HomeMy WebLinkAboutAttachment B_Worksheets_2018_0627_cov.pdfAttachment B. Worksheets
Airport Hazards (CEST and EA)
General policy Legislation Regulation
It is HUD’s policy to apply standards to
prevent incompatible development
around civil airports and military
airfields.
24 CFR Part 51 Subpart D
References
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental‐review/airport‐hazards
1. To ensure compatible land use development, you must determine your site’s proximity to
civil and military airports. Is your project within 15,000 feet of a military airport or 2,500
feet of a civilian airport?
☒No Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Provide a map showing that the site is not within the
applicable distances to a military or civilian airport.
See map of airport vicinity followed by Google Earth Pro measurements of the closest point of the
airport to each site. No sites are within 2,500 feet of the Renton Airport, operated as a civilian airport.
No military airports are nearby.
Exhibit 1. Renton Airport Vicinity Map
City of Renton Maps & GIS Data, Address Locator
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Exhibit 2. Cole Manor Distance from Renton Airport 12,085
Source: Google Earth Pro, June 2018
Exhibit 3. Evergreen Terrace: Distance from Renton Airport 9,876 feet
Source: Google Earth Pro, June 2018
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Exhibit 4. Hillcrest Terrace: Distance from Renton Airport 9,793 feet
Source: Google Earth Pro, June 2018
☐Yes Continue to Question 2.
2. Is your project located within a Runway Potential Zone/Clear Zone (RPZ/CZ) or Accident
Potential Zone (APZ)?
☐Yes, project is in an APZ Continue to Question 3.
☐Yes, project is an RPZ/CZ Project cannot proceed at this location.
☐No, project is not within an APZ or RPZ/CZ
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Provide a map showing that the site is not within either zone.
3. Is the project in conformance with DOD guidelines for APZ?
☐Yes, project is consistent with DOD guidelines without further action.
Explain how you determined that the project is consistent:
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Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Provide any documentation supporting this determination.
☐No, the project cannot be brought into conformance with DOD guidelines and has not
been approved. Project cannot proceed at this location.
☐Project is not consistent with DOD guidelines, but it has been approved by Certifying
Officer or HUD Approving Official.
Explain approval process:
If mitigation measures have been or will be taken, explain in detail the proposed
measures that must be implemented to mitigate for the impact or effect, including the
timeline for implementation.
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Provide any documentation supporting this determination.
Worksheet Summary
Compliance Determination
Provide a clear description of your determination and a synopsis of the information that it was
based on, such as:
Map panel numbers and dates
Names of all consulted parties and relevant consultation dates
Names of plans or reports and relevant page numbers
Any additional requirements specific to your region
The analysis is based on a measurement of distance from the Renton Airport to the sites using Google
Earth Pro, available: https://www.google.com/earth/desktop/
City of Renton Maps & GIS Data, Address Locator. Home page: https://www.rentonwa.gov/.
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Are formal compliance steps or mitigation required?
☐ Yes
☒ No
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Coastal Barrier Resources (CEST and EA)
General requirements Legislation Regulation
HUD financial assistance may not be
used for most activities in units of
the Coastal Barrier Resources
System (CBRS). See 16 USC 3504 for
limitations on federal expenditures
affecting the CBRS.
Coastal Barrier Resources Act
(CBRA) of 1982, as amended
by the Coastal Barrier
Improvement Act of 1990 (16
USC 3501)
References
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental‐review/coastal‐barrier‐resources
Projects located in the following states must complete this form.
Alabama Georgia Massachusetts New Jersey Puerto Rico Virgin Islands
Connecticut Louisiana Michigan New York Rhode Island Virginia
Delaware Maine Minnesota North Carolina South Carolina Wisconsin
Florida Maryland Mississippi Ohio Texas
1. Is the project located in a CBRS Unit?
☒No Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Provide a map showing that the site is not within a CBRS
Unit.
Not applicable. Washington is not a state within in units of the Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS).
☐Yes Continue to Question 2.
2. Indicate your selected course of action.
☐ After consultation with the FWS the project was given approval to continue
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Provide a map and documentation of a FWS approval.
☐ Project was not given approval
Project cannot proceed at this location.
Federal assistance for most activities may not be used at this location.
You must either choose an alternate site or cancel the project. In very
rare cases, federal monies can be spent within CBRS units for certain
exempted activities (e.g., a nature trail), after consultation with the Fish
and Wildlife Service (FWS) (see 16 USC 3505 for exceptions to
limitations on expenditures).
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Worksheet Summary
Compliance Determination
Provide a clear description of your determination and a synopsis of the information that it was
based on, such as:
Map panel numbers and dates
Names of all consulted parties and relevant consultation dates
Names of plans or reports and relevant page numbers
Any additional requirements specific to your region
Are formal compliance steps or mitigation required?
☐ Yes
☒ No
Washington State is not listed in the list of states on page 1.
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Flood Insurance (CEST and EA)
General requirements Legislation Regulation
Certain types of federal financial assistance may
not be used in floodplains unless the community
participates in National Flood Insurance Program
and flood insurance is both obtained and
maintained.
Flood Disaster
Protection Act of
1973 as amended
(42 USC 4001‐4128)
24 CFR 50.4(b)(1)
and 24 CFR
58.6(a) and (b);
24 CFR 55.1(b).
Reference
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental‐review/flood‐insurance
1. Does this project involve financial assistance for construction, rehabilitation, or
acquisition of a mobile home, building, or insurable personal property?
☒No. This project does not require flood insurance or is excepted from flood insurance.
Continue to the Worksheet Summary.
The sites do not abut waterbodies, and are not within a floodplain.
See the City of Renton Map Gallery:
https://www.rentonwa.gov/UserFiles/Ser
vers/Server_7922657/File/City%20Hall/Ad
ministrative%20Services/Information%20
Technology/GIS/Flood%20Hazard.pdf.
Each site was also reviewed through an
interactive map regarding FEMA
Preliminary Floodplain Parcel Maps,
available, and none were found in a
floodplain: See
https://rp.rentonwa.gov/arcgisportal/app
s/webappviewer/index.html?id=14bbbacf
bd7142c1926921fa580e740b and
https://rp.rentonwa.gov/arcgisportal/app
s/webappviewer/index.html?id=14bbbacf
bd7142c1926921fa580e740b.
Exhibit 1. Floodplain Map
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Exhibit 2. Cole Manor
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Exhibit 3. Evergreen Terrace
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Exhibit 4. Hillcrest Terrace
☐Yes Continue to Question 2.
2. Provide a FEMA/FIRM map showing the site.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designates floodplains. The FEMA
Map Service Center provides this information in the form of FEMA Flood Insurance Rate
Maps (FIRMs). For projects in areas not mapped by FEMA, use the best available
information to determine floodplain information. Include documentation, including a
discussion of why this is the best available information for the site. Provide FEMA/FIRM
floodplain zone designation, panel number, and date within your documentation.
Is the structure, part of the structure, or insurable property located in a FEMA‐designated
Special Flood Hazard Area?
☐No Continue to the Worksheet Summary.
☐Yes Continue to Question 3.
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3. Is the community participating in the National Flood Insurance Program or has less than
one year passed since FEMA notification of Special Flood Hazards?
☐Yes, the community is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program.
For loans, loan insurance or loan guarantees, flood insurance coverage must be
continued for the term of the loan. For grants and other non‐loan forms of financial
assistance, flood insurance coverage must be continued for the life of the building
irrespective of the transfer of ownership. The amount of coverage must equal the total
project cost or the maximum coverage limit of the National Flood Insurance Program,
whichever is less
Provide a copy of the flood insurance policy declaration or a paid receipt for the current
annual flood insurance premium and a copy of the application for flood insurance.
Continue to the Worksheet Summary.
☐Yes, less than one year has passed since FEMA notification of Special Flood Hazards.
If less than one year has passed since notification of Special Flood Hazards, no flood
Insurance is required.
Continue to the Worksheet Summary.
☐No. The community is not participating, or its participation has been suspended.
Federal assistance may not be used at this location. Cancel the project at this
location.
Worksheet Summary
Compliance Determination
Provide a clear description of your determination and a synopsis of the information that it was
based on, such as:
Map panel numbers and dates
Names of all consulted parties and relevant consultation dates
Names of plans or reports and relevant page numbers
Any additional requirements specific to your region
The sites do not abut waterbodies, and are not within a floodplain.
See City of Renton Map Gallery, 2012:
https://www.rentonwa.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_7922657/File/City%20Hall/Administrative%20Ser
vices/Information%20Technology/GIS/Flood%20Hazard.pdf
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Are formal compliance steps or mitigation required?
☐ Yes
☒ No
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Air Quality (CEST and EA)
General Requirements Legislation Regulation
The Clean Air Act is administered by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), which sets national standards on
ambient pollutants. In addition, the Clean
Air Act is administered by States, which
must develop State Implementation Plans
(SIPs) to regulate their state air quality.
Projects funded by HUD must demonstrate
that they conform to the appropriate SIP.
Clean Air Act (42 USC
7401 et seq.) as
amended particularly
Section 176(c) and (d)
(42 USC 7506(c) and (d))
40 CFR Parts 6, 51
and 93
Reference
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental‐review/air‐quality
Scope of Work
1. Does your project include new construction or conversion of land use facilitating the
development of public, commercial, or industrial facilities OR five or more dwelling
units?
☐ Yes
Continue to Question 2.
☒ No
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Provide any documents used to make your determination.
The project includes maintenance and rehabilitation activities and does not include new construction or
conversion of land use.
Air Quality Attainment Status of Project’s County or Air Quality Management District
2. Is your project’s air quality management district or county in non‐attainment or
maintenance status for any criteria pollutants?
Follow the link below to determine compliance status of project county or air quality
management district:
http://www.epa.gov/oaqps001/greenbk/
☐ No, project’s county or air quality management district is in attainment status for all
criteria pollutants
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Provide any documents used to make your determination.
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☐ Yes, project’s management district or county is in non‐attainment or maintenance
status for one or more criteria pollutants.
Describe the findings:
Continue to Question 3.
3. Determine the estimated emissions levels of your project for each of those criteria
pollutants that are in non‐attainment or maintenance status on your project area. Will
your project exceed any of the de minimis or threshold emissions levels of non‐
attainment and maintenance level pollutants or exceed the screening levels
established by the state or air quality management district?
☐ No, the project will not exceed de minimis or threshold emissions levels or screening
levels
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Explain how you determined that the project would not
exceed de minimis or threshold emissions.
☐ Yes, the project exceeds de minimis emissions levels or screening levels.
Continue to Question 4. Explain how you determined that the project would not exceed
de minimis or threshold emissions in the Worksheet Summary.
4. For the project to be brought into compliance with this section, all adverse impacts
must be mitigated. Explain in detail the exact measures that must be implemented to
mitigate for the impact or effect, including the timeline for implementation.
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Worksheet Summary
Compliance Determination
Provide a clear description of your determination and a synopsis of the information that it was
based on, such as:
Map panel numbers and dates
Names of all consulted parties and relevant consultation dates
Names of plans or reports and relevant page numbers
Any additional requirements specific to your region
Are formal compliance steps or mitigation required?
☐ Yes
☒ No
See Project Description, which describes maintenance and rehabilitation activities and does not include
new construction or conversion of land use.
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HUD Region X Environmental Office – March 2014
Coastal Zone Management—Washington State
Checklist for HUD or Responsible Entity
General requirements Legislation Regulation
Ensure that projects are consistent
with the Washington Coastal Zone
Management Program
Coastal Zone Management Act
16 U.S.C. 1451-1464
15 CFR Part 930
1. Is the project located in Callam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pacific, Pierce,
San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum or Whatcom Counties?
No: Stop here. The CZM review is complete. Record your determination on the EA, Statutory Worksheet
or HUD Form 4128.
Yes: PROCEED to #2
2. Is the project located on tribal trust lands?
Yes: Tribal Trust land is excluded from the state coastal zone. Proceed to #3.
No: PROCEED to #4
3. Will the project impact the coastal zone beyond the excluded tribal trust land, for example through
water runoff from increased impervious surfaces, or increased sediment loads in waterbodies?
Yes: PROCEED to #4
No: The Coastal Zone Management review is complete. Document that your project will have no impact on
coastal zones outside of the excluded tribal trust land. Record your determination on the Statutory Worksheet ,
Environmental Assessment form or HUD Form 4128.
4. Does the project include new construction or major rehabilitation of existing structures? Major
rehabilitation means work that exceeds the categorical exclusion threshold at 24 CFR Part 58.35(a) and therefore
requires a full Environmental Assessment.
No: STOP here. The Costal Zone Management review is complete.
Yes: PROCEED to #4
4. Does the project comply with the enforceable policies of the Coastal Zone Management Program?
Complete the attached “Certification of Consistency with Washington’s Coastal Zone Management
Program,” and send it to the Department of Ecology (DOE) at the following address: Federal Consistency
Coordinator, Shorelines & Environmental Assistance Program, Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47690,
Olympia, WA 98504-7690 telephone number: (360) 407-6068 or email it
toecyrefedpermits@ecy.wa.gov Be sure to identify the Federal Program, i.e. CDBG, Section 202, SHOP,
etc. The Applicant is HUD or the Responsible Entity. The first certification on the form should be signed
by the lender or non-profit organization that is developing the project. HUD (under Part 50) or the
responsible entity (under Part 58) signs the determination that the action will not affect coastal resources
(once it has been determined that the project will comply with all enforceable policies of the CZM
Program). Ecology has 6 months to concur with a determination, however, they often do so within two
weeks if all of the information is submitted.
Yes: STOP here. The Coastal Zone Management Review is complete. You should have a mechanism in
place (i.e. condition to the contract or FIRM Commitment) to assure the recipient has completed all actions
prior to releasing funds. Attach a copy of the Certification and Consistency determination. Record your
determination on the EA, Statutory Worksheet or 4128.
No: If the project will not comply will all enforceable policies as outlined on the Certification of
Consistency, work with Department of Ecology to mitigate issues. Do not initiate the Project until
CZM has been mitigated.
DISCLAIMER: This document is intended as a tool to help HUD
Region X grantees and HUD staff complete NEPA requirements. This
document is subject to change. This is not a policy statement, and the
Coastal Zone Management Legislation and Regulations take
precedence over any information found in this document.
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HUD Region X Environmental Office – March 2014
CERTIFICATION OF CONSISTENCY WITH WASHINGTON’S
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR
FEDERALLY FUNDED ACTIVITIES
Federal Application Number:_________________________
Applicant:__________________________________________
Project Description:____________________________________________________________________
(attach site plans, location (county/city), and proximity to water body (name)).
This action under CZMA§307(c)(3) is for a project, which will take place within Washington’s coastal zone, or which will
affect a land use, water use, or natural resource of the coastal zone. (The coastal zone includes Clallam, Grays Harbor,
Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum and Whatcom
counties.)
The project complies with the following enforceable policies of the Coastal Zone Management Program:
(Check the box describing the current status of each policy)
State requirements have been met Additional info must be obtained
prior to physical initiation
Enforceable Policies
Does not
require a
certification
or permit
Has received
an exemption
Has a valid
permit or
certification
Has applied for
a permit or
certification
Will apply as
appropriate for a
permit or
certification
1. Shoreline Management Act **
2. State Water Quality
Requirements:
a. Water Quality
b. Stormwater
3. State Air Quality Requirements
4. State Environmental Policy Act: SEPA Lead Agency is:_______________________________
Project is exempt from SEPA ( )
Project will comply with SEPA ( )
SEPA checklist submitted ( ) date____________________
SEPA decision issued/adopted ( )DNS ( )MDNS ( )EIS ( )Other___________date________
NEPA decision adopted by ( )SEPA #____________________________date__________
**Public Notice must be provided if the project is within the water or within 200 feet of a Shoreline
Management Act water body.
Public Notice is required for the proposed project? No_____ Yes ______(identify method below)
( )notice mailed to interested parties using ____________________mailing list on _____________(date)
( )publication in_________________________(newspaper) on____________________________(dates)
( )other_________________________________ (dates) If public notice is required and you have not provided it, CZM
staff will publish the notice. You must not initiate the project until you have been notified by CZM.
Therefore, I certify that prior to initiating the project I will obtain applicable permits and certifications as described above
and the project will be conducted in a manner consistent with the Coastal Zone Management Program.
(Signature) Date
(Recipient)
HUD or its designated Responsible Entity concludes this action will not affect coastal resources.
The physical project will not be initiated until the applicable permits and certifications described above are
obtained.
(Signature) Date
(HUD or Responsible Entity)
HUD or Responsible Entity mail Form to:
Federal Consistency Coordinator
Shorelines & Environmental Assistance Program
Department of Ecology
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504
Email: ecyrefedpermits@ecy.wa.gov
Phone: (360) 407-6068
Department of Ecology please mail Determination of
Consistency to: (Include Phone number of contact)
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Contamination and Toxic Substances (Multifamily and Non‐Residential
Properties)
General requirements Legislation Regulations
It is HUD policy that all properties that are being
proposed for use in HUD programs be free of
hazardous materials, contamination, toxic
chemicals and gases, and radioactive substances,
where a hazard could affect the health and safety
of the occupants or conflict with the intended
utilization of the property.
24 CFR 58.5(i)(2)
24 CFR 50.3(i)
Reference
https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/environmental‐review/site‐contamination
1. How was site contamination evaluated? 1 Select all that apply.
☐ ASTM Phase I ESA
☐ ASTM Phase II ESA
☐ Remediation or clean‐up plan
☐ ASTM Vapor Encroachment Screening
☒ None of the above
Provide documentation and reports and include an explanation of how site
contamination was evaluated in the Worksheet Summary.
Continue to Question 2.
In 2016, a EDR Radius Map™ Report was obtained and interpreted by Landau Associates for all three
sites as part of the Renton Housing Authority’s 2016 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significance for the WA011 Renton Housing Authority Capital Fund and Operating Subsidy Proposed
Activities for 2016 – 2020.
In 2018, the Washington Department of Ecology’s “What’s in My Neighborhood” map and data were
consulted. The map and data are found at this link: https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/neighborhood/.
2. Were any on‐site or nearby toxic, hazardous, or radioactive substances found that
could affect the health and safety of project occupants or conflict with the intended
use of the property? (Were any recognized environmental conditions or RECs
identified in a Phase I ESA and confirmed in a Phase II ESA?)
☒ No
1 HUD regulations at 24 CFR § 58.5(i)(2)(ii) require that the environmental review for multifamily housing with five
or more dwelling units or non‐residential property include the evaluation of previous uses of the site or other
evidence of contamination on or near the site. For acquisition and new construction of multifamily and
nonresidential properties HUD strongly advises the review include an ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
(ESA) to meet real estate transaction standards of due diligence and to help ensure compliance with HUD’s toxic
policy at 24 CFR §58.5(i) and 24 CFR §50.3(i). Also note that some HUD programs require an ASTM Phase I ESA.
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Explain:
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section.
Continue to the Worksheet Summary below.
☐ Yes.
Describe the findings, including any recognized environmental conditions
(RECs), in Worksheet Summary below. Continue to Question 3.
3. Mitigation
Document the mitigation needed according to the requirements of the appropriate
federal, state, tribal, or local oversight agency. If the adverse environmental effects
cannot be mitigated, then HUD assistance may not be used for the project at this site.
Can adverse environmental impacts be mitigated?
☐ Adverse environmental impacts cannot feasibly be mitigated
The 2016 analysis found no evidence of known or suspected contamination at any of the three properties.
Therefore, no additional investigation was found warranted based on the project as defined, and the information
reviewed. No recognized environmental conditions were identified for any of the sites. A 2018 review of State
Records in “What’s in My Neighborhood” map and database did not find any new information that would change
the 2016 conclusion of no known or suspected contamination.
No recognized environmental conditions were identified for the Cole Manor property; however, two potential
offsite environmental concerns were identified in 2016, and confirmed to have a similar status in 2018:
ARCO AM‐PM, 2900 NE Third St. Approximately 120 ft east/potentially hydraulically upgradient. No releases
have been reported at this property; however, the presence of a gasoline station hydraulically upgradient of
the subject property is considered a potential environmental concern.
Renton Highlands Landfill, NE 3rd St. & NE 4th St. Approximately 500 ft east/potentially hydraulically
upgradient. This site is awaiting cleanup of suspected conventional organic and inorganic contamination of
soil. Soil contamination generally presents a low risk to nearby sites; however, given the regulatory status
and location hydraulically upgradient of the subject property, this site is considered a potential
environmental concern.
Since Cole Manor was constructed the potential concerns were known, and no releases have been documented.
State laws are in place to address potential concerns:
No releases from the gas station were identified in the 2016 or 2018 records review. State laws will continue
regulate underground storage tanks to prevent releases, and the State Department of Ecology inspects tanks
every 2.5 years. See: https://ecology.wa.gov/Spills‐Cleanup/Contamination‐cleanup/Underground‐storage‐
tanks.
As of 2016 and 2018, the Renton Highlands Landfill continues to be awaiting cleanup of conventional
contaminants suspected in soils. The State’s Model Toxics Control Act applies. See:
https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/gsp/Sitepage.aspx?csid=212.
RHA has ordered lead testing on all buildings, and the HUD Regulation on Controlling Lead‐Based Paint Hazards, 24
CFR Part 35, will be followed accordingly. RHA’s 2016 CFP environmental assessment included asbestos abatement
of flooring and base adhesives by contractors at the time of vacant unit renovation work.
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Project cannot proceed at this location.
☐ Yes, adverse environmental impacts can be eliminated through mitigation.
Provide all mitigation requirements2 and documents. Continue to Question 4.
4. Describe how compliance was achieved. Include any of the following that apply: State
Voluntary Clean‐up Program, a No Further Action letter, use of engineering controls3,
or use of institutional controls4.
If a remediation plan or clean‐up program was necessary, which standard does it
follow?
☐ Complete removal
Continue to the Worksheet Summary.
☐ Risk‐based corrective action (RBCA)
Continue to the Worksheet Summary.
2 Mitigation requirements include all clean‐up actions required by applicable federal, state, tribal, or local law.
Additionally, provide, as applicable, the long‐term operations and maintenance plan, Remedial Action Work Plan,
and other equivalent documents.
3 Engineering controls are any physical mechanism used to contain or stabilize contamination or ensure the
effectiveness of a remedial action. Engineering controls may include, without limitation, caps, covers, dikes,
trenches, leachate collection systems, signs, fences, physical access controls, ground water monitoring systems
and ground water containment systems including, without limitation, slurry walls and ground water pumping
systems.
4 Institutional controls are mechanisms used to limit human activities at or near a contaminated site, or to ensure
the effectiveness of the remedial action over time, when contaminants remain at a site at levels above the
applicable remediation standard which would allow for unrestricted use of the property. Institutional controls may
include structure, land, and natural resource use restrictions, well restriction areas, classification exception areas,
deed notices, and declarations of environmental restrictions.
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Worksheet Summary
Compliance Determination
Provide a clear description of your determination and a synopsis of the information that it was
based on, such as:
Map panel numbers and dates
Names of all consulted parties and relevant consultation dates
Names of plans or reports and relevant page numbers
Any additional requirements specific to your region
Are formal compliance steps or mitigation required?
☐ Yes
☒ No
In 2016, a EDR Radius Map™ Report was obtained and interpreted by Landau Associates for all three
sites as part of the Renton Housing Authority’s 2016 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significance for the WA011 Renton Housing Authority Capital Fund and Operating Subsidy Proposed
Activities for 2016 – 2020.
In 2018, the Washington Department of Ecology’s “What’s in My Neighborhood” map and data were
consulted. The map and data are found at this link: https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/neighborhood/.
There is no evidence of known or suspected contamination at any of the three properties. No
recognized environmental conditions were identified for any of the three sites. State laws are in place
to address the potential for off‐site environmental concerns near Cole Manor.
The proponent has ordered lead testing on all buildings, and the HUD Regulation on Controlling Lead‐
Based Paint Hazards, 24 CFR Part 35, will be followed accordingly.
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HUD Region X Environmental Office – May 2006
FOR USE IN
WASHINGTON
STATE ONLY
Endangered Species Act No Effect Guidance
for Washington State
(Prepared in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and
NOAA Fisheries. Applies in Washington State only.)
24 CFR Part 58
General requirements ESA Legislation HUD Regulations
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act mandates that
actions that are authorized, funded, or carried out by Federal
agencies do not jeopardize the continued existence of plants
and animals that are listed or result in the adverse
modification or destruction of designated critical habitat.
The Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.; particularly
section 7)
24 CFR 58.5(e)
24 CFR 50.4(e)
Purpose: The purpose of this checklist is to assist HUD and responsible entities meet their Endangered Species Act
obligations. A determination of “no effect” to federally listed species and critical habitat fulfills HUD’s and the
responsible entity’s obligation to ensure actions it authorizes, funds, or carries out do not jeopardize the continued
existence of listed species or adversely modify designated critical habitat. “No effect” determinations do not require
coordination with or approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries.
Definition: “No effect” – the appropriate determination when the proposed action, including its interrelated and
interdependent actions, will not affect (i.e., influence or bring about any change) listed species or designated critical
habitat either directly or indirectly.
The following questions will help you determine if the proposed project will have an effect to federally listed
species or designated critical habitat. The list of activities is not all-inclusive, but provides examples of typical
types of projects that would meet a “no effect” determination.
1. Does the project consist solely of the following activities: purchasing existing buildings; completing interior
renovations to existing structures; replacement or repairs to existing roofs (not including galvanized material
unless it has been sealed or otherwise confined so that it will not leach into stormwater); replacing exterior paint or
siding on existing buildings; adding sprinkler systems or repairing landscape, not including removing trees or
shrubs?
Yes: STOP here. The project will have No Effect on listed or proposed species, and designated or proposed critical
habitat. Consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries is not required. Record your
determination of no effect and maintain this documentation in your ERR.
No: PROCEED to #2 [Includes interior renovations, and exterior masonry repair, and landscape repair not including
trees plus some items under #2]
2. Does the project consist solely of the any of the following activities and not result in an increase of impervious
surface, removal of trees, or removal of streamside vegetation: rehabilitation of an existing structure;
reconstruction or repair to existing curbs, sidewalks or other concrete structures; repairs to existing parking lots
(for example repairing pot holes or repainting lines – not expansions); purchasing or installing appliances?
Yes: STOP here. The project will have No Effect on listed or proposed species, and designated or proposed critical
habitat. Consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries is not required. Record your
determination of no effect and maintain this documentation in your ERR. [Includes activities under #1 and
rehabilitation of an existing structure, repair to pedestrian and ADA facilities, and repair/sealing of asphalt with no
expansion, and replacement of appliances.]
No: PROCEED to #3
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HUD Region X Environmental Office – May 2006
FOR USE IN
WASHINGTON
STATE ONLY
3. If new construction, does construction occur on a previously developed parcel and meet all of the following
criteria: does not add new impervious surfaces; does not remove trees or streamside/riparian vegetation; complies
with all state and local building codes and stormwater regulations; infiltrates all stormwater or does not discharge
stormwater to a salmonid-bearing stream or proposed/designated critical habitat.
Yes: STOP here. The project will have No Effect on listed or proposed species, and designated or proposed critical
habitat. Consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries is not required. Record your
determination of no effect and maintain this documentation, including information about the stormwater discharge, in
your ERR.
No: PROCEED to #4
4. If new construction, does construction add new impervious surfaces to a previously developed parcel and meet
all of the following criteria: does not remove trees or streamside/riparian vegetation; complies with all state and
local building codes and stormwater regulations; discharges treated stormwater to non- salmonid-bearing stream
within the same subbasin (discharge point must be a minimum of ¼ mile from salmonid bearing stream or
proposed/designated critical habitat) or infiltrates all treated stormwater within the same subbasin.
Yes: STOP here. The project will have No Effect on listed or proposed species, and designated or proposed critical
habitat. Consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries is not required. Record your
determination and maintain this documentation, including information about the stormwater discharge, in your ERR.
No: PROCEED to #5
5. Would project effects, including those that extend beyond the project site (e.g., noise, air pollution, water
quality, stormwater discharge, visual disturbance), overlap with identified federally listed or proposed species
occurrences or designated or proposed critical habitat or potential habitat (e.g., roosting, feeding, nesting,
spawning, rearing, overwintering sites, or migratory corridors) for listed species?
For USFWS, please visit the following website to order a site-specific species list from the State Department
of Wildlife and Fish: www.wdfw.wa.gov/hab/release. The process takes one to eight weeks and costs $40.
For NOAA Fisheries, please visit this website to determine the location of listed species:
www.streamnet.org (click “Interactive Mapper”)
No: STOP here. The project will have No Effect on listed or proposed species, and designated or proposed critical
habitat. Consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries is not required. Record your
determination of no effect and maintain this documentation in your ERR.
Yes: The project may affect listed or proposed species, or designated or proposed critical habitat. Consultation with
the USFWS and/or NOAA Fisheries may be required.
Working Toward Recovery: The Endangered Species Act requires that all federal agencies utilize their
authorities to help conserve listed species. Therefore, as responsible entities, you are encouraged to minimize
the effects of your actions on listed species, designated critical habitat and habitat identified in endangered
species recovery plans. For your activities, you are especially encouraged to minimize your action’s
contribution to water quality degradation from point and non-point discharges, and water quantity alteration
due to increased impervious surfaces. Information on low impact development can be found at
www.epa.gov/nps/lid/lidlit.html.
DISCLAIMER: This document is intended as a tool to help grantees and HUD
staff complete NEPA requirements. This document is subject to change. This is
not a policy statement, and the Endangered Species Act and associated regulations
take precedence over any information found in this document.
Questions concerning environmental requirements relative to HUD programs can be
addressed to Deborah Peavler-Stewart (206) 220-5414 or Sara Jensen (206) 220-
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FOR USE IN
WASHINGTON
STATE ONLY
Summary:
The sites were reviewed through the USFWS Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) Site
(https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/location/index) and none were found to have critical habitats.
Potential species that could be affected by development in the area based on the USFWS IPaC list of mammals,
birds, and fish include: North American Wolverine, Marbled Murrelet, Streaked Horned Lark, Yellow-billed
Cuckoo, and Bull Trout. However, the proposed maintenance and rehabilitation activities are anticipated to
have no effect because:
Sites are previously disturbed developed sites,
No change in impervious area is proposed,
No ground disturbance (defined as one cubic foot of disturbed soil) is proposed,
Landscaping improvements would not remove trees or shrubs,
Sites do not contain critical habitats and are not located in proximity to streams or wetlands, and
Re-roofing would not include galvanized material unless it has been sealed or otherwise confined so that
it will not leach into stormwater.
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Explosive and Flammable Hazards (CEST and EA)
General requirements Legislation Regulation
HUD‐assisted projects must meet
Acceptable Separation Distance (ASD)
requirements to protect them from
explosive and flammable hazards.
N/A 24 CFR Part 51
Subpart C
Reference
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental‐review/explosive‐and‐flammable‐facilities
1. Does the proposed HUD‐assisted project include a hazardous facility (a facility that
mainly stores, handles or processes flammable or combustible chemicals such as bulk
fuel storage facilities and refineries)?
☒ No
Continue to Question 2.
☐ Yes
Explain:
Continue to Question 5.
2. Does this project include any of the following activities: development, construction,
rehabilitation that will increase residential densities, or conversion?
☒ No
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to
the Worksheet Summary below.
☐ Yes
Continue to Question 3.
3. Within 1 mile of the project site, are there any current or planned stationary
aboveground storage containers:
Of more than 100 gallon capacity, containing common liquid industrial fuels OR
Of any capacity, containing hazardous liquids or gases that are not common liquid
industrial fuels?
☐ No
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to
the Worksheet Summary below. Provide all documents used to make your
determination.
Sites are residential and will remain so.
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☐ Yes
Continue to Question 4.
4. Is the Separation Distance from the project acceptable based on standards in the
Regulation?
Please visit HUD’s website for information on calculating Acceptable Separation
Distance.
☐ Yes
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue
to the Worksheet Summary below. Provide map(s) showing the location of the
project site relative to any tanks and your separation distance calculations. If the
map identifies more than one tank, please identify the tank you have chosen as
the “assessed tank.”
☐ No
Provide map(s) showing the location of the project site relative to any tanks
and your separation distance calculations. If the map identifies more than one
tank, please identify the tank you have chosen as the “assessed tank.”
Continue to Question 6.
5. Is the hazardous facility located at an acceptable separation distance from residences
and any other facility or area where people may congregate or be present?
Please visit HUD’s website for information on calculating Acceptable Separation
Distance.
☐ Yes
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue
to the Worksheet Summary below. Provide map(s) showing the location of the
project site relative to residences and any other facility or area where people
congregate or are present and your separation distance calculations.
☐ No
Provide map(s) showing the location of the project site relative to residences
and any other facility or area where people congregate or are present and your
separation distance calculations.
Continue to Question 6.
6. For the project to be brought into compliance with this section, all adverse impacts
must be mitigated. Explain in detail the exact measures that must be implemented to
make the Separation Distance acceptable, including the timeline for implementation.
If negative effects cannot be mitigated, cancel the project at this location.
Note that only licensed professional engineers should design and implement blast
barriers. If a barrier will be used or the project will be modified to compensate for an
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unacceptable separation distance, provide approval from a licensed professional
engineer.
Worksheet Summary
Compliance Determination
Provide a clear description of your determination and a synopsis of the information that it was
based on, such as:
Map panel numbers and dates
Names of all consulted parties and relevant consultation dates
Names of plans or reports and relevant page numbers
Any additional requirements specific to your region
Are formal compliance steps or mitigation required?
☐ Yes
☒ No
The residential sites are proposed for maintenance and rehabilitation that is categorically exempt, and
are not located near a hazardous facility.
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Farmlands Protection (CEST and EA)
General requirements Legislation Regulation
The Farmland Protection
Policy Act (FPPA) discourages
federal activities that would
convert farmland to
nonagricultural purposes.
Farmland Protection Policy
Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 4201 et
seq.)
7 CFR Part 658
Reference
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental‐review/farmlands‐protection
1. Does your project include any activities, including new construction, acquisition of
undeveloped land or conversion, that could convert agricultural land to a non‐agricultural
use?
☐Yes Continue to Question 2.
☒No
Explain how you determined that agricultural land would not be converted:
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Provide any documentation supporting your
determination.
2. Does “important farmland,” including prime farmland, unique farmland, or farmland of
statewide or local importance regulated under the Farmland Protection Policy Act, occur
on the project site?
You may use the links below to determine important farmland occurs on the project site:
Utilize USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Web Soil Survey
http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm
Check with your city or county’s planning department and ask them to document if
the project is on land regulated by the FPPA (zoning important farmland as non‐
agricultural does not exempt it from FPPA requirements)
Contact NRCS at the local USDA service center
http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs or your NRCS state soil
scientist http://soils.usda.gov/contact/state_offices/ for assistance
☐No Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Provide any documents used to make your determination.
☐Yes Continue to Question 3.
Sites are located within Renton city limits in a designated urban growth area under
Washington’s Growth Management Act. The sites are fully developed. There are no
agricultural uses onsite.
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3. Consider alternatives to completing the project on important farmland and means of
avoiding impacts to important farmland.
Complete form AD‐1006, “Farmland Conversion Impact Rating”
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1045394.pdf and
contact the state soil scientist before sending it to the local NRCS District
Conservationist.
(NOTE: for corridor type projects, use instead form NRCS‐CPA‐106, "Farmland
Conversion Impact Rating for Corridor Type Projects:
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1045395.pdf.)
Work with NRCS to minimize the impact of the project on the protected farmland.
When you have finished with your analysis, return a copy of form AD‐1006 (or form
NRCS‐CPA‐106 if applicable) to the USDA‐NRCS State Soil Scientist or his/her designee
informing them of your determination.
Document your conclusion:
☐Project will proceed with mitigation.
Explain in detail the proposed measures that must be implemented to mitigate for the
impact or effect, including the timeline for implementation.
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Provide form AD‐1006 and all other documents used to
make your determination.
☐Project will proceed without mitigation.
Explain why mitigation will not be made here:
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below. Provide form AD‐1006 and all other documents used to
make your determination.
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Worksheet Summary
Compliance Determination
Provide a clear description of your determination and a synopsis of the information that it was
based on, such as:
Map panel numbers and dates
Names of all consulted parties and relevant consultation dates
Names of plans or reports and relevant page numbers
Any additional requirements specific to your region
Are formal compliance steps or mitigation required?
☐ Yes
☒ No
Sites are located within Renton city limits in a designated urban growth area under Washington’s
Growth Management Act. The sites are fully developed. There are no agricultural uses onsite.
See Renton Comprehensive Planning Land Use Map:
https://www.rentonwa.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_7922657/File/City%20Hall/Administrative%20Ser
vices/Information%20Technology/GIS/Comprehensive%20Landuse%20Plan.pdf.
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Floodplain Management (CEST and EA)
General Requirements Legislation Regulation
Executive Order 11988,
Floodplain Management,
requires Federal activities to
avoid impacts to floodplains
and to avoid direct and
indirect support of floodplain
development to the extent
practicable.
Executive Order 11988 24 CFR 55
Reference
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental‐review/floodplain‐management
1. Does 24 CFR 55.12(c) exempt this project from compliance with HUD’s floodplain
management regulations in Part 55?
☒ Yes
Provide the applicable citation at 24 CFR 55.12(c) here. If project is exempt under
55.12(c)(7) or (8), provide supporting documentation.
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below.
☐ No Continue to Question 2.
2. Provide a FEMA/FIRM or ABFE map showing the site.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designates floodplains. The FEMA
Map Service Center provides this information in the form of FEMA Flood Insurance Rate
Maps (FIRMs) or Advisory Base Flood Elevations (ABFEs). For projects in areas not
mapped by FEMA, use the best available information to determine floodplain
information. Include documentation, including a discussion of why this is the best
available information for the site.
Does your project occur in a floodplain?
☐ No Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue
to the Worksheet Summary below.
The sites are not located in a mapped floodplain. Renton is in the Regular Program of
the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and in good standing (i.e., not
suspended from program eligibility or placed on probation under 44 CFR59.24).
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☐ Yes
Select the applicable floodplain using the FEMA map or the best available information:
☐ Floodway Continue to Question 3, Floodways
☐ Coastal High Hazard Area (V Zone) Continue to Question 4, Coastal High
Hazard Areas
☐ 500‐year floodplain (B Zone or shaded X Zone) Continue to Question 5,
500‐year Floodplains
☐ 100‐year floodplain (A Zone) The 8‐Step Process is required. Continue to
Question 6, 8‐Step Process
3. Floodways
Is this a functionally dependent use?
☐ Yes
The 8‐Step Process is required. Work with your HUD FEO to determine a way to
satisfactorily continue with this project. Provide a completed 8‐Step Process, including
the early public notice and the final notice.
Continue to Question 6, 8‐Step Process
☐ No
Federal assistance may not be used at this location unless a 55.12(c) exception applies.
You must either choose an alternate site or cancel the project at this location.
4. Coastal High Hazard Area
Is this a critical action?
☐ Yes
Critical actions are prohibited in coastal high hazard areas. Federal assistance may not
be used at this location. Unless the action is excepted at 24 CFR 55.12(c), you must
either choose an alternate site or cancel the project.
☐ No
Does this action include construction that is not a functionally dependent use,
existing construction (including improvements), or reconstruction following
destruction caused by a disaster?
☐ Yes, there is new construction.
New construction is prohibited in V Zones ((24 CFR 55.1(c)(3)).
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☐ No, this action concerns only a functionally dependent use, existing
construction(including improvements), or reconstruction following
destruction caused by a disaster.
This construction must have met FEMA elevation and construction
standards for a coastal high hazard area or other standards applicable at
the time of construction.
Continue to Question 6, 8‐Step Process
5. 500‐year Floodplain
Is this a critical action?
☐ No Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to
the Worksheet Summary below.
☐Yes Continue to Question 6, 8‐Step Process
6. 8‐Step Process.
Does the 8‐Step Process apply? Select one of the following options:
☐ 8‐Step Process applies.
Provide a completed 8‐Step Process, including the early public notice and the final
notice.
Continue to Question 7, Mitigation
☐ 5‐Step Process is applicable per 55.12(a)(1‐3).
Provide documentation of 5‐Step Process.
Select the applicable citation:
☐ 55.12(a)(1) HUD actions involving the disposition of HUD‐acquired multifamily
housing projects or “bulk sales” of HUD‐acquired one‐ to four‐family properties
in communities that are in the Regular Program of the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) and in good standing (i.e., not suspended from program eligibility
or placed on probation under 44 CFR 59.24).
☐ 55.12(a)(2) HUD's actions under the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701) for the
purchase or refinancing of existing multifamily housing projects, hospitals,
nursing homes, assisted living facilities, board and care facilities, and
intermediate care facilities, in communities that are in good standing under the
NFIP.
☐ 55.12(a)(3) HUD's or the recipient’s actions under any HUD program involving the
repair, rehabilitation, modernization, weatherization, or improvement of existing
multifamily housing projects, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities,
board and care facilities, intermediate care facilities, and one‐ to four‐family
properties, in communities that are in the Regular Program of the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) and are in good standing, provided that the number of
units is not increased more than 20 percent, the action does not involve a
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conversion from nonresidential to residential land use, the action does not meet
the thresholds for “substantial improvement” under § 55.2(b)(10), and the
footprint of the structure and paved areas is not significantly increased.
☐ 55.12(a)(4) HUD’s (or the recipient’s) actions under any HUD program involving
the repair, rehabilitation, modernization, weatherization, or improvement of
existing nonresidential buildings and structures, in communities that are in the
Regular Program of the NFIP and are in good standing, provided that the action
does not meet the thresholds for “substantial improvement” under § 55.2(b)(10)
and that the footprint of the structure and paved areas is not significantly
increased.
Continue to Question 7, Mitigation
☐ 8‐Step Process is inapplicable per 55.12(b)(1‐4).
Select the applicable citation:
☐ 55.12(b)(1) HUD's mortgage insurance actions and other financial assistance for
the purchasing, mortgaging or refinancing of existing one‐ to four‐family
properties in communities that are in the Regular Program of the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) and in good standing (i.e., not suspended from
program eligibility or placed on probation under 44 CFR 59.24), where the action
is not a critical action and the property is not located in a f loodway or coastal high
hazard area.
☐ 55.12(b)(2) Financial assistance for minor repairs or improvements on one‐ to
four‐family properties that do not meet the thresholds for “substantial
improvement” under § 55.2(b)(10)
☐ 55.12(b)(3) HUD actions involving the disposition of individual HUD‐acquired, one‐
to four‐family properties.
☐ 55.12(b)(4) HUD guarantees under the Loan Guarantee Recovery Fund Program
(24 CFR part 573) of loans that refinance existing loans and mortgages, where any
new construction or rehabilitation financed by the existing loan or mortgage has
been completed prior to the filing of an application under the program, and the
refinancing will not allow further construction or rehabilitation, nor result in any
physical impacts or changes except for routine maintenance.
☐ 55.12(b)(5) The approval of financial assistance to lease an existing structure
located within the floodplain, but only if—
(i) The structure is located outside the floodway or Coastal High Hazard
Area, and is in a community that is in the Regular Program of the NFIP
and in good standing (i.e., not suspended from program eligibility or
placed on probation under 44 CFR 59.24);
(ii) The project is not a critical action; and
(iii) The entire structure is or will be fully insured or insured to the
maximum under the NFIP for at least the term of the lease.
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Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below.
7. Mitigation
For the project to be brought into compliance with this section, all adverse impacts must
be mitigated. Explain in detail the exact measures that must be implemented to
mitigate for the impact or effect, including the timeline for implementation.
Which of the following mitigation/minimization measures have been identified for this
project in the 8‐Step or 5‐Step Process? Select all that apply.
☐ Permeable surfaces
☐ Natural landscape enhancements that maintain or restore natural hydrology
☐ Planting or restoring native plant species
☐ Bioswales
☐ Evapotranspiration
☐ Stormwater capture and reuse
☐ Green or vegetative roofs with drainage provisions
☐ Natural Resources Conservation Service conservation easements or similar
easements
☐ Floodproofing of structures
☐ Elevating structures including freeboarding above the required base flood
elevations
☐ Other
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below.
Worksheet Summary
Compliance Determination
Provide a clear description of your determination and a synopsis of the information that it was
based on, such as:
Map panel numbers and dates
Names of all consulted parties and relevant consultation dates
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Names of plans or reports and relevant page numbers
Any additional requirements specific to your region
Are formal compliance steps or mitigation required?
☐ Yes
☒ No
The sites do not abut waterbodies, and are not within a floodplain.
See City of Renton Map Gallery, 2012:
https://www.rentonwa.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_7922657/File/City%20Hall/Administrative%20Ser
vices/Information%20Technology/GIS/Flood%20Hazard.pdf
Each site was also reviewed through an interactive map regarding FEMA Preliminary Floodplain
Parcel Maps, available, and none were found in a floodplain: See
https://rp.rentonwa.gov/arcgisportal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=14bbbacfbd7142c19
26921fa580e740b and
https://rp.rentonwa.gov/arcgisportal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=14bbbacfbd7142c19
26921fa580e740b.
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Historic Preservation for Washington State
24 CFR Part 58
General requirements Legislation Regulation
Protect sites, buildings, and objects with national,
state or local historic, cultural and/or archeological
significance. Identify effects of project on properties
National Historic Preservation
Act, 16 U.S.C. 470(f), section
106
36 CFR Part 800
24 CFR Part 58.5(a)
1. Does the project include repair, rehabilitation or conversion of existing properties; new construction;
demolition; the acquisition of undeveloped land; or any activity that requires ground disturbance
(defined as one cubic foot of disturbed soil)?
No: STOP here. The Section 106 Historic Preservation review is complete.
Record your determination on the Statutory Worksheet or Environmental Assessment.
Yes: PROCEED to #2
2. Does the project involve a structure that is less than 45 years old, is not in a historic district and has no
ground disturbing activities?
Yes: STOP here. The Section 106 Historic Preservation review is complete.
Record your determination that there is no potential to cause effect, including the age of the existing
building and information from the National Register to show that the activity is not in a historic district, on
the Statutory Worksheet or Environmental Assessment.
No: PROCEED to #3
Cole Manor is less than 45 years old. Hillcrest Terrace and Evergreen Terrace have been determined ineligible
for historic listing in studies conducted for prior similar rehabilitation activities. No ground disturbance as
defined above is proposed. All sites have been reviewed previously for archaeological resources and none were
found.
3. Consult with SHPO or THPO and any tribes or groups that may have an interest in the project to
determine if the project is eligible for the National Historic Register.
You must define and consider the Area of Potential Effect (APE). The APE is the geographic area within
which an undertaking may directly or indirectly cause changes in the character or use of historic
properties. The APE is influenced by the scale and nature of an undertaking. (36 CFR Part 800.16).
Determine if there are tribes or groups that have an interest in the historic aspects of the project and invite
them to participate in the consultation. For ground disturbing activities, you must make a reasonable and
good faith effort to identify Indian tribes that may have an interest. HUD’s website lists interested tribes
by county: http://egis.hud.gov/tdat/Tribal.aspx. It is suggested that you go to the Tribal website or contact
the SHPO to make sure contact information is current.
Consult the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), or if the project is on certain tribal lands, the
Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO), with details of the project and project site and your
determination if it is eligible for the National Historic Register. SHPO or THPO has 30 days from receipt
of a well-documented request of review of your determination. We recommend sending the letter with a
return receipt form to document the contact. If they do not respond within the timeframe, or provide a
description of additional information needed, you may proceed with the next step of the process based on
your finding or consult with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP).
Visit the Region X environmental website for specific information about the Historic Preservation process in
your state: http://www.hud.gov/local/shared/working/r10/environment/index.cfm?state=wa
State Historic Preservation Officer contacts: http://www.nps.gov/nr/shpolist.htm
Tribal Historic Preservation Officers contacts: http://www.nathpo.org/map.html
Proceed as appropriate based on the Finding:
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No Historic Properties Affected: STOP here. The Section 106 Historic Preservation review is complete.
Attach SHPO/THPO concurrence, copies of letters to and from other interested parties and the tribes, and
your response to the ERR. If SHPO/THPO did not respond within 30 days, your dated letter documents
compliance. Record your determination of no historic properties affected on the Statutory Worksheet or
Environmental Assessment.
No Adverse Effect on Historic Property: STOP here. The Section 106 Historic Preservation review is
complete. Categorically Excluded projects (24 CFR Part 58.35(a)) CANNOT convert to exempt with
this determination.
Attach SHPO/THPO concurrence, copies of letters to and from other interested parties and the tribes, and
your response to the ERR. Record your determination of no adverse affect on historic properties on the
Statutory Worksheet or Environmental Assessment.
Adverse Effect on Historic Property Resolve Adverse Effects per 800.6 in consultation with
SHPO/THPO, the ACHP if participating, and any consulting parties. The loan or grant may not be
approved until adverse effects are resolved according to 800.6 or you have complied with 36 CFR
Part 800. Categorically Excluded projects (24 CFR Part 58.35(a)) CANNOT convert to exempt with
this determination.
Make sure that the resolution is fully documented in your ERR with all SHPO/THPO correspondence,
copies of letters to and from other interested parties and the tribes, surveys, MOAs etc.
Summary
No ground disturbance of the site is proposed per the project description. All sites have been reviewed
for archaeological resources in 2016, and Hillcrest in 2010, and no cultural resources were discovered.
Cole Manor is less than 45 years old.
Hillcrest Terrace was evaluated in 2010 and found to be not eligible for the National Register of
Historic Places in a Letter from DAHP dated December 9, 2010.
A 2016 reconnaissance evaluation of the Evergreen Terrace Housing Complex did not identify any
evidence that the property meets criteria for historical significance. DAHP provided a determination
that the property is not eligible for the NRHP on August 4, 2016. DAHP’s WISAARD site continues to
show it as not eligible (https://fortress.wa.gov/dahp/wisaardp3/).
Per the 2016 Report, because Hillcrest and Evergreen Terrace have been determined not eligible for
the NRHP, any alterations would not constitute an effect to historic properties (36 CFR 800.4
(2)(d)(1)).
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Noise (CEST Level Reviews)
General requirements Legislation Regulation
HUD’s noise regulations protect
residential properties from
excessive noise exposure. HUD
encourages mitigation as
appropriate.
Noise Control Act of 1972
General Services Administration
Federal Management Circular 75‐
2: “Compatible Land Uses at
Federal Airfields”
Title 24 CFR 51
Subpart B
References
https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/environmental‐review/noise‐abatement‐and‐
control
1. What activities does your project involve? Check all that apply:
☐ New construction for residential use
NOTE: HUD assistance to new construction projects is generally prohibited if
they are located in an Unacceptable zone, and HUD discourages assistance for
new construction projects in Normally Unacceptable zones. See 24 CFR
51.101(a)(3) for further details.
Continue to Question 4.
☒ Rehabilitation of an existing residential property
NOTE: For modernization projects in all noise zones, HUD encourages mitigation
to reduce levels to acceptable compliance standards. See 24 CFR 51 Subpart B
for further details.
Continue to Question 2.
☐ A research demonstration project which does not result in new construction
or reconstruction, interstate, land sales registration, or any timely emergency
assistance under disaster assistance provisions or appropriations which are
provided to save lives, protect property, protect public health and safety,
remove debris and wreckage, or assistance that has the effect of restoring
facilities substantially as they existed prior to the disaster
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue
to the Worksheet Summary below.
☐ None of the above
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue
to the Worksheet Summary below.
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2. Do you have standardized noise attenuation measures that apply to all modernization
and/or minor rehabilitation projects, such as the use of double glazed windows or
extra insulation?
☒ Yes
Indicate the type of measures that will apply (check all that apply):
☒ Improved building envelope components (better windows and doors,
strengthened sheathing, insulation, sealed gaps, etc.)
☐ Redesigned building envelope (more durable or substantial materials,
increased air gap, resilient channels, staggered wall studs, etc.)
☐ Other
Explain:
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue
to the Worksheet Summary below and provide any supporting documentation.
☐ No
Continue to Question 3.
3. Complete the Preliminary Screening to identify potential noise generators in the
vicinity (1000’ from a major road, 3000’ from a railroad, or 15 miles from an airport).
Describe findings of the Preliminary Screening:
Continue to Question 6.
4. Complete the Preliminary Screening to identify potential noise generators in the
vicinity (1000’ from a major road, 3000’ from a railroad, or 15 miles from an airport).
Window replacement is proposed for sites. Some entry doors may be altered. RHA
proposes to include better windows and doors.
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Indicate the findings of the Preliminary Screening below:
☐ There are no noise generators found within the threshold distances above.
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue
to the Worksheet Summary below. Provide a map showing the location of the
project relative to any noise generators.
☐ Noise generators were found within the threshold distances.
Continue to Question 5.
5. Complete the Noise Assessment Guidelines to quantify the noise exposure. Indicate
the findings of the Noise Assessment below:
☐ Acceptable: (65 decibels or less; the ceiling may be shifted to 70 decibels in
circumstances described in §24 CFR 51.105(a))
Indicate noise level here:
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue
to the Worksheet Summary below. Provide noise analysis, including noise level
and data used to complete the analysis.
☐ Normally Unacceptable: (Above 65 decibels but not exceeding 75 decibels;
the floor may be shifted to 70 decibels in circumstances described in 24 CFR
51.105(a))
Indicate noise level here:
Is the project in a largely undeveloped area1?
☐ No
Your project requires completion of an Environmental Assessment
(EA) pursuant to 51.104(b)(1)(i). Elevate this review to an EA‐level
review.
Provide noise analysis, including noise level and data used to complete
the analysis.
Continue to Question 6.
☐ Yes
Your project requires completion of an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) pursuant to 51.104(b)(1)(i). Elevate this review to an
EIS‐level review.
1 A largely undeveloped area means the area within 2 miles of the project site is less than 50 percent developed
with urban uses and does not have water and sewer capacity to serve the project.
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Provide noise analysis, including noise level and data used to complete
the analysis.
Continue to Question 6.
☐ Unacceptable: (Above 75 decibels)
Indicate noise level here:
Your project requires completion of an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) pursuant to 51.104(b)(1)(i). You may either complete an EIS or provide
a waiver signed by the appropriate authority. Indicate your choice:
☐ Convert to an EIS
Provide noise analysis, including noise level and data used to complete
the analysis.
Continue to Question 6.
☐ Provide waiver
Provide an Environmental Impact Statement waiver from the Certifying
Officer or the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development per 24 CFR 51.104(b)(2) and noise analysis, including noise
level and data used to complete the analysis.
Continue to Question 6.
6. HUD strongly encourages mitigation be used to eliminate adverse noise impacts.
Explain in detail the exact measures that must be implemented to mitigate for the
impact or effect, including the timeline for implementation. This information will be
automatically included in the Mitigation summary for the environmental review.
☐ Mitigation as follows will be implemented:
Provide drawings, specifications, and other materials as needed to describe
the project’s noise mitigation measures.
Continue to the Worksheet Summary.
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☒ No mitigation is necessary.
Explain why mitigation will not be made here:
Continue to the Worksheet Summary.
Worksheet Summary
Compliance Determination
Provide a clear description of your determination and a synopsis of the information that it was
based on, such as:
Map panel numbers and dates
Names of all consulted parties and relevant consultation dates
Names of plans or reports and relevant page numbers
Any additional requirements specific to your region
Are formal compliance steps or mitigation required?
☐ Yes
☒ No
See Project Description. RHA will employ noise attenuation measures for modernization and/or
minor rehabilitation projects, such as window replacements consisting of double glazed windows
and improved doors at entries, where applicable.
See Project Description.
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June 2017
Sole Source Aquifers
HUD Region X
Checklist for HUD or Responsible Entity
General requirements Legislation Regulation
Protect drinking water systems which
are the sole or principal drinking water
source for an area and which, if
contaminated, would create a
significant hazard to public health.
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 201, 300 et seq., and 21
U.S.C. 349)
40 CFR 149.2
1. Is the project located on a sole source aquifer (SSA) review area which includes the aquifer and
streamflow source areas? (Note: There are currently no sole source aquifers in Alaska.)
Maintain, in your ERR, a copy of the latest SSA review area map, marked with your project location.
https://www.epa.gov/dwssa
Click “Interactive map of SSA’s”
Make sure you consider streamflow source areas.
No: STOP here. The Sole Source Aquifer authority does not apply. Record your determination.
Yes: PROCEED to #2
Cole Manor is located in the Cedar Valley sole source aquifer. See map below.
https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9ebb047ba3ec41ada1877155fe313
56b.
Cole Manor is also included in Renton’s Aquifer Protection Area Zone 2. Evergreen Terrace and Hillcrest
Terrace are in the City’s Aquifer Protection Area Zone 2, but not within the Sole Source Aquifer Boundary
above.
https://www.rentonwa.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_7922657/File/City%20Hall/Administrative%
20Services/Information%20Technology/GIS/Aquifer%20Protection.pdf
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2. Is there anything connected to your project that could have an adverse impact on the aquifer and
streamflow source area such as injection of storm into the aquifer or deep digging on sites with toxins
in the soil or onsite monitoring wells? Examples include dry wells, injection wells, digging in
contaminated soils to or close to aquifer depth (note depth to aquifer may vary depending on where
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your project is located since aquifer depths vary over the landscape), installing a fuel storage tank
underground without safeguards or placing a fuel storage tank aboveground without secondary
containment.
Yes: Please proceed directly to consultation with EPA, described in Step 10 or if the project is located in
Idaho, proceed to Step 9.
No: Document your ERR and PROCEED to #3
3. Does the project consist of an individual action (including acquisition, disposition, new construction
and rehabilitation) on a one-to-four unit residential building that meets all applicable local and state
groundwater regulations?
Yes: STOP here. The project is not likely to affect Sole Source Aquifer quality. Record your determination
on the Statutory Worksheet.
No: PROCEED to #4
4. Does the project consist of acquisition, disposition or rehabilitation of a multifamily (5 or more
dwelling units) residential building, commercial building, or public facility that does not increase size
or capacity and meets all applicable local and state groundwater regulations?
Yes: STOP here. The project is not likely to affect Sole Source Aquifer quality. Record your determination
on the Statutory Worksheet.
City groundwater regulations are applicable when new fill is proposed so that it is clean (no fill is proposed),
and when there is a change of use or commercial/industrial use (neither are proposed; current use is
residential and will remain so). (personal communication, Vanessa Dolbee, June 25, 2018)
No: PROCEED to #5
5. Does the project consist of new construction or rehabilitation that increases size or capacity of a
multifamily building, commercial building or public facility that meets all applicable local/state
ground-water regulations AND
a. Project is connected to public water OR
b. Project is connected to private well water and the appropriate state and local health
department or district is notified; water is tested for contaminants such as bacteria and
nitrate; all applicable pollution prevention techniques are used to protect the private well
from contamination.
c. Project is connected to the sanitary sewer OR
d. Project uses an onsite sewage disposal system that treats 2000 gallons per day or less.
e. Project is connected to public storm drainage system OR
f. Project infiltrates some or all of its storm water onsite through rain gardens, bioswales or
other low impact development methods EXCEPT shallow injection wells such as dry wells, or
french drains.
Yes: STOP here. The project is not likely to affect Sole Source Aquifer quality. Record your determination
on the Statutory Worksheet and document how your project will handle water, storm water and sewage.
No: PROCEED to #6
Describe:
No change in impervious area extent or stormwater systems are proposed. No new construction is
proposed. No wells, fuel storage, or other such facilities are proposed.
Describe:
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6. Does the project consist of repairing or expanding streets, or installing sidewalks, curb cuts, biking
trails, hiking trails, parks or playgrounds and meets all applicable local and state groundwater
regulations?
Yes: STOP here. The project is not likely to affect Sole Source Aquifer quality. Record your determination
on the Statutory Worksheet.
No: PROCEED to #7
7. Does the project consist of drinking water activities such as drinking water lines, drinking water
storage reservoirs, drinking water treatment systems, drilling of a new well, or a pump system and
does not involve digging through a hazardous waste site or a site that is tracking contamination
through monitoring wells?
Yes: STOP here. The project is not likely to affect Sole Source Aquifer quality. Record your determination
on the Statutory Worksheet.
No: PROCEED to #8
8. Does the project consist of wastewater activities such as (but not limited to) replacement and/or rehab
of collection lines, new transmission lines, lift stations, new wastewater lagoons or repairing an
existing septic system and does not involve digging through a hazardous waste site or a site that is
tracking contamination through monitoring wells and does not add a new source of contamination to
the groundwater (examples that may add a new source of contamination would include a new
reuse/land application system or expansion of existing reuse/land application system, or a new large
capacity septic system/soil absorption system)?
Yes: STOP here. The project is not likely to affect Sole Source Aquifer quality. Record your determination
on the Statutory Worksheet.
No: PROCEED to #9
9. Is the project located in Idaho and does it fit within the Memorandum of Understanding between
HUD/Idaho Division of Community Development/Idaho Housing and Finance Association and EPA?
Yes: Follow the process laid out in the 2000 MOU, including contacting appropriate regulators, obtaining
required permits and maintaining documentation as prescribed in the MOU:
Record your determination on the Statutory Worksheet.
No: PROCEED to #10
Describe:
Describe:
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10. Submit your project to EPA for review.
EPA approves project: Stop here. The project is not likely to affect Sole Source Aquifer quality.
Maintain copies of all of the documents you have used to make your determination and your
correspondence with EPA.
EPA objects to project: Continue working with EPA to mitigate issues. You may need to hire a technical
consultant or request EPA to conduct an independent review of the proposed project for impacts to ground water
quality. If EPA determines that the project continues to pose a significant contaminant hazard to public health,
federal financial assistance must be denied.
DISCLAIMER: This document is intended as a tool to help Region X HUD
grantees and HUD staff complete environmental requirements. This
document is subject to change. This is not a policy statement, and the Sole
Source Aquifer Legislation and Regulations take precedence over any
information found in this document.
Include the following information:
1. Location of Project and name of Sole Source Aquifer.
2. Project description and federal funding source.
3. Is there any increase of impervious surface? If so, what is the area?
4. Describe how storm water is currently treated on the site.
5. How will storm water be treated on this site during construction and after the project is complete?
6. Are there any underground storage tanks present or to be installed? Include details of such tanks.
7. Will there be any liquid or solid waste generated? If so how will it be disposed of?
8. What is the depth of excavation?
9. Are there any wells in the area that may provide direct routes for contaminates to access the aquifer
and how close are they to the project?
10. Are there any hazardous waste sites in the project area, especially if the waste site has an
underground plume with monitoring wells that may be disturbed? Include details.
11. Are there any deep pilings that may provide access to the aquifer?
12. Are Best Management Practices planned to address any possible risks or concerns?
13. Is there any other information that could be helpful in determining if this project may have an affect
on the aquifer?
14. Does this Project include any improvements that may be beneficial to the aquifer, such as
improvements to the wastewater treatment plan?
Submit the information to Susan Eastman at eastman.susan@epa.gov , phone number (206) 553-6249, for
EPA approval of the project. Please note that EPA may request additional information if impacts to the
aquifer are questionable after the information is submitted for review.
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Wetlands (CEST and EA)
General requirements Legislation Regulation
Executive Order 11990 discourages that direct or
indirect support of new construction impacting
wetlands wherever there is a practicable
alternative. The Fish and Wildlife Service’s National
Wetlands Inventory can be used as a primary
screening tool, but observed or known wetlands
not indicated on NWI maps must also be
processed. Off‐site impacts that result in draining,
impounding, or destroying wetlands must also be
processed.
Executive Order
11990
24 CFR 55.20 can
be used for
general guidance
regarding the 8
Step Process.
References
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental‐review/wetlands‐protection
1. Does this project involve new construction as defined in Executive Order 11990,
expansion of a building’s footprint, or ground disturbance?
The term "new construction" shall include draining, dredging, channelizing, filling,
diking, impounding, and related activities and any structures or facilities begun or
authorized after the effective date of the Order.
☒ No Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section.
Continue to the Worksheet Summary below.
All three sites are developed in an urban environment. No mapped wetlands are found on the three
sites. No new construction is proposed. Consistent with cultural resources worksheet, landscaping
modifications would not exceed the definition of ground disturbance (i.e. less than one cubic foot of
disturbed soil).
☐ Yes Continue to Question 2.
2. Will the new construction or other ground disturbance impact an on‐ or off‐site
wetland?
The term "wetlands" means those areas that are inundated by surface or ground water
with a frequency sufficient to support, and under normal circumstances does or would
support, a prevalence of vegetative or aquatic life that requires saturated or seasonally
saturated soil conditions for growth and reproduction. Wetlands generally include
swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas such as sloughs, potholes, wet meadows, river
overflows, mud flats, and natural ponds. Wetlands under E.O. 11990 include isolated
and non‐jurisdictional wetlands.
☐ No, a wetland will not be impacted in terms of E.O. 11990’s definition of new
construction.
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue
to the Worksheet Summary below. Provide a map or any other relevant
documentation to explain your determination.
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☐ Yes, there is a wetland that be impacted in terms of E.O. 11990’s definition of
new construction.
You must determine that there are no practicable alternatives to wetlands
development by completing the 8‐Step Process.
Provide a completed 8‐Step Process as well as all documents used to make your
determination, including a map. Be sure to include the early public notice and the
final notice with your documentation.
Continue to Question 3.
3. For the project to be brought into compliance with this section, all adverse impacts
must be mitigated. Explain in detail the exact measures that must be implemented to
mitigate for the impact or effect, including the timeline for implementation.
Which of the following mitigation actions have been or will be taken? Select all that
apply:
☐ Permeable surfaces
☐ Natural landscape enhancements that maintain or restore natural hydrology
through infiltration
☐ Native plant species
☐ Bioswales
☐ Evapotranspiration
☐ Stormwater capture and reuse
☐ Green or vegetative roofs with drainage provisions
☐ Natural Resources Conservation Service conservation easements
☐ Compensatory mitigation
Worksheet Summary
Compliance Determination
Provide a clear description of your determination and a synopsis of the information that it was
based on, such as:
Map panel numbers and dates
Names of all consulted parties and relevant consultation dates
Names of plans or reports and relevant page numbers
Any additional requirements specific to your region
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Are formal compliance steps or mitigation required?
☐ Yes
☒ No
All three sites are developed in an urban environment. No mapped wetlands are found on the three
sites. Renton Wetlands Map, available:
https://www.rentonwa.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_7922657/File/City%20Hall/Administrative%20Se
rvices/Information%20Technology/GIS/WaterClass%20and%20Wetlands.pdf.
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Wild and Scenic Rivers (CEST and EA)
General requirements Legislation Regulation
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
provides federal protection for
certain free‐flowing, wild, scenic
and recreational rivers designated
as components or potential
components of the National Wild
and Scenic Rivers System (NWSRS)
from the effects of construction or
development.
The Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act (16 U.S.C. 1271‐1287),
particularly section 7(b) and
(c) (16 U.S.C. 1278(b) and (c))
36 CFR Part 297
References
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental‐review/wild‐and‐scenic‐rivers
1. Is your project within proximity of a NWSRS river as defined below?
Wild & Scenic Rivers: These rivers or river segments have been designated by Congress or
by states (with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior) as wild, scenic, or
recreational
Study Rivers: These rivers or river segments are being studied as a potential component of
the Wild & Scenic River system.
Nationwide Rivers Inventory (NRI): The National Park Service has compiled and maintains
the NRI, a register of river segments that potentially qualify as national wild, scenic, or
recreational river areas
☒ No
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the Worksheet
Summary below. Provide documentation used to make your determination, such as a map
identifying the project site and its surrounding area or a list of rivers in your region in the Screen
Summary at the conclusion of this screen.
☐ Yes, the project is in proximity of a Nationwide Rivers Inventory (NRI) River.
Continue to Question 2.
2. Could the project do any of the following?
Have a direct and adverse effect within Wild and Scenic River Boundaries,
Invade the area or unreasonably diminish the river outside Wild and Scenic River
Boundaries, or
Have an adverse effect on the natural, cultural, and/or recreational values of a NRI
segment.
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Consultation with the appropriate federal/state/local/tribal Managing Agency(s) is
required, pursuant to Section 7 of the Act, to determine if the proposed project may have
an adverse effect on a Wild & Scenic River or a Study River and, if so, to determine the
appropriate avoidance or mitigation measures.
Note: Concurrence may be assumed if the Managing Agency does not respond within 30
days; however, you are still obligated to avoid or mitigate adverse effects on the rivers
identified in the NWSRS
☐ No, the Managing Agency has concurred that the proposed project will not alter,
directly, or indirectly, any of the characteristics that qualifies or potentially qualifies
the river for inclusion in the NWSRS.
Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the Worksheet
Summary below. Provide documentation of the consultation (including the Managing Agency’s
concurrence) and any other documentation used to make your determination.
☐ Yes, the Managing Agency was consulted and the proposed project may alter, directly,
or indirectly, any of the characteristics that qualifies or potentially qualifies the river
for inclusion in the NWSRS.
Continue to Question 3.
3. For the project to be brought into compliance with this section, all adverse impacts
must be mitigated. Explain in detail the proposed measures that must be
implemented to mitigate for the impact or effect, including the timeline for
implementation.
Continue to the Worksheet Summary below. Provide documentation of the consultation
(including the Managing Agency’s concurrence) and any other documentation used to make your
determination.
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Worksheet Summary
Compliance Determination
Provide a clear description of your determination and a synopsis of the information that it was
based on, such as:
Map panel numbers and dates
Names of all consulted parties and relevant consultation dates
Names of plans or reports and relevant page numbers
Any additional requirements specific to your region
Are formal compliance steps or mitigation required?
☐ Yes
☒ No
See Wetlands Worksheet that shows streams as well as wetlands. There are no rivers in proximity to
the three sites.
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Environmental Justice (CEST and EA)
General requirements Legislation Regulation
Determine if the project creates
adverse environmental impacts
upon a low‐income or minority
community. If it does, engage
the community in meaningful
participation about mitigating
the impacts or move the
project.
Executive Order 12898
References
https://www.hudexchange.info/environmental‐review/environmental‐justice
HUD strongly encourages starting the Environmental Justice analysis only after all other laws
and authorities, including Environmental Assessment factors if necessary, have been
completed.
1. Were any adverse environmental impacts identified in any other compliance review
portion of this project’s total environmental review?
☐Yes Continue to Question 2.
☒No Based on the response, the review is in compliance with this section. Continue to the
Worksheet Summary below.
2. Were these adverse environmental impacts disproportionately high for low‐income
and/or minority communities?
☐Yes
Explain:
Continue to Question 3. Provide any supporting documentation.
☐No
Explain:
Continue to the Worksheet Summary and provide any supporting documentation.
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3. All adverse impacts should be mitigated. Explain in detail the proposed measures that
must be implemented to mitigate for the impact or effect, including the timeline for
implementation.
☐Mitigation as follows will be implemented:
Continue to Question 4.
☐No mitigation is necessary.
Explain why mitigation will not be made here:
Continue to Question 4.
4. Describe how the affected low‐income or minority community was engaged or
meaningfully involved in the decision on what mitigation actions, if any, will be taken.
Continue to the Worksheet Summary and provide any supporting documentation.
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Worksheet Summary
Compliance Determination
Provide a clear description of your determination and a synopsis of the information that it was
based on, such as:
Map panel numbers and dates
Names of all consulted parties and relevant consultation dates
Names of plans or reports and relevant page numbers
Any additional requirements specific to your region
Are formal compliance steps or mitigation required?
☐ Yes
☒ No
No mitigation has been required for the proposed maintenance and rehabilitation activities. The
residences will be retained for use by low income and senior households.
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