (17110019)
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WRIA:
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Island
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Coordinates:
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48.39470667
-122.58447832
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| Worksite Name | Scope of Work | Actual Planning Cost |
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Ala Spit (#1)
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Conducting habitat restoration scoping and feasibility studies (B.1.b.8)
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$200,746
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Amounts may not be complete
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Restoration Metrics (rolled up from Worksite level) |
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Area Encompassed (acres) (B.0.b.1)
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765.0
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| Milestone Name | Target Date | Description |
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Project Start
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01/06/2006
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RFP Complete
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06/01/2006
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Bid Awarded/Consultant Hired
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10/01/2006
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Data Gathering Started
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11/01/2006
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Collect & analyze habitat data
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Draft Rpt Reviewed by Mgmt Agy
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06/01/2008
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Provide recommendations and 30% habitat design
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Annual Project Billing Due
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07/31/2008
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Final Report Completed
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09/01/2008
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Agreement End Date
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11/01/2008
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Final Docs/Billing to Mgmt Agy
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12/31/2008
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