College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications

Date Permissions Signed

3-6-2009

College Affiliation

Huxley College of the Environment

Date of Award

Winter 2009

Document Type

Environmental Impact Assessment

Department or Program Affiliation

Department of Environmental Studies

Department

Environmental Studies

First Advisor

Bodensteiner, Leo R.,1957-

Abstract

"The purpose of this environmental impact assessment (EIA) is to determine the effects of removing the Fidalgo Bay Causeway portion of the Tommy Thompson Parkway, located in Fidalgo Bay, Washington, (Figure 1). The riprap filled portion and the trestle (formed of creosote-coated pilings) are designated for removal and eventual replacement with a new structure resting upon steel or concrete pilings (Figure 2). This EIA investigates the positive and negative impacts associated with the removal including the proposed action, two alternative actions, and if no action was taken. The delineation of impacts are in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The proposed action completely removes the causeway, including the filled portion and the creosote pilings with the use of the vibrating hammer removal method. The first alternative removes only a 200-foot stretch of the filled portion and removes the creosote pilings via vibration removal. The second alternative is a last resort measure, created in the event that the creosote pilings are unsound and cannot be removed via the vibrating hammer method. It consists of the unsound pilings being removed by cutting of the pilings below the sediment line. The filled portion is completely removed in this alternative. If no action is taken, the causeway will be left untouched. A potential replacement process is briefly described at the end of the document, in Section 5."

Type

Text

Keywords

Fidalgo Bay Causeway, Causeways--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Fidalgo Bay, Environmental impact analysis--Washington (State)--Fidalgo Bay

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

318986316

Subjects – Names (LCNAF)

Fidalgo Bay Causeway

Subject – LCSH

Fidalgo Bay Causeway; Causeways--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Fidalgo Bay; Environmental impact analysis--Washington (State)--Fidalgo Bay

Geographic Coverage

Fidalgo Bay (Wash.)

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

environmental impact statements

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.

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