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TITLE OF DOCU ENT:
Resolution adopting the Six -Year Water Resources Improvement Program (WRIP), 2016 -2021
ATTACHMENTS:
• Memorandum
• Resolution
• Six -Year WRIP, 2016 -2021
• Project Narratives
SEPA review required? ( ) Yes (X) NO
Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( X) Yes ( ) NO
SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( ) NO
Requested Date: November 10, 2015 (public hearing required under
RCW 86.15.120)
SUMMARY STA TEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE.
Resolution by the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors adopting the Six -
Year Water Resources Improvement Program (WRIP) for 2016 -2021. The adoption by resolution is
pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington (RCW 86.15.110).
COMMITTEE ACTION. •
COUNCIL ACTION.
10/27/2015: Introduced 6 -Or Sidhu absent (Council acting
as the FCZDBS)
11/10/2015: Approved 7 -Or Res. 2015 -045 (Council acting
as the FCZDBS)
Related County Contract #:
Related File Numbers:
Ordinance or Resolution Number:
Res. 2015 -045
r Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on
unty's website at: www.co.whatcom.wa.us /council.
PROPOSED BY: Public Works
INTRODUCED: 1IIf771 S
RESOLUTION NO. _ 2015-045
(A Resolution of the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of
Supervisors)
WHATCOM COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT
SIX -YEAR WATER RESOURCES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
FOR THE YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2021
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.110, flood control or storm water control
improvements may be extended, enlarged, acquired, or constructed by a zone pursuant to a
resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, Whatcom County Public Works Department on behalf of the Flood
Control Zone District has prepared a Six -Year Water Resources Improvement Program for
adoption; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.120, the supervisors shall hold a public hearing
prior to adopting the resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Six -Year Water Resources Improvement Program attached hereto as
Exhibit "A" has been reviewed and determined to be consistent with the County's
comprehensive plan and is consistent with the following plans:
• Lower Nooksack River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan,
October 1999
• Canyon Creek Alluvial Fan Risk Assessment, September 2003
• Jones Creek Debris Flow Study, March 2004
• WRIA 1 Salmon Recovery Plan, October 2005
• Lake Whatcom Comprehensive Stormwater Plan, March 2008
• Birch Bay Comprehensive Stormwater Plan, July 2006
• Swift Creek Sediment Management Action Plan, July 2013; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.110, for constructed improvements the
preliminary engineering studies are on file with the Whatcom County Public Works
Department; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.110, the estimated cost of the acquisition or
construction of the improvement, together with supporting data is included in the Six -Year
Water Resources Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the improvements will benefit one or more zones, subzones and the
county as a whole;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone
District Board of Supervisors as follows:
1. That the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Six -Year Water Resources
Improvement Program for the years 2016 through 2021, which is attached hereto as
Exhibit "A ", is hereby adopted.
APPROVED this loth day of November
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Cedar Hills / Euclid
Database ID No. 07 -066
Construction Funding Year(s): 2016 _1
Project Narrative:
Install rain gardens, filter vaults, and treatment swales.
Project Status:
Preliminary engineering design is currently underway. Right -of -way acquisitions to occur sometime in 2014.
Construction is slated for the summer of 2016 during the Lake Whatcom watershed work window.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $765,000
Expenditures to Date: $165,000
Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Agate Heights Estate / Bay Lane
Database ID No. 07 -102
Construction Funding Year(s): 2017
Project Narrative:
System upgrades to improve water quality through construction of bio- infiltration swales and channel stabilization to
reduce ditch erosion.
Project Status:
Preliminary engineering design is anticipated to begin in 2015. Construction is scheduled to take place in the summer of
2017 during the Lake Whatcom watershed work window.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $625,000
Expenditures to Date: $105,000
Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Beaver Creek
Database ID No. 13 -003
Construction Funding Year(s): 2018
Project Narrative:
Restore and repair eroded sections of Beaver Creek.
Project Status:
Preliminary engineering design is anticipated in 2016. Construction is scheduled for the summer of 2018 during the Lake
Whatcom watershed work window.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $565,000
Expenditures to Date: $ -0-
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Sudden Valley
Database ID No. 13 -004
Construction Funding Year(s): 2019
Project Narrative:
Drainage system upgrades and outfall retrofits in Sudden Valley.
Project Status:
Preliminary engineering design is anticipated to begin in 2017. Construction will take place in the summer of 2019
during the Lake Whatcom watershed work window.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $660,000
Expenditures to Date: $ -0-
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Silver Beach Creek — Main Channel
Database ID No. 07 -095
Construction Fundina Year(s): 2020
Project Narrative:
Restoration of the main channel of Silver Beach Creek below Hillsdale using natural vegetation.
Project Status:
Preliminary engineering design is anticipated to begin in 2018. Construction to take place in the summer of 2020 during
the Lake Whatcom watershed work window.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $200,000 (2018, 2019 - Preliminary engineering)
$550,000 (2020 - Construction)
Expenditures to Date: $ -0-
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Northshore Drive, East of City Limits
Database ID No. 14 -002
Construction Funding Year s): 2021
Project Narrative:
System upgrades to improve water quality (bioinfiltration swales; reduce ditch erosion).
Project Status:
Design in 2019 with construction in 2021.
Total Estimated Project Cost:
Expenditures to Date:
$200,000 (Preliminary engineering, ROW)
$600,000 (Construction)
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Construction Funding Year(s):
Project Narrative:
Lowell Drive and Cedarbrook Court
Database ID No. 14 -003
2022
End of pipe media filtration and natural drainage system improvements.
Project Status:
Design in 2020 with construction in 2022.
Total Estimated Project Cost:
Expenditures to Date:
$200,000 (Preliminary engineering, ROW)
$550,000 (Construction)
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Glen Cove Lane and Lakeside Street
Database ID No. 15 -002
Construction Funding Year(s): 2023
Project Narrative:
System upgrade to improve water quality -- bioinfiltration swales, filter vaults, media filter drains, and rain gardens.
Project Status:
Design in 2021 with construction in 2023.
Total Estimated Project Cost:
Expenditures to Date:
$150,000 (Preliminary engineering, ROW)
$550,000 (Construction)
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Collaborative Drainage System Repair -Birch Point
Database ID No. 07 -241
Construction Funding Year(s): 2016
Project Narrative:
This project will install a new marine outfall and drainage system from Semiahmoo Drive to Semiahmoo Bay
Project Status:
Design underway summer 2015 with construction in 2016.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $620,000
Expenditures to Date: $70,000
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Proiect Narrative
Cottonwood Drive Inlet
Database ID No. 13 -006
Construction Funding Year(s): 2017
Project Narrative:
Install improved inlet with overflow protection to minimize flooding events.
Project Status:
Design will begin 2016 with construction in summer 2017.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $160,000
Expenditures to Date: $ -0-
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Harborview Road Drainage Improvements, Phase 1
Database ID No. 07 -217
Construction Funding Year(s):
Project Narrative:
Install new low -level system along Birch Bay Drive.
Project Status:
Design in 2016; construction in 2018.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $905,000
Expenditures to Date: $ -0-
2018
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Harborview Road Drainage Improvements, Phase 2
Database ID No. 07 -217
Construction Funding Year(s): 2019 1
Project Narrative:
Upsize culverts and install new high level system along Harborview Road to carry upland water directly to Birch Bay.
Project Status:
Final design in 2017; construction in 2019.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $745,000
Expenditures to Date: $80,000
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Richmond Park Drainage Improvements
Database ID No. 07 -271
Construction Funding Year(s):
2020
Project Narrative:
Upsize outfall and install new drainage diversion down Shintaffer Road to reduce flooding and gully erosion.
Project Status:
Design will begin January 2018 with construction in 2020.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $1,550,000
Expenditures to Date:
$ -0-
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Project Narrative
Wooldridge Avenue /Sunset Drive Drainage Improvements
Database ID No. 13 -007
Construction Funding Year(s): 2021
Project Narrative:
Improve stormwater conveyance system to reduce street flooding and improve water quality.
Project Status:
Design will begin 2019. Construction in 2021.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $960,000
Expenditures to Date: $ -0-
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Proiect Narrative
Cottonwood Beach Central Drainage Improvements
Database ID No. 13 -008
Construction Funding Year(s):
2022
Project Narrative:
Install low level system along Birch Bay Drive and connect into upland system from North
Project Status:
Desian will beain 2020 with construction in summer 2022.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $105,000 (design)
Expenditures to Date: $ -0-
Bay Trailer Park
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Fri oject Narrative
Cottonwood Court and Drive Drainage Improvements
Database ID No. 15 -001
Construction Funding Year(s):
2023
Project Narrative:
Install low level system along Birch Bay Drive and Cottonwood Court and upland system along Morgan Drive.
Project Status:
Design will begin 2021 with construction in summer 2023.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $175,000 (design)
Expenditures to Date: $ -0-
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Whatcom County Public Works — Special Programs Division
Prpject Narrative
Birch Bay Drive and Pedestrian Facility
Database ID No.: 07 -030
Construction Funding Year {s):
2016 -2017
Project Narrative:
This project is located parallel to Birch Bay Drive from Cedar Avenue to the mouth of Terrell Creek. This is a 1.58 mile
separated berm to provide soft -shore erosion protection, habitat enhancement, and encourage pedestrian use along Birch
Bay Drive. This multi - beneficial project is included in the Six -Year WRIP to reflect contributions from both the FCZD and
BBWARM.
Project Status:
Phase I of the Feasibility Study was completed in 2006. Phase 2A (Preliminary Construction Cost Estimate) was
completed in 2007, and updated in spring of 2013. Preliminary Engineering began in late 2013, Design and RW
acquisition in 2015 and Construction in 2016/2017. The Six -Year WRIP includes transfers out of BBWARM and FCZD in
2016 to support construction. _
BBWARM: $250,000
FCZD: $250,000
All other funds: $10,844,000
Total: $11,344,000
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Whatcom County Public Works — Surface Water Division
Proiect Narrative
Construction Funding Year(s):
Swift Creek Phase 1 Projects
Database ID No. 13 -001
TBD
Project Narrative:
Construction and operation of projects for the management of the sediment deposited from the Swift Creek landslide.
Phase 1 to include: Sediment Traps, Upper Goodwin Reach Setback Levee, and Sediment Basins. A Joint Agency
Agreement was approved and signed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington Department Of
Ecology (DOE) and Whatcom County. Whatcom County will manage the projects with funding provided by EPA and DOE
for the design and construction.
Project Status:
EIS completed, plan adopted by resolution July 2013; Work is dependent upon funding from State and Federal funds.
The Washington Department of Ecology will request $3,800,000 for design and initial construction in the Washington
State 2015/2016 biennium budget.
Total Estimated Project Cost:
Expenditures to Date:
$16,315,000
$1,315,000
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Whatcom County Public Works — Special Program Division
Project Narrative
Swift Creek Maintenance Project
Database ID No. 08 -023
Construction Funding Year(s):
2015-2020
Project Narrative:
Until the Phase 1 projects are complete a significant amount of bedload is deposited on the alluvial fan of Swift Creek. An
ongoing maintenance program is required to manage the deposits. The goals of the maintenance program are to protect
and repair the levee system and to maintain the integrity of bridges at Goodwin and Oat Coles Roads.
Project Status:
Expenditures for 2015 are expected to complete the levee protection started in fall of 2014. Additional dredging and levee
protection is expected for 2017 -2020 at approximately $150,000 per year.
Estimated Project Cost for 2016: $245,000
FCZD Expenditures to Date: $600,000
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Project Narrative
Swift Creek Repository Sites
Database ID No. 13 -001
Construction Funding Year(s): 2015 -2018
Project Narrative: Establish a process to identify, rank and analyze properties for the potential location for repository
sites. Then, purchase and develop the sites as a repository of the Swift Creek Sediment in accordance with the Swift
Creek Sediment Management Action Plan and the Joint Agency Agreement.
Project Status: Whatcom County is currently under contract with Wheeler Consulting Group to draft a process to identify
and evaluate potential sites to be used for a repository for the Swift Creek sediment. The plan is scheduled to be
presented to the County Council summer /fall of 2016.
Estimated Project Cost for 2016
FCZD Expenditures to Date:
$140,000
$200,000
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Project Narrative
Construction Funding Year(s):
Marietta Acquisition
Database ID No. 07 -002
2001 -Present
Project Narrative:
Acquire residential properties in the frequently - flooded repetitive flood loss area of Marietta. Remove existing structures
and restore properties with native vegetation.
Project Status:
Property acquisition began in 2001 and is ongoing. As properties are acquired through tax title sales, purchases funded
with hazard mitigation, habitat restoration grants, and FCZD funding, structures are removed and native vegetation is
planted. All acquisitions are voluntary and the project is ongoing as current property owners decide to sell their
properties. Estimated project cost includes some funding for cleanup of up to four former gas stations, though the exact
nature of the work is still undefined.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $3,500,000
Expenditures to Date: $1,071,000
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Project Narrative
Deming Levee Improvement Project
Database ID No. 07 -106
Construction Fund 2016
Project Narrative:
Realign and improve low -lying berm at upstream end of Deming levee to increase level of flood protection to the Mount
Baker School District and Nooksack Tribal facilities, and the town of Deming.
Project Status:
An alignment for the improved levee has been selected and final design and permitting are underway; potential impacts to
wetlands will require mitigation through an off -site mitigation bank.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $4,270,000
Expenditures to Date:
$590,000
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Project Narrative:
Jones Creek Debris Flow Protection
Database ID No. 07 -105
Construction Funding Year(s): 2018 - 2019
Project Narrative:
Acquire residential properties in the high hazard area of the Jones Creek alluvial fan and construct setback deflection
berm to route debris flows around the town of Acme. Project includes potential realignment and bridge improvements at
Turkington Road.
Project Status:
Property acquisition began in 2005 and additional properties will need to be acquired. Preliminary design has been
performed for the deflection berm and alternatives are currently being evaluated for Turkington Road. Construction costs
will be estimated once a final alternative is selected.
Total Estimated Design and RW Cost:
Expenditures to Date:
$1,425,000
$745,000
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Project Narrative
Lower Nooksack Planning: SWIF and CFHMP Update
Database ID No. Various
Construction Funding Year(s).
Project Narrative:
TBD
The System -wide Improvement Framework (SWIF) is a collaborative planning process to develop a plan to reduce risk
associated with levees and to address deficiencies identified by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) during their
periodic inspections. The SWIF will result in a set of capital improvements to the levee system, with an implementation
strategy and schedule. Adherence to the implementation schedule will be necessary to ensure ongoing eligibility in the
USACE's PL 84 -99 rehabilitation program. The interagency team established to develop the SWIF wants to work towards
updating the comprehensive flood hazard management plan (CFHMP) when the SWIF is complete,
Project Status:
The SWIF planning process is underway and the final plan is anticipated to be complete by mid -2016. The interagency
team will scope the CFHMP update as part of the planning process and initiate the work in late 2016.
Total Estimated Planning Cost: $1,567,000
Expenditures to Date:
$738,000
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Project Narrative
High Creek
Database ID No. 07 -125
Construction Funding Year(s):
2017
Project Narrative: High Creek flooding damaged nearby homes and closed Mount Baker Highway in the mid- 1990's. A
legal settlement resulting from that event directs Whatcom County to prepare a creek management plan. Sediment
management in the watershed including the 3400 feet of County owned right of way east of Kendall Creek is an important
plan element along with fish habitat mitigation. State permits for future maintenance dredging are dependent on
consistency with the final management plan.
Project Status: A management plan has been developed and recommends the construction of two sediment traps, one
sited upstream of Mount Baker Highway to trap coarser material and one by the confluence with Kendall Creek to trap
finer material. The plan also includes improvements to some of the levees and channel excavation between the two
traps. Detailed design is underway.
Total Estimated Project Cost:
Expenditures to Date:
$1,251,000
$151,000
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Project Narrative
de Boer Culvert Replacement/Levee Repair
Database ID No. 15 -003
Construction Funding Year(s): _
Project Narrative:
2015-2016
The de Boer Levee runs adjacent to the Nooksack River and upstream along and across an unnamed tributary and
provides flood protection to several hundred acres of agricultural lands and the access road to the PUD's water intake.
During the winter of 2014 -2015 the levee failed completely. The culvert through the levee was likely installed in the 1950's
and was undersized to provide adequate fish passage.
Project Status:
A project to replace the culvert and repair the failed levee was designed, permitted and constructed in 2015. The new
culvert is significantly larger than the old one and the new tide gate is a side -hinge self - regulating gate, which will
significantly improve fish passage throughout the year. Planting of disturbed banks will occur in early 2016.
Total Estimated Cost:
Expenditures to Date:
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$201,000
$196,000
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Project Narrative
Marine Drive Levee Repair
Database ID No. 15 -004
Construction Funding Year(s): 2016
Project Narrative:
The Marine Drive Levee provides flood protection during smaller, more frequent floods to the Marietta area and Slater
Road. Over the past few years, overtopping has caused damage to the backslope of the levee. The levee is located on
property owned by the Washington Department of Wildlife who is managing the property for wildlife. The project will
involve restoring the levee crest and backslope to the original geometry while trying to minimize the impacts to existing
vegetation.
Project Status:
The project site will be inspected early next year to define the scope of the project after this next winter. This project is not
expected to require instream work, so design, permitting and construction should be able to be completed in 2016.
Total Estimated Cost:
Expenditures to Date:
$40,000
$0
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Pro ect Narrative
Appel Culvert Replacement
Database ID No. 15 -005
Construction Funding Years : 2016
Project Narrative:
The Appel Levee crosses an unnamed drainage near where it ties back into high ground. There are two culverts stacked
one on top of the other that run under the levee. The upper culvert has a separated joint, which has been identified as a
deficiency by the US Army Corps of Engineers during inspection of the levee. The lower culvert would require dewatering
of the site to be able to send a camera through the pipe for inspection. Diking District #3 has decided to pursue
replacement of these two culverts with one or two larger pipes with side -hinge self - regulating tide gates, to improve both
drainage and fish passage.
Project Status:
The property owner has received funding under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) run through the
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) towards replacement of the culverts and flap gates. The NRCS is taking
the lead in designing the project and the FCZD will be the lead agency for construction.
Total Estimated Design and RW Cost: $360,000
Expenditures to Date:
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Project Narrative
Ferndale Levee Improvement Project
Database ID No. 07104
Construction Funding Year {s) 2019
Project Narrative:
Two levee segments, one sponsored by the City of Ferndale and one by the FCZD and Diking District #1, provide
protection to the three treatment facilities along Ferndale Road. The US Army Corps of Engineers has identified several
deficiencies along these two levee segments, including a gap in which super sacks filled with sand have been placed. The
1999 Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan recommended improving these levees to provide 100 -year
protection to the City and the treatment facilities. The System -wide Improvement Framework will also include this project
to address the identified levee deficiencies.
Project Status;
This project has been laid out at the conceptual levee only. No detailed design has been initiated yet; outside funding will
be needed to fully implement this project.
Total Estimated Design and RW Cost: $750,000
Expenditures to Date: $0
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Emergency /New Projects
Database ID No. 08 -003
Construction Funding Year(s): 2016-2021
Project Narrative:
This item provides funding to address unanticipated projects resulting from new damage to flood control facilities.
Project Status:
Design and construction to occur as necessary.
Total Estimated Project Cost: $300,000
Expenditures to Date:
N/A
Due to the nature of this item, no map exists. Board of Supervisors review and prioritization will be sought at the
appropriate time.
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