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EXHIBIT "Alt SCOPE OF WORK Kittitas County Bowers Field Airport Environmental Assessment for Airport Improvements Scope of Work June 5, 201823 Final GENERAL Bowers Field Airport (KELN or "the Airport") is owned and operated by Kittitas County (County or "the Owner"), and is located near Ellensburg, Washington. The Airport serves general aviation (GA) users, and does not have scheduled commercial airline service. The Airport is classified as a GA airport by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). The Airport is located north of U.S. Route 90 and north of Ellensburg's city center, in Kittitas County, Washington. The Airport has an elevation of 1,763 feet above mean sea level (MSL). PROPOSED PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS FAA is requesting that an Environmental Assessment (EA) be conducted to evaluate the potential impacts of the proposed airport improvements. The projects have be included in the Airport's five year capital improvement program. The proposed projects are shown on the most recent, FAA approved, Airport Layout Plan (2012, updated 2013). The attached exhibit titled "2018 Environmental Assessment Projects" depicts the proposed airport improvements to be covered by the EA. The proposed improvements are: I. Rehabilitate Runway 11-29, including implementation of new straight -in instrument approach procedure (IAP) to Runway 11, upgrading of Runway markings from basic to non -precision (NP), and addressing the Magnetic Variation (MagVar) change on Runway 11-29. 2. Construct parallel taxiway system for Runway 11-29, 3. Reconfigure and rehabilitate Runway 7-25 and construct connector taxiway from Taxiway B to Runway; and from Runway 25 to the proposed parallel taxiway; and 4. Develop hangar taxilane and future hangar areas. The upcoming anticipated closure of Runway 7-25 and pavement removal to break the connection with Runway 11-29 is not included within the EA, as this is being addressed as a separate environmental review and action by the FAA. In addition to these targeted project improvements, the airport experiences significant flooding issues that impact runway, taxiway, and ramp areas at the facility. The airport is located within the floodplain of Whiskey and Mercer Creeks. Water has been observed over the runway on at least two occasions in the past year due to overland flow from Mercer Creek that exceeds the capacity of existing airport drainage features. Flooding issues are inter -related to upstream influences and are part of a larger area drainage condition. Because of the flooding issues on Airport and the inter - Bowers Field Airport Improvements EA April 27, 2019