Endangered Species Act - Selected Project Experience

Geren Island Water Treatment Plant Expansion for City of Salem Public Works Department, Stayton, Oregon.
ES&A staff is completing the NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA) and Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for multiple species affected by current water treatment plant operations, as well as projects completed during the expansion of the water treatment facility. This project is associated with expansion of the water treatment facility on a 226-acre island in the North Santiam River. Additional work at the facility included preparation of USACE/DSL joint Section 404/Removal-Fill permit applications and mitigation plans for additional work adjacent to the water intake structure; preparation of USACE/DSL joint Section 404/Removal-Fill permit applications for a five-year annual dredging permit associated with the water-intake side channel. ES&A is also conducting agency coordination and liaison associated with the above tasks.

Miles Crossing Biological Assessment for Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District, Clatsop County, Oregon.
The Miles Crossing and Jeffers community is an unincorporated area south of Astoria, Oregon, which currently has no sewer service. Homes and businesses in the community use on-site treatment systems (septic tanks) for wastewater disposal. High groundwater levels in the community reduce the effectiveness of the on-site systems, and many of the systems are in marginal or failed condition. ES&A prepared USFWS and NOAA Fisheries Biological Assessments for the Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District project in Clatsop County, Oregon. Species evaluated included listed species (bald eagle, marbled murrelet, brown pelican, Columbian white-tailed deer, Oregon silverspot butterfly, water howellia, 5 ESU’s of steelhead, 1 ESU of sockeye salmon, 5 ESU’s of chinook salmon, 1 ESU of chum salmon, 3 ESU’s of coho salmon, coastal cutthroat trout). Also, per Rural Utilities District standards, 23 candidate species and species of concern were included in the impact evaluation.

Foster Creek Biological Assessment for Clackamas County Department of Transportation, Clackamas County, Oregon.
Conducted field evaluations, coordinated with resource agencies and prepared a Biological Assessment (BA) addressing potential impacts to steelhead, chinook and coho salmon under the jurisdiction of NMFS. The BA addressed potential impacts for replacing a 41-year old culvert under Gerber Road in rural Clackamas Co

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