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April27,2018i::———-V.-*1*.r-StateDepartmentofNaturalResourcesForestPractices1111WashingtonStreetSEOlympia,WA98501-7010*:;RE’cityofRentonCommentsRegardingForestPracticesApplication/Notification#26Z01UDearSirorMadam:TheCityofRentonIsherebysubmittingcommentsonForestPracticesApplication/Notification#2420111madebyDalpayPropertiesLLCanddatedAprIl20,2018,TheapplicationIstoharvest28acresoftimberontwoadjacentparcelsonCougarMountain,onelocatedIntheCityofNewcastle,andonelocatedInunincorporatedKingCounty.TheCityofRentoWboundary*jItsthewestendofthe.KingCountyparcel.Stream‘A.aType‘F’fishbearingstream,fIowsthreNewcat1eiffiW’emptiesIntoMayCreek,aShorelineoftheStatethatsupportsthe‘ingspeciesofaImo,UChinook,Sockeye,Coh,Stnlhaad,CutthroattroutandKokanu(firmedwithinthelasttwoyearsimmediatelyupstreamoftheI-4yCreekBridge).MayCreekflowswestthroughRentonandemptiesIntoLakeWashington.fVVTheCityofRentonsveryconcem‘terlousImpactsthispoposVeontheFVdownstreamenvironmentandth;‘-jfjeekBashi.5pedflcatIZjypedaboutIImpactsonsteep,unstableslopes,hIPaKorsift-bearingrunandthnMayCreekleadingtotakesofthesimonidsthatlivethatwouldbefilledtocreatetheaccessroad,theInstallationofaculveithatintroduceafishpassagebarrierandotherassociatedImpacts.eseun___________yV,Vtheapplication,andthereIsnoevaluationormitigationoffered.TheseVspecificallyasfollowsRentonurgesthattheDNRdisapprovetheapplicationbecause,amongotherreasons,thelnten4edtimberharvestIsmisclassifiedasaClassHIforestpractices,Ataminimum,thisapplication.whichwassubmittedasaClassIllforestpractices,shouldbereclassifiedtoaClassIV-spedalandsubjedSEPAreview,andshouldbereviewedbytheDepartmentofFishandWildlifeasahydrauflàiüThVV’V-VVV.•VVinvolvingTypeFwaters.--RentonCityHali,7thFloor1055SouthGradyWay.Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov StateDepartmentofNaturalResourcesForestPracticesPa6e2of4ApriL27,2018DisturbanceofSteep,UnstableSlopesandLandforms1.ForestPracticesApplication2420111isself-contradictoryaboutsteep,unstableslopes.Whileitstatesthattherewillbeground-basedequipmentplacedonslopesgreaterthan40%andtheEPAindicatesthatunstableslopesorlandformsconsistentwithWAC222-16-O5Ofd)fi)maybepresentwithintheharvestarea,question11statestherearenopotentiallyunstableslopesintheareaoftheforestpracticesactivity.2.Thesteepestslopeintheharvestareaisstatedtobe65%inquestion21.3.WAC222-16-050,Classesofforestpractices,statesinProvisIon(1)thataClassIV-speciatclassificationshouldbeusedandSEPAreviewappliedIfthefollowingprovisionsapply.Provision(1)(d)fi)fA)statesthatpotentiallyunstableslopesareoneofthefollowing:innergorges.TheEnlargedForestPracticesActivityMapforthisapplicationshowsthatStream‘A’(TypeFwater)passesthroughan‘Innergorge’wherea210-footlengthofthestreamisproposedtobeconfinedina24-inchby30-inchculvert.ProvisionfE)statesanyareascontainingfeaturesIndicatingthepresenceofpotentialslope1nstabiIywhichcumuIathaindicatethepresenceofunstableslopesmakestheprojecteligibleforSEPAreview.4.WAC222-10-030statesthatSEPApoliciesforotentIallyunstableslopesshouldbeappliediftheproposal“woulddelivsedimentordebristoapublicresurce.”Silt-ladenrunofffromthisprojectwoulddeliversedimenttosalmon-bearingMayCreek,whichreceivestheflowofStream‘A’.Italsorequiresadditionalinformation,providedbyaqualifiedexpert,describingthepotentiallyunstablelandforms,thelikelihoodthattheprojectwoulddeliversedimentordebristoapublicresourceandanypossiblemitigationfortheidentifiedhazardsandrisks.TheapplicationappearstolackthisrequiredadditionalInformation.5.Bythesecriteria,thisapplicationshouldbedisapprovedasaClassillforestpractices,reclassifiedasaClasslV-specialforestpractices,SEPAshouldbeappliedandtherequiredadditionalJnformatlonshouldbesubmittedbytheapplicant.6.Sincethereappearstobenoanalysisbyaqualifiedexpert,theapplicationisincomplete.E1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057•rentonwa.gov StateDepartmentofNaturalResourcesforestPracticesPage3of4April27,2018ImpactonSpecialThreatenedandEndangeredSpecies1.WAC222-10-040ClassIV-SpecialthreatenedandendangeredspeciesSEPApoliciespestablishesthatduetopotentialimpactsofsediment-ladenrunofffroVt-thisprojectintodownstreamMayCreekthatservesasthehomeofsalmonidsincludingthreateedspecies,VthatinadditiontoSEPApolicies,thedepartmentshallconsultwiththedepartmentoffishWandwildlifetheragencieswithexpertise,affectedlandowners,affectedIndiantribesandotherswifpertlsewhenevaluatingtheimpactsofforestpractices.2.WAC222-20-017,ApplicationsthatIncludeforestpractIceshydraulicprojects,Provision(4)requiresconcurrencereviewforculvertInstallationatorbelowthebankfullwidthinTypeFwaters.Thisproposalincludestheinstallationofa210footlongculvertforStream‘A,’whichisaTypeFwater.ThisrequireshydraulicprojectreviewbytheDepartmentofFishandWildlife.Provision(5)statesthatanapplicationwillbedisapprovedIfthedepartmentdetermines,afterconsultationwiththeDepartmentofFishandWildlife,thataforestpracticeashydraulicprojectintheapplicationwillresultIndirectorindirectharmtofishlife,unlessadequatemitigationcanbeassuredbyconditioningtheapplicationfortheproject.ApplicationincompleteandContradictory1.TheFPAismisclassifiedasaClassIllforestpracticesbecausethereisnoapplicableapprovedwatershedanalysis.Reference:WAC222-16-050(1)(d)(ii)(A).2.Item20intheapplicationindicatesthat0.7acresofforestedwetlandswillbeharvestedfortheroad,andtheEnlargedForestPracticesActivityMapshowsthattheaccessroadwillbebuiltthroughthewetlands.ThisIsInexcessof0.5acresofwetlandateabeingfilledordrained.Accordingly,theFPAcannotbeapprovedasaClassIllforestpcactices.Reference:WAC222-16-050(1)(h).3.TheapplicationlacksInformation,providedbyaqualifiedexpert,describingthepotentiallyunstablelandforms,thelikelihoodthattheprojectwoulddeliversedimentordebristoapublicresource,andanypossiblemitigationfortheidentifiedhazardsandrisks.4.Question14a.ontheapplicationstatesthattheproposalwillnotinstallaculvertatorbelowthebankfullwidthofTypeFwatersthatexceeds5%gradient.Italsostatesinitem31thatthe24-inchby30-inchculvertinstallationisproposedforaroadcrossingacrossStream‘B,’whichisanon-typedwaterfeature.However,theEnlargedForestPracticesActivityMapclearlyshowsthatitisStream‘A’thatwillbeplacedintheculvert.Stream‘A’isaTypeFwaterbeatingfish,andtheculvertmaypresentafishpassagebarrier.1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov StateDepartmentofNaturalResourcestorestPracticesPage4of4Apul27,2018WeconcludethatthisapplicationpresentsatimberharvestingproposalthatcouldposesignificantadverseenvironmentalImpactsonsteep,unstableslopes,potentiallycausesilt-ladenrunofftoenter%Stream‘A’andthenMayCreekwhichprovideshabitatforthreatenedsalmonids,bringabouttheunmitigatedfillingof0.7acresofforestedwetlands,andincludesinstallationofa210-footculverttocattyaTypeFstream,whichcouldpresentabarriertofishpassage.Theapplicationisself-contradictory,incompleteandindicatesthattheintendedtimberharvesthasbeenmisclassifiedasaClassliiforestpractices.WeurgethatItbedisapprovedforthesereasons,butIfitIstobeconsidered,itshouldbereclassifiedasaclassjy-specialapplication,andsubjectedtoSEPAandhydraulicprojectreviewbytheDepartmentofFislfldWildlife,aswellasreviewbyotheragencieswithexpertiseaffectedlandowners,affectedIndiantribesandotherswithexpertisewhenevaluatingtheimpactsofforestpractices(WAC222-10-040).Inaddition,theapplicantshouldberequiredtosubmitthemissingstudiesanddocumentation,andrevisetheapplicationtoremovethecontradictionsandimproveitsaccuracy.Thankyouforyourconsideration.cc:MembersoftheRentoncityCouncilBobHarrison,ChiefAdministrativeOfficerGreggZimmerman,PublicWorksAdministratorXeiiyBeymer,CommunityServicesAdministratorChipVincent,CommunityandEconomicDevelopmentAdministratorShaneMoloney,CityAttorneyPreetiShridhar,DeputyPublicAffairsAdministratorLeslieBetlach,ParksPlanning/NaturalResourcesDirectorLysHornsby,UtiiitySystemsDirectorJenniferHenning,PlanningDirectorLesheClark,SeniorAssistantCityAttorneyJasonSeth,CityClerkAprilAlexander,ExecutiveSecretaryJuliaMedzegian,CouncilLiaison€incerely,DenisLawMayor1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057•rentonwa.gov