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MLA21-00007 - Jan 01 2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY DW
State of Washington
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98504-3200 • (360) 902-2200 • TDD (360) 902-2207
Main Office Location: Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street SE, Olympia, WA
DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS)
Name of Proposal: DNS 19-061: POINT WHITNEY ACCESS REDEVELOPMENT
Description of Proposal:
The project site is a public boat launch and water access area on one parcel totaling 7.83 acres.
Previous property improvements included in this project have already been permitted and
completed as routine maintenance, including parking lot grading, a new kiosk, and restroom
upgrades. This project focuses on the improvements associated with the boat launch itself. The
current launch will be left in place while new planks and articulated concrete mat will be placed
along the same alignment at an elevation that may meet but not exceed the beach elevation. The
ramp is being raised to improve safety and reduce impacts on beach substrates in the area.
Mitigation for the work will include removal of 2 piles within the lagoon area and the grading of
the west end of the "point" to match the grade of the beach. This is a slight reduction in parking
area, though no parking area is delineated.
Proponent/Applicant: Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Contact: Christina Gourley
600 Capitol Way North
Olympia, WA 98501
(360) 790-3118
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Location of Proposal, including street, if any: Point Whitney Water Access, 1000 Point
Whitney Road, Brinnon, Jefferson County, Washington: Township 26N, Range 1 W, Section 7.
Lead Agency: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
WDFW has determined that this proposal will likely not have a significant adverse impact on the
environment. Therefore, state law' does not require an environmental impact statement (EIS).
WDFW made this determination of nonsignificance (DNS) after we reviewed the environmental
checklist and other information on file with us.
We issued this DNS according to state rules.2 We will not act on this proposal for 14 days
from the date we issued the DNS. Agencies, affected tribes, and members of the public are
invited to comment on this proposal or DNS. We must receive your comments within 14 days of
the date of this notice. The comment period will end at 5:00 pm on December 27, 2019.
Method of Comment:
The following procedures shall govern the method to comment on agency SEPA proposals.
Comments received through these procedures are part of the official SEPA record for this
proposal.
You can submit your comments any one of the following ways:
• Email to SEPAdesk2 a.dfw.wa.gov
• Online at the WDFW SEPA website comment link at:
littys.//wdfw.wa.gov/licenses/environmental/sepa/open-comments
• Fax to (360) 902-2946
• Mail to the address below.
Responsible Official: Lisa Wood
Position/Title: SEPA/NEPA Coordinator, WDFW Habitat Program, Protection Division
Address: P.O. Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98504-3200
After the comment period closes, applicants may view the updated status of this proposal on the
WDFW SEPA website: https://wdfw.wa.gov/licenses/environmental/sepa/closed-final. Once the
status is posted as final, applicants and permittees may take action on the proposal. When a
proposal is modified or withdrawn, notice will be given in accordance with state law.'
If you have questions about this DNS or the details of the proposal, contact Lisa Wood at the
address, e-mail, or fax number above; you can also call her at (360) 902-2260.
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DATE OF ISSUE: December 13, 2019 SIGNATURE:
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Footnotes
1. RCW 43,21C.030(2)(c)
2. WAC 197-11-340(2).
SEPA Log Number: 19-061.dns