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Home My WebLink AboutPacket Water Work Session Sep 17 2024Whatcom County Council Water Work Session COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360) 778-5010 Meeting Agenda Tuesday, September 17, 2024 10:30 AM Civic Center Building Conference Room / Hybrid Meeting (322 N. Commercial St., Street Level) 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 Cathy Halka, AICP, CMC Council Water Work Session Meeting Agenda September 17, 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 AB2024-019 Meeting Materials for Water Work Session September 17, 2024 Water Issues Update Portage Bay Shellfish Growing Area Upgrade 2025-2030 Water Resources Improvement Program WRIA 1 Planning Unit update Lummi Island Ferry Other Business Adjournment Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 412812025 • Whatcom County COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360)778-5010 • Agenda Bill Master Report File Number: AB2024-019 File ID: AB2024-019 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: 09/17/2024 Agenda Date: 09/17/2024 Enactment #: Primary Contact Email: kfelbing@co.whatcom.wa.us TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM: Meeting Materials for Water Work Session September 17, 2024 SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: None HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To: 09/17/2024 Council Water Work Session RECEIVED Attachments: Packet for 9.17.2024, Portage Bay Shellfish Growing Area Timeline, Ferry Presentation 9.17.2024, Jones Act Article (Ferry) Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 4/28/2025 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. whatcomcounty. 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: September 10, 2024 RE: September 17, 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, September 17, 2024 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 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/ioinvirtualcouncil or contact the Council Office at 360.778.5010. 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Time Topic Council Action Background Information Requested Attached 10:30 AM — Water Issues Update Informational None 10:45 AM 10:45 AM — Portage Bay Shellfish Growing Area Upgrade Informational None 10:50 AM 10:50 AM — 2025-2030 Water Resources Improvement Informational 2025-2030 Water 11:20 AM Program Resources Improvement Program 11:20 AM — WRIA 1 Planning Unit update Informational None 11:30 AM 11:30 AM — Lummi Island Ferry Discussion None 12:30 PM If you have questions, please feel free to call me at (360) 778-6218. cc: Cathy Halka Kristi Felbinger Jill Nixon Jennifer Schneider Bennett Knox Erika Douglas John Thompson Paula Harris Kraig Olason Chris Elder Cathy Craver Doug Ranney Melissa Donnelly Roland Middleton Erin Page Josh Fleischmann Mark Personius Kayla Schott-Bresler Sue Sullivan Julie Anderson Aly Pennucci Brandy Reed PROPOSED BY: INTRODUCED: 9.110.124 RESOLUTION NO (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 2025 THROUGH 2O30 WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.110, flood control or storm water control improvements may be extended, enlarged, acquired, or constructed by a flood control zone pursuant to a resolution adopted by its Board of Supervisors; and WHEREAS, Whatcom County Public Works Department on behalf of the Whatcom County 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 Whatcom County's comprehensive plan and is consistent with the following plans: • Lower Nooksack River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan, October 1999 • Jones Creek Debris Flow Study, March 2004 • WRIA 1 Salmon Recovery Plan, October 2005 • Birch Bay Comprehensive Stormwater Plan, July 2006 • Lake Whatcom Comprehensive Stormwater Plan, March 2008 • Lake Samish Basin Comprehensive Stormwater Plan, July 2012 • Birch Bay Central North Sub -Watershed Master Plan, December 2013 • Birch Bay Central South Sub -Watershed Master Plan, January 2015 • Nooksack River System -Wide Improvement Framework, June 2016 Page 1 • Birch Point, Terrell Creek Urban Area, and Point Whitehorn Sub -watershed Master Plan, November 2016 • Lake Whatcom Comprehensive Plan: Stormwater Capital Program Update, September 2017 • Lake Whatcom East Geneva Sub -watershed Master Plan, January 2021 • Birch Point Sub -watershed Drainage Study Report, September 2023; and • Lake Whatcom Management Program 2025-2029 Work Plan, in preparation. WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.110, the preliminary engineering studies for constructed improvements 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 flood control zones, subzones and the county as a whole; Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors as follows: That the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Six -Year Water Resources Improvement Program for the years 2025 through 2030, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A", is hereby adopted. APPROVED this day of , 2024. ATTEST: Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON Cathy Halka, Clerk of the Council Barry Buchanan, Chair APPROVED AS TO FORM: 11 M uj gym. I v 6, trck� bw J 8- M. 2,14 hristopher Quinn, Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney — Civil Division Page 3 WHATCOM COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT 2025-2030 SIX -YEAR WATER RESOURCES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM EXHIBIT A Item No. Project Description Database ID No. BES Previous Expenditures 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Total Amount Source Phase Amount some Phase Amount Source Phase Amount Source Phase Amount Phase Amount Source Phase Amount Source 1 SWP #SWLW24-01 Eagleridge Stormwater Improvements: Install a water quality system to treat stormwater from the Eagleridge development. 20-007 61.4 $ 150,000 REET/LWSU PE $ 175,000 LWSU PE PE Pt PE $ 825,000 PE RW RW RW KW RW RW CN $ 500,000 LWSU CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN 2 SWP #SWLW23-06 Austin Court Stormwater Improvements: Install water quality system on the discharge from Austin Court. 20-008 58.5 $ 70,000 REET/LWSU PE $ 217,375 LWSU PE PE PE PE PE $ 737,375 RW RW RW RW RW RW CN CN $ 450,000 LWSU CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN 3 SWP #SWLW23-OS Cedar Hills Culvert Replacement: Replacement of culvert damaged during the 2021 flooding event with FEMcontribution. 23-001 44.2 $ 145,000 FEMA/REET/LWSU PE $ 30,000 FEMA PE PE PE PE PE $ 380,000Afunding PE PE PE PE PE PE RW RW RW RW RW RW CN $ 180,000 FEMA CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 25,000 REET CN CN CN CN CN 4 Strawberry Point/Lake Whatcom Blvd Stormwater Improvements: System upgrades to improve water quality including vaults, biofiltration swales, and channel restoration 17-001 62.2 PE $ 30,000 LWSU PE $ 300,000 REET PE $ 50,000 LWSU PE PE PE 1,170,000 RW RW $ 35,000 LWSU RW RW RW RW$ CN CN CN $ 455,000 REET CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 300,000 LWSU CN CN CN 5 Geneva Street & Lake Louise Road Culvert Replacement: Replace culverts along Geneva Street and Lake Louise Road to improve water quality and conveyance 20-010 58.8 PE PE PE $ 70,000 REET PE PE PE $ 270,000 PE PE PE PE PE PE RW RW RW RW RW RW CN CN CN CN $ 200,000 LWSU CN CN 6 Lake Whatcom Boulevard Media Filter Drain (EG-1): Install media filter drain or other water quality system along west side of Lake Whatcom Blvd to improve water quality. 22-006 58.8 PE PE PE $ 180,000 LWSU PE PE PE $ 835,000 RW RW RW $ 25,000 REET RW RW RW CN CN CN CN CN 630,000 REET CN 7 Sudden Valley Stormwater Improvements No. 2: Construct drainage system upgrades and retrofits in the Sudden Valley area of the Lake Whatcom watershed. 22-007 49.0 PE PE $ 10,000 LWSU PE PE $ 200,000 LWSU PE PE $ 60,000 REET $ 1,260,000 PE PE PE PE PE PE RW RW RW RW $ 10,000 REET RW RW CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 500,000 REET CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 480,000 LWSU 8 Lake Whatcom Boulevard Water Quality Vault (EG-4):Install a water quality system to remove phosphorus and other pollutants from residential runoff prior to entering Lake Whatcom. 22-008 57.1 PE PE PE PE $ 200,000 REET PE PE $ 40,000 LWSU $ 650,000 PE PE PE PE PE RW RW RW $ 25,000 LWSU RW RWCN CN CN CN CN $ 385,000 LWSUPE Viewhaven Lane Water Quality &Conveyance Improvements: Install water quality systemsand improve conveyance near Viewhaven Lane. 20-009 58.8 PE PE JRW PE $ 215,000 LWSU PE $ 215,000 RW RW RW RW RW CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN 10 BIRCH BAY WATERSHED & AQUATIC RESOURCES MNGT. DIST. (BBWARM) SWPBSWBB23-02 Charel Terrace Stormwater Outfall Repair: Marineoutfall stabilization to protect a bluff slope (emergency repair 2022) and permanent stabilization (2023) 20-011 29.8 $ 280,000 BBWARM FEMA PE $ 55,000 BBWARM PE PE PE PE PE $ 797,000 PE $ 52,000 FEMA PE PE PE PE PE RW $ 10,000 BBWARM RW RW RW RW RW CN $ 400,000 FEMA CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN 11 SWP ri5WBB23-04 Semiahmoo Drive South & Outfall Improvements (BP-2, BP-S): Upsize culverts and re-establish roadside ditch on east side of Semiahmoo Drive. 18-009 18-010 50.3 $ 395,000 BBWARM PE $ 50,000 BBWARM PE PE PE PE PE $ 1,380,000 PE PE PE PE PE PE RW CN RW RW RW RW CN $ 935,000 BBWARM CN CN CN CN CN 12 SWP ri5WBB23-06 Lora Lane Drainage & Tide Gate Modifications (TC3-2): Replace tide gate structure and repair embankment; install Type 2 CB and culvert under Birch Bay Dr 18-008 42.5 $ 140,000 BBWARM PE $ 200,000 BBWARM PE PE PE PE PE $ 1,710,000 RW RW RW RW RW RW CN $ 570,000 BBWARM CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 200,000 REET CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 600,000 ROAD FUNDS CN CN CN CN CN 13 SWP ri5WBB23-05 Normar Place Stormwater Improvements (BP-1): Upsize pipes, replace CBs and install energy dissipater at pipe outfall on Normar Place 19-004 52.0 $ 160,000 BBWARM PE $ 256,000 BBWARM PE PE PE PE PE $ 1,336,000 PE PE PE PE PE PE RW $ 40,000 BBWARM CN RW RW RW RW CN CN $ 680,000 BBWARM CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 200,000 FEET CN CN CN CN 14 SWP ri5WBB23-07 Birch Point Road Stormwater & Outfall Improvements (BP-3, BP- 6): Upsize culverts and replace outfall to the beach to reduce bluff erosion 21-001 33.3 PE $ 300,000 BBWARM PE PE PE PE PE $ 970,000 RW $ 20,000 BBWARM RW RW RW RW RW CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 450,000 BBWARM CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 200,000 FEET CN CN CN 15 SWP#SWBB23-08 Richmond Park Stormwater Improvements(SH-2): Address drainage concerns in Richmond Park by re-routing stormwater down Shintaffer Road to a Birch Bay outfall 22-010 42.5 PE PE $ 660,000 BBWARM PE PE $ 140,000 BBWARM PE PE $ 2,600,000 RW RW $ 40,000 BBWARM RW RW RW RW CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 1,560,000 BBWARM CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 200,000 REET CN CN 16 Roger's Slough Drainage Improvements: Re -grade ditches, install new culverts, and replace existing pipe with concrete box culvert under Birch Point Road into Roger's Slough 23-002 70.2 PE PE PE $ 750,000 BBWARM PE PE $ 150,000 BBWARM PE $ 2,850,000 RW RW RW RW RW RW CN CN CN CN CN $ 1,750,000 BBWARM CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 200,000 FEET CN 17 Birch Bay Village Drainage Improvements: Upsize existing culverts and install new pipe and catch basins in Birch Bay Village to reduce flooding 23-003 52.9 PE PE PE PE $ 350,000 BBWARM PE PE $ 50,000 BBWARM $ 1,310,000 RW RW RW RW RW RW CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 710,000 BBWARM CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 200,000 FEET 18 Bay Ridge Estates Drainage Improvements: Upsize and install new culverts and CBs on Birch Point Road and Selder Road to reduce flooding 23-004 46.1 PE PE PE PE PE $ 220,000 BBWARM PE $ 220,000 RW RW RW RW RW RW CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN 19 Wooldridge Ave and Sunset Drive Stormwater Improvments (TC-2): Improve drainage system to reduce local flooding and incorporate water quality treatment. 13-007 52.2 PE PE PE PE PE PE $ 180,000 BBWARM $ 180,000 CN CN CN CN CN RW CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN I CN CN I CN Page 1 WHATCOM COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT 2025-2030 SIX -YEAR WATER RESOURCES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM EXHIBIT A Item No. Database ID Project Description No. •rr BES � Previous Expenditures 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Total I Phase Amount Source Amount Source Phase I Amount 6 Source I Phase I Amount I Source I Phase I Amount I Source I Phase I Amount I Source I Phase I Amount I Source 20 Truck Road Bank Stabilization (720008): Phase 1 emergency construction in 2022 and Phase 2 road rehab and environmental mitigation in 2024. Final Planting 2025 20-003 59.4 $ 72,000 FCZD PE $ - FCZD Project Total: $ 2,600,000 FEMA PE $ - FEMA/State $ 2,945,000 $ 144,000 State PE $ - Roads $ 72,000 Roads CN $ 1,400 FCZD FCZD Total: CN $ 54,600 FEMA/State $ 73,000 CN $ 1,400 Roads 21 Devries Levee Improvements: Widen and establish full crest width and backslope levee (SWIF project). All staff time; Diking District to construct. 19-001 49.3 PE $ 10,000 FCZD Project Total: CN $ 22 Cougar Creek and Neevel Levee Improvement (720010): Stabilize oversteepened section of levee (SWIF project) with new flood gate and restoration (FLIP project) 16-008 59.4 $ 166,000 FCZD PE $ 30,000 FCZD PE Project Total: $ 117,000 NOAA grant PE $ 2,711,000 $ 100,000 FbD grant RW CN $ 1,324,000 FbD grant CN $ 50,000 FCZD CN $ 386,235 EQUIP CN $ FCZD Total: CN $ 537,369 FCZD CN $ 632,000 23 Acme Woody Revetment Repair (723008): FEMA funded repair to Acme Early Chinook Restoration Project 23-005 67.7 $ 59,080 FEMA PE $ 1,250 FCZD PE FCZD Project Total: $ 3,282 State PE $ 23,750 FEMA/State PE FEMA/State $ 1,096,000 $ 3,282 FCZD CN $ 96,750 FCZD CN $ 20,000 FCZD FCZD Total: CN $ 888,250 FEMA/State CN FEMA/State $ 82,000 24 Bertrand Creek Levee Stabilization (721002): Restore right and left levee prisms and install bank protection (SWIF project) 16-005 54.4 $ 34,000 FCZD PE $ 17,500 FCZD Project Total: $ 91000 DK4 PE $ 7,500 DK4 $ 213,000 CN $ 101,500 FCZD FCZD Total: CN $ 43,500 DK4 $ 153,000 25 Upper Hampton Levee Improvements: Widen levee crest and flatten backslope at two sites and seepage at retaining wall deficiencies (SWIF project) 16-006 70.4 $ 6,000 LE Subzone PE PE $ 5,000 PE Project Total: Under Lynden project RW RW RW $ 61,000 CN CN $ 50,000 FCZD/LE Subzone CN 26 Abbott Levee Protection and Improvement (718010): Interim erosion protection measures for levee & road (Ph. 1); Extend and realign upstream end of levee (Ph. 2 - SWIF project) 16-007 70.4 $ 654,000 FCZD PE $ 275,500 FCZD PE $ 60,000 FCZD PE PE Project Total: $ 445,000 Roads PE $ - Roads PE $ - Roads PE IPE $ 3,019,500 RW RW $ 75,000 FCZD CN $ 1,500,000 FCZD CN $ 10,000 FCZD FCZD Total: RW RW TBD Roads CN TBD Roads CN TBD Roads $ 2,850,000 27 Dahlberg Wetland Mitigation Site (719006): Develop advanced mitigation site for future impacts from Flood and Road projects 20-004 66.3 $ 882,000 FCZD PE $ 195,000 FCZD PE $ 115,000 FCZD PE $ 12,500 FCZD Project Total: CN CN $ 2,854,500CN CN CN $ 1,650,000 FCZD 28 Hudson Rd Bridge No. 132 Bridge Replacement (722006): Alternatives analysis for bridge replacement as requried by WDFW permit condition 22-001 64.5 $ 50,000 FEMA/State PE $ 323,000 FEMA/State PE $ 475,000 FEMA/State PE $ 95,000 FEMA/State PE FEMA/State Project Total $ 2,500 FCZD PE $ 8,500 FCZD PE $ 12,500 FCZD PE $ 2,500 FCZD PE FCZD $ 5,993,000 PE $ 8,500 Roads PE $ 12,500 Roads PE $ 2,500 Roads PE Roads CN $ 4,750,000 FEMA/State FCZD Total CN $ 125,000 FCZD $ 151,000 CN $ 125,000 Roads 29 Glacier -Gallup Alluvial Fan Restoration (718007): Remove all or part of Glacier Creek levee and construct setback levee along Gallup Creek. Interim revetment fix in 2023 18-006 88.9 $ 438,000 FCZD PE $ 100,000 FCZD PE FCZD PE $ 40,000 FCZD PE FCZD PE $ 937,000 FbD grant PE $ 400,000 FbD grant PE FbD grant PE $ 160,000 FbD grant PE FbD grant PE Construction RW $ 120,000 FCZD RW $ 400,000 FCZD RW FCZD RW $ 100,000 FCZD RW expected in RW $ 480,000 FbD grant RW $ 1,600,000 FbD grant RW FbD grant RW $ 400,000 FbD grant RW 2029-2030 CN CN FCZD CN FCZD CN FCZD CN $ 1,000,000 FCZD CN $ 1,000,000 FCZD CN CN FbDgrant CN FbDgrant CN FbDgrant CN $ 4,000,000 FbDgrant CN $ 4,000,000 FbDgrant 30 Ferndale Levee Improvement (719008): Reconstruct and realign Ferndale and Treatment Plant Levees to improve level of protection and address deficiencies 07-104 68.9 $ 229,000 FCZD PE $ 69,500 FCZD PE $ 8,500 FCZD PE $ 19,500 FCZD PE $ 5,000 FCZD PE $ 5,000 FCZD PE $ 1,000 FCZD Project Total: $ 779,000 FbD grant PE $ 556,000 FbD grant PE $ 68,000 FbD grant PE $ 156,000 FbD grant PE $ 40,000 FbD grant PE $ 40,000 FbD grant PE $ 8,000 FbD grant $ 20,203,000 PE $ 69,500 Ferndale ILA PE $ 8,500 Ferndale ILA PE $ 19,500 Ferndale ILA PE $ 5,000 Ferndale ILA PE $ 5,000 Ferndale ILA PE $ 1,000 Ferndale ILA FCZD Total: RW $ 25,000 FCZD RW $ 25,000 FCZD RW RW RW RW $ 2,256,500 RW $ 200,000 FbDgrant RW $ 200,000 FbDgrant RW RW RW RW FbD Grant RW $ 25,000 Ferndale ILA RW $ 25,000 Ferndale ILA RW RW RW RW $ 16,135,000 CN CN $ - FCZD CN FCZD CN FCZD CN $ 550,000 FCZD CN $ 1,320,000 FCZD Ferndale ILA CN CN $ 24,000 FbDgrant CN $ 2,976,000 FbDgrant CN $ 1,408,000 FbDgrant CN $ 4,400,000 FbDgrant CN $ 5,280,000 FbDgrant $ 1,810,500 CN CN $ 6,000 Ferndale ILA CN $ 744,000 Ferndale ILA CN $ 352,000 Ferndale ILA CN $ 550,000 Ferndale ILA CN Ferndale ILA 31 Fish Camp (723005): Design and log procurement in 2025, Phase 1 Construction in 2026, Phase 2 (incl berms) Construction in 2027. 24-001 71.9 $ 11,000 FCZD PE $ 15,000 FCZD PE $ 5,000 FCZD PE Project Total: PE RW RW $ 3,341,000 RW CN $ 15,000 FCZD CN $ 15,000 FCZD FCZD Total: CN $ 880,000 21/23 FbD grant CN $ 800,000 23/25 FbD Grant CN $ 1,600,000 25/27 FbD Grant $ 61,000 32 Floodplain Acquisition: Acquire key properties for future levee reconfiguration to reduce risk and improve habitat 07-002 79.6 RW/CN $ 1,409,000 FCZD RW $ 5,000,000 RW $ 5,000,000 RW $ 5,000,000 RW/CN $ 5,636,000 FbD grant RW/CN $ 2,700,000 FEMA/CBDG RW/CN $ 630,000 Commerce grant RW RW 33 Marietta Acquisition: Acquire properties in repetitive flood loss area and remove structures 07-002 79.6 RW RW RW RW RW RW RW $ 55,000 RW $ 100,000 RW $ 100,000 RW $ 100,000 RW $ 100,000 RW CN CN $ 25,000 CN $ 25,000 CN $ 25,000 CN $ 25,000 CN CN CN CN CN CN CN 34 High Creek Sediment Trap (720005): Annual clean out of sediment traps 22-005 58.8 CN CN CN CN CN CN CN $ 115,000 FCZD CN $ 120,000 FCZD CN $ 125,000 FCZD CN $ 130,000 FCZD CN $ 135,000 FCZD CN $ 140,000 FCZD 35 Emergency/New Projects: Typically repair projects that result from new damage, as needed 08-003 Varies PE $ 25,000 FCZD PE $ 25,000 FCZD PE $ 25,000 FCZD PE $ 25,000 FCZD PE $ 25,000 FCZD PE $ 25,000 FCZD RW RW RW RW RW RW Total/year: CN $ 50,000 Local sponsor CN $ 50,000 Local sponsor CN $ 50,000 Local sponsor CN $ 50,000 Local sponsor CN $ 50,000 Local sponsor CN $ 50,000 Local sponsor $ 425,000 CN $ 350,000 FCZD CN $ 350,000 FCZD CN $ 350,000 FCZD CN $ 350,000 FCZD CN $ 350,000 FCZD CN $ 350,000 FCZD rs In italics are placeholders for projects still being conceived. us expenditures includes work contracted in 2024 that will continually appropriate into 2025. rNole'�1": Estimated total project cost includes work done by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and funded directly by USACE. Page 2 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 1 Eagleridge Stormwater Improvements Database ID No. 20-007 Construction Funding Years : 2025 Project Narrative: This project includes the installation of a water quality treatment facility associated with the Eagleridge neighborhood in the Lake Whatcom watershed. The Eagleridge development is approximately 34 acres and runoff from this development will be routed through a water quality facility to help remove sediments and phosphorus before entering Lake Whatcom. Project Status: Design work has been initiated in 2024 and construction scheduled to take place in 2025. Total Estimated Project Cost: $825,000 ■l 1:40111 a Ike �. ,- 1 .70 0-7 0A.rii je •�r t� �y ze- jQy rJ 1 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 2 Austin Court Stormwater Improvements Database ID No. 20-008 Construction Funding Years : 2026 Project Narrative: This project includes the installation of a large filter vault to improve water quality in the existing Austin Court stormwater system. The tributary area is approximately three acres and the water quality system will remove sediments and phosphorus prior to entering Lake Whatcom. Project Status: Design contract is anticipated to be executed Summer 2024 and construction scheduled to take place in 2026. Total Estimated Project Cost: $737,375 2 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division Project Narrative Cedar Hills Culvert Replacement Database ID No. 23-001 Construction Funding Years : 2025 Project Narrative: 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Item No. 3 This project includes the replacement of a culvert that was damaged during the 2021 flooding event with a new upsized 100-linear feet long 36-inch diameter culvert. The work shall also include the modification of the culvert inlet to enhance erosion and sediment control, along with re -grading and armoring the downstream channel to provide improved conveyance capacity. This will be funded by FEMA, REET and the Lake Whatcom utility. Project Status: Design is anticipated in 2024-2025 and construction scheduled to take place in 2025. Total Estimated Project Cost: $380,000 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 4 Strawberry Point/ Lake Whatcom Blvd Stormwater Improvements Database ID No. 17-001 Construction Funding Years : 2027 Project Narrative: This project will involve the installation of a water quality facility to treat approximately three acres of residential area. Project elements may include: bio-infiltration swales, filter vaults, media filter drains, and rain gardens in order to improve water quality. Project Status: Design is anticipated in 2025-2026 and construction scheduled to take place in 2027. Total Estimated Project Cost: $1,170,000 4 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division Project Narrative 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Item No. 5 Geneva Street & Lake Louise Road Culvert Replacement Database ID No. 20-010 Construction Funding Years : 2028 Project Narrative: Project will improve conveyance of roadside ditches and culverts along Geneva Street and Lake Louise Road. This will improve water quality. The project will replace approximately 200 linear feet of undersized or damaged culverts. Project Status: Design is anticipated in 2027 and construction scheduled to take place in 2028. Total Estimated Project Cost: $270,000 x. T Ag IA._C BALE 5T ■ Vff sY. w f.+e , sCyfx�`-�� r/ r�f��S• 7p, •,�L...'r?f.... _ '`' 'Q . fy��:� •. '•a !� �!. ��E •fir'. 14•�.C" Y-Y ~ I i C� �Yi i.�.}•. . • } ,+i,•� :"� a �� ... ". . 5 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division Project Narrative 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Item No. 6 Lake Whatcom Boulevard Media Filter Drain (EG-1) Database ID No. 22-006 Construction Funding Years : 2029 Project Narrative: The project would install Media Filter Drain (MFD), or other appropriate water quality system, along approximately 300 linear feet of roadway on the west side of Lake Whatcom Blvd. Stormwater runoff from approximately 8.5 acres on the west side of Lake Whatcom Blvd. is collected in a shallow roadside ditch, this project would treat this water prior to discharging to Lake Whatcom. Project Status: Design is anticipated to begin in 2027 and construction scheduled to take place in 2029. Total Estimated Project Cost: $835,000 MORGAN ST :r k >' 4 Legend Media Filter drain Existing Condition Infrastructun Storm Pipu Culvert Ditch Catch Basin ; Manhole 47:. t r'3L ,a OE 1 r a :Med()oia Filler Drain LF)'' SPRING'ST: 4 s 4 6 I 200 =i Feet 0 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 7 Sudden Valley Stormwater Improvements No. 2 Database ID No. 22-007 Construction Funding Years : 2030 Project Narrative: A project, to be determined, will be constructed within the Sudden Valley area as the second water quality improvement project focused on removing sediment and treating phosphorus in a continued collaboration with the Sudden Valley community. The project will include drainage system upgrades and retrofits to the existing stormwater infrastructure. Details will be forthcoming as Whatcom County works with representatives of the Sudden Valley Community Association. Project Status: Design is anticipated in 2028-2029 and construction scheduled to take place in 2030. 7 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 8 Lake Whatcom Boulevard Water Quality Vault (EG-4) Database ID No. 22-008 Construction Funding Years : 2030 Project Narrative: This project includes the installation of a filter vault to improve water quality in the existing Lake Whatcom Blvd stormwater system. The water quality system will remove sediments and phosphorus from approximately 3 acres of residential runoff prior to entering Lake Whatcom. Project Status: Design is anticipated in 2028-2029 and construction scheduled to take place in 2030. Total Estimated Project Cost: $650,000 vroposea invastructure ■ Proposed Storm Filter Existing Condition Irfrastruch Storm Pipe Culvert L I— Ditch 'N 4 M Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division Project Narrative 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Item No. 9 Viewhaven Lane Water Quality & Conveyance Improvements Database ID No. 20-009 Construction Funding Years : 2031 Project Narrative: This project will improve conveyance and water quality near Viewhaven Lane and Lake Whatcom Blvd intersection. Project will include approximately 100 linear feet of conveyance improvements by replacing two undersized culverts and regrading a ditch. The project will also install approximately 135 linear feet of water quality facility. Project elements may include: bioinfiltration swales, filter vaults, media filter drains, and rain gardens. Project Status: Design is anticipated in 2029-2030 and construction scheduled to take place in 2031. Total Estimated Project Cost: $475,000 0 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 10 Charel Terrace Stormwater Outfall Repair Database ID No. 20-011 Construction Funding Years : 2025 Project Narrative: The December 20, 2018 "Solstice Eve" windstorm caused damage to the stormwater outfall on Birch Point installed as part of the Charel Terrace project in 2011. In March 2019 a "Major Disaster Declaration" that covered Whatcom County for the December storm was granted. In December 2019, the Consolidated Resource Center approved the Washington State Emergency Management Division's $110,887 request for Architectural & Engineering Services to assess the site and develop conceptual design options. An RFP was advertised by Whatcom County in March 2020 and Herrera Environmental Consultants completed a preliminary study that assessed the outfall stabilization approaches to maintain a functional outfall. From this study, a temporary repair was constructed in fall 2022 to secure the catch basin to the bluff and reposition the outfall tee. The permanent repair will be constructed in the summer of 2025. Project Status: Design occurring in 2021-2024 and construction is scheduled to take place in 2025. Total Estimated Project Cost: $797,000 10 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division Project Narrative 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Item No. 11 Semiahmoo Drive South & Outfall Improvements (BP-2, BP-5) Database ID No. 18-009 & 18-010 Construction Funding Years : 2025 Project Narrative: This project will improve the stormwater conveyance system at the south end of Semiahmoo Drive by upsizing the cross culvert to reduce flooding and increase traffic safety, and reconstruct the outfall conveyance system to the Strait of Georgia damaged during the November 2021 extreme rainfall event. Project Status: Design and permitting was initiated in 2021 and will continue into 2025. Construction is scheduled for 2025. Total Estimated Project Cost: $1,380,000 11 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division Project Narrative 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Item No. 12 Lora Lane Drainage & Tide Gate Modifications (TC1-2) Database ID No. 18-008 Construction Funding Years : 2025 Project Narrative: The purpose of this project is to replace the existing 48" corrugated metal culvert under Birch Bay Drive with an 8-ft wide fish passable box culvert, replace the existing tide gate on the waterward side of Birch Bay Drive with a new side hinge tide gate, and install shoreline armoring at the outfall area. This project will be a collaboration with the Design and Construction Division of Whatcom County Public Works and the Leisure Park Community. Project Status: Preliminary engineering design occurred in 2021. Permanent repair design will begin 2024 and construction is anticipated for 2025. Total Estimated Project Cost: $1,710,000 tG BEEN LNi]- 7A.: R ESE LN'( '-`T e 1 f ��. - f' 'lt R 7. - s rR • � `.� +{�- �e��_. � �.:;xi � -. r -yam i 1k �. IERLN" rl,k � .a Ly�RA HIV 12 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division Project Narrative Normar Place Stormwater Improvements (BP-1) Database ID No. 19-004 Construction Funding Years : 2026 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Item No. 13 Project Narrative: This project involves upsizing pipes, replacing catch basins and installing an outfall pipe over the bluff with an energy dissipater at Normar Place to reduce roadway flooding, scour and sediment transport. Project Status: Design is anticipated in 2024-2025 and construction in 2026. Total Estimated Project Cost: $1,336,000 • I sp •• Y daHY'!" 13 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division Project Narrative 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Item No. 14 Birch Point Road Stormwater & Outfall Improvements (BP-3 & BP-6) Database ID No. 21-001 Construction Funding Years : 2027 Project Narrative: A corrugated metal outfall pipe over a steep bluff on Birch Point collapsed due to erosional undermining. The driveway culverts, ditches and upstream storm drain system leading to the outfall are undersized and cause flooding and erosion during storm events. This project will involve upsizing culverts, reestablishing ditches and replacing and anchoring the outfall pipe and construction of pipe -end energy dissipater. Project Status: Design will be completed in 2025-26. Construction is scheduled to take place in 2027. Total Estimated Project Cost: $970,000 14 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 15 Richmond Park Stormwater Improvements (SH-2) Database ID No. 22-010 Construction Funding Years : 2028 Project Narrative: This project will address drainage concerns in Richmond Park by re-routing the large volume of water that currently moves through the development down Shintaffer Road to an outfall in Birch Bay. It would involve replacing 1,640 feet of ditch/culvert on Shintaffer Road with 36" diameter HDPE pipe, installing 13 Type 2 catch basins and building a new outfall into Birch Bay. Project Status: Design will occur in 2026-2027 and construction is scheduled to take place in 2028. Total Estimated Project Cost: $2,600,000 0 ,, 15 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 16 Roger's Slough Drainage Improvements Database ID No. 23-002 Construction Funding Years : 2029 Project Narrative: This project will address drainage and flooding issues in Birch Bay Village, Birch Bay Drive and Birch Point Loop Road. It will involve replacing twin 30" diameter culverts that direct water under Birch Bay Drive into Roger's Slough with a fish -passable concrete box culvert, installing 285 feet of pipe, regrading 500 feet of ditch, and installing a new Type 2 catch basin and overflow pipe near the mouth of Roger's Slough. Project Status: Design will occur in 2027-2028 and construction is scheduled to take place in 2029. Total Estimated Project Cost: $2,850,000 N 0 250 50F ` 1 Feet tiQp� w +_ WN `❑ Cn i - O Qor Kwan Lake Deeper Under Future Conditions •r. PROPOSED Block Culvert = Culvert » Ditch Regrade N-- Remove Culvert Storm Drain ® CB Type 2 EXISTING = Pipe/Culvert = Ditch 5' x 8` Structure 16 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 17 Birch Bay Village Drainage Improvements Database ID No. 23-003 Construction Funding Years : 2030 Project Narrative: This project will address drainage and flooding issues in Birch Bay Village in the vicinity of Salish Road and Kwan Lake. It will involve installing or replacing 1,400 lineal feet of pipe, installing four new catch basins along Nootka Loop and Salish Road and installing a new 36" diameter flap gate near Nootka Loop to reduce tidal backwatering. Project Status: Design will occur in 2028-2029 and construction is scheduled to take place in 2030. Total Estimated Project Cost: $1,310,000 q`. PROPOSED w R�� !! �y LU 'r ' S Storm Drain ' -A C8 Type 2 A 04 EXISTING BIRCH'PpINT �� BIRCFI P01N7 LQQP = PipelCulvert Ditch Flap Gate t SALISN,gb � .. Project Locat on } :.- 111111111111p— x t -f r N o :_0 500 =zet n Lake Birch Bay 17 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 18 Bay Ridge Estates Drainage Improvements Database ID No. 23-004 Construction Funding Years : 2031 Project Narrative: This project will address drainage and flooding issues in Bay Ridge Estates and along Selder Road. It will involve installing or replacing 500 lineal feet of pipe, regrading 1,000-feet of ditch, and installing two new catch basins on Selder Road and Birch Point Road. Project Status: Design will occur in 2029-2030 and construction is scheduled to take place in 2031. Total Estimated Project Cost: $770,000 PROPOSED CUIVert I� Ditch Regrade J Storm Drain p CB Type 1 Q GB Type 2 4 EXISTING C Pipe.!Culvera Ditch t• r JD�eepen, Widen Ditch + 01 AP Replace Ditch 30" BIRCH P INT',Rb N ;, Ar zoo aoo Feet rdaern� I � 18 Whatcom County Public Works — Stormwater Division Project Narrative 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Item No. 19 Wooldridge Avenue & Sunset Drive Stormwater Improvements (TC-2) Database ID No. 13-007 Construction Funding Years : 2032 Project Narrative: This project will improve the conveyance system along Wooldridge Avenue, Jackson Road and Sunset Drive by upsizing pipes, installing or replacing catch basins and culverts, reestablishing roadside ditches, and installing a water quality filter vault and treatment swale. Project Status: Design is anticipated in 2030-2031 and construction is scheduled to take place in 2032. Total Estimated Project Cost: 1,220,000 7 •` -7, �f jp KEY i z 2 44-E J �7 � � F � • � r �'�`^ t Iwv • - r a. j• ^*� ` L r LJJ * J t r v LJ } % r �[ � 4* :^ i ABALOIJE 4VAY' ' 19 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 20 Truck Road Bank Stabilization Database ID No. 20-003 Construction Funding Years : 2022 and 2024 Project Narrative: The project is located along Truck Road about 0.3 miles easterly from Mt. Baker Highway (SR 542). During high-water events of the 2017/2018 winter, the North Fork Nooksack River eroded the unprotected bank of Truck Road to within 13 feet of the roadway surface. This prompted an emergency project to construct a passive riprap revetment underneath a section of the roadway to provide immediate protection. Flooding during 2020 eroded the remaining bank exposing the recently constructed riprap revetment and destabilizing a portion of the north bound lane. Jersey barriers were placed by county crews to block off this lane to traffic. Additional erosion sustained the November 2021 floods, threatened the road downstream of the previous damage area. The FCZD undertook an emergency project to address the immediate threat to truck road. In 2024, additional work provided environmental mitigation for that action and to repair and realign the damaged section of road. Project Status: The FCZD has completed the emergency repair and is currently designing and permitting the associated Phase 2 project that will provide environmental mitigation and road repair. Construction of the Phase 2 project is anticipated to occur in 2024, with planting and restoration scheduled for 2025. The FCZD anticipates that FEMA and the State will fund 95% of the project through the Public Disaster Assistance program Total Estimated Cost: $2,945,000 Expenditures to Date: $2,888,000 20 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 21 Devries Levee Improvements Database ID No. 19-001 Construction Funding Years : 2025 Project Narrative: This project involves widening the levee crest and backsloping the levee to meet the US Army Corps of Engineers's levee geometry standards for levees in the Public Law (PL) 84-99 Levee Rehabilitation Program (SWIF project). Project Status: The Diking District is proposing to utilize the excess fill generated from the Cougar Creek project to complete the backsloping work. Total Estimated Cost: $10,000 Expenditures to Date: $0 21 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 22 Cougar Creek Early Action / Neevel Levee Bank Stabilization Database ID No. 16-008 Construction Funding Years : 2025 Project Narrative: The Neevel Levee provides varying levels of protection to a significant amount of agricultural land. Approximately 250 feet of the levee running along Cougar Creek is over -steepened and experiencing sloughing of the riverward face. A stabilization project incorporating large woody debris at the toe and reducing the slope of the riverward face is proposed in the System -wide Improvement Framework (SWIF) to resolve the deficiency identified by the US Army Corps of Engineers and keep the levee eligible for repair under the Public Law (PL) 84-99 Program. An early action project developed through the Floodplain Integrated Planning (FLIP) process includes replacement of the Cougar Creek flood gate and installation of large woody debris in the channel downstream. Project Status: Design of the project has been finalized. Construction is anticipated for 2025 with funding through NRCS's EQIP program, and Floodplains by Design (FbD). Total Estimated Cost: $2,711,000 Expenditures to Date: $383,000 22 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 23 Acme Woody Revetment Repair Database ID No. 23-005 Construction Funding Years : 2025 Project Narrative: The project site is an approximately 1/4-mile long section of eroding bank located along the left bank of the South Fork Nooksack River in the unincorporated community of Acme in Whatcom County. In 2009 and 2010 the Flood Control Zone District constructed multiple log jams and woody revetments to discourage lateral erosion and stabilize the lower reach of Landingstrip Creek for the purpose of enhancing critical habitat for ESA listed species and providing flood protection to the Acme community and the SR 9 bridge. Flooding in November 2021 damaged the lower portion of the project, destabilized the wood structures, and eroded the streambank. The proposed project will repair the woody revetment along the new stream alignment. Project Status: Design is anticipated to start in 2024 and construction is anticipated in the Summer of 2025 with funding through FEMA and FCZD. Total Estimated Cost: $1,146,000 Expenditures to Date: $65,650 23 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 24 Bertrand Creek Levee Stabilization Database ID No. 16-005 Construction Funding Years : 2025 Project Narrative: The Bertrand Creek right and left bank Levees are designed to overtop during larger floods, but provide protection to agricultural land during the growing season. The left bank levee has a 250 foot long section where erosion is threatening the levee prism. The levee will have to be repaired to remain eligible for rehabilitation through the US Army Corps of Engineers Public Law (PL) 84-99 Levee Rehabilitation Program. Project Status: The project has been designed by the FCZD. Construction is anticipated in the Summer of 2025. Total Estimated Cost: $213,000 Expenditures to Date: $21,500 24 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 25 Upper Hampton Levee Improvements Database ID No. 16-006 Construction Funding Years : 2026 Project Narrative: Several deficiencies were identified by the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Upper Hampton Levee. Improvements to the levee geometry are proposed in two locations and improvement to address seepage is proposed at a third location. Project Status: A conceptual design has been developed as part of the System -wide Improvement Framework (SWIF) planning process. Detailed design has not been initiated yet. However, we were able to complete a portion of the levee backsloping work at one site using excess material generated at the 2021 Abbott and Lynden Levee Improvement projects. Total Estimated Cost: $61,000 Expenditures to Date: $6,000 25 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division Project Narrative 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Item No. 26 Abbott Levee Protection and Improvement Project Database ID No. 16-007 Construction Funding Years: 2021 and 2028 Project Narrative: The project is located along Abbott Road about 1.7 miles east of Hannegan Road. Erosion along the Nooksack River removed a section of riprap that previously protected the land adjacent to the Abbott Levee and Abbott Road. Phase 1 of this project addressed the ongoing erosion in this location. The FCZD is also investigating possible road and levee setback options to improve the upstream tie-in of the levee and address a deficiency identified by the US Army Corps of Engineers to maintain the levee's eligibility in the PL 84-99 Levee Rehabilitation Program. This work will be implemented as a second phase of the project. Project Status: Construction of Phase 1 was completed during Summer or 2021. The FZCD is working with the project consultant on Phase 2. Phase 2 will include a reach assessment to provide the technical basis for developing alternatives for upstream improvements. The FZCD will utilize this reach scale analysis to develop a capital project for Phase 2. Phase 2 construction is anticipated in 2027. Total Estimated Cost: $3,020,000 Expenditures to Date: $1,099,000 26 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 27 Dahlberg Wetland Mitigation Site Database ID No. 20-004 Construction Funding Years : 2027 - 2028 Project Narrative: The FCZD purchased a property northeast of Ferndale as a mitigation site for future projects having wetland or riparian impacts. The property contained a dilapidated farm house. Project Status: FCZD purchased the subject property and demolished the farm house in Fall of 2020. The FCZD has installed a groundwater monitoring network on the site to support developing a long-term restoration plan for the site. Total Estimated Cost: $2,800,000 Expenditures to Date: $882,000 27 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 28 Hudson Road Bridge No. 132 Repair Database ID No. 22-001 Construction Funding Years : 2024 and 2028 Project Narrative: The project is located near the dead end of Hudson Rd in Acme, WA. The FCZD purchased the property at the end of this road as a part of the Jones Creek Debris Flow Risk Reduction Project. The approaches to the bridge that serves the property were damaged during the November 2021 flood events. The flood damaged was repaired in 2024 to restore access. However, as a part of the Hydraulic Project Approval permit, the Department of Fish and Wildlife has required that the crossing be replaced with a new bridge that is consistent with WDFW Water Crossing Design Guidelines within five years. In 2025 the FCZD will commence an bridge replacement alternatives analysis that will evaluate the challenges associated with Jones Creek debris flow hazards and neighboring habitat restoration efforts. Project Status: FCZD completed the design, permitting, and construction of the temporary repair in 2024. The FCZD has provided FEMA with the damages and cost estimate to perform the temporary repair, and will continue to coordinate the full bridge replacement. An alternatives analysis for the bridge replacement and fish -passage study will start in 2025. The construction for the bridge replacement is expected in 2028. The FCZD anticipates that FEMA and the State will fund 95% of the project through the Public Disaster Assistance program. Total Estimated Cost: $5,993,000 Expenditures to Date: $52,500 28 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 29 Glacier -Gallup Creeks Alluvial Fan Restoration Database ID No. 18-006 Construction Funding Years : 2023, 2029 and 2030 Project Narrative: The Glacier Creek Levee on the left (west) bank of the creek was constructed in the 1960s to prevent overflows into Gallup Creek and damage to State Route (SR) 542. Since construction, the levee has been subject to ongoing damage. Constriction of the Glacier -Gallup channel migration zone (CMZ) has exacerbated aggradation upstream of SR 542 and severely degraded fish habitat. WSDOT replaced the Gallup Creek bridge in 2010 and is working to construct a new bridge over Glacier Creek and the alluvial fan between the two creeks. The FCZD is developing a project in coordination with WSDOT and is evaluating the feasibility of full or partial removal of levees blocking natural channel migration on the Glacier and Gallup Creeks alluvial fan and construction of a setback levee on Gallup Creek to protect the Community of Glacier. Project Status: A feasibility study and alternatives analysis for evaluating levee removal and setback alternatives was initiated in late 2018. Preliminary design of the preferred alternative will be initiated once the preferred alternative is selected. Construction of an interim project to address levee damage was completed in 2023. Construction of the levee removal and setback is anticipated will be coordinated with Glacier Creek bridge replacement. Construction is anticipated in 2029 and 2030. Total Estimated Project Cost: $15,000,000 Expenditures to Date: $1,375,000 29 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division Project Narrative Ferndale Levee Improvement Project Database ID No. 07-104 Construction Funding Years : 2027 - 2030 Project Narrative: 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Item No. 30 Two levee segments, one sponsored by the City of Ferndale and one by the FCZD and Diking District #1 in the US Army Corps of Engineer's Public Law (PL) 84-99 Levee Rehabilitation Program, 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 (SWIF) also includes this project to address the identified levee deficiencies. Project Status: This project is currently in the design phase. A preferred alternative for the levee and road alignment has been selected. A 60 percent design level plan of the proposed levee configuration is anticipated at the end of 2024, a 90 percent design level plan is anticipated in 2025, and final design for each phase will be in 2026 and 2027. Grant funding through the State's Floodplain's by Design program has been secured to complete the design. Construction is anticipated to be phased with construction beginning in 2027 and lasting through 2030. Total Estimated Construction Cost: $20,203,000 Expenditures to Date: $1,008,000 30 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 31 South Fork Nooksack Fish Camp (Ts'eq) Integrated Project Database ID No. 24-001 Construction Funding Years : 2025 - 2027 Project Narrative: The South Fork Nooksack River Fish Camp (Ts'eq) Integrated Flood and Fish Project (Fish Camp Project) is a collaboration of the Nooksack Indian Tribe Natural Resources Department (Tribe) and the FCZD to develop broadly - supported, multi -beneficial solutions to reduce flood risk to the Acme community and restore habitat for ESA -listed early - timed Chinook salmon and other salmonid species. The Fish Camp Project Area is located in the lower South Fork Nooksack River valley downstream and upstream of the town of Acme between river mile (RM) 7.3 and RM 9.7, respectively. The Project Area includes the SFNR mainstem channel and floodplain habitats and extends from the end of Rothenbuhler Rd. in the south to just downstream of the BNSF railway bridge in the north. The State Route (SR) 9 bridge crosses over the SFNR near RM 8.6 and conveniently separates the project area into upstream (Phase 2) and downstream (Phase 1) sections. Project Status: Design and log Procurement in 2025, Phase 1 Construction in 2026, Phase 2 Construction (incl Berms) in 2027 Total Estimated Cost: $3,340,000 Expenditures to Date: $11,000 31 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division Project Narrative Floodplain Acquisition Database ID No. 07-002 Acquisition Funding Years : 2017- TBD Project Narrative: 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Item No. 32 Reach -scale projects to reconfigure flood infrastructure are being evaluated through the integrated planning processes that started with the System -wide Improvement Framework (SWIF) and has transitioned into the Floodplain Integrated Planning (FLIP) process. The goal of this work is to reduce flood risk and expenditures and restore habitat and the processes that form it. Voluntary acquisition of lands is proposed to enable future levee reconfigurations to reduce flood risk and future levee repairs, while improving habitat. Project Status: Acquisition of 12 properties and demolition of associated structures occurred in 2024 and additional acquisitions and demolitions are anticipated in 2025. Acquisitions are targeted in areas that sustained significant damage in 2021, in areas mapped as FEMA floodways and areas that will enable future flood hazard reduction projects Total Estimated Cost: N/A Expenditures to Date: N/A 32 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 33 Marietta Acquisition Database ID No. 07-002 Construction Funding Years : 2001 - Present Project Narrative: Acquisition of residential properties in the frequently -flooded repetitive flood loss area of Marietta, removal of existing structures and restoration of properties with native vegetation. Project Status: Property acquisition began in 2001 and is ongoing. As properties are acquired, 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. Total project cost will need to include funding for cleanup of up to four former gas stations, though the exact nature of the work is still undefined. Total Estimated Project Cost: N/A Expenditures to Date: N/A 33 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 34 High Creek Sediment Trap Database ID No. 22-005 Construction Funding Years : Annually 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. A management plan was developed and recommended 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 sediment traps were constructed in 2018. The project provides for the annual clean out of those sediment traps. Project Status: The 2025 clean out is anticipated to be complete in September 2025 for a cost of $100,000. Total Estimated Cost is for annual estimated cleanout costs funded by the FCZD. Total Estimated Cost: approximately $120,000 annually Expenditures to Date: -- 34 Whatcom County Public Works — River and Flood Division 2025-2030 Six -Year WRIP Project Narrative Item No. 35 Emergency/New Projects Database ID No. 08-003 Construction Funding Years : 2025 - 2030 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: $425,000/year Expenditures to Date: Due to the nature of this item, no map exists. Board of Supervisors review and prioritization will be sought at the appropriate time. 35 Portage Bad Shellfish Growing Area C 2006 assif ication 2024 * 115 acres (stations 52 and 271) � Two marine stations (49 and 272) upgraded to Approved. � meet Adverse Pollution Condition 0 standards in 2023 and are 2019 recommended for evaluation for potential upgrade. Evaluation will Spring harvest restrictions � ■ 2003 were removed. 800 acres be completed in 2024. remain closed to harvest in 625 acres were upgraded to the fall (October -December). Approved. ■ Upgrades 10 10 is go 10 0 is 10 10 0 is 10 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 is 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *,be 0 0 0 0 0 Downgrades o U 2016 • ■ 115 acres (stations 52 and • 1999 271) upgraded to Approved. The Restricted area was expanded by approximately 90 acres. � O • 2022 1997 Elevated fecal bacteria results in A portion of the Portage Bay shellfish growing area was downgraded to Restricted due to declining water quality. This area was voluntarily closed by Lummi Nation in late 1996. 2015 Following declines in water quality in freshwater and at marine sites, approximately 500 acres were downgraded to Conditional Approval. These areas were closed to shellfish harvest in the September result in expanded period of fall closure (September - December). _____9___.& ,,.____! I ,_____. ____, r-,L October -December) Whatcorn County Council Water Works September 17, 2024 Ferry System: Capital Planning Elizabeth Kosa, Director Laura Frolich, Assistant Director Whatcom County Public Works ■ Project History ■ Review current capital project alternatives ■ Update on current project status ■ Review project factors ■ Jones Act video recording (9 minutes) ■ Options and Next Steps ■ Public Works Commitments Project History 2007 —New 35 car ferry project deferred Estimated cost $16M CRAB award for $8M declined Lummi Island terminal work deferred pending vessel replacement Inaction 2018 — County Council adopts LOS Recommendation 2021 — Financial plan adopted, and work began on grant applications 2024 — Project budget cost estimate $89M Cost Escalation Rates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Vessels (BLS PPI Shipbuilding) 2.37% 2.03% 0.90% 10.23% 21.19% 13.34% Terminals (Seattle Area CPI) 3.15% 2.50% 1.64% 5.00% 8.95% 5.68% 2024 4.76% 3.32% Ferry System- Capital Project Alternatives A. Single Phase with Electrification $86M project value B. Deferred Electrification $92M project value C. In -Kind Replacement $43M project value Current Project Status • Since award in 2022, the county has spend $1.12M on the Lummi Island Ferry Replacement and System Modernization Project • Efforts Include: design, analysis, technical reports & studies for the 34-car electric vessel, in water structures, docks and terminal upgrades • To sign RAISE grant agreement actions needed: 1. Finalize design (60%) 2 Start NEPA process (Step 2 level analysis required) 1 year long process Develop funding plan (Due July 2025) 9/17/2024 I 5 Project Factors for Consideration 1. RAISE grant triggers federal regulations 2. Electrification Infrastructure Issue 3. Gooseberry terminal location 4. Jones Act Compliance 1. Federal Requirements • RAISE is administered by USDOT, it was adopted in US code(Federal law): 2022 awarded the county $25M for the Lummi Island Ferry Replacement and System Modernization Project • USDOT expects all RAISE funding be obligated by September 30, 2026 and funds to be completely expended by September 30, 2031. • Accepting federal funds requires NEPA process: Proposed project triggered the Step 2 level analysis: Requires an Environmental Assessment AND a Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) No FONSI4 A Step 3 level analysis is triggered- Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) NEPA process typically takes one year minimum, planned start date no later than January 2025 in order to meet 9/2026 9/17/2024 I 7 2. Electrification Issues • Lack of existing PSE infrastructure- project requires shore power (substation) and marine cable connections (rv8M) • PSE is a private, for -profit company, typically does not absorb new infrastructure costs 0 No indication PSE will install needed power connections, burden is on developer • PSE will not provide assurances for future capital investments 9/17/2024 I 8 3. Gooseberry Point Terminal • GP Terminal is located within the Lummi Nation, not on county - owned land • Ferry route and current dock locations impact usual and accustomed fishing grounds • Relocation of docks is required to renew lease • Lummi Nation controls the land and sets the lease price and terms • GP Terminal lease expires in 2046 4. Merchant Marine Act of 1920 aka the Jones Act • Requires new vessels to be built in the US • Requires used vessels to be purchased in the US • Video highlight the impacts of the Jones Acton the Washington State Ferry System https://www.cato.org/blot/iones-act-exacerbates-us-ferry-system-struggles What are our options? • Continue on current plan • Pivot to a new project alternative • Lobby the state legislature for significant funding Next Steps By October 31st 4 Executive's Recommendation on best course of action including scope, schedule, budget, funding, and revenue. Public Works Department's Commitments • Help solve a 20 year problem • Complete necessary dock repairs on Lummi Island side regardless (-12M) • Provide leadership until the project is executed to remedy past inactions • Prioritize the Ferry system - Public Works relies on it to transport crews and equipment in order to service Lummi Island road system • Consider a dedicated Ferry district fund to ensure a sustainable system, affording both capital and operating costs • Recognize that a bridge could be a long term solution (100 year lifespan) but we're still reliant on a new vessel in the shorter term 9/17/2024 I 13 Discussion `'-..� Merits ? Questions? ;om County Public Works 9/17/2024 I 14 9/17/24, 12:21 PM Jones Act Exacerbates US Ferry System Struggles I Cato at Liberty Blog CNfO BLOG INSTITUTEe MAY 7, 2024 2:25PM Jones Act Exacerbates US Ferry System Struggles By Colin Grabow Washington State Ferries (WSF) has certainly seen better days. With over 3,500 canceled sailings last year and just 15 of its 21 vessels reliably https://www.cato.org/blog/Jones-act-exacerbates-us-ferry-system-struggles 1 /5 9/17/24, 12:21 PM Jones Act Exacerbates US Ferry System Struggles I Cato at Liberty Blog operating, a recent Seattle Times editorial described the ferry system as "in crisis" and characterized its fleet as "antiquated" and "depleted." Such language is apt. With 11 of the system's ferries at least 40 years old and WSF five short of the 26 vessels it considers ideal, new vessels are badly needed. Unfortunately, none are projected to arrive until 2028 at the earliest. The ferry system's troubles have become a topic of this year's governor's race, including criticism of the state's decision to procure ferries powered by hybrid electric engines —a move some observers allege has complicated the acquisition process. At most, however, this is only a proximate cause of WSF's ferry woes. Far more deserving of blame are protectionist maritime laws that prohibit the purchase of vessels from the international market. Such restrictions mean that WSF—in fact, all US ferry systems —must provide service with one hand tied behind their backs. That Washington urgently needs to revamp its ferry fleet isn't news. Five years ago, the state passed legislation allowing a contract extension with Seattle shipyard Vigor —which has built WSF's last ten vessels —to build up to five more large ferries using hybrid electric technology. But negotiations with the shipyard then hit a snag. While Washington had pegged the cost of new ferries at $188 million each in 2018—an estimate that rose to $249 million in 2022—the price quoted by Vigor for the first such ferry was over $400 million. Ouch. Washington responded by rebidding the contract and changing its law so shipyards outside the state could compete to build the vessels. That, however, has meant delays in the acquisition process, mounting frustration among ferry users, and the ongoing exchange of barbs over the new propulsion system. But this controversy misses the bigger picture. Washington's chief obstacle to cost-effectively acquiring new ferries isn't rooted in technology but protectionism. One only needs to look across Washington's international border to see why. In late 2019, only two months after Washington announced its plan to purchase new hybrid electric ferries, Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries ordered four vessels with the same technology from a European https://www.cato.org/blog/Jones-act-exacerbates-us-ferry-system-struggles 2/5 9/17/24, 12:21 PM Jones Act Exacerbates US Ferry System Struggles I Cato at Liberty Blog shipbuilder. All four were delivered before the end of 2021. Featuring a capacity approximately one-third that of the vessels sought by WSF (450 passengers and crew and 47 vehicles versus 1,500 passengers and 144 vehicles), the ferries cost about $38 million each —less than a sixth of the new WSF ferries' estimated price. WSF and BC Ferries' contrasting experiences are largely (if not entirely) due to the latter's ability to buy vessels from international shipbuilders. When BC Ferries announced its desire to purchase four new hybrid electric ferries, 18 shipyards from around the world indicated their interest (of which 9 were selected to compete). Notably, not a single Canadian shipyard bid on the project. In contrast, WSF must contend with the 1920 Jones Act, which applies to the domestic waterborne transportation of merchandise (e.g. vehicles), and the Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886, which restricts the domestic waterborne transportation of people. Both laws require vessels to be constructed in US shipyards that are far less numerous and far less competitive than their international counterparts. Significantly higher prices for WSF's new ferries are a foregone conclusion. And the protectionist headaches don't stop there. https://www.cato.org/blog/Jones-act-exacerbates-us-ferry-system-struggles 3/5 9/17/24, 12:21 PM Jones Act Exacerbates US Ferry System Struggles I Cato at Liberty Blog After the vessels are delivered, WSF still faces the task of finding mariners to crew them. That's unlikely to be easy, with a January report from Washington's Department of Transportation pointing out that the ferry system faces "severe staff shortages that are unprecedented in its 70-year history." Maritime protectionism figures here too. While BC Ferries and other international ferry systems can hire skilled foreign mariners to help mitigate such crew shortages, the report points out that WSF is "precluded from doing [so] by the 1920 Jones Act" (US -flagged vessels are restricted in the employment of foreign nationals to green card holders). Unfortunately, Jones Act -induced complications to US ferry systems go beyond Washington. Like WSF, the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) also needs new vessels, including a hybrid electric replacement for its 1964-built ferry Tustumena. Described by the system's director as thirty years past its prime, the ferry has a history of structural issues and saw its return to service from an annual overhaul recently delayed by the discovery of wasted steel. Just maintaining the vessel costs $2 million per year. As the Anchorage Daily News has pointed out, however, finding the money and a shipyard willing to build the new ferry is proving a challenge: The replacement vessel is expected to cost around $350 million. Sam Dapcevich, a marine highway spokesperson, said the state has so far secured nearly $243 million, counting around $60 million in expected federal formula funds. That leaves more than $107 million needed to fund the project. The state is hoping most — if not all — of the balance can be covered through a federal grant. As of March, amid months of delays, the Tustumena replacement vessel has yet to go out to bid. The design was changed to include batteries, reflecting a federal requirement for reduced emissions. A bid attempt in 2022 yielded no takers [emphasis and hyperlink added]. Last summer, [AMHS Director Craig] Tornga said he wanted to select a shipyard by the end of the year. In December, Tornga said he wanted to put out a request for proposals in January. Delays have piled on as Tornga held meetings with several shipyard officials to ensure that unlike in 2022, shipyards would, in fact, bid on the project. On the East Coast, meanwhile, Massachusetts' Steamship Authority hasn't even bothered constructing new purpose-built vessels to replace three of https://www.cato.org/blog/Jones-act-exacerbates-us-ferry-system-struggles 4/5 9/17/24, 12:21 PM Jones Act Exacerbates US Ferry System Struggles I Cato at Liberty Blog its aging (and deteriorating) ferries. Instead, it purchased three offshore service vessels —all at least fifteen years of age —used to support Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas operations and is converting them into ferries. The project has already experienced hiccups, with the conversions' cost increasing from a projected $9 million per vessel to $13.6 million. Transporting over 131 million passengers in 2019, ferries form an important part of the US transportation system. They are particularly vital for parts of the country, including Alaska and the greater Puget Sound region, for which land -based transport alternatives are either less direct and more time-consuming or non-existent. For these communities, ferry service is a lifeline and their difficulties demand an effective response from policymakers. Taking aim at costly and ineffective maritime protectionism that impedes US ferry systems' ability to obtain the vessels and mariners they need would be an excellent start. RELATED TAGS Trade Policy, Project on Jones Act Reform This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial- ShareAlike 4.0 International License. https://www.cato.org/blog/Jones-act-exacerbates-us-ferry-system-struggles 5/5