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Home My WebLink AboutPacket Water Work Session Mar 12 2024Whatcom County Council Water Work Session COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360) 778-5010 Meeting Agenda Tuesday, March 12, 2024 10:30 AM Civic Center Building Conference Room / Hybrid Meeting HYBRID MEETING - (PARTICIPATE IN -PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010) COUNCILMEMBERS Barry Buchanan Tyler Byrd Todd Donovan Ben Elenbaas Kaylee Galloway Jon Scanlon Mark Stremler CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C. Council Water Work Session Meeting Agenda March 12, 2024 Call To Order Roll Call Announcements Individuals who require special assistance to participate in the Council's meetings are asked to contact the Council Office at 360.778.5010 at least 96 hours in advance. This committee meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the Whatcom County Council, with the agenda limited to committee business. Meeting Materials AB2024-013 Meeting Materials for Water Work Session March 12, 2024 Water Issues Update Streamflow Restoration Grant Phase II Sea Level Rise & Flood Vulnerability Assessment Comprehensive Plan Update — Climate Element WRIA 1 Planning Unit update Other Business Adjournment Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 412112025 WHATCOM COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ELIZABETH KOSA Director MEMORANDUM NATURAL RESOURCES 322 N. Commercial Street, Suite 110 Bellingham, WA 98225 Telephone: (360) 778-6230 FAX: (360) 778-6231 www. wh a tco m c o un tV. us TO: The Honorable Satpal Singh Sidhu, Whatcom County Executive, and Honorable Members of the Whatcom County Council THROUGH: Elizabeth Kosa, Director FROM: Gary S. Stoyka, Natural Resources Program Manager DATE: March 6, 2024 RE: March 12, 2024 Council Water Work Session Please refer to the proposed agenda below for the next Water Work Session. Additional supporting documents may be distributed at or before the meeting. AGENDA Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Place: Hybrid Meeting: In Person: Civic Center Garden Level Conference Room (322 N. Commercial St., Street Level) Virtual: For instructions on how to watch or participate in this meeting, please visit us at www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil or contact the Council Office at 360.778.5010. View meeting schedules, agendas, minutes, videos, and archives at www.whatcom.legistar.com. Time Topic Council Action Background Information Requested Attached 10:30 AM — Water Issues Update Informational None 10:45 AM 10:45 AM — Streamflow Restoration Grant Informational None 11:00 AM 11:00 AM — Phase II Sea Level Rise & Flood Vulnerability Informational None 11:30 AM Assessment 11:30 AM — Comprehensive Plan Update — Climate Informational None 11:45 AM Element 11:45 AM — WRIA 1 Planning Unit update Informational None 12:00 PM If you have questions, please feel free to call me at (360) 778-6218. cc: Dana Brown -Davis Kristi Felbinger Jill Nixon Jennifer Schneider Karen Frakes Erika Douglas John Thompson Paula Harris Kraig Olason Chris Elder Cathy Craver Doug Ranney Melissa Donnelly Roland Middleton Erin Page Josh Fleischmann Mark Personius Tyler Schroeder Sue Sullivan Brandy Reed Bennett Knox • Whatcom County COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360)778-5010 • Agenda Bill Master Report File Number: AB2024-013 File ID: AB2024-013 Version: 1 Status: Received File Created: 12/12/2023 Entered by: KFelbing@co.whatcom.wa.us Department: Council Office File Type: Receipt of Document(s) Assigned to: Council Water Work Session Final Action: 03/12/2024 Agenda Date: 03/12/2024 Enactment #: Primary Contact Email: kfelbing@co.whatcom.wa.us TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM: Meeting Materials for Water Work Session March 12, 2024 SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: None HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To: 03/12/2024 Council Water Work Session RECEIVED Attachments: Agenda, Presentations for 3.12.2024 Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 4/21/2025 WHATCOM COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ELIZABETH KOSA Director MEMORANDUM NATURAL RESOURCES 322 N. Commercial Street, Suite 110 Bellingham, WA 98225 Telephone: (360) 778-6230 FAX: (360) 778-6231 www. wh a tco m c o un tV. us TO: The Honorable Satpal Singh Sidhu, Whatcom County Executive, and Honorable Members of the Whatcom County Council THROUGH: Elizabeth Kosa, Director FROM: Gary S. Stoyka, Natural Resources Program Manager DATE: March 6, 2024 RE: March 12, 2024 Council Water Work Session Please refer to the proposed agenda below for the next Water Work Session. Additional supporting documents may be distributed at or before the meeting. AGENDA Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Place: Hybrid Meeting: In Person: Civic Center Garden Level Conference Room (322 N. Commercial St., Street Level) Virtual: For instructions on how to watch or participate in this meeting, please visit us at www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil or contact the Council Office at 360.778.5010. View meeting schedules, agendas, minutes, videos, and archives at www.whatcom.legistar.com. Time Topic Council Action Background Information Requested Attached 10:30 AM — Water Issues Update Informational None 10:45 AM 10:45 AM — Streamflow Restoration Grant Informational None 11:00 AM 11:00 AM — Phase II Sea Level Rise & Flood Vulnerability Informational None 11:30 AM Assessment 11:30 AM — Comprehensive Plan Update — Climate Informational None 11:45 AM Element 11:45 AM — WRIA 1 Planning Unit update Informational None 12:00 PM If you have questions, please feel free to call me at (360) 778-6218. cc: Dana Brown -Davis Kristi Felbinger Jill Nixon Jennifer Schneider Karen Frakes Erika Douglas John Thompson Paula Harris Kraig Olason Chris Elder Cathy Craver Doug Ranney Melissa Donnelly Roland Middleton Erin Page Josh Fleischmann Mark Personius Tyler Schroeder Sue Sullivan Brandy Reed Bennett Knox San Juan inds National idlife Refuge Moran ate Park dn� y a 40 OL IL k 0 jp 4m IP :F IId .1 qdpl q, Klokerville A? IL '% E34111i ngham �f Whatcom J ir County ouncil Jb Water Work Session March 12, 2iT24 F .0 00w GI aBer l%L p Ecology's Strearnflow Restoration Grant Program 13aslns rr rarH1:1M fnr fiindlnr ling &&purr W%Wl Fh'.4 OW 90 91L 020 new nm%i.mn 0 1# Uul �. �� IiU� 1 ■ .v4 v11,� r_� 11� 211IM arF 1+myrt1i 10b4 Gram Ptwz,:::s 1 2022 11rrL PruNds ■ M7 a livl $40M available to implement streamflow projects Competitive, state-wide Incentive to implement in identified local watershed plans Demonstrate coordination Show evidence for benefits, supporting data/reports South Fork Nooksack Natural Storage Restoration Phase I Joint application presented as a priority project of the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board Implements recommendations of the integrated funding strategy Implementing partners for application: - Whatcom County (fiscal agent) - Nooksack Tribe Project Overview Task 1: Administration (Ecology requirement; auto -generated) Task 2: Black Slough Natural Storage on County -owned properties Task 3: Acme Floodplain Natural Storage on County -owned properties Task 4: Natural Storage Feasibility Assessment Cost estimate — $27001000.00 Estimated Streamflow Benefit — 43.8 acre-feet arson lo0ksack Basin 00.0 a, Slg�towicz reekl '" o .! h Hard Scrabble Falls Creek CreeK -T 7iniin9 t j Black Slough -South l Ilk S ,Fork Nooksack 1`Qna4r k River Basin d Cree \ Cti_ McCarty Creek i l r / Jones Creek ( > h K- e• �; d �t Pao Upper Samish River Basin l i; Task 2: Black Slough Natural Storage: Design and Construction County -owned property = 166 acres Design and implement restoration treatments focused on de -leveling and wetland restoration for natural storage Coordinated with fish passage project IF 77 a C O �<. o V j Project Area OO Parcel Restoration Action Balance Cut & Fill with Shallow Habitat Mound III Ditch Fill ® Riparian & Wetland Planting Throughout 0 o 600 AL Channel Grading N Feet Flow Direction SOURCE. Imagery, Parcels. Wnatn County, 2022; DTM: WA DNR, 2013: ESA, 2024 WRIA 1 Integrated Funding Strategy Task 3: Acme Floodplain Natural Storage: Design and Construction County -owned property = 124 acres Design and implement restoration treatments focused floodplain storage, install Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs), enhance existing features for natural storage Coordinated with Fish Camp Restoration Project Blue Mountain- ` Logging, Wildrose-- �31 0 �r y South Fork / ,'06 Nooksack Acme Floodplain 1 05 �f e _ �o 2 t Lake �t 05 Wpm'1 07t'�®1��, rr�RF! T 08 08 f'!N r Task 4: South Fork Feasibility Assessment Focus assessment on Whatcom Land Trust and other private land in the study area Analyze restoration options, develop screening criteria, conduct outreach with landowners r d � Potter Rd. - 71 3r� ��- South Fork � :f �►�L� Nooksack _y�r� Acme Floodplain �� ,m Application Priorities and Benefits Project is in a priority watershed Identified in rule -making document/project list No project component is required by statute, rules, ordinance or court order Design and construction on County - owned properties Part of a larger strategy for the sub - basin Quantifiable benefits estimated/updated in Storage Assessment recent Water Funding Name CoastalProject North ..stal South Coastal West Lk Whatcom Offset Lower.. NooksackNo. .South 1 Status Funded Dairy Waste 13.4 13.4 Processing/Treatment 2 Bertrand Augmentation 170.7 170.7 8 MAR - North Fork site 200 200 Partially Skookum Creek 19 Funded Restoration 1,449 1449 ' Wetland Restoration, 19NG Enhancement/Creation 2 2 21 Stewart Mountain/SF 2,413.3x 2,413.3` 2,413.3% 7,240k Nooksack Conservation Middle Fork Porter 23 Funded 11.2 11.2 Creek Phase 4 Project Partially Birch Bay/Blaine Deep 24 440 440 880 Funded Wells Lower Nooksack SW to 26 158 158 GW Conversion Projects Storage Projects 28 including Gravel Pits 365 365 PUD No. 1: Vista Road 44 Funded 194 1.94 Project PUD No. 1: Lake Terrell/ 45 Coastal Drainages 185 139 324 46NG Partially WRIA 1 Conservation UNK UNK UNK UNK UNK UNK UNK UNK UNK UNK modified Funded Program Total 819 0 139 0 1,134 11 200 1,464 0 3,767 Offset Needed (afy) 111 43 56 25 101 2 21 4 27 390 Difference 708 -43 83 -25 1,033 9 179 1,460 -27 3,377 Whatcom Climate Vulnerability Assessment Shoreline Management Solutions Ecology Shorelands Shoreline Planning Competitive Grant Task 1 —Project Administration Task 2 —Complete Coastal Vulnerability Assessment Task 3 — Complete Nooksack River Vulnerability Assessment Task 4 — Develop adaptation plan for frontline communities Task 5 —Analyze the SMP, Comprehensive Plan, and Land Use Codes for Consistency with the Selected Risk Level & Recommend Amendments to Achieve Consistency Hazards: Compound Flooding = Coastal + Riverine Flooding Current Sea Le OCEAN Riverine Flooding with Increased Sea Levels ORIGINAL SEA LEVEL "4" SEA LEVEL RISE KI Ides (Coo all 20-25-Year Coastal and Rrwe rl me 5Forra 140-Year Co stal Storm Ernsian Present Oay horn -Term Mid -Term 5horL-Term Mid -Terra Present Day ng-Term 2L14U ZORD 2100 A&&et unit jCnunt M Iles, -or Acres) iota I Analyzed Data Extent Data Nate& EurrenL Sea Level 0.8 ft of SLR .3 ft of SLR o.af -01 SLR 3-3 it -of SLR Current5ea Level 6.6 k of 5LR 1 fLof �rosiam 35 ft of Eras loo 47 ft of Eroslon Parcels and Structures Parcels Afres S15275-9 COU" Taial pamel acres as proMed bye WhakD m County. Indudcs w2ter4odn:s such as Lake Whatcam. ;,U ti.677 9,701 12,551 13,012 7,7 L1,705 714 26S 368 bulldlgouT-F gs C 92214 COUrrty 1 M7 2.2U l.-P48 2,Bld 1,9 J, 9S i69 2F3 Schools toy,,_: 1#5 western county to 0 0 d o t} O Llhranes COkMt 11ellingham to a d o 0 O Transphsrtatlon Roads Mies .1 io•-Inty 1 1OIL 9 47.2 SS_6 71.1 3 .c 77.9 11.0 b.A 1.) Rallroads Miles Western county q 0-6 1.1 2-4 3.9 E 11.9 1-0 0.1 03 PUrpxt [C.. •. I Sandy Paint o 1 b 1 1 .0 Q 0 Manna Cou nt Western coon o D 1 1.0 Q 0 Bus Station COu nt Z dell Ingham Lang distance buses If.c- Greyh�oundl 10 b 1 001 11 v Types of Adaptation Strategies Protect: � Accommodate: • Siting and design standards • Retrofit existing structures * Stormwater management CCC SLR Guidance * Hard protection • Soft protection/living shorelines , Protect agricultural barriers for flood protection 1 Hybrid: Accommodate over short-term, relocate over long-term Update land use designations and �f zoning ordinances • Redevelopment restrictions • Permit conditions Retreat: • Limit new development in hazardous areas and areas adjacent to wetlands, ESHA, other habitats • Removal of vulnerable development Promote preservation and conservation of open space Existing Adaptation Strategies • Whatcom County Climate Action Plan • Lummi Nation Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plan 2016-2026 • Nooksack Indian Tribe Climate Adaptation Plan for Key Species and Habitats • Addressing SLR in SMPs • Lessons Learned from Local Governments Incorporating SLR in SMPs • Sustainable Remediation: Climate Change Resiliency and Green Remediation PROTECT I ENGINEERED future sea level + extreme tide/storm existing sea level PROTECT I NATURAL Protect — Hard Defensive Structures 3each retention structures (such as groins or breakwaters) - Shoreline protection devices Protect — Soft Shore Techniques 3each nourishment - Habitat restoration - Coastal bluff erosion best management practices - Large wood management ACCOMMODATE future sea level +extreme tide/storm existingsea level Accommodate —Adapting in Place - Elevating ,r waterpruufing structures and infrastructure - Elevating property grades RETREAT future sea level + extreme tide/storm existing sea level IP Retreat — • Limiting development in coastal hazard areas (e.g., update floodplain maps to replace 100-year with 500-year floodplain, zoning overlays, setback and buffer requirements, require sea level rise real estate disclosures). • Transferring, purchasing, and/or extinguishing development rights (e.g., buyouts, conservation easements, defeasible estates, zoning/land use code changes). • Working with and support landowners to remove or relocate structures located in current or future hazard zones. Example Adaptation Strategies r- 1 Beach Nourishment 2 Habitat Restoration 3 Coastal Bluff Erosion Best Management Practices (BMP) Managed Retreat 0 r Beach [--+,idth--1 1) Initial beach profile Brach I width Beach w;dth 3) Beach profile with seawall Beach / bss \ 2) Future beach profile 4) Future coastal squeeze SOURCE: California Coastal Commission, 2018 Structural Measures -A 1. Beach Retention Structures: Groins or Breakwaters 2. Shoreline Protection Devices 3. Elevating or Waterproofing Structures and Infrastructure 4. Elevating Property Grades —Accretbon ti Rip Currents Etosian +5, RfQCUftPl1ts � 4 � z 1 A1H„ SOURCE: ESA Comprehensive Plan Update — Climate Element • Climate Action Plan • Salmon Recovery Plan • Storage Assessment • Food System Plan • Many other plans Sea Level Rise & Flood Vulnerability Assessment TBD Forest Resilience Plan TBD Outline for Climate Element SCJ Alliance Ll Climate — Comp Plan Integration Wildfire Smoke & Heat Vulnerability Assessment ESA Climate Element Technical Assessments Cascadia Consulting Group Comprehensive Plan Update — Climate Element - Task 1: Environmental Justice & Health Disparities Report Task 2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report Task 3: Local Emissions Trends and Projections Report Task 4: Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan Audit Task 5: Climate Hazard and Impact Assessment Report Timeline: April 2024 thru June 2025 reASCAIA COK5ULTINC, CROUP Questions? ft4 ftN lrl Itlranrt'{hrr ttur 4 frrtt4ti+�15r(.Vfljy!{'llli,lr6f19idr'frt{11t�r {� {7 rflll� i r:.{ cljYldl�,Lrl4h}',rrrt t5yl rrf P ifl tl;,4 'rr�{�tii{fr��i?�yrl{��til��f�'{4�rti'�;4Yt11Ft;�,iti+t4}'�fl!fl�ll'fl[ I ul lflti lLll �� j;5:, ll. 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