The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutPacket Water Work Session Jan 21 2020Whatcom County Council Water Work Session COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360) 778-5010 Meeting Agenda Tuesday, January 21, 2020 10:30 AM Civic Center Building Garden Room COUNCILMEMBERS Rud Browne Barry Buchanan Tyler Byrd Todd Donovan Ben Elenbaas Carol Frazey Kathy Kershner CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C. Council Water Work Session Meeting Agenda January 21, 2020 Call To Order Roll Call Floodplains by Design Grant 2021-2023 Grant Round Watershed Planning Update Planning Unit Presentation Adiournment Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 21512024 WHATCOM COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT JON HUTCHINGS Director [Lei THROUGH FROM: DATE: RE: MEMORANDUM The Honorable Satpal Sidhu, Whatcom County Executive, and Honorable Members of the Whatcom County Council Jon Hutchings, Director Gary S. Stoyka, Natural Resources Program Manager January 13, 2020 January 21, 2020 Council Water Work Session NATURAL RESOURCES 322 N. Commercial Street, Suite 110 Bellingham, WA 98225 Telephone: (360) 778-6230 FAX: (360) 778-6231 www.whatcomcounty.us 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, January 21, 2020 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Place: Civic Center Garden Level Conference Room Time Topic Council Action Background Information Requested Attached 10:30 AM — Floodplains by Design Grant 2021-2023 Grant Discussion & Ideas for Whatcom County 11:00 AM Round Support Proposal 11:00 AM — Watershed Planning Update Discussion None 11:15 AM 11:15 AM — Planning Unit Presentation Discussion None 12:00 PM If you have questions, please feel free to call me at (360) 778-6218. cc: Mike McFarlane Joe Rutan Paula Harris Beth Bushaw Jeff Hegedus John Thompson Tyler Schroeder Josh Fleischmann Karen Frakes Sue Blake Roland Middleton Dana Brown -Davis George Boggs Ryan Ericson Lonni Cummings John Wolpers Kraig Olason Jennifer Schneider Atina Casas Kristi Felbinger Mike Donahue Erika Douglas Jill Nixon Cathy Craver Mark Personius FLOODPLAINS BY DESIGN 2021-23 ROUND Ideas for Whatcom County Proposal 1-21-2020 Whatcom County Council Water Work Session Background — Components in 2019-21 Grant: • Ferndale Levee Improvement — 60% design • Lynden Levee Improvement — final design of channel, permitting and construction • Reach 4 Land Acquisition —to enable future levee reconfiguration • Jones Creek Debris Flow Mitigation — land acquisition to enable future deflection berm construction • Glacier -Gallup Creek Alluvial Fan Restoration — 60% design of preferred alternative, 100% design of water line (may not get to this level of design) • Agricultural Integration - support for ag participation in FLIP, educational videos, early action project Potential Components for 2021-23 Grant Proposal: • Ferndale Levee Improvement —100% design • Floodplain Land Acquisition —to enable future integrated projects • Jones Creek Debris Flow Mitigation — construction funding • Glacier -Gallup Creek Alluvial Fan Restoration —100% design of preferred alternative, 100% design of water line • Agricultural Integration and Tribal Capacity Building - support for ag and tribal staff participation in FLIP • Fish Camp Integrated Fish -Flood Project- design &/or construction funding for Phase 1/2 • Early action project resulting from Floodplain Integrated Planning (FLIP) process Grant Application Process • January 31, 2020 - Pre -applications due • March 16 — Release of screening results • March 16 to May 1— Presentations by project sponsors to application reviewers • June 1— EAGL application software opens • July 31— EAGL applications due • November 1, 2020— Final scored and ranked list released • July 1, 2021— Funding available for successful applicants • Projects should be scoped so they can be completed in 2 - 3 years Floodplains by Design 2021-2023 Round Water Work Session January 21, 2020 0 0 0 0 River and Flood Programs Early warning and flood response Comprehensive planning - SWIF - CFHMP/FLIP National Flood Insurance Program Technical Assistance Repair & Maintenance Projects Flood Hazard Reduction Projects FLOODPLAI BY DESIGN r Accomplishments to date* 36 projects major 0 (fr- on3 floodplains Reducing flood risk P4499■5 MILES of nAhe'drt levees built for flood protection i ®�i TO removed from high -risk PROTECTED AO0 0 NS of garbage & hazardous waste floodplain areas communities removed from Dungeness River restoring salfnoli habit.lj Natural riverine processes restored along 2S MILES of river 2r5OO ACRES of floodplain reconnected with planning under way for 3,000 more Protecting working lands Ok 500 ACRES protected for O long-term Water -quality VA.agricultural use improvements to 1,220 ACRES of shellfish beds / "".'1 �4111 wm+ v.. flmdpininshydesign.nlg Pi-ovid i ng com num i h! befiefi is Publicaccess & recreational trails built on 8 different rivers Floodplains by Design is an ambitious public -private partnership working to reduce flood risk and restore habitat along Washington's major rivers. By transforming how floodplains are managed on a landscape scale, we can support thriving communities and a healthy environment. Since 2013, the Washington State Legislature has appropriated $115 million to support large-scale, multiple -benefit projects across the state through the Department of Ecology's Floodplains by Design grant program. :Ica�mplbhinenn Fu date Indude 11 f 1n dtle-0_U1& 2021-2023 FbD Ranking Criteria O Collaboration, Participation, Institutional Structures and Level of Integration - 60 points O Flood Hazard/Risk Reduction - 60 points O Floodplain Ecosystem Protection/Restoration - 60 points O Direct Benefits to Agriculture - 30 points O Other Relevant Benefits - 30 points (water quality, open space recreation, economic development) O Cost Effectiveness and Budget- 10 points O Readiness to Proceed - 30 points O Leverage Opportunities - 30 points 2019-2021 Proposal Components t O Ferndale Levee Improvement (60 % design )- -0 Lynden Levee Improvement Design and Construction (channel relocation component) O Reach 4 Land Acquisition (or other opportunity) O Jones Creek Debris Flow Mitigation -acquisition O glacier -Gallup Creek (60% design, easements) O Ag integration (Ag consultant, farmers, videos, early action project) ati of Lynden LeveelCulvert Lynnden Improvements (Figure 3) { '� Glacier Gallup Alluvial Fan r ' ' Restoration (Figure 6) lea c K �° Ne,ksa - - sa' Reach 2 North • � 63 Fork C"ijv of 1'c•l-nddlc Reach 4 Ferndale Levee 4 Improvement (Figure 2i Reach 4 Levee Reconfiguration � (Figure 4) MEN i iii -�Edi6e=�; isaz Reach Bellingham Bay Reach break Jones Creek Debris Flow Mltlgation i_ Project component (Figure 5) e.�inviofs N Public Works Department Nooksack River: Floodplains that Work Figure 1 xi�er&Flood Division 322 North Commercial, Suite 120 w E 2019 - 2021 Biennium Bellingham, WA 98225-404. Project Component Vicinity Map P: (360)776-6230 F: (360)77Sb23 10000 5.000 D 10,0W s Peet Reconstruct 1.2 miles of substandard evee under Ferndale Road; provide _ reliable 100-year flood protection. Install supplemental riparian plantings waterward of levee. Elevate roadway to eliminate gap in protection. (Protection to treatment plant is currently provided by large Trail to connect Ferndale's Centennial Riverwalk Park to Pioneer Park and Phillips 66 Sports Complex. '. L trail , sand bags.) Insta[I riparian plantingreconstrcted leveeater Treatment Plant leveeerndale levee JqU"'C Works Department Nooksack River: Floodplains that Work Figure 2 River&F1oodD211 wision 322Bellinpj�am, WA .125A042 2019 - 2021 Biennium : (360) 776-6230 F: (360) 778-623I Ferndale Levee Improvement ny 40o zoo 0 400 Feet n 1 r }r Pro 44 . i � r I Ferndale Levee " 0 3 /.2 8 / 2A3 r �f +1 2, q. k3 . � spy Realign eastern habitat channel and connect to new culvert with flood gate. .. Existing ditch to remain. South end to be re-routed into new combined habitat channel. Lyn( Tf a Existing culverts (without flood gates) to be removed Existing channel �./ Proposed channel r%* Existing culvert to be removed 'f"�,e Proposed culvert - Existing levee to be maintained Public Works Department N Nooksack River: Floodplains that Work Figure 3 River&F1oodDivision 4 322 NoM Commercial. Suite 120 WO F 2019 - 2021 Biennium Bell ngt aai, WA 98225A042 P: (360) 776-6230 F: (360) 778-6231 s Lynden Levee/Culvert Improvements 100 so a 100 Feet Williams Road � 'F rJQ7j t a h _ Denting R°dd �,- �ernrg9 Levee Levee constructed in 2017 with FbD funding: ~� Side channels and avulsion paths .. �. Proposed alternative levee alignment - Proposed levee removal n. - Existing levee to be maintained -W-W *eI4#,*Newly constructed levee S -"ay nn�n .-,.-, v3orzule Public Works Department N Nooksack River: Floodplains that Work Figure 4 River &Flood Division W E 322 Beln Cgham, WA 98M-4 42 2019 - 2021 Biennium Reach 4 Levee Reconfiguration P:(360)778-6230 F: (360) 77M231 s Alternative #2 from SWIF Planning Process °°° 2,000 Feet i rt� �Tf k Q�I fj 4-\ �r4 7urki rtq[prl .�,3.-J - .0 N W s i- -,� ` !• 'mil ■a It ftD- ■ son i I ACME ��# Approximate proposed � `y � � � � ��'� berm alignment :� r C. w I ,��r`� �� s ace__ eys - - — -_-:, •�, !i Galbraith Road y, Proposed deflection berm Nooksack River: Floodplains that Work 2019 - 2021 Biennium Figure 5 Jones Creek Debris Flow Mitigation Legend Railway - Approximate Fan Boundary DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD ZONES (500-Year Return Period) �aNE1 .Mee pctenmly s dbi"m :care debis irnpec[ dirog a debris na.!- In , . eaent of a debn:+.:.,. there . en wensed n:k for I— of ffe end property Not reaomr -d d fir laid deve:apn+e�c with drr regional aR--- flood aantrof won : r engaeered.arks —gned m mrbgae fore flow depth up eo 12 h, a fk vd -ty up w 24 ft.. —.d 6culdc, dierneler w x 31L _ 2DNE2 Area paterroelly subject m deeot drhri: i*Paet durite a debris Raw. In the eaent'4 a debris four, there is en 'n--.d risk forF I— aHe end Fmperty. N& remmnendedf-lend develap>nertt -tha rep—d of-citc food—m lvr-ks- engneered works dedgned m midgete For a Row depth up m 9 R a flow velooey up m 12 Fp's, end e b—Io rdw--Mrupx2R QNE3 aea paendely wbjeutb n,adre[e debn: rbw hrpact eep� up m 4 $ a flaw vdoa[y up to B+L.. end a sedirnerr[ dien,erer up m t it Fmd developr—a shouldbenioj [menergineerirq report with --,* midgeCve nrevr. ZONE 4 ratentely sitjeat . flondirrg end dp-imn diri"a debris Flow m a aepdv aF up to 2 FL a vdoay of up to 3 f". and a sedmen,: demeter �p to O.fl k land develepmewtd sub eetm eIL—,g brildurg above the s—ndng gored eL--n, KERRWDOVLEIDAiL CO NIV 471N1; NNCIdl5 U I I Public Works Department River &Flood Division 322 North Commercial, Suite 12u Bellingham WA 98225-4042 P: (360) 776-6230 F: (360) 77Sb23 ] Existing lower left and right bank levees to be removed Com►nuirity of Glacier ,�Sa�� '�• p 4 1' ",.� h ;. , I �,� c •$ Proposed lower left „ -�'��' *•� bank levee setback 00 Existin 2010 Gallup •41' -...:' > -° r� Creekbridgetoremain Existi .T�y4..•� ' _!?>:_ - g sting lower left bank levee to be removed rr, �.�+ ` ^.r .wa ` ✓,: ` 7- Existing Glacier Creek : r bridge to be replaced x � r d �� ql � - ,ay. ^.` '.ery,11 . �', •s� t� � _ � -ill�p -,k 191 _ �"' Remove road prism fiiland •s> _SKr elevate highway on piers F�r ••f ..� t. - .y « k•y, t �, ilk,.. N ,...•• •1.�' L "i; �, Existing upper left bank Existing bridge `- a,al - levee (Glacier Levee PL84-99) to be removed Proposed bridge z,rt - '{•,, _ '`-�� 7v "' Proposed levee - Proposed levee removal { - Existing levee to be maintained �r, . `` Public Works Department N Nooksack River: Floodplains that Work Figure 6 River &Flood Division 322 North Conuu 6.1, Suite 120 W AN. I: gha Belknm, WA 98225-4042 2019 -2021 Biennium Glacier -Gallup Alluvial Fan Restoration P: (369) 778-6230 F: (360) 778-6231 s WSDOT SR542 Preferred Alternative (#3) 25e 125 a 250 Feet 2021-2023 Proposal Ideas O Ferndale Levee Improvement (100% design) O Floodplain Land Acquisition O Jones Creek Debris Flow Mitigation (construction) O Glacier -Gallup Creek (100% design) O Ag integration and tribal capacity building (support for ag reps and tribal staff in FLIP) O Fish Camp Integrated Fish -Flood Project (design and/or construction for Phase 1/2) 0 Early action project on LNR from FLIP Process y .; 9:3 A j • �7. 3 98 Y+ 10.2 , D.4 Non-SWIF SWIF New projects Flood Capital Program Reach Local Sponsor Project Name 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2020 Scope NF Roads Rutsatz Road Emergency Stabilization X 1 NA Marietta Demolition X C Swift SNESubzone Swift Creek bank/channel work X X X Taken on by Road program NF Roads Truck Road Emergency Stabilization X High NA High Creek Sediment Traps X 1 WDFW Marine Drive Levee Repair X Jones AVZ Subzone Jones Creek Deflection Berm D 4 DD#2 Deming Levee Improvement X 1 Ferndale /DD#1 Ferndale Levee Improvement D 3 LE Subzone Lynden Levee Improvement D 3 LE Subzone Upper Hampton Levee Improvements 1 DD#1 Rayhorst Levee Widen/Backslope 2 DD#3 Appel Levee Culvert Replacement X 2 DD#4 Bertrand Creek RBStabilization 3 LE Subzone Abbott Levee Upstream Tie-in D 4 SNESubzone Twin View Widen/Backslope D/C 2 DD#4 Bertrand Creek LB Stabilization 1 DD#1 Red River Levee Stabilization X C 4 DD#2 Sande -Williams Riprap Repair X X 2 DD#3 Neevel Levee Bank Stabilization 2 DD#3 Devries Levee Widen/Backslope 2 DD#4 River Road Levee Repair Glacier Glacier -Gallup Alluvial Fan Restoration D 3 LE Subzone Hannegan Levee Rehabilitation X 4 SNESubzone Twin View Levee Rehabilitation X 1 Ferndale Ferndale Levee Rehabilitation X Original schedule contained in final SWIF Start/end year may vary depending on material availability Schedule for projects developed outside of SWIF X Year constructed Revised from original schedule Funding included in FbD grant Construction complete r REACH 1 - NOOKSACK RIVER N LEVEL OF PROTECTION MAP PRELIMINARY r, eryy c i mil■ �� `j i. Ferndale Levee f vJ iy Z�I r ,t7 Ferndale Levee LEVEL OF - • • 1 yr PC 10 _ Z t 5 O A �. n •� O v�«.:ya0 _ f Z I RIVER LEVEL OF PROTECTION MAP PRELIMINARY If` OG'y Lynden Culverts I I wn, ft * A 5 4 JY 1' :xisting Conditions 100-Yr Flood", 0 RAIMA/ naminn I avgg i I t 1 � 1 \ 1 \ W, 'A IW4 - 4AAM ,F Op At- A - -16 wk Sande Williams Hook 2015 Alternative 1 Proposed Proposed Removal Levees 1 � � -MAMA Side Channels and Avulsion Paths JI Wi, ♦ 1 \ l I Nooksack River Reach 4 Aegend Alternative 2 Proposed Proposed Removal Levees arm. rmyL ►\�-� �4. K. Side Channels and Avulsion Paths 110- - € ;2j1 fN L •� � � _ � %� E .. it �� _ d � E Y- 40 '4 `fir F 1 I Reach 4 - Alternatives Summary Existing Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3 Project Cost -- $58M $48M $34M (2014 $) Average Annual $440,000 $330,000 $270,000 $300,000 Maintenance Floodplain Connectivity -0 acres -142 acres -142 acres -10 acres Area