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Permit review and wetland mitigation may delay permanent boat-launch work, staff says
Summary
City staff briefed the committee that boat-launch improvements submitted for permitting triggered SEPA review and Department of Ecology comments requiring potential wetland mitigation; staff said a temporary solution will allow treatment access this year but permanent work could be delayed.
City staff told the Barnes Lake Management District steering committee that the proposed extension to the district boat launch entered the city permitting process and triggered SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) review, and that the Department of Ecology had submitted comments requiring mitigation planning for any disturbance below the high-water mark.
Staff explained that mitigation could require a wetland delineation by a qualified biologist and a formal mitigation plan, and that any mitigation sites must typically be…
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