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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Leslie Locke, Executive Assistant
DATE: May 2, 2016
SUBJECT: BRIEFING re: Lower Duckabush River Assessment and Outreach
Program
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
BRIEFING re: Lower Duckabush River Assessment and Outreach Program.
ANALYSIS:
Seth Elsen from the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group will brief the Commissioners on the Lower
Duckabush River Assessment and Outreach Program. He will be reviewing the attached handout and
answering questions.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Listen to briefing.
REVIEWED BY:
hilip Morl ty Administrator Date
Food Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
P: 360.275.3575
f: 360.275.0648
P.O. Box 2169
Belfair, WA 98528
www.pnw,calmoncenter.org
Deepenina the connection between land, people, and salmon throuah restoration, education, and research.
Lower Duckabush River Assessment and Outreach Project
The Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group's purpose is to serve as a local project partner for
WDFW to help advance community support for potential restoration actions in the lower
Duckabush River. WDFW is looking at restoration, which will expand habitat for ESA -listed
species, such as Hood Canal summer chum, while reconnecting tidal areas and expanding
habitat for other fish and wildlife. Outreach will surround shellfish resources, recreational
access, flood risk reduction, improved water quality, economic development and tourism, and
educational opportunities. As part of this effort, a feasibility study will be done, which will
include:
• Outreach to local and regional stakeholders to determine interest and/or concerns
regarding potential restoration efforts in the lower Duckabush River. This will be done
through the dissemination of public information materials, public meetings and other
communications products.
• Outreach to local shellfish stakeholders and information collection. HCSEG will work
with shellfish stakeholders to determine shellfish resources and ownership within the
Duckabush Estuaray. This will be done by interviewing stakeholders and researching
shellfish tolerances. Interests and/or concerns from stakeholders will also be noted and
considered.
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Identify key stakeholders s
Conduct interviews and outreach to
stakeholders
Create outreach materials that
respond to stakeholder
interests/concerns about potential
restoration.
Complete feasibility study and
recommendations to WDFW
Project Coordinators:
Michelle Myers Seth Eisen
(360) 275-3575 x 22 (360) 275-3575 x 12
michelle nnwsalmoncenter.org seth@onwsalmoncenter.o—r
Duckabush River Estuary
www.pugetsoundnearshore.org
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Build new 1,100 -foot bridge ,101
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Remove culvert and section
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Install new bridge
Excavate north and south
channel connections to mainstem
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Construct marsh channels j
Remove Highway 101
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Key Design Elements
The restoration proposal would include the removal of the
Highway ioi causeway and bridges across the estuary An
elevated roadway on a t,ioo-foot-long bridge would be
constructed in a new alignment further upstream from the
existing highway Duckabush Road would be realigned to
connect with the new highway bridge and would be elevated
to allow for tidal connection to the marsh to the northwest.
A 90 -foot -long section of Shorewood Road and associated
culvert would be replaced with a bridge to allow for restoration
of Pierce Slough. Berms along the river would be removed to
restore channel migration and channels would be excavated at
or near their lustoneal configurations which would reestablish
tidal and freshwater connections throughout the estuary.
Image above depicts major project features See design report for additnat details
Site Summary Statistics
• Area of Restored Process: 38 acres
• Total Project Coat~ $5$-4 ndfam
For more detailed information regarding this
conceptual design, please visit our website at
wuRO-pugetaoundnearshore.org/edr.html.