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Remand fieldwork finds no hydric soils at most test pits; county consultant flags one disputed spot, applicant offers alternative wetland boundary
Summary
On remand June 2, applicant soil scientist Phil Scholes told the hearing examiner that additional test pits he ordered found no hydric soils or wetland indicators at most contested locations; a county‑hired peer reviewer concurred except for one plot (DP16). The applicant offered an alternate, conservative wetland boundary to resolve the dispute.
Kitsap County’s hearing examiner took testimony June 2 on technical work performed to resolve a remand about wetlands at the Silverview site in Silverdale. Phil Scholes, the applicant’s consulting soil scientist, said additional test pits dug on remand failed to show hydric soils at the disputed locations. The county’s peer reviewer, Radke Associates, generally agreed with the applicant’s findings but identified one location (DP16) where their field review reported a hydric‑soil indicator. The applicant offered an alternative, conservative wetland boundary that would include the disputed spot and expand the wetland footprint to roughly 570 square feet.
Why it matters: the presence and boundary of wetlands affect development layout and mitigation requirements. The examiner remanded the case to clarify whether prior wetland findings were supported by additional field data and to remove uncertainty around a single disputed area in the southwest portion of the site.
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