Resolution_LAG Agmt KPFF_NThorpHwyBridge

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Assumptions • If the County chooses to prepare a separate SEPA Checklist, rather than adopting the NEPA document, this scope and budget will require an amendment. Deliverables One (1) Draft Notice of Determination and Adoption for County review in electronic format. One (1) Final Notice of Determination and Adoption in electronic format. Task 2.70 — Hydraulic Project Approval The project will be required to comply with the State Hydraulic Code due to work over waters of the State. Application materials will be prepared to support Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) issuance of a Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA). Materials will likely include, but are not limited to, the technical studies described in this scope of work, construction methods and BMPs, and a site plan. The permit materials will be submitted to WDFW via the online Aquatic Protection Permitting System. Assumptions • The project will not require wetland fill, or in -water work and the area is not defined as navigable, so we assume the project will not require permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. • The County will be the owner and signature authority on all permits. The County will be responsible for any fees associated with publishing and distributing notices or processing permit applications. • The HPA application will be based on 60 percent or greater engineering plans. • A mitigation plan needed to meet County regulations will be submitted with the JARPA submittal; mitigation measures composed on standard best management practices, will be identified in the critical areas report which will accompany the HPA application. If a more detailed mitigation plan is required to offset project impacts however, a scope addendum will be required to develop a draft and final mitigation plan. • The County and WSDOT will each provide one consolidated set of comments for each review draft. Deliverables One (1) Draft HPA application for County review in electronic format. One (1) Draft HPA application for WSDOT review and comment in electronic format. • One (1) Final HPA application in electronic format for submission to WDFW. Task 2.80 — Biological Assessment, No -Effect tetter ESA will prepare a Biological Assessment (BA) to assist with consultation efforts under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) required by WSDOT, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The BA will conform to standards in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Biological Assessment Preparation and Review (1999) standards, the National Marine Fisheries