Cowling Creek Culverts Replacement Feasibility
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Mid-Puget Sound Fish Enh Grp; Cowling Creek Culverts Replacement Feasibility (#15-1074)
Attachment #217876, Cowling low tide
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Mid Puget Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group seeks funds to conduct a Feasibility Study for replacement of two 36" salmon-blocking culverts located on Cowling Creek where it runs under Miller Bay Road NE about 1.5 miles north of Suquamish, WA. The long term project goals are: to restore naturally spawning fish in Cowling Creek by removing a 100% fish blocking culvert at the mouth of the creek; restore natural estuarine processes such as tidal influence of the stream and LWD passage from upstream to the estuary; and allow other wildlife to safely pass under the road. The project will result in a time, space and location assessment. The priority fish species supported by the project would be chum, coho, steelhead, and cutthroat populations.
If restoration proves feasible and is completed in a future phase, the project would provide continuous fish access to 4.44 miles of fish-bearing habitat upstream of the blockage (per Wild Fish Conservancy Stream Typing Study). In addition, this project would enhance an important community connection to salmon. Cowling Creek is one of three advertised publicly-accessible salmon viewing sites in Kitsap County, and many residents of the area came to view the 2,112 adult salmon that returned to spawn in 2014 and Suquamish Elementary students walk from their school to observe naturally spawning adult chum salmon.
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General Area:
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Cowling Creek, Kitsap County
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County:
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Kitsap
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Legislative District:
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23
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Congressional District 2022:
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06
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Salmon Recovery Regions:
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Puget Sound
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Watershed Administrative Unit:
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Liberty-Miller-Appletree
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HUC8:
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Puget Sound (17110019)
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WRIA:
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Kitsap
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Sections:
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16
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Township:
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T26NR02E
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Coordinates:
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47.74714542
-122.56078134
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| Worksite Name | Scope of Work | Actual Planning Cost |
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Cowling Creek Estuary (#1)
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Conducting habitat restoration scoping and feasibility studies (B.1.b.8), Cultural resources
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$81,655
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| | Total | $81,655 |
Amounts may not be complete
| Worksite Name | | Property Name | Landowner Type |
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Cowling Creek Estuary (#1)
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Property 1 - Kitsap County DPW Right-of-way
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Local Government
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Cowling Creek Estuary (#1)
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Property 2 - Paul Dorn
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Private
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Cowling Creek Estuary (#1)
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Property 3 - Suquamish Tribe
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Tribal Government
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Cowling Creek Estuary (#1)
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Property 4 - RCH Realty LLC
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Private
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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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0.9
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Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Affected (B.0.b.2)
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0.15
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| Milestone Name | Target Date | Description |
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Project Start
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12/09/2015
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Special Conditions Met
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03/23/2016
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Kick-off Meeting with Kitsap County, Suquamish Tribe, and private landowners
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Special Conditions Met
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03/30/2016
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Kitsap County MOU.
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Special Conditions Met
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03/30/2016
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Landowner Certification and Access Agreements if needed to conduct investigations.
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Progress Report Due
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10/05/2016
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Data Gathering Started
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10/17/2016
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Completed 12/31/2016
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RFP Complete/Consultant Hired
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10/17/2016
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Delayed due to staff changes. Engineering proposals ranked and selected.
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Applied for Permits
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10/31/2016
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County ROW permit for roadway boring--may not need
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Special Conditions Met
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10/31/2016
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Kick off meeting after consultant selected
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Permits Complete
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11/30/2016
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Delay due to submittal/staff changes
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Cultural Resources Complete
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12/30/2016
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Cultural Resources Monitoring Required per attachement correspondence
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Progress Report Due
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01/31/2017
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Annual Project Billing Due
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02/06/2017
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Anticipate billing for work completed through 12/31/16
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Progress Report Due
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05/01/2017
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Special Conditions Met
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05/15/2017
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Project Team Meeting #2 (Consultant, Public works, Mid-Sound, Landowners?)
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Draft Plan to RCO
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05/31/2017
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Per Special Conditions Project Deliverables
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Special Conditions Met
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07/15/2017
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Project Team Meeting #3 (Consultant, Public works, Mid-Sound, Landowners?); this meeting wasn't needed.
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Annual Project Billing Due
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07/31/2017
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Preliminary Design to RCO
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10/16/2017
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Conceptual Designs of selected alternative
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Final Plan to RCO
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10/16/2017
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Per Special Conditions Project Deliverables
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Special Conditions Met
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11/15/2017
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Project Team Meeting #4 (Consultant, Public works, Mid-Sound, Landowners?)
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Final Report Due
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12/31/2017
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Agreement End Date
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12/31/2017
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Final Billing Due
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01/31/2018
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