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Council hears estuary alternatives as staff balances habitat restoration and flood protection
Summary
Surface‑water staff and consultants presented conceptual alternatives for the Des Moines Creek estuary and beach‑park shoreline, emphasizing habitat benefits, flood resilience, permitting constraints and grant eligibility.
City surface‑water staff and consultants presented the Des Moines Creek Estuary project to the City Council on Jan. 9, showing conceptual alternatives that weigh salmon habitat restoration, beach access and rising sea‑level flood risk.
What was presented - Staff identified goals of salmon recovery (regional watershed plans), flood protection as sea levels rise, and enhancement of pedestrian beach access and park amenities. The project would modify the creek mouth, remove hard riprap in places, expand intertidal marsh and raise portions of the beach‑park meadow to add…
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