Ala Spit Restoration Phase 3
Ala Spit County Park lies on the northeastern shore of Whidbey Island and consists of an 8-acre sand and gravel spit, 4 acres of uplands, and 5,000 linear feet of beach and tidelands in Skagit Bay. The Spit and associated pocket estuary were formed and are maintained by accreted sediments transported alongshore mostly from a southern feeder bluff. The pocket estuary includes a lagoon, estuarine saltmarsh, and mudflat habitats. Development at the site is limited to a parking area, access driveway, and bulkhead. Public use at the site includes clam digging, fishing, crabbing, bird watching, dog walking, beach combing and picnicking. This project will complete a feasibility study evaluating options for the rock groin and final bulkhead section (435 feet) removal, and complete the final design for the preferred option, bid documents, scheduling and permitting for partial removal of the rock groin and remaining bulkhead segments (435 feet) and restructuring of the parking area at Ala Spit County Park. This will restore the natural sediment transport processes and complete restoration efforts at Ala Spit.Removal of the rock groin would completely restore the littoral transport to the Ala Spit drift cell, add to the aesthetic value of the park as a natural place, as well as potentially restore forage fish spawning habitat over the footprint of the groin (approximately 10,000 square feet).
Ala Spit is located in the highest ranked geographic area (area 1) in accordance with the WRIA 6 Salmon Recovery Plan. The site is within 3 miles of Skagit River estuary. The Skagit Chinook Recover Plan also identifies this area as a priority for early rearing of wild fry migrant Chinook salmon originating from the Skagit River (Beamer 2007, SRSC & WDFW 2005).
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General Area:
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Northern Whidbey Island, Ala Spit
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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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48.39274257
-122.58652341
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| Worksite Name | Scope of Work | Actual Planning Cost |
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Ala Spit (#1)
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Final design and permitting (B.1.b.11.a RCO)
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$78,024
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Amounts may not be complete
| Worksite Name | | Property Name | Landowner Type |
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Ala Spit (#1)
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Property 1 - Ala Spit Park
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Local Government
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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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0.3
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Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Affected (B.0.b.2)
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0.08
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| Milestone Name | Target Date | Description |
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Project Start
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12/06/2012
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Data Gathering Started
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12/06/2012
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Draft Design to RCO
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01/29/2013
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Draft RFP to RCO for review
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RFP Complete/Consultant Hired
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03/15/2013
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Progress Report Due
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04/01/2013
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Annual Project Billing Due
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07/31/2013
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Preliminary Design to RCO
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08/16/2013
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Special Conditions Met
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08/16/2013
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Compliance with Feasibility Study and preliminary design deliverables as described in Appendix D Manual 18 (2012)
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Progress Report Due
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09/30/2013
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Final Plan to RCO
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12/31/2013
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Progress Report Due
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04/30/2014
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Final Report Due
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06/30/2014
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Agreement End Date
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12/31/2014
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Project closing. No furhter expenditures. Design only projects cannot be extended beyond this date.
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Final Billing Due
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02/28/2015
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