Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan Update Final SEIS

Pierce County Public Works and Utilities Environmental Services

December 21, 2005 Fact Sheet

Title Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan Ten-Year Update Description of Pierce County is proposing to update the Chambers Creek Proposal Properties Master Site Plan, 1997 (MSP) and supplement the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) as directed by the Pierce County Council. The proposed Update would add lodging and other golf course support facilities, an Environmental Institute as well as other public uses, and relocate a number of adopted MSP uses. This Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (D FSEIS) will analyze the proposed Update at a programmatic level. Subsequent development permit applications following adoption of the MSP Update would be subject to environmental review at project specific level.

Location of The Properties are comprised of approximately 924 acres Proposal along the eastern shore of Puget Sound. Portions of the Properties lie within the cities of University Place and Lakewood and unincorporated Pierce County and are bounded to the north by 48th Street West, to the east by Grandview Drive, 64th Street W and Chambers Creek Road W running eastward to Phillips Road SW in the City of Lakewood. The Town of Steilacoom limits and the southern rim of Chambers Creek Canyon generally form the site’s southern boundary (see Figure 1: Vicinity Map, in the Summary section).

Proponent The proponent of this Proposal is Pierce County through its Public Works and Utilities and Parks and Recreation Services departments.

Date of It is anticipated that the Final Draft MSP Update will be Implementation completed by fall 2005 and be submitted for final approval by the Pierce County Council by late fall 2005.

Co-Lead Pierce County, the City of University Place and the City of Agencies Lakewood share Co-Lead Agency status in accordance with WAC 197-11-944 per the Joint Procedural Agreement executed on June 8, 2000. The City of Lakewood has authorized the other two parties to serve as a Co-Lead Agency for this process.

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Responsible Adonais Clark, Senior Planner Officials Pierce County Planning and Land Services Department

David Swindale, Development Services Director City of University Place

Contact Persons Chambers Creek Properties Program Manager Joseph Scorcio, Assistant Director Pierce County Public Works and Utilities Department 9850 64th Street West University Place, WA 98467 (253) 798-4050

Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan Update Project Manager Anne-marie Marshall-Dody, Senior Planner Pierce County Environmental Services 9850 64th Street West University Place, WA 98467 (253) 798-4140

Potential The Chambers Creek Properties are guided by the Joint Permits and Procedural Agreement (2000), and the Chambers Creek Licenses Properties Standards and Guidelines (2003) which together with the Master Site Plan and environmental documents describe permitted uses, design and development standards, city and county processing, coordinated review procedures, and standards and other provisions for the Master Site Plan.

The following city and county permits and approvals may also be required to implement the Master Site Plan Update.

City of University Place Site Development Permit Fire Marshall Hydrant Permit Approval Critical Areas and Natural Resource Lands Review Building Permit Plumbing Permit Electrical Permit Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Right-of-Way Permit Special Events Permit

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City of Lakewood Site Development Permit Shoreline Development Permit Building Permit Plumbing Permit Mechanical Permit Right-of-Way Permit Stormwater Review

Pierce County Critical Areas and Natural Resource Lands Review Clearing and Grading Permit Shoreline Substantial Development Permit

Washington State Department of Ecology National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Short-Term Water Quality Modification Section 401 Water Quality Certification

Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife Hydraulic Project Approval

Washington State Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Lands Lease for docks, piers, and mooring buoys

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 10 Permit Section 404 Permit

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Right-of-Way Use Permit

Authors and The DSEIS and FSEIS was were prepared under the Principal direction of the Co-Lead Agencies. Research and analysis Contributors to were provided by the following firms: the DSEIS and FSEIS BERGER/ABAM Engineers, Inc. 33301 Ninth Avenue South, Suite 300 Federal Way, WA 98003 Principal Author

AHBL, Inc. 2215 North 30th Street, Suite 300 Tacoma, WA 98403 Lead Consultant Master Site Plan Update

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Heffron Transportation, Inc. 6544 NE 61st Street Seattle, WA 98115 Transportation Technical Analysis

Entrix Inc. 2701 First Avenue South, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98121 Marine/Shoreline Technical Analysis

Norman Kondy Urban Design 271 32nd Avenue San Francisco, CA 94121 Graphic/Illustration Development

Date of Issue of The DSEIS was released on August 31, 2005. Due to the DSEIS and FSEIS size and location of the project, a single 45-day public comment period has been established.

The FSEIS was released in December 21, 2005.

Date Comments Written comments on the DSEIS must be submitted no later Are Were Due on than were due at 4:30 p.m., October 14, 2005 to David DSEIS Swindale, Planning Manager, City of University Place, 3715 Bridgeport Way West, University Place, WA 98466. No extension beyond this 45-day comment period can occur.

Date and Public Hearings to gather public testimony will be were held Location of on: Hearing on DSEIS September 20, 2005, 6:30 p.m. City of Lakewood 600 Main St SW Lakewood, WA 98499 September 21, 2005, 6:30 p.m. City of University Place 3715 Bridgeport Way W University Place, WA 98466 September 22, 2005, 6:30 p.m. Pierce County Public Works & Utilities Environmental Services Building 9850 64th St W University Place, WA 98467

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Date Final Final action on this proposal is by December 21, 2005. Action is Planned

Cost to Public of Copies of the D FSEIS and the Draft Chambers Creek A Copy of D FSEIS Properties Master Site Plan Update have been printed, distributed, and made available for public review. Additional copies are available from Pierce County Public Works and Utilities, Environmental Services, 9850 64th Street W, University Place, WA 98467 and City of University Place City Hall, 3715 Bridgeport Way W, University Place for the hard copy price of $35 for the D FSEIS and $35 for the Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan Ten-Year Update. Electronic copies of both documents are available for $10 or for free download by visiting the project website at www.piercecountywa.org/ccp.

Location of The primary background information for the D FSEIS is found Background in the Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan and the Information 1997 FEIS, Volumes I, II and III. Other documents that Incorporated by provide background information were hereby incorporated by Reference reference in the 1997 FEIS under WAC 197-11-635.

These documents can be reviewed by visiting the project website at www.piercecountywa.org/ccp or at Pierce County Department of Public Works and Utilities, Environmental Services, 9850 64th Street W, University Place WA 98467.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER MEMO TITLE PAGE FACT SHEET...... FS-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...... i SUMMARY...... S-1

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL...... 1

1.1 PROPONENT AND LOCATION ...... 1 1.2 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY...... 1 1.2.1 Ownership and Purpose of the Chambers Creek Properties...... 1 1.2.2 Master Site Plan (MSP) Direction ...... 1 1.3 ACTIONS REQUESTED ...... 3 1.3.1 Ten-Year Update and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement ...... 3 1.3.2 Co-Lead Agencies ...... 3 1.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL...... 3

2. AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES, AND UNAVOIDABLE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACTS ...... 13

2.1 EARTH...... 13 2.1.1 Affected Environment ...... 13 2.1.2 Impacts ...... 16 2.1.3 Mitigation Measures...... 16 2.1.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts...... 16 2.2 WATER RESOURCES...... 17 2.2.1 Affected Environment ...... 17 2.2.2 Impacts ...... 17 2.2.3 Mitigation Measures...... 18 2.2.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts...... 18 2.3 PLANTS AND ANIMALS ...... 19 2.3.1 Affected Environment ...... 19 2.3.2 Impacts ...... 21 2.3.3 Mitigation Measures...... 22 2.3.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts...... 22 2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH...... 23 2.4.1 Affected Environment ...... 23 2.4.2 Impacts ...... 24 2.4.3 Mitigation Measures...... 25 2.4.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts...... 25 2.5 LAND AND SHORELINE USE...... 26 2.5.1 Affected Environment ...... 26 2.5.2 Impacts ...... 26 2.5.3 Mitigation Measures...... 26 2.5.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts...... 27

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2.6 RELATIONSHIP TO LAND USE PLANS AND POLICIES...... 29 2.6.1 Affected Environment ...... 29 2.7 TRANSPORTATION ...... 30 2.7.1 Affected Environment ...... 30 2.7.2 Impacts ...... 43 2.7.3 Mitigation Measures...... 50 2.7.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts...... 50 2.8 AIR QUALITY...... 51 2.8.1 Affected Environment ...... 51 2.8.2 Impacts ...... 51 2.8.3 Mitigation Measures...... 51 2.8.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts...... 51 2.9 NOISE...... 52 2.9.1 Affected Environment ...... 52 2.9.2 Impacts ...... 52 2.9.3 Mitigation Measures...... 52 2.9.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts...... 52 2.10 AESTHETICS...... 53 2.10.1 Affected Environment ...... 53 2.10.2 Impacts ...... 53 2.10.3 Mitigation Measures...... 53 2.10.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts...... 53 2.11 CULTURAL RESOURCES ...... 54 2.11.1 Affected Environment ...... 54 2.11.2 Impacts ...... 54 2.11.3 Mitigation Measures...... 54 2.11.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts...... 54 2.12 PUBLIC SAFETY ...... 55 2.12.1 Affected Environment ...... 55 2.12.2 Impacts ...... 55 2.12.3 Mitigation Measures...... 55 2.12.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts...... 55

REFERENCES……………………………………………………………………………….R-1 GLOSSARY………………………………………………………………………………..…G-1 DISTRIBUTION LIST……………………………………………………………………...... D-1

APPENDICES (Volume II) Appendix A: Technical Memorandum: Hydrogeologic Investigation and Analysis; Shallow Aquifer; Chambers Creek Properties.

Appendix B: Marine Biological Resources and Sediment Reconnaissance in Chambers Bay.

Appendix C: MSP FEIS, 1997, Summary Table.

Appendix D: Comments and Responses

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LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Vicinity Map...... 3 Figure 2: Key Map...... 4 Figure 3: MSP Ten-Year Update Proposal...... 4 Figure 4: Topographic Map ...... 15 Figure 5: 2001 Aerial...... 28 Figure 6: Transportation Study Area ...... 31 Figure 7: Existing PM Peak Hour Traffic Volumes ...... 34 Figure 8: Forecast 2015 PM Peak Hour Traffic Volumes – No Action (With Adopted MSP) ...... 36 Figure 9: Daily and PM Peak Hour Traffic Assignment – Net Change Due to MSP Update...... 46

LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Summary of Supplemental Environmental Impacts and Mitigation...... 6 Table 2: Description of Existing, Adopted and Proposed New Uses ...... 2 Table 3: Land Use Summary...... 5 Table 4: North Area Uses...... 6 Table 5: Wastewater Treatment Plant Uses (WWTP) ...... 7 Table 6: Grandview Trail Area Uses...... 8 Table 7: Environmental Services Area Uses ...... 9 Table 8: South Area Uses ...... 10 Table 9: Chambers Creek Canyon Park Uses ...... 11 Table 10: Shoreline Area Uses ...... 12 Table 11: Federally Threatened/Endangered Species and Species of Concern (Listed Since 1997 FEIS) ...... 19 Table 12: USEPA and WSDA Heavy Metal Concentration Limits ...... 25 Table 13: Year 2002 Average Daily Traffic Volumes...... 33 Table 14: Level of Service Criteria for Roadway Sections...... 37 Table 15: Daily Level of Service Summary – Existing & Year 2015 with Adopted MSP 38 Table 16: Level of Service for Signalized Intersections...... 39 Table 17: Existing and Year 2015 PM Peak Hour Intersection Level of Service Summary ...... 40 Table 18: Accident Data at Vicinity Intersections ...... 41 Table 19: Summary of Trip Generation ...... 45 Table 20: Level of Service Impacts ...... 47 Table 21: Year 2015 Weekday PM Peak Hour LOS Summary – No Action & MSP Update...... 49

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SUMMARY This Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (D FSEIS) examines the proposed update to the 1997 Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan (MSP), which is proposed for approval by the Pierce County Council and Executive in December 2005.

Description of the Proposal Pierce County is proposing to update the Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan, 1997 (MSP) and supplement the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) as directed by the Pierce County Council. The proposed Update would add lodging and other golf course support facilities, an Environmental Institute as well as other public uses, and relocate a number of adopted MSP uses. This D FSEIS analyzes the proposed Update at a programmatic level. Subsequent development permit applications following adoption of the MSP Update would be subject to environmental review at project specific level.

Objectives of the Proposal The primary goal of the MSP is to provide public access and uses on the site that are compatible with further development of County regional services currently provided at the site remains unchanged. Those services include wastewater treatment, utilities, and parks and trails maintenance. More specific project objectives are to:

• Accomplish short- and long-term reclamation of the two gravel mine pits in a manner that allows for multiple public uses of the site and utilizes reclaimed water and other recycled waste products; • Develop a MSP that retains flexibility in design while ensuring that the unique characteristics and qualities of the site are protected; • Be responsive to the development constraints and opportunities of the site and adjacent areas and to design the MSP to mitigate potential adverse impacts; • Include design features in the MSP that retain natural features, provide buffers and open spaces, provide for safe public access, and maintain environmental quality; and • Develop a MSP that provides economically viable uses.

Proponent and Location The proponent of this Proposal is Pierce County through its Public Works and Utilities and Parks and Recreation Services departments.

Pierce County’s Chambers Creek Properties’ (Properties) primary address location is 9850 – 64th Street West, University Place, Washington, 98467.

The Properties are comprised of approximately 924 acres located along the eastern shore of Puget Sound. Portions of the Properties lie within the cities of University Place and Lakewood and unincorporated Pierce County and are bounded to the north by 48th Street W, to the east by Grandview Drive, 64th Street W and Chambers Creek Road W

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Figure 1: Vicinity Map

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Figure 2: Key Map

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Background and Planning Process The MSP was developed through an extensive public workshop process and adopted by the Pierce County Council on August 19, 1997, Ordinance No. 97-71S. The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) (adopted April 11, 1997) is incorporated into the MSP by reference. Additional project details and a full description of the Properties can be found in the adopted MSP and three-volume FEIS. Other plans that relate to the Master Site Plan are described in Chapter 4 of the MSP document.

The public planning process for the MSP Update began in March 2005 and has involved the Pierce County Management Team, a Resource Team made up of citizen groups and agency representatives, and an appointed Citizens Committee. The proposed MSP Update was developed through a series of public workshops and community briefings described within the Draft Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan Update document.

Actions Requested The proposed action addressed in this D FSEIS is approval of the proposed MSP Update, including all necessary administrative and legislative actions. A description of the proposed Update may be found in Chapter 1 of this D FSEIS.

Summary of Impacts This section discusses major conclusions, areas of controversy, and issues to be resolved regarding aspects of the proposed Master Site Plan Update. The information contained in the 1997 MSP FEIS continues to be relevant and timely, unless otherwise noted in this D FSEIS. This D FSEIS does not repeat information contained in the FEIS; rather it provides only information relating to the proposed update to the Chambers Creek Master Site Plan Update and provides more current information than contained in the FEIS.

The key issues related to the proposed Master Site Plan Update are:

• Transportation impacts • Noise impacts resulting from traffic • Potential impacts on plants (including wetlands), wildlife, and fish communities • Aesthetics (including light and glare).

The major conclusions of the analyses indicate that, with proposed mitigation measures, implementation of the proposed Update would not cause any unavoidable significant impact.

Table 1 summarizes all potential impacts and mitigation measures identified in the D FSEIS.

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Table 1: Summary of Supplemental Environmental Impacts and Mitigation EARTH Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Other Standards Action through Adopted Chambers Significant and Regulations Creek Policies and City Adverse for Project Regulations* Impacts Permits* Boardwalks Potential UPMC: None Ecology: (New) impacts due to 17.15 Geologically Hazardous Shoreline Permit construction in Areas Review the Shoreline Zone Mooring Impacts to UPMC: None USACE: Anchor Buoys Puget Sound 17.15 Geologically Hazardous Nationwide Permit (New) floor due to Areas #10 placement of 18.46 Piers, Docks, and Floats anchors WDFW: HPA Permit

Ecology: CZMA Certificate, Water Quality Certificate, Shoreline Permit Review

WDNR: Aquatic Lands Lease

Floating Day- Potential UPMC: None Ecology: Moorage Dock impacts due to 18.46 Piers, Docks, and Floats Shoreline Permit (New) construction in Review the Shoreline Zone Environmental No impacts CCP SG: None None Institute (New) Potential 9.1 Building Placement and impacts during Design construction in vicinity of UPMC: steep slopes 13 Public Works Code 14.05 Building and Construction Code

Lodging (New) Potential CCP SG: None None impacts during 9.1 Building Placement and construction in Design the vicinity of steep slopes UPMC: 13 Public Works Code 14.05 Building and Construction Code 17.15 Geologically Hazardous Areas Outdoor Event No impacts UPMC: None None Space (New) 13 Public Works Code

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EARTH Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Other Standards Action through Adopted Chambers Significant and Regulations Creek Policies and City Adverse for Project Regulations* Impacts Permits* Arboretum No impacts UPMC: None None (Change in 13 Public Works Code Location) Environmental Potential CCP SG: None None Education impacts during 9.1 Building Placement and Center construction in Design (Change in the vicinity of Location) steep slopes UPMC: 14.05 Building and Construction Code 17.15 Geologically Hazardous Areas Application of No impacts None applicable to Earth None None Fertilizer impacts Biosolids Area 4 (No No impacts Not applicable None Not applicable longer Chambers Creek Property) Botanical No impacts Not applicable None Not applicable Garden (Deleted from MSP) Bus Storage No impacts Not applicable None Not applicable and Maintenance Facility (Phase Out)

WATER RESOURCES Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Other Standards Action through Adopted Chambers Significant and Regulations Creek Policies and City Adverse for Project Regulations* Impacts Permits* Boardwalks Potential UPMC: None Ecology: (New) impacts to 12.10 Water Quality Standards Shoreline Permit upland area 17.20 Flood Hazard Areas Review above OHWM 17.35 Wetlands in Chambers 18.52 (Shoreline) Recreational Bay Practices

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WATER RESOURCES Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Other Standards Action through Adopted Chambers Significant and Regulations Creek Policies and City Adverse for Project Regulations* Impacts Permits* Mooring Temporary UPMC: None USACE: Anchor Buoys impacts to 12.10 Water Quality Standards Nationwide Permit (New) marine water 17.20 Flood Hazard Areas #10 quality due to 18.46 Piers, Docks, and Floats minor WDFW: sediment HPA Permit disturbance Ecology: CZMA Certificate, Water Quality Certificate, Shoreline Permit Review

WDNR: Aquatic Lands Lease Floating Day- Temporary UPMC: None USACE: moorage impacts to 12.10 Water Quality Standards Section 404 Dock (New) marine quality 17.20 Hazard Areas from 18.46 Piers, Docks, and Floats WDFW: construction of HPA Permit mooring facilities Ecology: CZMA Certificate, Water Quality Certificate, Shoreline Permit Review

WDNR: Aquatic Lands Environmental Temporary CCP SG: None None Institute construction- 4.1 Surface Water (New) related Management impacts could occur UPMC: 13.25 Surface Water Management 14 Building and Construction Code 17.20 Aquifer Recharge Lodging Temporary CCP SG: None None (New) construction- 4.1 Surface Water related Management impacts could occur UPMC: 13.25 Surface Water Management 17.20 Aquifer Recharge

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WATER RESOURCES Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Other Standards Action through Adopted Chambers Significant and Regulations Creek Policies and City Adverse for Project Regulations* Impacts Permits* Central No impacts None applicable to Water None None Meadow Resources (New) Arboretum No impacts CCP SG: None None (Change in 4.1 Surface Water Location) Management

UPMC: 13.25 Surface Water Management Environmental Temporary CCP SG: None Education construction- 4.1 Surface Water Center related Management (Change in impacts could Location) occur UPMC: 13.25 Surface Water Management 17.20 Aquifer Recharge Size and Construction- CCP SG: None None Parking related 4.1 Surface Water Increases for erosion could Management Adopted MSP impact surface Uses water UPMC: (Changes in 13.25 Surface Water Location and Additional Management Size) impervious 17.20 Aquifer Recharge surface could impact surface water Area 4 (No No impacts Not applicable None Not applicable longer Chambers Creek Property) Botanical No impacts Not applicable None Not applicable Garden (Deleted from MSP) Bus Storage No impacts Not applicable None Not applicable and Maintenance Facility (Phase Out)

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PLANTS AND ANIMALS Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Standards and Action through Adopted Chambers Significant Regulations for Creek Policies and City Adverse Project Permits* Regulations* Impacts Boardwalks Potential UPMC: None Ecology: (New) impacts to 17.18 Fish and Wildlife Shoreline Permit habitat above 18.52 (Shoreline) Recreational Review OHWM in Uses Chambers Bay

Potential temporary displacement of wildlife during construction Mooring Potential UPMC: None USACE: Anchor Buoys disruption of 17.18 Fish and Wildlife Nationwide Permit (New) open water 18.46 Piers, Docks, and Floats #10 habitats for marine species WDFW: due to HPA Permit increased boat usage Ecology: CZMA Certificate, Water Quality Certificate, Shoreline Permit Review

WDNR: Aquatic Lands Lease Floating Day- Potential UPMC: None USACE: moorage Dock disruption of 17.18 Fish and Wildlife Section 404 (New) open water 18.46 Piers, Docks, and Floats habitats for WDFW: marine species HPA Permit due to increased boat Ecology: usage CZMA Certificate, Water Quality Temporary Certificate, Shoreline disturbance to Permit Review marine species during WDNR: Aquatic construction Lands Lodging (New) Potential CCP SG: None None temporary 9.1 Building Placement and displacement of Design wildlife during construction UPMC: 19.25 Uses and Zone Classifications

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PLANTS AND ANIMALS Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Standards and Action through Adopted Chambers Significant Regulations for Creek Policies and City Adverse Project Permits* Regulations* Impacts Central Anticipated Not Applicable None None Meadow long-term (New) increase in bird and wildlife use due to increased vegetation Arboretum Anticipated Not Applicable None None (Change in long-term Location) increase in bird and wildlife use due to increased vegetation Environmental Potential CCP SG: None None Education temporary 9.1 Building Placement and Center displacement of Design (Change in wildlife during Location) construction UPMC: 19.25 Uses and Zone Classifications Size and Potential CCP SG: None None Parking temporary 3.2 and 5.3 Parking Area Increases for displacement of Landscaping Adopted MSP wildlife during 9.1 Building Placement and Uses construction Design (Changes in Location and UPMC: Size) 19.25 Uses and Zone Classifications Area 4 (No No impact Not applicable None Not applicable longer Chambers Creek Property) Botanical No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Garden (Deleted from MSP) Bus Storage No impact Not applicable None Not applicable and Maintenance Facility (Phase Out)

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Other Standards Action through Adopted Significant and Regulations Chambers Creek Policies Adverse for Project and City Regulations* Impacts Permits* Boardwalks No impact Not applicable None Not applicable (New) Mooring No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Anchor Buoys (New) Floating Day- No impact Not applicable None Not applicable moorage Dock (New) Environmental No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Institute (New) Lodging (New) No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Central No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Meadow (New) Arboretum No impact Not applicable None Not applicable (Change in Location) Environmental No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Education Center (Change in Location and Size) Application of No impact Not applicable None WSDA Fertilizer Pathogens County industrial wastewater USEPA Biosolids and heavy pretreatment program (Formerly metals Soils resulting from Monitoring of biosolids for Manufacturing) the biosolids heavy metal content program Size and No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Parking Increases for Adopted MSP Uses (Changes in Location and Size) Area 4 (No No impact Not applicable None Not applicable longer Chambers Creek Property) Botanical No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Garden (Deleted from MSP)

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UPMC: 18.52 (Shoreline) Recreational Practices Mooring No impact UPMC: None USACE: Anchor Buoys Impacts to 18.46 Piers and Docks, Nationwide Permit #10 (New) navigation and Floats views WDFW: HPA Permit

Ecology: CZMA Certificate, Water Quality Certificate, Shoreline Permit Review

WDNR: Aquatic Lands Lease Floating Day- No impact UPMC: None USACE: moorage Dock Impacts to 18.46 Piers and Docks, Section 404 (New) navigation and Floats views WDFW: HPA Permit

Ecology: CZMA Certificate, Water Quality Certificate, Shoreline Permit Review

WDNR: Aquatic Lands

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Impacts related to compatibility of the proposed uses with surrounding land uses are discussed in the Air, Noise, Transportation, Public Safety, and Aesthetics sections. Lodging (New) No impact CCP SG: None None Physical impacts Section 9 Architectural resulting from Guidelines the conversion of one land use UPMC: to another are 13 Public Works Code described in the 14 Building and Construction Earth, Water Code Resources, and 19 Zoning Code Plants and Animals sections.

Impacts related to compatibility of the proposed uses with surrounding land uses are discussed in the Air, Noise, Transportation, Public Safety, and Aesthetics sections.

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UPMC: 5.10 Special Events Arboretum No impact CCP SG: None None (Change in Section 5: Landscaping and Location) Site Design

UPMC: 5.10 Special Events Environmental No impact CCP SG: None None Education Physical impacts Section 9 Architectural Center resulting from Guidelines (Change in the conversion Location) of one land use UPMC: to another are 13 Public Works Code described in the 14 Building and Construction Earth, Water Code Resources, and 19 Zoning Code Plants and Animals sections.

Impacts related to compatibility of the proposed uses with surrounding land uses are discussed in the Air, Noise, Transportation, Public Safety, and Aesthetics sections.

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LAND AND SHORELINE USE Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Other Standards and Action through Adopted Significant Regulations for Chambers Creek Policies Adverse Project Permits* and City Regulations* Impacts Size and No impact CCP SG: None None Parking Physical impacts Section 3: Parking Area Increases for resulting from Design Adopted MSP the conversion 5.3 Parking Area Uses of one land use Landscaping (Changes in to another are Section 9: Architectural Location and described in the Guidelines Size) Earth, Water Resources, and UPMC: Plants and 13 Public Works Code Animals 14 Building and Construction sections. Code 19 Zoning Code Impacts related to compatibility of the proposed uses with surrounding land uses are discussed in the Air, Noise, Transportation, Public Safety, and Aesthetics sections. Area 4 (No No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Longer Chambers Creek Property) Botanical No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Garden (Deleted from MSP) Bus Storage No impact Not applicable None Not applicable and Maintenance Facility (Phase Out)

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UPMC: 13.20 Transportation 19.60 Off-Street Parking Requirements Lodging (New) Use would CCP SG: None None generate Section 2: Circulation and traffic trips Access 3.1 Parking Requirements

UPMC: 13.20 Transportation 19.60 Off-Street Parking Requirements Central Short-term CCP SG: None Temporary events, Meadow traffic impacts Section 2: Circulation and classified as (New) due to Access temporary civic temporary 3.1 Parking Requirements celebrations, are special events exempted from such as UPMC: SEPA review under concerts or 5.10 Special Events WAC 197-11- civic 13.20 Transportation 800(14)(c). celebrations 19.60 Off-Street Parking Requirements Arboretum No minimal None applicable to None (Change in impact Transportation Location) Environmental Use would CCP SG: None Education generate Section 2: Circulation and Center traffic trips Access (Change in 3.1 Parking Requirements Location Size) UPMC: 13.20 Transportation 19.60 Off-Street Parking Requirements

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TRANSPORTATION Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Other Standards Action through Adopted Chambers Significant and Regulations Creek Policies and City Adverse for Project Regulations* Impacts Permits* Application of No impact None applicable to None Not applicable Biosolids Transportation Fertilizer (Formerly Soils Manufacturing) Size and Use would CCP SG: None None Parking generate Section 2: Circulation and Increases for traffic trips Access Adopted MSP 3.1 Parking Requirements Uses (Changes in UPMC: Location and 13.20 Transportation Size) 19.60 Off-Street Parking Requirements Area 4 (No No impact Not applicable None Not applicable longer Chambers Creek Property) Botanical No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Garden (Deleted from MSP) Bus Storage No impact Not applicable None Not applicable and Maintenance Facility (Phase Out)

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AIR QUALITY Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Other Standards Action through Adopted Chambers Significant and Regulations Creek Policies and City Adverse for Project Regulations* Impacts Permits* Lodging (New) Potential MSP FEIS, 1997: None None temporary Section 2.8.3 Construction dust and odor Mitigation Measures impacts during construction Central Potential None applicable to Air Quality None Temporary events, Meadow temporary classified as civic (New) dust and odor celebrations, are impacts during exempted from construction SEPA review under WAC 197-11- 800(14)(c). Arboretum No impact None applicable to Air Quality None None (Change in Location) Environmental Potential MSP FEIS, 1997: None None Education temporary Section 2.8.3 Construction Center dust and odor Mitigation Measures (Change in impacts during Location) construction Application of Potential None applicable to Air Quality None None Fertilizer temporary Biosolids odor impacts (Formerly during Soils application. Manufacturing) Size and Potential MSP FEIS, 1997: None None Parking temporary Section 2.8.3 Construction Increases for dust and odor Mitigation Measures Adopted MSP impacts during Uses construction (Changes in Location and Size) Area 4 (No No impact Not applicable None Not applicable longer Chambers Creek Property) Botanical No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Garden (Deleted from MSP) Bus Storage No impact Not applicable None Not applicable and Maintenance Facility (Phase Out)

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NOISE Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Standards and Action through Adopted Chambers Significant Regulations for Creek Policies and City Adverse Project Permits* Regulations* Impacts Boardwalks No impact MSP FEIS, 1997: None (New) Section 2.9.3 Construction Mitigation Measures Mooring No impact MSP FEIS, 1997: None Anchor Buoys Section 2.9.3 Construction (New) Mitigation Measures Floating Day- No impact MSP FEIS, 1997: None moorage Dock Section 2.9.3 Construction (New) Mitigation Measures Environmental Potential MSP FEIS, 1997: None Institute (New) temporary Section 2.9.3 Construction noise impacts Mitigation Measures during construction Lodging (New) Potential MSP FEIS, 1997: None temporary Section 2.9.3 Construction noise impacts Mitigation Measures during construction Central Short-term UPMC: None Events, classified Meadow noise impacts 5.10 Special Events as temporary civic (New) due to 9.05.010, adopting PCC 8.72 celebrations, are temporary Motor Vehicles and Public exempted from special events Disturbance Noise SEPA review under such as WAC 197-11- concerts or 800(14)(c). civic celebrations Arboretum No impact None applicable to Noise None (Change in Location) Environmental No impact MSP FEIS, 1997: None Education Potential Section 2.9.3 Construction Center temporary Mitigation Measures (Change in noise impacts Location) during construction

Application of No impact None applicable to Noise None Fertilizer Biosolids (Formerly Soils Manufacturing)

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NOISE Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Standards and Action through Adopted Chambers Significant Regulations for Creek Policies and City Adverse Project Permits* Regulations* Impacts Size and Potential MSP FEIS, 1997: Parking temporary Section 2.9.3 Construction Increases for noise impacts Mitigation Measures Adopted MSP during Uses construction (Changes in Location and Size) Area 4 (No No impact Not applicable None Not applicable longer Chambers Creek Property) Botanical No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Garden (Deleted from MSP) Bus Storage No impact Not applicable None Not applicable and Maintenance Facility (Phase Out)

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AESTHETICS Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Other Standards Action through Adopted Chambers Significant and Regulations Creek Policies and City Adverse for Project Regulations* Impacts Permits* Boardwalks Boardwalks CCP SG: None None (New) will be visible Section 5: Landscaping and in Chambers Site Design Bay and near Section 6: Fencing Barriers & the North Buffers Dock Section 7: Site Lighting

UPMC: 18.52 (Shoreline) Recreational Practices Mooring Buoys will be CCP SG: None None Anchor Buoys visible near Section 5: Landscaping and (New) the North Site Design Dock Section 6: Fencing Barriers & Buffers Section 7: Site Lighting

UPMC: 18.46 Piers and Docks, Floats Floating Day- Floating day- CCP SG: None None moorage Dock moorage dock Section 5: Landscaping and (New) will be visible Site Design near the North Section 6: Fencing Barriers & Dock Buffers Section 7: Site Lighting

UPMC: 18.46 Piers and Docks, Floats Environmental Impacts due to CCP SG: None None Institute (New) lighting for Section 5: Landscaping and evening usage Site Design Section 6: Fencing Barriers & New buildings Buffers may be visible Section 7: Site Lighting to neighboring properties UPMC: 19.75 Signs Lodging (New) Impacts due to CCP SG: None None lighting for 24- Section 5: Landscaping and hour usage Site Design Section 6: Fencing Barriers & New buildings Buffers may be visible Section 7: Site Lighting to neighboring properties UPMC: 19.75 Signs

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AESTHETICS Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Other Standards Action through Adopted Chambers Significant and Regulations Creek Policies and City Adverse for Project Regulations* Impacts Permits* Central Increased CCP SG: None Events, classified Meadow vegetation will Section 5: Landscaping and as temporary civic (New) improve visual Site Design celebrations, are quality Section 6: Fencing Barriers & exempted from Buffers SEPA review under Potential Section 7: Site Lighting WAC 197-11- short-term 800(14)(c). lighting impacts due to temporary special events such as concerts or civic celebrations Arboretum Increased CCP SG: None None (Change in vegetation will Section 5: Landscaping and Location) improve visual Site Design quality Section 6: Fencing Barriers & Buffers Section 7: Site Lighting Environmental Impacts due to CCP SG: None None Education lighting for Section 5: Landscaping and Center evening usage Site Design (Change in Section 6: Fencing Barriers & Location) New buildings Buffers may be visible Section 7: Site Lighting to neighboring properties UMPC: 19.75 Signs Size and Impacts due to CCP SG: None None Parking low-level Section 5: Landscaping and Increases for nighttime Site Design Adopted MSP security Section 6: Fencing Barriers & Uses lighting Buffers (Changes in Section 7: Site Lighting Location and Additional Size) facilities may be visible to neighboring properties Area 4 (No No impact Not applicable None Not applicable longer Chambers Creek Property) Botanical No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Garden (Deleted from MSP)

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AESTHETICS Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Other Standards Action through Adopted Chambers Significant and Regulations Creek Policies and City Adverse for Project Regulations* Impacts Permits* Bus Storage No impact Not applicable None Not applicable and Removal of Maintenance bus facility will Facility (Phase result in Out) positive impact

CULTURAL RESOURCES Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Standards and Action through Adopted Chambers Significant Regulations for Creek Policies and City Adverse Project Permits* Regulations* Impacts Boardwalks Potential CCP SG None None (New) increase in the 10.1 Interpretive likelihood of Opportunities discovering cultural resources in Chambers Bay during construction and use Mooring Little or no None applicable to Cultural None NHPA Section 106 Anchor Buoys potential for Resources for federal permits (New) discovering cultural or archaeological resources during construction Floating Day- Little or no None applicable to Cultural None NHPA Section 106 moorage Dock potential for Resources for federal permits (New) discovering cultural or archaeological resources during construction Environmental Little or no None applicable to Cultural None None Institute (New) potential for Resources discovering cultural or archaeological resources during construction

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CULTURAL RESOURCES Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Standards and Action through Adopted Chambers Significant Regulations for Creek Policies and City Adverse Project Permits* Regulations* Impacts Lodging (New) Little or no None applicable to Cultural None None potential for Resources discovering cultural or archaeological resources during construction Central No impact CCP SG None None Meadow 10.1 Interpretive (New) Opportunities Arboretum No impact CCP SG None None (Change in 10.1 Interpretive Location) Opportunities Environmental Little or no CCP SG None None Education potential for 10.1 Interpretive Center discovering Opportunities (Change in cultural or Location and archaeological Size) resources during construction Fertilizer No impact None applicable to Cultural None None Manufacturing Resources (Formerly Soils Manufacturing) Size and Little or no None applicable to Cultural None None Parking potential for Resources Increases for discovering Adopted MSP cultural or Uses archaeological (Changes in resources Location and during Size) construction Area 4 (No No impact Not applicable None Not applicable longer Chambers Creek Property) Botanical No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Garden (Deleted from MSP) Bus Storage No impact Not applicable None Not applicable and Maintenance Facility (Phase Out)

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PUBLIC SAFETY Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Standards and Action through Adopted Chambers Significant Regulations for Creek Policies and City Adverse Project Permits* Regulations* Impacts Boardwalks Increased CCP SG: None None (New) human use 2.3 Service & Emergency near Access Chambers Section 6: Fencing Barriers & Bay and Buffers Puget Sound may increase CCP JPA: need for Contractual agreements emergency among JPA parties related to services provision of emergency services Mooring Increased Same as above None None Anchor Buoys human and (New) boat use in Puget Sound may increase need for emergency services

Proximity to railroad may increase safety hazard Floating Day- Increased Same as above None None moorage Dock human and (New) boat use in Puget Sound may increase need for emergency services

Proximity to railroad may increase safety hazard Environmental Office use Same as above None None Institute (New) may increase need for emergency services Lodging (New) Lodging use Same as above None None may increase need for emergency services

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PUBLIC SAFETY Proposed Impacts Mitigation Implemented Unavoidable Standards and Action through Adopted Chambers Significant Regulations for Creek Policies and City Adverse Project Permits* Regulations* Impacts Central Increased Same as above None None Meadow human use (New) may increase need for emergency services Arboretum No impact Same as above None None (Change in Location) Environmental Use may Same as above None None Education increase Center potential for (Change in vandalism or Location and theft Size) Fertilizer No impact None applicable to Public None None Manufacturing Safety (Formerly Soils Manufacturing) Size and Increased CCP SG: None None Parking human use 2.3 Service & Emergency Increases for may increase Access Adopted MSP need for Section 6: Fencing Barriers & Uses emergency Buffers (Changes in services Location and CCP JPA: Size) Contractual agreements among JPA parties related to provision of emergency services Area 4 (No No impact Not applicable None Not applicable longer Chambers Creek Property) Botanical No impact Not applicable None Not applicable Garden (Deleted from MSP) Bus Storage No impact Not applicable None Not applicable and Maintenance Facility (Phase Out)

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Abbreviations used in Table 1.

CCP SG: Chambers Creek Properties Standards and Guidelines

CCP JPA: Chambers Creek Properties Joint Procedural Agreement

CZMA: Coastal Zone Management Act

Ecology: Washington State Department of Ecology

MSP FEIS, 1997: Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan FEIS, 1997

NHPA: National Historic Preservation Act

OHWM: Ordinary High Water Mark

WDFW: Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife

WDNR: Washington State Department of Natural Resources

WSDA: Washington State Department of Agriculture

UPMC: University Place Municipal Code

USACE: United States Army Corps of Engineers

USEPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency

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1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL

1.1 PROPONENT AND LOCATION The proponent of this Proposal is Pierce County through its Public Works and Utilities and Parks and Recreation Services departments.

Pierce County’s Chambers Creek Properties’ (Properties) primary address is 9850 – 64th Street West, University Place, Washington, 98467.

The Properties are comprised of approximately 924 acres along the eastern shore of Puget Sound. Portions of the Properties lie within the cities of University Place and Lakewood and unincorporated Pierce County and are bounded to the north by 48th Street West, to the east by Grandview Drive, 64th Street West and Chambers Creek Road West running eastward to Phillips Road SW in the City of Lakewood. The Town of Steilacoom limits and the southern rim of Chambers Creek Canyon generally form the site’s southern boundary (see Figure 1: Vicinity Map, in the Summary section).

1.2 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY

1.2.1 Ownership and Purpose of the Chambers Creek Properties The Properties are an aggregation of several parcels that were acquired separately by Pierce County over a 50-year period.

Most of the Chambers Creek Properties were acquired for the purposes of “expanding the existing regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and to provide other public uses.” The Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan, 1997 (MSP) was developed to define those “other public uses.”

1.2.2 Master Site Plan (MSP) Direction The MSP was developed through an extensive public workshop process and adopted by the Pierce County Council on August 19, 1997 by Ordinance No. 97-71S. The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), adopted April 11, 1997, is incorporated into the MSP by reference. Additional project details and a full description of the Properties can be found in the adopted MSP and three-volume FEIS. Other plans that relate to the MSP are described in Chapter 4 of the MSP document. Section 2.6, Relationship to Land Use Plans and Policies, provides further information and discussion.

Existing and future site uses allowed in the MSP, plus the proposed Ten-Year Update elements, are summarized in Table 2, and defined further in Section 1.4, of this D FSEIS as the Description of the Proposal.

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Table 2: Description of Existing, Adopted, and Proposed New Uses

Existing implemented MSP uses and projects underway:

• Playfields • Buffers • Environmental Services Building (wastewater, surface water, water, and solid waste utilities offices) • Golf Course • Labyrinth • Mining and Reclamation • Urban and Nature Trails • Wastewater Treatment Plant • Production Nursery • Concessions • Water Production • Water Reclamation

Additional future site uses identified in the adopted MSP:

• Administration/Maintenance • Arboretum • Boat Launch • Commercial Offices • Expansion of Existing Site Uses • North Meadow • Open Space • Play and Picnic Areas • Shoreline Public Access (north and south docks) • Urban and Nature Trails • Restaurants • Visitor Center/Environmental Education Center

Ten-Year MSP Update Addition of:

• Boardwalks for Shoreline Access • Environmental Institute (research, laboratory, and meeting facilities) • Lodging (casita-style units and small lodge to support the golf course) • Central Meadow

Revisions To:

• Location of Arboretum • Location of Environmental Education Center • Square footage and parking for some adopted site uses including restaurants and concessions and increased parking for a number of areas of the Properties

Deletion of:

• Area 4 (sold to the City of University Place) • Botanical Garden • Railroad relocation

Phasing out of:

• Bus Storage and Maintenance Facility

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1.3 ACTIONS REQUESTED

1.3.1 Ten-Year Update and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Pierce County is proposing to adopt the Ten-Year MSP Update and to supplement the FEIS with this programmatic D FSEIS, as directed by the Pierce County Council in 2004 (Resolution No. R2004-68S). Subsequent project-specific development permit applications, following the adoption of the MSP Ten-Year Update, would be subject to additional environmental review at a project-specific level according the procedures authorized in the JPA.

1.3.2 Co-Lead Agencies Pierce County, the City of University Place and the City of Lakewood share Co-Lead Agency status for the D FSEIS in accordance with WAC 197-11-944 and the JPA. The City of Lakewood has authorized the other two parties to serve as a Co-Lead Agency for this process.

1.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL The Ten-Year Update Proposal is summarized in the tables and figures in this Section. The full MSP Ten-Year Update document is contained in a separate volume. In the tables that follow, new and changed language to be included is underlined and italic and language to be removed is stricken through. Table 3 shows the planning areas and existing and proposed uses. summarizes proposed land use changes; Table 4 through Table 10 provides details for each planning area.

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Table 3: Land Use Summary

Public Government Access/ Revenue Public Education Use Area Utility Services Recreation Generator Opportunity Arboretum South Area ] ] ] ] Golf Course North Area ] ] ] ] Lodging North Area ] ] ] Central Meadow North Area ] ] ]

Grandview Trail Grandview, Environmental ] ] Services

Soundview Trail North Area, WWTP, South ] ] Area Other Urban Trails North Area, WWTP, Grandview, Environmental ] ] Services, South Area Nature Trails Canyon Park ] ] Overlooks/Trailheads North Area, Grandview, Environmental Services, ] ] South Area Shoreline Public Access Shoreline, Canyon Park ] ] Concessions North Area, Environmental Services, Shoreline, South ] ] ] Area Picnic and Play Areas North Area, Grandview, Environmental Services, ] ] South Area, Shoreline

Water Production North Area, WWTP, ] ] ] ] ] Grandview, Water Reclamation North Area, WWTP, Grandview, South Area, ] ] ] ] ] Shoreline Visitor Center/ Environmental Services Environmental Education ] ] ] ] ] Center Administration/Maintenance North Area, WWTP, Environmental Services, ] ] ] South Area Environmental Institute– Environmental Services Research & Conference ] ] ] ] ] Center Environmental Institute– South Area, WWTP ] ] ] ] ] Research & Laboratory Mining & Reclamation North Area, WWTP, Grandview, South Area, ] ] Canyon Area, Shoreline Wastewater Treatment Plant WWTP ] ] ] ]

Production Nursery WWTP ] ] ] ]

Restaurants North Area ] ]

Commercial Offices Environmental Services, ] ] WWTP

Multi-Purpose Playfields Environmental Services ] ] ] ]

Open Space North Area, Grandview, Environmental Services, ] ] ] ] South Area, Canyon Area, Shoreline Boat Launch Shoreline, South Area ] ] ]

Mooring Buoys Shoreline ] ] ]

Day Use Moorage Shoreline ] ] ]

Boardwalks North Area, Shoreline ] ]

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Table 4: North Area Uses Square Feet Parking Uses Acres (up to) Employees (up to) Restaurants ] 20,000 150 200 ] ] ] Restrooms 600 (a) Chambers Bay Golf Course (b) ] ] 115 ] (c) Lodging ] 100,000 (a) (d) 200 Clubhouse (b) ] 30,000 ] (d) 265 Natural Resources Building (maintenance) ] 10,000 ] (d) 20 Golf Course Support Facilities (c) (e) ] 28,000 ] (d) 48 Soundview Trail ] ] 0 ] ] (a) Central Meadow (d) ] ] ] 250 Administration/Maintenance ] ] ] (f) ] (f) Picnic and Play area ] ] ] ] (a) Water Reclamation ] ] (e) (g) ] (g) Water Production ] (e) (g) ] (g) Concessions ] ] 3 ] (h) Buffer (f) ] ] ] ] Mining and Reclamation ] ] ] ] Trailheads/Overlooks ] ] ] ] (a) Other Trails ] ] ] ] (a) TOTALS 240 188,900 268 983

NOTES Acres are not additive ] Not applicable a) Employees for lodging are included within estimates for the Chambers Bay Golf Course. Parking is provided at Central Meadow. b) Golf course support facilities include: pro-shop, practice facility, event pavilion, and PGA Tournament facilities. Includes clubhouse restaurant. c) Includes clubhouse restaurant. Parking is provided at the Clubhouse. d) Includes Outdoor Event Space. Employees are included within estimates for the Chambers Bay Golf Course. e) Included in the WWTP. Golf course support facilities include: pro-shop, practice facility, event pavilion, and PGA Tournament facilities. f) Buffer is at the north property line. Administrative/Maintenance employee and parking numbers are found on Table 8, South Area. g) Included in the WWTP. h) Parking included with restaurant parking numbers.

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Table 5: Wastewater Treatment Plant Uses (WWTP) Square Feet Parking Uses Acres (up to) Employees (up to) WWTP 160-180 ] 399 (a) ] 250 Administration/Maintenance ] ] (b) (b) ] (b) Production Nursery ] 10,000 29 ] 40 Water Reclamation ] ] ] (b) ] (b) Water Production ] ] ] (b) ] (b) Mining and Reclamation ] ] ] ] Environmental Institute–Research & Laboratory (c) ] 10,000 29 ] 40 Soundview Trail ] ] ] ] TOTALS 160-180 ] 457 330 NOTES WWTP: Wastewater Treatment Plant ] Not applicable. a) Existing and future employees. b) Included in WWTP. c) Vendors may operate the Environmental Institute, commercial offices, production nursery and related WWTP uses. Environmental Institute parking and facilities may be collocated in portions of the South Area.

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Table 6: Grandview Trail Area Uses Square Feet Parking Uses Acres (up to) Employees (up to) Trail ] ] 0 ] (a) Trailhead/Overlooks ] ] ] ] (a) Restroom ] 300 ] ] (a) Buffer ] ] 0 ] 0 ] Mining and Reclamation ] ] (a) ] ] Water Reclamation ] ] (a) (b) ] (b) Water Production ] ] ] (b) ] (b) North Meadow 4 ] ] 38 Picnic & Play Areas ] ] ] 0 (a) TOTALS 30 300 0 38

NOTES Acres are not additive ] Not applicable. a) Included in the WWTP. Parking included within the North Meadow parking area. b) Included in the WWTP.

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Table 7: Environmental Services Area Uses

Square Feet Parking Uses Acres (up to) Employees (up to) Trails ] ] ] ] Trailhead/Overlook ] ] ] (a) Environmental Services Building (b) ] 66,000 150 330 Two Multi-purpose Playfields (c) ] 70,000 (c) ] (c) Commercial Offices ] Administration/Maintenance (b) ] Concession (d) ] 900 ] (d) Restrooms ] (d) ] ] Environmental Education Center (e) (f) ] 16,000 (e) (c)

Environmental Institute– ] Research & Conference Center (f) 10,000 10 200 Picnic & Play Area ] ] ] ] Labyrinth ] ] ] ] School Bus Barn (g) (h) 6 ] 42 ] TOTALS 64 162,900 202 530

NOTES Acres are not additive ] Not applicable. a) Included in Environmental Services Building and Parking. b) Existing and future square feet and employees, includes Administration/Maintenance uses. c) Parking Included in Environmental Services Building numbers. d) Restroom square footage included in Concession Building. Included within the Environmental Institute. e) Moved from North Area; parking included in Golf Course and Environmental Services areas; some parking may also be located in the North Area. Small scale commercial office could be included within this facility. Restroom square footage included in Concession Building. f) Includes lobby, 5000 square feet of meeting rooms, catering kitchen, two 1000-square foot meeting rooms. Small scale commercial office space could be included within this facility. Moved from North Area; parking included in Golf Course and Environmental Services areas; some parking may also be located in the North Area. Small scale commercial office could be included within this facility. g) School Bus Barn to be phased out and replaced with commercial offices and Environmental Institute. Includes lobby, 5000 square feet of meeting rooms, catering kitchen, two 1000-square foot meeting rooms. Small scale commercial office space could be included within this facility. h) School Bus Barn to be phased out and replaced with commercial offices and Environmental Institute.

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Table 8: South Area Uses Square Feet Parking Uses Acres Employees (up to) (up to) Open Space and Beach Parking ] ] ] 140 (a) ] ] ] Boat Launch Parking (a) 80 (b) ] ] ] ] Soundview Trail (b) ] ] ] ] Trails (b) ] ] ] Trailheads/Overlooks (a) (b) ] Arboretum 23 3 20 ] ] ] ] Picnic & Play Areas (c) ] ] ] ] Water Production (c) (d) (d) ] ] ] ] Water Reclamation (c) (d) (d) ] ] ] Demonstration Garden (d) (e) 3 (c) ] ] ] Restrooms 300 (c) ] ] Administration/Maintenance 20,000 23 (c) ] ] ] ] Concessions (f) 3 (c) ] ] ] Buffer 0 ] ] ] ] ] Mining and Reclamation TOTALS 50 20,300 26 29 240 NOTES Acres are not additive ] Not applicable. a) This parking is in addition to Boat Launch parking. Boat launch parking consists of trailer stalls (double-length parking stalls). b) Includes 80 trailer stalls for boat launch. Parking included in Open Space and Beach parking. c) Included in the WWTP. Parking included in Arboretum and Open Space and Beach parking. d) Demonstration Garden linked to water reclamation and may be collocated with facilities in the WWTP area. Employees and parking included in the WWTP. e) Demonstration Garden linked to water reclamation and may be collocated with facilities in the WWTP area.

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Table 9: Chambers Creek Canyon Park Area Uses Square Feet Parking Uses Acres (up to) Employees (up to) Nature Trails ] ] ] ] Lower Canyon Trailhead Chambers Creek Road (a) ] ] ] 20 Middle Canyon Trailhead Zircon Drive SW (a) ] ] ] 20 Upper Canyon Trailhead Phillips Road SW (a) ] ] ] 8 Trailhead Chambers Lane West (a) ] ] ] 20 TOTALS 200 ] ] 68 NOTES Acres are not additive ] Not applicable. a) Trailheads may include restrooms or equivalent facilities depending on site location and conditions.

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Table 10: Shoreline Area Uses Square Feet Parking USES Acres (up to) Employees (up to) North Beach ] ] (a) North Dock (access via overpass) (a) (b) ] ] ] (b) (a) Day Use Moorage (c) ] ] ] ] Boardwalk above Beach (over water) ] ] ] (b) (a) Mooring Buoys (d) ] ] ] ] South Beach (e) Shoreline Public Access 8 ] ] (e) South Dock (access via tunnels) ] ] ] (e) Mooring Buoys (d) ] ] ] (e) Chambers Bay ] ] (e) Boat Launch 4-lanes (e) ] ] ] (e) Boardwalk above Bay (over land) (e) ] ] ] ] (e) Mining and Reclamation ] ] ] ] Water Production ] ] (g) (f) Water Reclamation ] ] ] ] (f) Trailhead/Overlooks ] ] ] ] (e) TOTALS 8 ] ] ]

NOTES Acreage not additive ] Not applicable. a) Beach and pier access provided via overpass. Parking included in Central Meadow, North Area. b) Parking included in Central Meadow, North Area. Beach and pier access provided via overpass. c) 10 boats, 35’ length. d) 6 total off North and South docks. e) Parking located in South Area. f) Estimated dry upland, does not include tidelands/submerged lands f) Employees and parking I included in the WWTP.

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2. AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES, AND UNAVOIDABLE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACTS This document is a Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (D FSEIS) to the Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan Environmental Impact Statement (MSP FEIS) approved in April 1997. Environmental impacts and mitigation described in the MSP FEIS remain valid, and this document only contains environmental information regarding proposed revisions identified in the MSP Update. For the reader’s reference, the summary table documenting impacts and mitigation from the MSP FEIS is included as Appendix C. New background information is included in the following sections as available.

2.1 EARTH

2.1.1 Affected Environment New information regarding the topography, hydrogeology, and geotechnical conditions has been obtained since publication of the MSP FEIS, 1997. Figure 4 is an updated topographic map.

Hydrogeology In March 2005, Pierce County conducted an investigation of the shallow aquifer located on the Chambers Creek Properties. A summary of the site conditions is presented in this chapter, and a more detailed report is included as Appendix A “Technical Memorandum: Hydrogeologic Investigation and Analysis; Shallow Aquifer; Chambers Creek Properties.”

The geology of Chambers Creek Properties is dominated by the complex depositional and erosional environments that existed during the most recent glacial incursion into the Puget Lowland, which is called the Vashon Stade of the Frasier Glaciation. Various environments occurred while the glacier was advancing southward. As the glacier receded northward, the melting ice deposited many micro-layers that have created a complex assemblage of soil types. Deposition of soils during the recession of the Vashon glacier is integral to characterization of the shallow aquifer.

As the ice front receded northward, the elevation of Lake Puyallup varied because four different outlets were exposed, each with lower elevations. Once the last (most northerly) Lake Puyallup outlet was exposed, the sudden opening caused a catastrophic flood that flowed westward through the present-day Nalley Valley, carved southward through the present-day South Tacoma Channel, and continued westward along the alignment of the present-day Chambers Creek valley to Lake Russell.

The Steilacoom Gravel Delta, the deposit that was mined for gravel at the Properties, formed when the Lake Puyallup floodwaters reached Lake Russell. At the time the delta was deposited, Lake Russell was much higher than present-day sea level

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because its elevation was controlled by the Black Lake Spillway near Olympia. In addition, the bottom of the lake was likely a similar elevation as the present-day Puget Sound bottom in the area. Therefore, the bottom of the Steilacoom Delta is near the bottom of Puget Sound and the top was approximately equal to the level of Lake Russell (over 200 feet elevation). During the flooding, the high energy probably eroded some previously deposited Vashon advance soils, so some of the Steilacoom Gravel occurs within an eroded basin of older soils. This eroded basin forms the boundary of the shallow aquifer.

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Source: Berger/Abam Engineers

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2.1.2 Impacts Programmatic level impacts of proposed MSP Update uses to the Earth element of the environment are identified below. Further environmental review will occur at a project- specific level when development permit applications are submitted.

• Construction of boardwalks above the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) in Chambers Bay and Puget Sound will require construction activities (i.e., site preparation, materials transportation, and facility construction) within the Shoreline jurisdiction. • Placement of mooring anchor buoys near the North Dock will require construction activities within the Shoreline jurisdiction and will cause minor alteration of the Puget Sound floor. • Construction of the floating day-moorage dock near the North Dock will require construction activities within the Shoreline jurisdiction. • Construction of the Environmental Institute and Lodging Facilities, the new location of the Environmental Education Center, and increases in the building sizes and parking areas for adopted MSP uses will result in construction-related impacts due to excavation, site preparation, road and parking lot development, building construction, and materials transportation. Depending upon the final siting of these facilities, the potential exists to impact adjacent steep slopes.

The general impacts described in Section 2.1.2 of the MSP FEIS, 1997 continue to apply to uses proposed in this update.

2.1.3 Mitigation Measures The mitigation measures described in Section 2.1.3 of the MSP FEIS, 1997 for construction, operation, and maintenance of proposed facilities continue to apply to the proposed update. Additionally, permitting requirements described in Section 9 of the Chambers Creek Properties Standards and Guidelines (CCP SG) relating to building placement and design, Section 17.15 of the University Place Municipal Code (UPMC) regarding Geologically Hazardous Areas, and UPMC Title 13 (Public Works Code) and Title 14 (Building and Construction Code) assure that potential geologic impacts are fully addressed and mitigated prior to project implementation.

2.1.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts No unavoidable significant adverse Earth impacts are expected from the adoption of the proposed MSP Update.

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2.2 WATER RESOURCES This section discusses the hydrogeology, groundwater, wells and surface water resources of the Chambers Creek Properties.

2.2.1 Affected Environment New information regarding the groundwater flow and recharge, and water quality information of the shallow aquifer, has been obtained since publication of the MSP FEIS, 1997. In addition, a wetland delineation of a large aquatic feature in the northwest area of the North Area was performed (Stirling and Berntsen 2005). Brief descriptions of this new information follow.

Shallow Aquifer Groundwater Flow and Recharge The shallow aquifer located on the Chambers Creek Properties is isolated; it receives recharge from the northern, eastern and southern sides and cannot flow eastward toward up-gradient groundwater supplies. The aquifer discharges to Puget Sound. This groundwater flow configuration indicates that, from a regional standpoint, water introduced to the shallow aquifer will affect a small area and will discharge toward Puget Sound.

Water Quality Groundwater samples were collected in January 2005 from a wide distribution of the shallow aquifer. The results show good water quality except for parameters or standards related to turbidity.

Wetland Delineation The 0.66-acre Category III wetland located in the northwest section of the North Area was delineated and identified as a permanently flooded palustrine forested wetland. This wetland has three predominant features, including a main area of open or ponded water and two associated seep areas along the northeast and southeast corners of the pond. The wetland is not affected by the proposed update.

2.2.2 Impacts Programmatic level impacts of proposed MSP Update uses to Water Resources are identified below. Further environmental review will occur at a project-specific level when development permit applications are submitted.

• Construction of boardwalks above the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) in Chambers Bay may impact marshlands in Chambers Bay. • Placement of mooring anchor buoys near the North and South docks may result in temporary impacts to marine quality due to minor sediment disturbance. • Construction activities related to the floating day-moorage dock near the North Dock may cause temporary impacts to marine quality.

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• Construction of the Environmental Institute and Lodging Facilities, the new location of the Environmental Education Center, and increases in the building sizes and parking areas for adopted MSP uses will result in construction-related impacts due to excavation, site preparation, road and parking lot development, building construction, and materials transportation. These activities may result in impacts to surface water quality, runoff velocity and quantity.

The general impacts identified in Section 2.2.2 of the MSP FEIS, 1997 also apply to the proposed update. The mooring buoys or the day use mooring facility would not have surface runoff or result in fuel and oil spills because fueling would not be allowed at these facilities.

2.2.3 Mitigation Measures The mitigation measures described in Section 2.2.3 of the MSP FEIS, 1997 for construction, operation, and maintenance of proposed facilities also apply to the proposed update. Additionally, permitting requirements described in the Chambers Creek Properties Standards and Guidelines (CCP SG) Section 4.1 (Surface Water Management) and UPMC Section 12.10 (Water Quality Standards), UPMC Section 17.35 (Wetlands), and UPMC Title 18 (Shoreline Management Use) assure that potential water resource impacts are fully addressed and mitigated prior to project implementation. BMPs will be used to mitigate wetland impacts. Projects involving construction below the OHWM will require additional project-specific environmental documentation at the time of individual project design and implementation.

2.2.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts No unavoidable significant Water Resources impacts are expected from the adoption of the proposed MSP Update.

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2.3 PLANTS AND ANIMALS

2.3.1 Affected Environment The site condition of Chambers Creek Properties for plants and animals has not significantly changed since the publication of the MSP FEIS, 1997. The overall habitat for plants and animals has been enhanced by changes that have occurred in accordance with the adopted Master Site Plan, including the cessation of commercial mining operations, closure and reclamation of the former County gravel pit in the Environmental Services Area, construction of recreational facilities and office space in the Environmental Services Area, significant vegetation and landscaping enhancements, and improvements relating to trail facilities along Grandview Drive and 64th Street W.

Endangered and Threatened Species The federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) lists species as “threatened” or “endangered.” Endangered means a species is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Threatened means a species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future. The ESA includes special provisions to protect listed species as development continues.

Since the 1997 MSP FEIS, threatened species and species of concern that may be found in the vicinity of the Chambers Creek Properties have been listed (see Table 11).

Table 11: Federally Threatened/Endangered Species and Species of Concern (Listed Since 1997 FEIS) Common Name Scientific Name Status Chinook Salmon Onchyrhynchus Threatened, Puget Sound tshawytscha Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU) Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus Threatened Coho Salmon Onchyrhynchus kisutch Species of Concern

Chinook and coho salmon migrate through Chambers Bay to upstream spawning areas in Chambers Creek. Juveniles of these species would be expected to occur in Chambers Bay and along the shoreline near the North and South Docks during out- migrations from February through June. These fish would likely use the intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats for feeding and refuge during their out-migrations.

In addition to the federally listed species, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) indicates that the beaches in the vicinity of the North Dock are used for spawning by sandlance (Ammodytes hexapterus). This species is an important prey resource for listed salmonids and other species. Sandlance are not known to use Chambers Bay for spawning. The beaches in the project area are not used for spawning by Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) or surfsmelt (Hypomesus pretiosus), (WDFW 2000.)

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Marine Shoreline New descriptive information regarding the marine habitat environment for the Shoreline areas of the North, South and Chambers Bay areas has been obtained since publication of the MSP FEIS, 1997.

In early 2005, divers videotaped conditions of the seabed floor in the vicinity of the north and south docks. The following sections summarize these conditions, based on this video, which is incorporated into the project’s reference library.

North Dock The North Dock was built to export mining material and occupies both intertidal and subtidal habitats. The intertidal habitat inshore and around the North Dock is classified as “estuarine intertidal gravel: open” (Dethier 1990) because of its relatively exposed situation and composition of primarily gravel without finer sediments. Solid or stable surfaces such as the pier piling and metal and wood debris provide habitat for barnacles.

The subtidal habitats around the North Dock are of two types characterized by the presence or absence of pier piling. In both cases, the substrate consists of gravel and sand in varying proportions with shell debris present near the piling. This substrate type with the presence of relatively strong tidal currents and exposure to wave action, forms an “estuarine subtidal mixed coarse – open” habitat. Characteristic species seen include seastars (e.g., Dermasterias imbricata and Pycnopodia helianthoides) and the sea anenome Metridium sp. Expected species, though not seen in the video, include perch, rockfish and flatfish; geoduck, horse clams and several other species; crabs including rock and Dungeness; and encrusting species.

South Dock The South Dock occupies both intertidal and subtidal habitats. The intertidal habitat inshore and around the South Dock is classified as “estuarine intertidal gravel: open” because of its relatively exposed situation and composition of gravel and sand. The beach sediments characteristically lack biota because of the highly stressful conditions caused by the mobility of the sediments. Solid or stable surfaces such as the concrete ramp and piling provide habitat for barnacles (Chthamalus dalli and Semibalanus cariosus); blue mussels (Mytilus sp.), which are relatively small because of the stress from wave exposure; and sea lettuce (Ulva sp.) and rockweed (Fucus furcatus). Some of the barnacles showed evidence of impacts from drift logs or rocks, which is a common stressor in high energy intertidal habitats.

The subtidal habitats around the South Dock are of two types characterized by the presence or absence of pier piling. In both cases, the substrate consists of gravel and sand in varying proportions with shell debris present near the piling. This substrate type, with the presence of relatively strong tidal currents and exposure to wave action, forms an “estuarine subtidal mixed coarse – open” habitat. Characteristic species include seastars (e.g., Dermasterias imbricata, Pycnopodia helianthoides, Pisaster orchraceus, and Pisaster brevispinus) and the kelp crab Pugettia producta. Expected

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species, though not seen in the video, include including perch, rockfish, and flatfish; geoduck, horse clams, and several other species; crabs including rock and Dungeness; and encrusting species.

Chambers Bay New information regarding conditions in Chambers Bay was obtained in November 2001 in a report titled Marine Biological Resources and Sediment Reconnaissance in Chambers Bay, summarized in this section. The entire report is included as Appendix B.

Chambers Bay is generally characterized by mixed sediments consisting primarily of gravel and sand with increasing amounts of finer sediments in the lower intertidal zone. At the upper edge of the intertidal zone along the ordinary high water mark (OHWM) and seaward approximately 2 to 3 feet or less, sandy sediments, apparently originating from the adjacent bluff, were present. Below the OHWM, a zone approximately 50 feet wide covered by gravel over a gravelly sand matrix was present with little finer sediments.

From this zone seaward to approximately 98 feet from the OHWM, the larger particles in the mixed substrate supported barnacles (e.g., Semibalanus criosus and Chthamalus dalli) and clusters of small blue mussels (Mytilus sp.). This condition persists upstream. Also within this zone, numerous logs encrusted by barnacles and mussels were present.

Seaward of the previous zone, the gravel is replaced by muddy sand and gravel (mixed fine sediments). This muddy zone is characterized by the presence of sea lettuce (Ulva sp.), a macroalgae. As in the previous zone, no evidence of burrowing clams or crustaceans (e.g., burrowing shrimp) was seen.

It is important to note that no eelgrass was present within Chambers Bay. The nearest eelgrass beds were found west of the railroad, outside of Chambers Bay, along the both sides of the channel connecting to Chambers Bay.

2.3.2 Impacts Programmatic level impacts of proposed MSP Update uses to Plants and Animals are identified below. Further environmental review, including ESA consultation when appropriate, will occur at a project-specific level when development permit applications are submitted.

• Construction of boardwalks above the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) in Chambers Bay may impact habitat above the OHWM in Chambers Bay. Wildlife may also be temporarily displaced during construction. • Placement of mooring anchor buoys and construction of a floating day-moorage dock near the North Dock may disrupt open water habitats for marine species due to increased boat usage. Fish and wildlife may also be temporarily displaced during construction.

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• Construction of an environmental institute and lodging facilities, the new location of the Environmental Education Center, and increases in the building sizes and parking areas for adopted MSP uses will result in construction-related impacts due to excavation, site preparation, road and parking lot development, building construction, and materials transportation. Wildlife may also be temporarily displaced during construction activities. • The increase in vegetation associated with the Central and North Meadows and arboretum will likely result in a long-term benefit to bird and wildlife habitat.

The general impacts identified in Section 2.3.2 of the MSP FEIS, 1997 also apply to the proposed update.

2.3.3 Mitigation Measures The mitigation measures described in Section 2.3.3 of the MSP FEIS, 1997 for construction, operation and maintenance of proposed facilities also apply to the proposed update. Additionally, permitting requirements described in the Chambers Creek Properties Standards and Guidelines (CCP SG) Sections 3.2 and 5.3 (Parking Area Landscaping) and 9.1 (Building Placement and Design), as well as UPMC 13.30 (Vegetation on Public Property), UPMC Title 17 (Critical Areas), and the City of University Place Municipal Code (UPMC) Title 18 (Shoreline Management Use) assure that potential plants and animals impacts are fully addressed and mitigated prior to project implementation. Projects involving construction below the OHWM will require additional environmental review and permitting at the time of implementation.

2.3.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts No unavoidable significant Plants and Animals impacts are expected from the adoption of the proposed MSP Update.

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2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

2.4.1 Affected Environment The application of biosolids from the WWTP and reclaimed wastewater at the Chambers Creek Properties was programmatically analyzed as part of the 1997 MSP FEIS. Pierce County has recently changed the processing of biosolids, increasing the level of treatment to achieve Exceptional Quality standards. This section supplements the information provided within the 1997 MSP FEIS regarding biosolids only; information regarding water reclamation remains unchanged.

Biosolids Program In the 1997 MSP FEIS, Pierce County had proposed reclamation primarily through the application of manufactured soils, based upon available technology at that time. These soils were to be manufactured on site by composting Class B biosolids from the wastewater treatment plant with bulking agents, specifically wood chips from the trees grown in the proposed Production Nursery.

In 2001 Pierce County decided to make a process change in its biosolids program. Construction of a Fertilizer Manufacturing Facility at the Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is currently underway and is expected to be operational by 2006. The facility will produce a pelletized biosolid fertilizer product that has been treated to Exceptional Quality (EQ) standards and meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) stringent standards for use and sale as a commercial pelletized fertilizer. These EQ biosolids require no composting, mixing, or transportation for disposal. The material will be applied to restricted and unrestricted sites within the Chambers Creek Properties for both property management and soils reclamation, and sold to the general public for ornamental landscape and garden use.

Biosolids Regulation Biosolids use is regulated according to 40 CFR (code of Federal Regulations) Part 503. These standards are commonly known as the Section 503 regulations, and are promulgated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

Key components of these regulations are the designation of multiple pathogen reduction classifications. There are three categories of potential contaminants: (1) pathogens, or disease organisms, (2) volatile organic compounds, and (3) toxicity, or heavy metal content.

According to the Section 503 regulations, biosolids are classified into one of two classes, and are referred to as Class A or Class B. Class A biosolids differ from Class B biosolids primarily in the degree to which pathogens and vector attraction are reduced or eliminated at the processing facility. The elimination of pathogens and a low heavy metals count differentiate a Class A product from Exceptional Quality or “EQ”.

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2.4.2 Impacts Proposed new activities that may affect the “Environmental Health” element of the environment include:

• Pathogens and Heavy Metals resulting from the biosolids program.

Pathogens All municipal wastewater contains disease-causing microorganisms called pathogens. Pathogens consist of a variety of disease-causing microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, helminths and fungi. The ability of pathogens to cause disease is dependant upon three things: a host (animal or human) that is susceptible to the pathogen; direct exposure to the pathogen; and, finally a high enough dose to cause disease. All three elements must occur in order to cause disease. Through the use of thermal drying process to create the pelletized fertilizer product, pathogens are reduced below detectable limits. (USEPA, 1995.)

Heavy Metals Heavy metals, sometimes referred to as “trace” metals, are naturally occurring in nearly all soils. Some of these elements may be important micronutrients for plants and some animal species. However, if present in large concentrations, these metals have been shown to have toxic effects on plants and animals, including humans.

Heavy metal limits are regulated by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and the USEPA. The USEPA places limits on the concentration of heavy metals in fertilizer. The WSDA standards, adopted from Canada’s Trade Memorandum T-4-93, regulate the amount of heavy metals applied to a site in a year. This limit depends on both the concentration of the heavy metals in the fertilizer and the maximum application rate recommended by the fertilizer manufacturer. Pierce County recommends that four pounds of nitrogen be applied to every 1000 square feet every year. The maximum concentration of heavy metals Pierce County can have in its biosolids to meet the WSDA limits is shown in Table 12, which compares the USEPA and calculated WSDA heavy metal concentration limits to Pierce County’s quarterly averages of heavy metal concentrations for 2003 and 2004.

Pierce County carefully monitors the concentrations of two metals, Molybdenum and Selenium. The WSDA fertilizer limits for these metals are much more stringent than the USEPA EQ biosolid limits. Because Molybdenum is also a plant nutrient, the WSDA limit can be exceeded so long as the concentration is listed in the guaranteed analysis and a warning is placed on the label.

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Table 12: USEPA and WSDA Heavy Metal Concentration Limits ’03/’04 USEPA WSDA 2003 2004 Average Standard Standard Arsenic (As) 4.9 4.5 2.2 1.3 4.6 3.2 8.7 3.4 4.0 41.0 85.23 Cadmium (Cd) 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.4 <0.1 <0.1 10.0 6.3 2.1 39.0 22.67

Chromium (Cr) 9.2 11.2 27.0 27.7 25.7 <0.2 8.7 71.3 25.7 1200.0 170.46 Copper (Cu) 293.3 350.0 553.3 486.7 523.3 530.0 593.3 480.0 505.0 1500.00 Lead (Pb) 10.5 39.0 32.3 26.7 6.7 33.7 30.0 22.0 28.3 300.00 568.47 Mercury (Hg) 1.5 1.6 0.7 0.71 1.1 1.6 0.6 0.62 0.9 17.0 5.45 Molybdenum 17.7 34.7 35.7 28.3 26.0 53.7 54.7 31.3 33.0 75.0 22.67* (Mo) Nickel (Ni) 24.0 30.0 20.3 13.7 15.7 <0.5 16.0 18.2 420.0 204.60 Selenium (Se) 9.7 2.8 6.8 3.5 6.2 16.3 11.3 6.5 6.7 36.0 15.78 Zinc (Zn) 406.7 610.0 863.3 890.0 896.7 786.7 850.0 1006.7 856.7 2800.0 2103.12

Source: Chambers Creek Regional WWTP and Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Note: USEPA standards are from 40 CFR 503 Table 3 and WSDA are calculated from WSDA Fertilizer Handbook Table 3 using an application rate of 80 lbs. of 5% nitrogen fertilizer per year. *Because Molybdenum is also a plant nutrient, this limit can be exceeded so long as the metal’s concentration is listed on the product label and a warning indicating potential risks is included on the package.

2.4.3 Mitigation Measures The mitigation measure described below supplements measures detailed in Section 2.4.3 of the 1997 MSP FEIS.

Heavy Metals Effective mitigation measures for heavy metals should be taken prior to the biosolids production process. Reducing heavy metal levels in the wastewater stream is the best measure for mitigating potential heavy metal exposure from land application of biosolids. Pierce County has a well recognized and effective industrial pretreatment program to reduce metals and other contaminants in the waste water stream. Pierce County has identified the main sources of Molybdenum in local industries and may establish pre-treatment requirements for how much Molybdenum these industries can discharge.

The sources of Selenium are less easily controlled. If the selenium content of a batch of fertilizer is too high, that batch must be mixed with a batch containing a lower Selenium content to decrease the overall concentration. Pierce County will follow appropriate state and federal laws to ensure proper Selenium levels.

2.4.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts No unavoidable significant Environmental Health impacts are expected from the adoption of the proposed MSP Update.

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2.5 LAND AND SHORELINE USE

2.5.1 Affected Environment Present Land and Shoreline Uses Existing, adopted and proposed land uses are described in Chapter 1. The general characteristics of existing land uses in the surrounding area can be seen in Figure 5.

Adjacent Land Uses The vicinity of the Chambers Creek Properties has been mostly built out, in the same character as described in the 1997 MSP FEIS. In accordance with the adopted comprehensive plans of University Place, Lakewood and Steilacoom, surrounding land uses are not expected to change significantly. The single family neighborhood to the north of the Properties will continue to be separated from the Properties by a vegetative buffer, as specified in the MSP and Chambers Creek Properties Standards and Guidelines, 2000. Land uses to the east of the Properties include residences, a cemetery, and a city maintenance facility, which is separated from the residences by the Grandview/64th buffer, as specified in the MSP and the standards and guidelines. Areas south of the Properties (in Lakewood and Steilacoom) are adjacent to the Properties by Chambers Creek Canyon and Bay.

2.5.2 Impacts Proposed new land uses are permitted uses and they would not change the overall character of the community or the intent of the MSP. Therefore no land use impacts to adjacent properties are anticipated. New uses identified in the proposed MSP update include lodging to support the golf course, outdoor event space, additional office space and additional restaurant space, an environmental institute to provide research, laboratory, and conference space, mooring buoys and mooring day use. The specific physical impacts resulting from the conversion of one land use to another are discussed in the Earth, Water Resources and Plants and Animals sections of the 1997 MSP FEIS and this D FSEIS. Impacts relating to compatibility of the proposed uses with existing and surrounding land uses are discussed further in the Air, Noise, Transportation, Public Safety and Aesthetics sections in the 1997 MSP FEIS and this D FSEIS.

2.5.3 Mitigation Measures Because no land and shoreline use impacts are identified, no mitigation is proposed. Mitigation measures for physical impacts resulting from the conversion of one land use to another are discussed in the Earth, Water Resources, and Plants and Animals sections of the 1997 MSP FEIS and this D FSEIS. Measures relating to compatibility of the proposed uses with existing and surrounding land uses are discussed in the Air, Noise, Transportation, Public Safety and Aesthetics sections of the 1997 MSP FEIS and this D FSEIS.

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2.5.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts No unavoidable significant Land and Shoreline Use impacts are expected from the adoption of the proposed MSP Update.

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Figure 5: 2001 Aerial

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2.6 RELATIONSHIP TO LAND USE PLANS AND POLICIES

2.6.1 Affected Environment For each element of the proposed MSP Update, the relationship to Chambers Creek adopted policy and regulations, as well as other applicable regulations, are described in the D FSEIS Summary, Table 1.

Consistency with Plans and Policies specific to the Chambers Creek Properties The Chambers Creek Properties MSP was developed through an extensive public workshop process and adopted by the Pierce County Council on August 19, 1997 by Ordinance No. 97-71S. The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), adopted April 11, 1997, is incorporated into the MSP by reference. Additional project details and a full description of the Properties can be found in the adopted MSP and three-volume FEIS. Other plans that relate to the MSP are described in Chapter 4 of the MSP document.

The adopted MSP defines a 50-year framework for the use and development of the Chambers Creek Properties. It contains a MSP map, and a detailed program describing the location and intensity of future site uses. The MSP outlines an implementation process for coordinated permitting and review to be enabled by a procedural agreement among the three jurisdictions where the site is located (Pierce County, the City of University Place and the City of Lakewood). As specified in the MSP, public uses of the Chambers Creek Properties include a broad mix of utilities, public facilities, revenue- generating activities, and public access/recreation uses located in eight sub-areas of the Properties (see Figure 3).

To implement the MSP, Pierce County and the cities of University Place and Lakewood adopted a binding Joint Procedural Agreement (JPA) in 2000. It identifies coordinated review and permitting procedures, the process for MSP updates and amendments, and other items which direct the implementation of the MSP. The JPA stipulates that the MSP be regularly updated every ten years. This D FSEIS analyzes the first Ten-Year Update. The JPA is incorporated into the MSP by reference.

The Chambers Creek Properties Standards and Guidelines, adopted in 2002 by the three jurisdictions, further implement the MSP by specifying permitted uses and standards for project design and development. After the Ten-Year Update is adopted, the standards and guidelines will be revised to implement the update.

Consistency with Local Plans and Policies Based on the JPA and provisions of existing comprehensive plans of Lakewood, University Place and Pierce County, the proposed Master Site Plan Update will not require updates to the Comprehensive Plans of the cities or Pierce County.

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2.7 TRANSPORTATION Transportation analysis was performed for the proposed MSP update using forecasts of potential site-generated traffic and future background traffic on nearby roadways. The purpose of the analysis is to provide information about the relative transportation impacts of the various land use components and the cumulative impact of all proposed uses. The analysis focuses on trip generation and trip characteristics of each land use component.

2.7.1 Affected Environment The study area for the transportation analysis is shown in Figure 6.

Roadway Network 64th Street W/Chambers Creek Road/Chambers Lane W is an east-west roadway that provides access from Bridgeport Way W, west to the Chambers Creek Properties and Puget Sound. Between Grandview Drive W and the T-intersection at Chambers Creek Road W, 64th Street W has one lane in each direction with bike lanes on both sides. It has a raised center landscaped median and curb and gutter with sidewalks on both sides. East of this three-legged intersection, the street is called Chambers Creek Road W and has one lane in each direction but no bike lanes. The median is a two- way-left-turn lane with occasional raised islands. The edges are rolled asphalt curb and gutter with gravel shoulders on both sides. Further east the roadway becomes Chambers Lane W where Chambers Creek Road W bends south toward 67th Avenue W. Chambers Lane W has the same lane configuration and edge treatments as Chambers Creek Road. At the T-intersection with 64th Street W, Chambers Creek Road W extends south toward Steilacoom.

Grandview Drive W is a north-south collector arterial that provides access along the western edge of the City of University Place. It connects southwest Tacoma to the Chambers Creek area and provides access to a number of residential neighborhoods. The roadway has one lane in each direction with bike lanes, curb and gutter with sidewalks on both sides. There is intermittent parallel on-street parking in curb pullouts mostly on the west side of the roadway. The section of Grandview Drive W between Cirque Drive W and 64th Street W has a raised center landscaped median with crosswalks and breaks only at intersections with residential streets. Several of the intersections along this roadway are controlled with 15-mph roundabouts including Cirque Drive W and 62nd Street Court W. The posted speed limit is 35 mph except in a school zone north of 40th Street W and at roundabouts.

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Figure 6: Transportation Study Area

Source: Heffron Transportation

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Bridgeport Way W is the primary north-south arterial providing access through the City of University Place. It extends south from Tacoma at S 19th Street to the City of Lakewood. The roadway has two lanes in each direction with a variety of median and edge-of-roadway treatments. North of 27th Street W, there is no median and the roadway has curb with intermittent gravel shoulders on both sides. South of 27th Street W, there is a raised landscaped median with left-turn pockets at signalized intersections and curb and gutter with sidewalks on both sides. Signalized crosswalks are located between 35th Street W and 37th Street W and between 37th Street W and 40th Street W, south of Cirque Drive W, there is no two-way-center-turn lane and the edge treatment transitions to rolled asphalt curb and gutter with gravel shoulders. The speed varies from 35 mph north of S 35th Street and between Cirque Drive W and 67th Avenue W, to 30 mph between 35th Street W and Cirque Drive and south of 67th Avenue W. There are also bike lanes on both sides of the roadway between 27th Street W and Cirque Drive W.

Cirque Drive W is a primary east-west arterial through the City of University Place. It provides access from Grandview Drive W near Puget Sound through the City of University Place to South Tacoma where the roadway becomes S 56th Street and connects to Interstate-5 (I-5). Its intersections with Grandview Drive W and Alameda Avenue W are controlled as roundabouts; its intersections with Bridgeport Way W and 67th Avenue W are signalized. The roadway has one lane in each direction with a variety of median and edge conditions. East of 67th Avenue W, the roadway has a center two-way left-turn lane, rolled asphalt curb and gutter with gravel shoulders on the south side; concrete curb and gutter with sidewalk on the north side; and bike lanes on both sides. West of 67th Avenue W to Bridgeport Way W, there is concrete curb and gutter with sidewalk on the south side; the sidewalk on the north side is under construction. West of Bridgeport Way W, the center two-way, left-turn lane ends at approximately 83rd Avenue W. The curb and gutter with sidewalk on the south side extends to Sunset Drive W and then transitions to rolled asphalt curb with gravel shoulder. The north side has mostly rolled asphalt curb with a gravel shoulder. At 83rd Avenue W, the pavement widens slightly with approximately 5-foot paved shoulders as well as wider gravel shoulders. At of Bristonwood Drive W, there is a sidewalk on the north side and the paved shoulders are painted as bike lanes. The posted speed limit is 35 mph.

67th Avenue W is a north-south arterial that provides access through the City of University Place north to the City of Fircrest. It ends at Bridgeport Way W to the south near the City of Lakewood. North of Bridgeport Way W, the roadway has two northbound lanes and one southbound lane, and then transitions to one lane in each direction. The center median alternates with a two-way-left-turn lane and a raised landscaped island with left-turn pockets. A bike lane on the east side begins at 62nd Street W with a bike lane on the west side further north. Near Bridgeport Way W, there is a concrete curb and gutter with sidewalk on both sides. North of about 61st Street W, the edge transitions to rolled asphalt curb and gravel shoulders on both sides. North of Cirque Drive W, the roadway primarily has a center two-way, left-turn lane and a few landscaped median islands. The posted speed limit is 35 mph.

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40th Street W is an east-west roadway that connects Grandview Drive W through the City of University Place to the City of Fircrest. The roadway ends in Fircrest at Orchard Street (51st Street W). West of Grandview Drive W, it becomes Olympic Boulevard W and turns to the north. It has one lane in each direction and a posted speed limit of 25 mph. The roadway edge varies with intermittent concrete curb and gutter with sidewalk, rolled asphalt curb, and no curb or shoulder. Between Grandview Drive W and Sunset Drive W, a middle and high school is located on the north side of the roadway. There is a 20 mph school zone and on-street parking is permitted near the school on the north side. Near the schools are three marked crosswalks with overhead flashing signals. Approximately 1/4- mile east of Sunset Drive W, is another marked crosswalk with flashing overhead lights. A center two-way, left-turn lane begins at this location and extends east to Bridgeport Way W.

27th Street W is an east-west roadway that connects Grandview Drive W through the City of University Place to the City of Fircrest. Just west of Fircrest, the roadway becomes Regents Boulevard. It has one lane in each direction with a center two-way, left-turn lane and a posted speed limit of 35 mph. Bike lanes are on both sides between Grandview Drive W and Bridgeport Way W. West of Bridgeport Way W, the roadway has concrete curb and gutter with sidewalk for about one block. West of Louise Street W, it transitions to rolled asphalt curb and gutter with gravel shoulders on both sides.

Traffic Volumes Current traffic volume information was obtained from two sources. Average daily traffic volumes from year 2002 were reported in the City of University Place Comprehensive Plan (adopted July 6, 1998, Amended December 6, 2004). Year 2002 average daily traffic volumes for area roadways are summarized in Table 13. Existing weekday PM peak hour traffic volumes were compiled from new PM peak period turning movement counts completed in December 2004. New counts were conducted at eleven study area intersections. A summary of the existing PM peak hour traffic volumes is shown on Figure 7.

Table 13: Year 2002 Average Daily Traffic Volumes Year 2002 Roadway Segment Average Daily Traffic Volumes Chambers Lane southwest of Bridgeport Way 5,946 Chambers Creek Road W northwest of Bridgeport Way W 4,542 Bridgeport Way W southeast of Chambers Lane W 18,439 Bridgeport Way W north of Chambers Lane W 20,338 Bridgeport Way W north of 40th Street W 22,976 Bridgeport Way W south of 27th Street W 21,305 Cirque Drive west of Bridgeport Way 11,013 Cirque Drive east of Grandview Drive 4,694 Cirque Drive east of 67th Avenue W 16,008 Grandview Drive north of Cirque Drive 4,161 Grandview Drive south of Cirque Drive 4,696 Source: City of University Place Comprehensive Plan (adopted July 6, 1998, amended December 6, 2004)

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Figure 7: Existing PM Peak Hour Traffic Volumes

Source: Heffron Transportation

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Traffic volumes are expected to grow with increased population and employment. Forecast future traffic volumes throughout the study area were estimated using an annual growth rate combined with estimates of pipeline project traffic provided by City of University Place staff. A compound annual growth rate of 1 percent was applied to the 2002 daily volumes and 2004 PM peak hour traffic volumes. Traffic volumes from proposed developments within the City were then added to the PM peak hour volumes based on traffic assignments and estimates also provided by City of University Place and City of Lakewood staff. Seven pipeline projects were included in the PM peak hour traffic forecasts:

• Lakewood Wal-Mart • UP Town Center • Ketcham Knolls • Cottages at Peach • UP One Residential Creek Plat • Pemberton Creek • Covington Glade

Traffic estimates for the 1997 MSP were added to the 2015 traffic forecasts to represent year 2015 conditions without the MSP update (i.e. future baseline condition). The resulting year 2015 traffic forecasts were used to evaluate traffic operating conditions without the proposed MSP Update. The forecast 2015 PM peak hour traffic volumes without the MSP Update are shown in Figure 8.

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Figure 8: Forecast 2015 PM Peak Hour Traffic Volumes—No Action (with Adopted MSP)

Source: Heffron Transportation

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Truck Traffic The commercial mining operations on the Chambers Creek Properties site ceased in December 2003. As a result, the historically high truck volumes in the area along Chambers Creek Road and 64th Street W no longer occur. Recent counts indicate that PM peak period truck volumes along most local-area roadways are typical for residential areas and small cities. Truck volumes along Chambers Lane, 64th Street W and Chambers Creek Road ranged from less than 1% to about 2% of total traffic. Truck volumes on other arterials in the vicinity ranged from less than 1% to about 4%.

Level of Service The quality of traffic flow is defined by level of service (LOS). This analysis evaluates the proposal’s effect on overall roadway capacity to show whether or not new roadways or major widening projects would be needed to accommodate the proposal.

Roadway Level of Service Level of service criteria for roadway sections is summarized in Table 14. Levels of service for roadway configurations are based on the average daily traffic volume. The volume-to-capacity ratio indicates what portion of the roadway section capacity is used and how much remains for other developments in the study area.

Table 14: Level of Service Criteria for Roadway Sections Threshold Volume Levels and V/C Ratios Roadway Capacity LOS A LOS B LOS C LOS D LOS E LOS F Geometry Volume-to-Capacity Ratio < 0.24 0.25- 0.46- 0.61- 0.76- >1.00 0.45 0.60 0.75 1.00 Two Lanes 16,000 4,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 16,000 17,500 Three Lanes 20,000 6,500 8,500 12,000 15,000 20,000 22,500 Four Lanes 32,500 12,500 15,000 18,500 25,000 32,500 35,000 Five Lanes 37,000 15,000 17,500 22,500 28,000 37,000 40,000 Sources: JHK & Associates, NCHRP Report 187, Quick Response Urban Travel Estimation Techniques and Transferable Parameters, Transportation Research Board, 1978, p.160. TRB Circular 212, Interim Materials on Highway Capacity, Transportation Research Board, 1980, p.12. Australian Road Research Report ARR No. 79, Signalized Intersections Capacity Guide, A.J. Miller, 1979, np.

These criteria were used to determine roadway levels of service for the existing conditions and year 2015 conditions with the adopted MSP as shown in Table 15. As shown, all roadways in the site vicinity currently operate at LOS D or better and have some excess capacity to accommodate additional development. By year 2015, background traffic growth as well as traffic generated by the Chambers Creek Properties would use some of this excess capacity. Sections of Bridgeport Way are forecast to degrade to LOS E conditions by year 2015.

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Table 15: Daily Level of Service Summary – Existing & Year 2015 with Adopted MSP

Existing (2005) Year 2015 With Daily Weekday Conditions Adopted MSP Conditions Roadway Section Lanes Capacity ADTa v/c LOSc ADT v/c LOS Ratiob Ratio Grandview Drive N/O Cirque Drive 2 16,000 4,290 0.27 B 5,940 0.37 B S/O Cirque Drive 2 16,000 4,840 0.30 B 7,470 0.47 C Chambers Creek Road S/O 64th Streetd 2 16,000 6,060 0.38 B 9,130 0.57 C E/O 64th Streetd 3 20,000 4,960 0.25 B 10,470 0.52 C SW/O Chambers 3 20,000 8,780 0.44 B 14,820 0.74 D Laned SE/O Chambers Lane 2 16,000 4,680 0.29 B 7,070 0.44 B Cirque Drive E/O Grandview Drive 2 16,000 4,840 0.30 B 6,510 0.41 B W/O Bridgeport Way 3 20,000 11,350 0.57 C 13,900 0.70 D W/O 67th Avenue W 4 32,500 11,150 0.34 B 14,390 0.44 B Bridgeport Way N/O Cirque Drive W 5 37,000 24,220 0.65 D 30,070 0.81 E S/O Cirque Drive W 5 37,000 22,700 0.61 D 29,030 0.78 E S/O Chambers Lane 5 37,000 19,000 0.51 C 22,370 0.60 C W N/O W 75th Street 5 37,000 26,830 0.73 D 33,100 0.89 E Chambers Lane W SW/O Bridgeport Way 2 16,000 6,130 0.38 B 10,110 0.63 D a ADT = Average Daily Traffic Volume estimated for 2005 using 2002 counts by City of University Place and 1% annual growth rate. b v/c Ratio = Volume-to-Capacity Ratio c LOS = Level of Service d ADT estimated from 2004 PM peak hour volumes using factor of 10. N/O “North of” Source: Heffron Transportation, Inc., 2005

Intersection Level of Service Level of service for signalized intersections is defined in terms of average delay per vehicle. Delay is a complex measure and is dependant on a number of variables including: signal cycle length, signal phasing, green-time ratio, and lane configuration for each approach. Table 16 shows the level of service criteria for signalized intersections.

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Table 16: Level of Service for Signalized Intersections LOS Average Delay per General Description Vehicle A Less than 10.1 seconds Free flow B 10.1 to 20.0 seconds Stable flow (slight delays) C 20.1 to 35.0 seconds Stable flow (acceptable delays) D 35.1 to 55.0 seconds Approaching unstable flow (tolerable delay— occasional wait through more than one signal cycle before proceeding. E 55.1 to 80.0 seconds Unstable flow (approaching intolerable delay) F Greater than 80.0 Forced flow (jammed) seconds Source: Transportation Research Board, Highway Capacity Manual 2000, 2000.

Table 17 summarizes the existing and estimated year 2015 level-of-service conditions with the adopted MSP at six signalized intersections and five unsignalized intersections in the study area. These level-of-service results assume that no intersection improvements are made. As shown, all five signalized intersections would likely experience additional delay due to increases in background traffic. All but one are expected to operate at LOS E or better. Increases in background traffic are anticipated to degrade operations at the Cirque Drive/Bridgeport Way intersection to LOS F by year 2030 if no intersection improvements are made. Operations at the intersection could be improved to LOS E with the addition of a northbound-to-eastbound right-turn lane and possibly by revised cycle lengths in the corridor.

In year 2015 with the adopted MSP, the northbound turns from Chambers Creek Road to 64th Street W/Chambers Creek Road W would degrade to LOS F. This condition could be mitigated with changes in traffic control (such as with a roundabout or signal) or with additional lane capacity (such as turn lanes and/or acceleration/deceleration lanes). It is anticipated that individual project review and project-level SEPA analysis for each element of the Chambers Creek site would include review of this intersection to determine the best measure and the appropriate timing of an improvement.

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Table 17: Existing and Year 2015 PM Peak Hour Intersection Level of Service Summary Existing Year 2015 – No PM Peak Hour Action Adopted MSP Signalized Intersection LOSa Delayb LOS Delay 27th Street W/Bridgeport Way W D 37.8 E 56.8 40th Street W/Bridgeport Way W D 38.4 E 74.7 Cirque Drive W/Bridgeport Way W D 37.5 F 89.8 Bridgeport Way W/Chambers Lane W B 17.4 C 21.0 Bridgeport Wy W/67th Ave W/Chambers Creek D 37.9 Rd W C 25.1 Cirque Drive W/67th Avenue W C 29.0 D 46.7 Stop-sign Controlled Intersections LOS Delay LOS Delay 64th Street W/Chambers Creek Road W B 11.4 D 51.9 NB Turns from Chambers Creek Rd W C 17.9 F >135 WB Left Turns from Chambers Creek Rd W A 7.9 A 9.1 Chambers Creek Ln W/Chambers Creek Rd W A 2.4 C 3.8 NB Turns from Chambers Creek Road W B 12.9 C 23.5 WB Left Turns from Chambers Ln W A 8.4 A 9.5 Roundabout Controlled Intersections LOS Max V/C c LOS Max V/C Cirque Drive W/Grandview Drive W A 0.24 A 0.30 Grandview Dr W/62nd St Ct W/Site Access A 0.22 C 0.36 64th St W/Pierce Co. Env. Svcs. Bldg Access A 0.23 B 0.37 a LOS = Level of Service b Delay = Average delay per vehicle in seconds c Max V/C = For roundabouts, LOS is determined based on the maximum volume-to-capacity ratio of all movements Source: Heffron Transportation, Inc., 2005

Safety Accident data were requested from the City of University Place Police Department. The request was forwarded and fulfilled by the Sheriff's Department Crime Analysis and Information Unit. The most recent available data from 2001 through 2004 were provided for nine of the eleven study-area intersections described previously. Data for two intersections were not available. The accident data are summarized in Table 18.

As shown, there was a wide range in the number of accidents reported at study area intersections. The number ranged from a low of one accident to a high of 101 accidents over the four-year period. The data did not include any information regarding type, cause, severity, exact location (such as at a nearby driveway), or contributing factors. As a result, it is not possible to determine if any unusual safety conditions exist at the study area intersections based on these data.

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Based on the total number of accidents, the average number of accidents per year, and the estimated number of accidents per million entering vehicles, the City of University Place should review accident records at five of the study area intersections including:

• Cirque Drive W/Bridgeport Way W • Cirque Drive W/Grandview Drive W • 40th Street W/Bridgeport Way W • Cirque Drive W/67th Avenue W • Bridgeport Way W/67th Avenue W/ Chambers Creek Road W

These five intersections have reported accidents rates that appear to exceed 1.0 per million entering vehicles, which can indicate unusual safety conditions. It should be noted that none of the intersections have experienced substantial increases in accidents in 2003 or 2004. Therefore, there is no evidence that any recent changes have adversely influenced safety conditions.

Table 18: Accident Data at Vicinity Intersections Total Avg. Acc. Accidents/ Intersection 2001 2002 2003 2004 for Per Year MEVa 4 Years Cirque Drive W/Bridgeport Way W 24 30 24 23 101 25.3 2.32 Cirque Drive W/Grandview Drive W 3 1 5 5 14 3.5 1.94 40th Street W/Bridgeport Way W 27 24 23 18 92 23.0 1.91 Cirque Drive W/67th Avenue W 10 8 11 14 43 10.8 1.27 Bridgeport Wy W/67th Ave W/ Chambers 13 13 12 12 50 12.5 1.23 Creek Rd W Bridgeport Way W/Chambers Lane W 10 3 8 5 26 6.5 0.83 64th Street W/Chambers Creek Road W 3 0 0 1 4 1.0 0.36 Grandview Dr W/62nd St Ct W/Site Dwy 0 1 0 0 1 0.3 0.17 Chambers Creek Ln/Chambers Creek Rd 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0.08 64th St W/Pierce Co. Env. Svcs. Bldg No Data Available N/A Access 27th Street W/Bridgeport Way W No Data Availabe N/A a MEV = million entering vehicles Source: Pierce County Sheriff's Department Crime Analysis & Information Unit, February 2005.

Transit Pierce Transit provides bus service within the study area; Routes 53 and 2 serve the site vicinity. Route 53 provides bus service from downtown Tacoma to Tacoma Mall, University Place and Tacoma Community College. In the vicinity of the Chambers Creek site, it provides service along Cirque Drive W, north along Grandview Drive W, and east on 40th Street W. This route operates on weekdays from approximately 5:45

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AM to 9:45 PM, with approximately 30-minute headways (time between consecutive buses) until 6:45 PM and about one-hour headways in the evening. On Saturday, this route operates from approximately 7:30 AM to 11:00 PM and on Sundays from 6:15 AM to 9:30 PM, with headways between 30 minutes and one hour.

Route 2 provides service from downtown Tacoma to Upper Tacoma Shopping District, Bates Technical College Mohler Campus, Martin Luther King, Jr. Library and Tacoma Community College. In the vicinity of the Chambers Creek Properties site, it provides service along Bridgeport Way W, between 19th Street and areas south of Custer Road. On weekdays, the route operates from approximately 5:00 AM to 12:10 AM, with 15- minute headways during peak periods and 30-minute headways during off-peak periods. On Saturday and Sunday, the route operates between the hours of 6:45 AM and 12:10 PM with 30-minute headways.

Pierce Transit’s Transit Development Plan 2005–2010 includes two changes that would improve bus service in the study area. One improvement has been completed: creating a new trunk route by combining Route 27 (South 19th Street) and Route 200 (Bridgeport Way) to form Route 2. This route, described above, provides faster, transfer-free service linking Lakewood and University Place with downtown Tacoma, with more frequent service along Bridgeport Way. The second would provide transit priority treatments along congested roadways, including South 19th Street and Bridgeport Way in the study area, through a partnership between Pierce Transit and the cities of Tacoma, Lakewood and University Place, Pierce County and Washington State Department of Transportation.

Sound Transit is working to implement its commuter rail extension from Tacoma through South Tacoma and on to Lakewood. The commuter rail stations in South Tacoma (at South 56th Street) and Lakewood (in the vicinity of Pacific Highway and 108th Street) would be located outside the study area for this project, but are expected to be used by City of University Place residents and could be used by employees or visitors to the Chambers Creek Properties.

Non-motorized Facilities As described in the Roadway Network section, many of the streets near the site and throughout the study area have sidewalks. Adjacent to the site on Grandview Drive W, there are sidewalks on both sides of the roadway. In addition, there is a paved trail west of the roadway along the Chambers Creek Properties site. This trail provides north-south access from north of Cirque Drive W to 64th Street W. The trail bends eastward toward the Pierce County Environmental Services Building site and several trails meander through that site. There are sidewalks along 64th Street W from Grandview Drive east to Chambers Creek Road W. A path trail between the Chambers Creek Bridge and 64th Street will be constructed by 2008 in accordance with a previous development agreement between Pierce County and University Place.

Several roadways within the study area have bike lanes. Grandview Drive W has bike lanes on both sides of the roadway south of 27th Street W. There are also bike lanes

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along sections of Bridgeport Way W, Cirque Drive W, 67th Avenue W, 27th Street W and 64th Street W.

Rail Transportation The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) mainline crosses through the Chambers Creek Properties, bisecting its western portion. This rail line carries a high volume of both freight and passenger trains. In 1996 there were an average of 58 trains per day on this line. The Washington Public Ports Association (WPPA) Rail Capacity Study (May 19, 2004) indicates there are an average of 47 daily trains per day between Tacoma and Vancouver, Washington. That study indicates volumes are expected to increase to 80 trains per day by year 2025. BNSF and Pierce County are currently negotiating future plans for the rail line, including public safety improvements.

2.7.2 Impacts Programmatic level impacts of proposed MSP Update uses on Transportation are identified below. Further environmental review will occur at a project-specific level when development permit applications are submitted.

• Increase in trip generation (6% daily weekday, 1% Saturday, and 17% weekday PM peak hour. • Increased use of roadway capacity, the largest an increase of 1.4% along Chambers Creek Road east of 64th Street. • Where roadways are approaching capacity, additional traffic from proposed MSP Update uses would be less than 0.5% of capacity. • Additional traffic would add about five seconds or less to average delay at all study are intersections in 2014. Assuming no improvements are made at intersections where LOS approaches Level F, additional traffic would exacerbate delays at these intersections. • Transit service would not be adversely impacted. • Pedestrian access and facilities would be enhanced by implementation of proposed uses. • Potential safety issues due to increased activities in the vicinity of the BNSF rail mainline are expected to be mitigated by agreement between Pierce County and BNSF.

Trip Generation Trip generation for the proposed MSP Update was developed based on nationally accepted trip generation rates, as well as on the best available information and assumptions regarding intended activity and employment levels. This section presents trip generation assumptions for each proposed land use element for daily weekday and Saturday conditions, as well as weekday PM peak-hour conditions. Estimates for the adopted MSP were developed for comparison using the same rates. For most elements, trip generation estimates were developed based on rates published in Trip Generation (Institute of Transportation Engineers [ITE], 7th Edition, 2003). In some cases, rates developed for the 1997 MSP FEIS were used. The types of uses and the method for estimating trip generation are described below.

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North Area • Golf course, pro shop, clubhouse with restaurant, maintenance facilities, etc.: ITE rates for Golf Course (LU 430) were used and were adjusted for internal trips between lodging, golf, and the clubhouse restaurant where appropriate. • View restaurants: ITE rates for Quality Restaurant (LU 931) were used. • Lodging: ITE rates for Hotel and Resort Hotel (LUs 310 and 330) were used and were adjusted for internal trips between lodging, golf, and the clubhouse restaurant where appropriate. • Central Meadow: The day-to-day trip generation characteristics of the outdoor event space are assumed to be similar to “Open space, public beach, and public access pier,” as described in the 1997 MSP FEIS. However, it is noted that temporary events at the site could also result in short-term traffic impacts. These types of events, which would be classified as temporary civic celebrations are exempted from SEPA review under WAC 197-11-800(14)(c). These activities would, however, need to meet the requirements set forth for special events under the University Place zoning code. WWTP • Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP): Rates originally used for the Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan FEIS (Pierce County, April 1997) were used. • Offices: ITE rates for General Office Building (LU 710) were used. Grandview/64th Street Trail – included in bullet below • Trails, boardwalks, meadows, picnic/play areas, etc.: ITE rates for Beach Park (LU 415) were used. Environmental Services • Environmental education center: Trip generation was estimated from analysis of the Islandwood Environmental Learning Center on Bainbridge Island (Trip Generation and Peak Parking Demand Analysis – Puget Sound Environmental Learning Center, Heffron Transportation, Inc., June 28, 1999). • Environmental institute lab and associated offices: ITE rates for Research and Development Center (LU 760) were used. South Area • Arboretum/demonstration garden: ITE rates for Regional Park (LU 417) were used. Canyon Park Area and Shoreline • Trails, boardwalks, meadows, picnic/play areas, etc.: ITE rates for Beach Park (LU 415) were used.

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Table 19 presents the estimated trip generation for each area of the Chambers Creek Properties. As shown, the proposed MSP Update would increase the total trip generation to and from the site on weekdays and Saturdays, as well as during the weekday PM peak hour. The proposed update would increase weekday daily trip generation by about 6%, Saturday trip generation by about 1%, and weekday PM peak hour trip generation by about 17%. The increase in PM peak hour trip generation is largely due to the additional Environmental Institute and the conference center proposed within the Environmental Services area. Compared to the adopted MSP, the largest reduction in trip generation occurs in the Grandview/64th Street Trail area, primarily due to the relocation of the view restaurant out of this area.

Table 19: Summary of Trip Generation Proposed MSP Adopted MSP Update Trip Net Change Trip Generation Generation Due to MSP Update Wkdy Wkdy Wkdy Area Area Name Wkdy Sat. Pk Hr Wkdy Sat. Pk Hr Wkdy Sat. Pk Hr 1 North Area 2,790 3,780 210 4,060 5,060 283 1,270 1,280 73 2 WWTP 1,200 200 160 1,390 240 180 190 40 20 3 - - Grandview/64th St Trail 1,050 1,540 86 50 180 4 1,000 1,360 -82 4 SWM (Eliminated) 220 50 30 0 0 0 -220 -50 -30 5 Environmental Services 1,330 1,190 169 1,450 1,340 302 120 150 133 6 South Area 220 280 51 280 310 61 60 30 10 7 Canyon Park 290 590 30 290 590 30 0 0 0 8 Shoreline 130 290 12 130 290 12 0 0 0 Total Trips 7,230 7,920 748 7,650 8,010 872 420 90 124 Source: Heffron Transportation 2005

The additional weekday daily and PM peak hour trips were assigned to the local area roadway network. The net changes to local traffic volumes (daily and PM peak hour) are shown in Figure 9. Table 20 summarizes the potential traffic impact of the proposed MSP Update on roadway LOS, showing conditions with the adopted MSP for comparison. Traffic from the additional uses included in the proposed update would use a small fraction of the remaining capacity on roadways in the vicinity. The largest impact would occur along Chambers Creek Road (east of 64th Street) where the proposal would use 1.4% of the roadway capacity. Chambers Creek Road is expected to continue to have excess capacity; therefore, this level of impact should not cause this road to operate at unacceptable levels of service.

On roadways where the anticipated 2015 level of service is expected to approach capacity (Bridgeport Way), the additional traffic from the updated MSP would be less than 0.5% of roadway capacity. The use of capacity on these roadways is not expected to degrade the level of service. This analysis shows that the proposal would not require major roadway widening or new roadways. The proposal’s impact along these sections would represent less than 1% of all traffic, and would likely not be noticeable.

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Figure 9: Daily and PM Peak Hour Traffic Assignment—Net Change due to MSP Update

Source: Heffron Transportation

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Table 20: Level of Service Impacts Year 2015 With Adopted Year 2015 With MSP Daily MSP Conditions Update Conditions Roadway Section Lanes Capacity ADTa v/c LOS ADT v/c LOS Ratiob c Ratio Grandview Drive N/O Cirque Drive 2 16,000 5,940 0.37 B 6,000 0.38 B S/O Cirque Drive 2 16,000 7,470 0.47 C 7,580 0.47 C Chambers Creek Road S/O 64th Streetd 2 16,000 9,130 0.57 C 9,250 0.58 C E/O 64th Streetd 3 20,000 10,470 0.52 C 10,750 0.54 C SW/O Chambers 3 20,000 14,820 0.74 D 15,090 0.75 D Laned SE/O Chambers Lane 2 16,000 7,070 0.44 B 7,170 0.45 B Cirque Drive E/O Grandview Drive 2 16,000 6,510 0.41 B 6,560 0.41 B W/O Bridgeport Way 3 20,000 13,900 0.70 D 13,940 0.70 D W/O 67th Avenue W 4 32,500 14,390 0.44 B 14,470 0.45 B Bridgeport Way N/O Cirque Drive W 5 37,000 30,070 0.81 E 30,180 0.82 E S/O Cirque Drive W 5 37,000 29,030 0.78 E 29,190 0.79 E S/O Chambers Lane 5 37,000 22,370 0.60 C 22,380 0.60 C W N/O W 75th Street 5 37,000 33,100 0.89 E 33,210 0.90 E Chambers Lane W SW/O Bridgeport Way 2 16,000 10,110 0.63 D 10,280 0.64 D a ADT = Average Daily Traffic Volume estimated for 2005 using 2002 counts by City of University Place and 1% annual growth rate. b v/c Ratio = Volume-to-Capacity Ratio c LOS = Level of Service d ADT estimated from 2004 PM peak hour volumes using factor of 10. N/O “North of” Source: Heffron Transportation, Inc., 2005

Additional PM peak hour traffic generated by new uses included in the proposed MSP update would also add some delay to study area intersections. Table 21 summarizes the LOS analysis performed for the proposed update at the eleven study-area intersections. The No Action (conditions with the adopted MSP) LOS results are also presented for comparison.

The additional traffic associated with the Updated MSP would add about 5 seconds or less of average delay to all study area intersections in year 2015. All study area intersections would operate at the same level of service as with the adopted MSP. Two intersections are forecast to operate at LOS F with either the adopted MSP or the MSP Update—Cirque Drive/Bridgeport Way and Chambers Creek Road W/64th Street W. The unsignalized northbound left-turn movement from Chambers Creek Road W to 64th Street W would operate at LOS F with either the adopted MSP or the uses included in the MSP Update. However, the additional traffic associated with uses in the MSP Update would exacerbate delays at this intersection. As described in the Affected Environment section, the

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signalized intersection at Cirque Drive/Bridgeport Way is also forecast to operate at LOS F with the adopted MSP. The additional traffic from uses included in the update would add a small amount of additional delay (5.6 seconds). However, it should be noted that this analysis assumes that no improvements are made to the intersection before year 2015. This assumption magnifies the delay impacts of traffic added to intersections operating at LOS F. For example, if the intersection were improved with a northbound-to-eastbound right-turn pocket, it would operate at LOS E in 2015 with the adopted MSP. With this as a base condition, the additional project traffic from the MSP update would add less than 3 seconds of average delay.

As mentioned previously, operations at the Chambers Creek Road W/64th Street W intersection could be improved with a roundabout, additional intersection lane channelization or a traffic signal.

As project-level review and permitting occurs with site elements for either the adopted MSP or the MSP Update, Pierce County will coordinate with the City of University Place on the type, timing, and fair share contributions of costs for improvements at these two intersections (Cirque Drive/Bridgeport Way and Chambers Creek Road W/64th Street W).

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Table 21: Year 2015 Weekday PM Peak Hour LOS Summary – No Action & MSP Update Year 2015 – No Year 2015 with Action (Adopted Proposed MSP MSP) Update Signalized Intersection LOSa Delayb LOS Delay 27th Street W/Bridgeport Way W E 56.8 E 57.3 40th Street W/Bridgeport Way W E 74.7 E 77.1 Cirque Drive W/Bridgeport Way W F 89.8 F 95.4 Bridgeport Way W/Chambers Lane W C 21.0 C 21.8 Bridgeport Wy W/67th Ave W/Chambers Creek D 37.9 D 38.9 Rd W Cirque Drive W/67th Avenue W D 46.7 D 48.3 Stop-sign Controlled Intersections LOS Delay LOS Delay 64th Street W/Chambers Creek Road W D 51.9 D 61.8 NB Turns from Chambers Creek Rd W F >135 F >175 WB Left Turns from Chambers Creek Rd W A 9.1 A 9.5 Chambers Creek Ln W/Chambers Creek Rd W C 3.8 C 4.2 NB Turns from Chambers Creek Road W C 23.5 D 26.4 WB Left Turns from Chambers Ln W A 9.5 A 9.8 Roundabout Controlled Intersections LOS Max V/C c LOS Max V/C Cirque Drive W/Grandview Drive W A 0.30 B 0.33 Grandview Dr W/62nd St Ct W/Site Access C 0.36 C 0.39 64th St W/Pierce Co. Env. Svcs. Bldg Access B 0.37 C 0.40 a LOS = Level of Service b Delay = Average delay per vehicle in seconds c Max V/C = For roundabouts, LOS is determined based on the maximum volume-to-capacity ratio of all movements Source: Heffron Transportation, Inc., 2005

Transit Impacts The proposed update would not adversely affect transit service in the area.

Non-motorized Facility Impacts Pedestrian facilities, including trails, are part of the proposed circulation system. The project would enhance the pedestrian access and facilities within the site.

Rail Impacts The proposed MSP Update may increase human use and activities in the vicinity of the BNSF mainline causing safety concerns, as described in the MSP FEIS, 1997. Agreements between Pierce County and BNSF to mitigate these potential impacts are expected to be in place by 2006. No additional impacts from the proposed MSP Update are anticipated.

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2.7.3 Mitigation Measures No specific mitigation would be required to accommodate the proposed MSP Update. The project-level review and permitting that occurs with site elements for either the adopted MSP or the MSP Update will determine mitigation. Pierce County will ensure compliance with the City of University Place Concurrency Management Code, UPMC 22.20 prior to the City’s issuance of permits for these site elements.

2.7.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts No unavoidable significant Transportation impacts are expected from the adoption of the proposed MSP Update.

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2.8 AIR QUALITY

2.8.1 Affected Environment As described in the 1997 MSP FEIS, the primary sources of air pollutants in the area surrounding the Chambers Creek Properties are residential heating, industrial emissions, automotive traffic and construction activities.

2.8.2 Impacts Programmatic level impacts of proposed MSP Update uses to Air Quality are identified below. Further environmental review will occur at a project-specific level when development permit applications are submitted.

• Construction of the Environmental Institute and Lodging Facilities, the new location of the Environmental Education Center, and increases in the building sizes and parking areas for adopted MSP uses will result in construction-related impacts (i.e., dust, odor) due to excavation, site preparation, road and parking lot development, building construction and materials transportation. • These new and expanded uses will also generate additional traffic trips, although no measurable air quality impacts are expected (see Section 2.7.2).

The impacts described for other construction activities in Section 2.8.2 of the 1997 MSP FEIS also apply to the proposed update.

2.8.3 Mitigation Measures The mitigation measures described in Section 2.8.3 of the 1997 MSP FEIS for construction, operation and maintenance of proposed facilities also apply to the proposed MSP Update, and are expected to be applied as appropriate at project implementation.

2.8.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts No unavoidable significant Air Quality impacts are expected from the adoption of the proposed MSP Update.

Chambers Creek Properties MSP Update 51 Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement December 21, 2005 Section 2.9 Noise

2.9 NOISE

2.9.1 Affected Environment The 1997 MSP FEIS provides considerable information regarding noise analysis and noise impacts and mitigation related to the MSP.

2.9.2 Impacts Programmatic level impacts of proposed MSP Update uses to Noise are identified below. Further environmental review will occur at a project-specific level when development permit applications are submitted.

• Construction of the environmental institute and lodging facilities, the new location of the Environmental Education Center, and increases in the building sizes and parking areas for adopted MSP uses will result in construction-related noise impacts due to excavation, site preparation, road and parking lot development, building construction and materials transportation. • These new and expanded uses will also generate additional traffic trips, although no measurable noise impacts are expected (see Section 2.7.2). • Events at the Properties could also result in short-term noise impacts. These events, which would be classified as temporary civic celebrations, are exempted from SEPA review under WAC 197-11-800(14)(c). However, they would need to meet the requirements for special events under the City of University Place zoning code.

The impacts described for other construction activities in Section 2.9.3 of the 1997 MSP FEIS also apply to the proposed update.

2.9.3 Mitigation Measures The mitigation measures described in Section 2.9.3 of the 1997 MSP FEIS for construction, operation, and maintenance of proposed facilities also apply to the proposed update, and are expected to be applied as appropriate at project implementation.

2.9.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts No unavoidable significant Noise impacts are expected from the adoption of the proposed MSP Update.

Chambers Creek Properties MSP Update 52 Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement December 21, 2005 Section 2.10 Aesthetics

2.10 AESTHETICS

2.10.1 Affected Environment The reclamation and development of the site is transforming a major portion of the Properties (the former mine sites) from undeveloped, sparsely vegetated mined condition to a developed, vegetated site, with improved visual quality. The proposed MSP Update would enable further reclamation and improved visual quality.

2.10.2 Impacts Programmatic level impacts of proposed MSP Update uses to Aesthetics are identified below. Further environmental review will occur at a project-specific level when development permit applications are submitted.

• The boardwalks, mooring anchor buoys and floating day-moorage dock will be visible from the water along the Chambers Bay and Puget Sound shorelines and from some residential properties south of the site. • Operational and security lighting at all the new and expanded facilities could result in minor increases in light and glare impacts. • Events at the Properties could also result in short-term light and glare impacts. These events, which would be classified as temporary civic celebrations, are exempted from SEPA review under WAC 197-11-800(14)(c). However, they need to meet the requirements for special events under the City of University Place zoning code. • New uses such as the Environmental Institute, education center, additional office space, and additional parking areas may be visible from neighboring properties.

2.10.3 Mitigation Measures The mitigation measures described in Section 2.10.3 of the MSP FEIS, 1997 for construction, operation and maintenance of proposed facilities also apply to the proposed update. Additionally, permitting requirements described in the Chambers Creek Properties Standards and Guidelines, 2000, Section 5 (Landscaping and Site Design), Section 6 (Fencing, Barriers & Buffers), and Section 7 (Site Lighting), and University Place Municipal Code (UPMC) Title 18 (Shoreline Management Use) assure that potential light and glare and other aesthetic impacts are fully addressed and mitigated prior to project implementation.

2.10.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts No unavoidable significant Aesthetics impacts are expected from the adoption of the proposed MSP Update.

Chambers Creek Properties MSP Update 53 Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement December 21, 2005 Section 2.11 Cultural Resources

2.11 CULTURAL RESOURCES

2.11.1 Affected Environment A complete description of conditions for cultural resources may be found in Section 2.11.1 of the 1997 MSP FEIS. These conditions are unchanged.

2.11.2 Impacts Programmatic level impacts of proposed MSP Update uses to Cultural Resources are identified below. Further environmental review will occur at a project-specific level when development permit applications are submitted.

• Construction and use of the boardwalk along Chambers Bay potentially increases the likelihood of discovering cultural resources in Chambers Bay. • There is little or no potential for discovering cultural or archaeological resources related to the construction of the mooring facilities, Environmental Institute and Lodging Facilities, Environmental Education Center, or increased building sizes and parking areas for proposed MSP Update uses.

2.11.3 Mitigation Measures The mitigation measures described in Section 2.11.3 of the 1997 MSP FEIS for construction, operation and maintenance of proposed facilities also apply to the proposed MSP Update. Boardwalks will keep people from accessing the beach directly, which will reduce the chance for disturbances to cultural or archaeological resources. Additionally, permitting requirements described in the Chambers Creek Properties Standards and Guidelines, 2000, Section 10.1 (Interpretive Opportunities) include guidelines for the provision of educational opportunities about cultural resources.

2.11.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts No unavoidable significant Cultural Resources impacts are expected from the adoption of the proposed MSP Update.

Chambers Creek Properties MSP Update 54 Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement December 21, 2005 Section 2.12 Public Safety

2.12 PUBLIC SAFETY

2.12.1 Affected Environment The description of public safety services found in Section 2.12.1 of the 1997 MSP FEIS continues to apply.

2.12.2 Impacts Programmatic level impacts of proposed MSP Update uses to Public Safety are identified below. Further environmental review will occur at a project-specific level when development permit applications are submitted.

• The boardwalks, mooring anchor buoys and floating day-moorage dock on Chambers Bay and Puget Sound shorelines, could increase the potential for water-related accidents. • Temporary events at the Properties could also result in short-term public safety impacts related to crowds. These events, which would be classified as temporary civic celebrations, are exempted from SEPA review under WAC 197- 11-800(14)(c). However, they would need to meet the requirements for special events under the City of University Place zoning code.

The impacts described in Section 2.12.2 of the 1997 MSP FEIS also continue to apply.

2.12.3 Mitigation Measures The mitigation measures described in Section 2.12.3 of the MSP FEIS, 1997 for construction, operation, and maintenance of proposed facilities also apply to the proposed update. Public Safety is also address by Chambers Creek Properties Standards and Guidelines, 2000, Section 2.3 (Service & Emergency Access) and Section 6 (Fencing, Barriers & Buffers). Existing contractual agreements among JPA parties related to the provision of emergency services will be amended as appropriate.

2.12.4 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts No unavoidable significant Public Safety impacts are expected from the adoption of the proposed MSP Update.

Chambers Creek Properties MSP Update 55 Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement December 21, 2005 References

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City of University Place Comprehensive Plan (adopted July 6, 1998, amended December 6, 2004).

Dethier, M.N, 1990. A Marine and Estuarine Habitat Classification System for Washington State. Washington National Heritage Program. Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Olympia, WA.

Heffron Transportation, Inc., Peak Parking Demand Analysis – Puget Sound Environmental Learning Center. June 28, 1999.

Helvey and Squires, 2005a. Geotechnical Report: Proposed Maintenance Building Site: Chambers Bay Golf Course: University Place, Washington, GeoEngineers, April 19, 2005

Helvey and Squires 2005b, Geotechnical Report: Temporary and Permanent Clubhouse Sites: Chambers Bay Golf Course: University Place, Washington, GeoEngineers, April 7, 2005

Institute of Transportation Engineers, Trip Generation, 2003.

Kyte, M.A., 2001. Marine Biological Resources and Sediment Recommaissance in Chambers Bay, Golder Associates Inc., November 28, 2001.

Pierce County, Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan, Volumes I and II, dated May 1997, adopted by the Pierce County Council under Ordinance No. 97-71S on August 19, 1997.

Pierce County, Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volumes I, II and III issued April 11, 1997.

Pierce County, Chambers Creek Properties Standards and Guidelines, adopted by the Pierce County Council under Ordinance No. 2003-99 on November 4, 2003.

Pierce County, City of University Place, and City of Lakewood Joint Procedural Agreement Regarding the Chambers Creek Properties Master Site Plan, Executed June 8, 2000.

Stirling and Berntsen, 2005. Wetland Delineation: Chambers Bay Golf Course: University Place, Washington, GeoEngineers, June 28, 2005

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2000. Maps for the Critical Spawning Habitat for Herring, Surf Smelt, Sand Lance, and Rock Sole in Puget Sound, Washington: A guide for local governments and local citizens (Map T20R02E) WDFW Fish Program, Marine Resources Division, February 22, 2000.

Washington Public Ports Association Rail Capacity Study, May 19, 2004.

Chambers Creek Properties MSP Update R-1 Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement December 21, 2005 Glossary

GLOSSARY Aquifer: geological formation that stores groundwater used for potable water. Arboretum: a public area where native plants are grown for the purposes of display, education and, potentially, scientific study. Arterial (Minor): a roadway providing movement along significant corridors of traffic flow. Traffic volumes, speeds and trip lengths are high, although usually not as great as those associated with principal arterials. Arterial (Principal): a roadway providing movement along major corridors of traffic flow. Traffic volumes, speeds, and trip lengths are high, usually greater than those associated with minor arterials. Best Management Practices (BMPs): physical, structural, and/or managerial practices that, when used singly or in combination, prevent or reduce pollutant discharges. Biosolids: the solid material remaining after wastewater treatment that can be beneficially recycled for land application. Also called “sludge.” Buffer: a designated area along the perimeter of a stream or wetland which is regulated to control the negative effects of adjacent development on the aquatic resource. Capacity: a measure of the ability to provide a level of service. CCP SG: Chambers Creek Properties Standards and Guidelines CFR: Code of Federal Regulations Collector: a roadway providing service with relatively moderate traffic volume, trip length and operating speed. Collector roads collect and distribute traffic between local roads or arterial roads. Commercial Uses: activities within land areas which are predominantly devoted to the sale, rental and distribution of products, or performance of services. Comprehensive Plan: a generalized coordinated land use policy statement of the governing body of a county or city, required under Washington’s Growth Management Act. Corps: United States Army Corps of Engineers Cultural Resources: elements of the physical environment that are evidence of human activity and occupation. Cultural resource include: (a) historic resources, which are elements of the built environment typically 50 years of age and older, and may be buildings, structures, sites, objects and districts; (b) archaeological resources, which consist of remains of the human environment at or below the ground surface such as artifacts and habitation sites; and (c) traditional cultural properties, which consist of places or sites of human activities of significance to the traditions or ceremonies of a culture. Traditional cultural properties do not necessarily have an artificial component and may consist of an entirely natural setting.

Chambers Creek Properties MSP Update G-1 Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement December 21, 2005 Glossary

Density: a measure of the intensity of development, generally expressed in terms of dwelling units per acre. It can also be expressed in terms of population density (i.e., people per acre). Density is useful for establishing a balance between potential local service use and service capacities. DSEIS: Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Easement: a right to use other property for a limited purpose, such as access or utilities. Ecology: Washington State Department of Ecology. ESA: Endangered Species Act (federal). FEIS: Final Environmental Impact Statement FSEIS: Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Geologically Hazardous Areas: areas that because of their susceptibility to erosion, sliding, earthquake or other geological events are not suited to the siting of commercial, residential or industrial development consistent with public health or safety concerns. Green-time ratio: the average green-time provided at a signalized intersection divided by the cycle length of that particular traffic signal. Groundwater: freshwater under the earth’s surface. Headway: the time between consecutive bus arrivals. HPA: Hydraulic Project Approval, permit required by WDFW for certain activities potentially affecting fish and wildlife habitat. Impact Fee: a fee levied by a local government on new development so that the new development pays its proportionate share of the cost of new or expanded facilities required to service that development. Industrial Uses: the activities predominantly connected with manufacturing, assembly, processing or storage of products. Infrastructure: structures that serve the common needs of the population, such as sewage disposal systems, potable water wells serving a water system, solid waste disposal sites or retention areas, stormwater systems, utilities, bridges and roadways. Intensity: a measure of land use activity based on density, use, mass, size and impact. JPA: Joint Procedural Agreement Land Development Regulations: any controls placed on development or land use activities by a county or city, including, but not limited to, zoning ordinances, subdivision ordinances, rezoning, building codes, sign regulations, binding site plan ordinances or any other regulations controlling the development of land. Level of Service (LOS): an indicator of the extent or degree of service provided by, or proposed to be provided by, a facility based on and related to the operational characteristics of the facility. LOS means an established minimum capacity of facilities or services that must be provided per unit of demand or other appropriate measure of need.

Chambers Creek Properties MSP Update G-2 Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement December 21, 2005 Glossary

Level of Service Standards: as applied to transportation facilities, a measure which describes the operational condition of the travel stream, usually in terms of speed and travel time, freedom to maneuver, traffic interruptions, comfort, convenience and safety. Local Road: a roadway with relatively low traffic volumes, short average trip length or minimal through-traffic movements. Master Plan: a single, coordinated long-term plan for large and complex sites. Minerals: gravel, sand and metallic substances. MSP: Master Site Plan Ordinary High Water Mark: the mark on all lakes, streams and tidal water where the presence and action of waters are so common and usual, and so long continued in all ordinary years, as to mark upon the soil a character distinct from that of the abutting upland, in respect to vegetation. In any area where the ordinary high water mark cannot be found it shall be the line of mean higher high tide adjoining salt water and the line of mean high water adjoining fresh water. From RCW 90.58.030(2)(b) Owner: any person or entity, including a cooperative or a public housing authority, having the legal rights to sell, lease or sublease any form of real property. Planning Period: the 20-year period following the adoption of a comprehensive plan or a longer period that may have been selected as the initial planning horizon by the planning jurisdiction. Production Nursery: an area actively cultivated for the purposes of producing plant material to be used for soils manufacturing and landscaping, and potentially for educational purposes. Public Facilities: streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, street and road lighting systems, traffic signals, domestic water systems, storm and sanitary sewer systems, parks and recreational facilities and schools. These physical structures are owned or operated by a government entity to provide or support a public service. Public Services: fire protection and suppression, law enforcement, public health, education, recreation, environmental protection and other governmental services. RCW: Revised Code of Washington (state statutes) Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO): a voluntary organization conforming to RCW 47.80.020, consisting of local governments within a region containing one or more counties which have common transportation interests. Right-of-Way: land in which a state, county, or municipality owns the fee simple title or has an easement dedicated for a transportation or utility use. Roundabout: a circular intersection with yield control of all entering traffic, channelized approaches, counter-clockwise circulation and appropriate geometric curvature to ensure that travel speeds on the circulatory roadway are typically less than 50km/h (30 mph). SEIS: Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Shall: indicates a directive or requirement.

Chambers Creek Properties MSP Update G-3 Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement December 21, 2005 Glossary

Shorelands or Shoreland Areas: those lands extending landward for 200 feet in all directions as measured on a horizontal plane from the ordinary high water mark; floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward 200 feet from such floodways; and all wetlands and river deltas associated with the streams, lakes and tidal waters which are subject to the provisions of the Shoreline Management Act. From RCW 90.58.030(2)(f). Shoreline Public Access: the ability to reach and touch the water’s edge and/or to have an unobstructed view of the water. Should: indicates an expectation. Soils Manufacturing: the process in which biosolids are combined with bulking agents and composted to create a rich topsoil. Surface Water: water found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, reservoirs and wetlands. Tidelands: lands subject to regular tidal influence. Trailhead: the point of beginning or access point to a trail, often including signage and parking. Transportation Facilities: capital facilities related to air, water or land transportation. UPMC: University Place Municipal Code. Urban Growth Area: areas designated by a county for urban growth pursuant to the Washington State Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A.110). USACE: United States Corps of Engineers (also abbreviated “Corps”). USEPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency Utilities: facilities serving the public by means of a network of wires or pipes, and ancillary structures. Included are systems for the delivery of natural gas, electricity, telecommunications services, water and sewage disposal. Vested: an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment. The term includes title, legal or equitable, to the present or future enforcement of a demand or a legal exemption from a demand made by another, though it must be something more than a mere expectation based on an anticipated continuance of general laws. WAC: Washington Administrative Code. Wastewater Treatment: treatment of used water from residences, businesses and industry. Water Production: development of water resources for municipal or industrial uses through a process involving sedimentation, filtration and disinfection of water. Water Reclamation: water treated and reused instead of discharging into Puget Sound or other water bodies. Potential uses include irrigation, industrial use, and nonpotable, domestic use. Watershed: the area of land drained by a water system. WDFW: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Chambers Creek Properties MSP Update G-4 Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement December 21, 2005 Glossary

WDNR: Washington Department of Natural Resources. Wetlands: areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas. Wetlands do not include artificial wetlands intentionally created from non-wetland sites However, wetlands may include artificial wetlands intentionally created from non-wetland areas to mitigate conversion of wetlands, if permitted by the county or city. From RCW 90.58.030(2)(h). WSDA: Washington State Department of Agriculture. Zoning: the demarcation of an area by ordinance (text and map) into zones and the establishment of regulations to govern the uses within those zones (commercial, industrial, residential) and the location, bulk, height, shape and coverage of structures within each zone.

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Distribution List

Ron Adams Nell Batker Ben Brossard 7006 Cameo Dr SW 14409 Duryea Ln S 6118 97th Avenue Ct W Lakewood WA 98498-3417 Tacoma WA 98444-2018 University Place WA 98467-1054

Jocko Burks Jan Chamberland Louis Gage 3302 Soundview Dr W PO Box 64663 PO Box 514 University Place WA 98466-1615 University Place WA 98464-0663 Buckley WA 98321-0514

Roger Malfait John Medved Bruce Murray 9614 Veterans Dr SW 4420 40th Ave NE PO Box 681 Lakewood WA 98498-1150 Tacoma WA 98422-2493 Wauna WA 98395-0681

Cheryl Phillips Jennifer Policani Alex Polson 706 Pine St 1660 S Wilton Rd Apt 2 4642 Wayneworth St W Steilacoom WA 98388-3100 Tacoma WA 98465-1061 University Place WA 98466-1032

Don Powell Jennifer Smith Dick Thurston 1001 S Steele St 5418 95th Avenue Ct W 20514 42nd Ave E Tacoma WA 98405-3049 University Place WA 98467-1323 Spanaway WA 98387-6746

Shawn Bunney, Councilmember Roger Bush, Councilmember Tim Farrell, Councilmember Pierce County Pierce County Pierce County CCB Rm 1046 CCB Rm 1046 CCB Rm 1046

Barbara Gelman, Councilmember Calvin Goings, Councilmember Terry Lee, Councilmember Pierce County Pierce County Pierce County CCB Rm 1046 CCB Rm 1046 CCB Rm 1046

Dave Batker, Executive Director Dick Muri, Councilmember Hugh Taylor Earth Economics Pierce County Pierce County 14420 Duryea Ln S CCB Rm 1046 COUNCIL - CCB 1046 Tacoma, WA 98444-2018

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Cyrilla Cook, AICP, Shorelines Program Mgr Mary Fries Rod Giffels People For Puget Sound Native Plant Society 9602 47th St W 911 Western Ave Ste 580 620 N C St University Place, WA 98466 Seattle, WA 98104-3608 Tacoma, WA 98403-2800

Deborah Johnson, Senior Planner Mark Kahley Joseph Jimenez City of Lakewood Department of Natural Resources 2125 Cascade Pl W 6000 Main St SW PO Box 47037 University Place, WA 98466-5342 Lakewood, WA 98499-5027 Olympia, WA 98504-7037

Ken Campbell, Tech & Envir Mgr Pat Emerson Roland Dewhurst Abitibi-Consolidated Inc Anderson Island Quality of Life Assoc General Contractors of PC 4302 Chambers Creek Rd 10916 104th St 942 Pacific Ave Steilacoom WA 98388-1528 Anderson Island WA 98303-9757 Tacoma WA 98402-4402

Bradley Bogue Cascade Land Conservancy Pierce County Central Puget Sound EDD Bradley Bogue Photography, Inc Office 216 1st Ave S Fl 4 3613 Oas Drive W 747 St Helens Ave Ste 406 Seattle WA 98104-3441 University Place WA 98466-3917 Tacoma WA 98402-3719

Kathy Arnberg, Treasurer John Trent Val Zeeck Chambers Creek Foundation Chambers Creek Foundation Chambers Creek Foundation 8513 43rd St W 4224 83rd Avenue Ct NW PO Box 1157 University Place WA 98466-7505 Gig Harbor WA 98335-6156 Tacoma WA 98401-1157

Alisha Bright Sarah Deming Environmental Review Section Charles Wright Academy Charles Wright Academy City of Auburn Planning Department 7723 Chambers Creek Rd W 6323 46th Street Ct W 25 W Main St University Place WA 98467-2017 Tacoma WA 98466-5650 Auburn WA 98001-4916

Environmental Review Section Environmental Review Section John Darling, Director of Community Dev City of Bonney Lake Planning Department City of Buckley Planning Department City of Dupont PO Box 7380 PO Box 1960 303 Barksdale Ave Bonney Lake WA 98390-0944 Buckley WA 98321-1960 Dupont WA 98327-9002

Environmental Review Section Environmental Review Section Environmental Review Section City of Dupont Planning Department City of Edgewood Planning Department City of Enumclaw Planning Department PO Box 455 2221 Meridian Ave E 1339 Griffin Ave Dupont WA 98327-0455 Edgewood WA 98371-1010 Enumclaw WA 98022-3011

Environmental Review Section Jeff Boers, Planning Director Mark Burlingame, Public Works Director City of Fife Planning Department City of Fircrest City of Fircrest 5411 23rd St E 115 Ramsdell St 115 Ramsdell St Fife WA 98424-2061 Fircrest WA 98466-6912 Fircrest WA 98466-6912

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Dave Bugher, Community Development Mary Dodsworth, Director of Parks and Environmental Review Section Director Recreation City of Gig Harbor Planning Department City of Lakewood City of Lakewood 3510 Grandview St 6000 Main St SW 6000 Main St SW Gig Harbor WA 98335-1214 Lakewood WA 98499-5027 Lakewood WA 98499-5027

Bill Larkin, Public Works Director Andrew Neiditz, City Manager Environmental Review Section City of Lakewood City of Lakewood City of Milton Planning Department 6000 Main St SW 6000 Main St SW 1000 Laurel St Lakewood WA 98499-5027 Lakewood WA 98499-5027 Milton WA 98354-8850

Environmental Review Section Environmental Review Section Environmental Review Section City of Orting Planning Department City of Puyallup Planning Department City of Roy Planning Department PO Box 489 330 Third St SW PO Box 700 Orting WA 98360-0489 Puyallup WA 98371-5372 Roy WA 98580-0700

Environmental Review Section John Burk, Science and Eng Division Mgr Stan Flemming, Councilmember City of Sumner Community Development City of Tacoma City of University Place 1104 Maple St 2201 Portland Ave 3715 Bridgeport Way W Sumner WA 98390-1407 Tacoma WA 98421 University Place WA 98466-4457

Lorna Smith, Councilmember Bill Taylor, Resource Manager Joe Tyo City of University Place Clover Park School District Clover Park School District 3715 Bridgeport Way W 10903 Gravelly Lake Dr SW 10903 Gravelly Lake Dr SW University Place WA 98466-4457 Lakewood WA 98499-1341 Lakewood WA 98499-1341

Sharon McGavick, President Tony Robinson, VP Operations & Facilities Jeffree Stewart, Shoreline Specialist Clover Park Technical College Clover Park Technical College Department of Ecology 4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW 4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW PO Box 47600 Lakewood WA 98499-4004 Lakewood WA 98499-4004 Olympia WA 98504-7600

Shorelands Permit Coordiator Environmental Review Section Dave Molenaar, Area Habitat Biologist Department of Ecology Department of Ecology Department of Fish and Wildlife PO Box 47775 PO Box 47703 48 Devonshire Rd Olympia WA 98504-7775 Olympia WA 98504-7703 Montesano WA 98563-9618

Environmental Review Habitiat Biologist for Pierce County Richard Rodriguez Department of Health Div of Drinking Department of Fish and Wildlife Department of Health Water 16018 Mill Creek Blvd 20435 72nd Ave S Ste 200 PO Box 47822 Mill Creek WA 98012-1541 Kent WA 98032-2358 Olympia WA 98504-7822

Department of Health-Office of Shellfish John Bromley, Reclamation Specialist Sarah Griffith, Program Manager Programs Department of Natural Resources Department of Natural Resources PO Box 47824 PO Box 47007 PO Box 47037 Olympia WA 98504-7824 Olympia WA 98504-7007 Olympia WA 98504-

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SEPA Center-External Projects Forest Resources Division Department of the Army-Seattle District Department of Natural Resources Department of Natural Resources Corps of Engineers PO Box 47015 PO Box 47016 PO Box 3755 Olympia WA 98504-7015 Olympia WA 98504-7016 Seattle WA 98124-3755

Department of Trade and Economic Planning Office Wynnae Wright, Aquatics Land Manager Development Department of Transportation DNR South Puget Sound Region 2001 6th Ave Ste 2700 PO Box 47440 950 Farman St N Seattle WA 98121-2547 Olympia WA 98504-7440 Enumclaw WA 98022-9282

Randy Davis Bruce Kendall DOC- McNeil Island DOE-SW Regional Office Economic Development Board PO Box 88900 PO Box 47775 950 Pacific Ave Ste 410 Steilacoom WA 98388-0900 Olympia WA 98504-7775 Tacoma WA 98402-4441

Susan Suess Environmental Evaluation Branch Franklin Pierce School District #402 Economic Development Board EPA Region 10 315 129th St S 950 Pacific Ave Ste 410 1200 6th Ave Tacoma WA 98444-5044 Tacoma WA 98402-4441 Seattle WA 98101-3123

Pat Collinge Key Peninsula Metropolitan Park District Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Great Promotions 5514 Key Peninsula Hwy N 6122 Motor Ave SW 2123 Mtn View Ave W Lakebay WA 98349 Lakewood WA 98499-1529 University Place WA 98466-3627

Budd Greco, Superintendent Dave Hall, Pumping/Water Trtmnt Ops Master Builders Assoc of Pierce County Lakewood Water District Lakewood Water District PO Box 1913 PO Box 99729 PO Box 99729 Tacoma WA 98401-1913 Lakewood WA 98499-0729 Lakewood WA 98499-0729

Lois Stark, Chief Planner Chantal Stevens, Env Division Chief Fisheries Department Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Muckleshoot Indian Tribe 4702 S 19th St 39015 172nd Ave SE 39015 172nd Ave SE Tacoma WA 98405-1175 Auburn WA 98092-9763 Auburn WA 98092-9763

Cultural Program Cecilia Carpenter, Historian George Walter Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Nisqually Indian Tribe Nisqually Indian Tribe 39015 172nd Ave SE 9609 Sheridan Ave S 4820 She Nah Num Dr SE Auburn WA 98092-9763 Tacoma WA 98444-4143 Olympia WA 98513-9105

James Moore Alec Ross Northwest Indian Fisheries NRCS - Puyallup Svc Ctr NW Boating Council 6730 Martin Way E 1011 E Main Ste 106 2100 W Bay Dr NW Olympia WA 98516-5540 Puyallup WA 98372-6768 Olympia WA 98502-4399

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Keith Johnson Dr. Michele Johnson, President Pierce Conservation District PGA Pierce College 1011 E Main Ste 106 15602 Pacific Ave S 9401 Farwest Dr SE Puyallup WA 98372-6768 Tacoma WA 98444-4608 Lakewood WA 98498-1999

Denise Dyer, Economic Dev Manager Michael Esher, Airport Administrator Skip Ferrucci, Superintendent of Parks Pierce County Pierce County Pierce County EC DEV-950 Pacific AIRPORT PARKS (LCC)

Airyang Park, Planner Paul Pastor, Sheriff Wayne Wienholz, Fire Marshal Pierce County Pierce County Pierce County PALS-ANNEX SHR-ADMIN FIRE PREV

Cheryl Trentman, (for EIS distribution) John Guizzetti, Commissioner Kevin Clegg, Business Dev Specialist Pierce County Library System Pierce Fire District #2 Pierce County 3005 112th St E 10928 Pacific Hwy SW EC DEV-950 Pacific Tacoma WA 98446 Lakewood WA 98499-4641

Environmental Review Andy Markos Port of Tacoma Pierce Transit Puget Sound Energy PO Box 1837 PO Box 99070 3112 S 38th St Tacoma WA 98401-1837 Lakewood WA 98499-0070 Tacoma WA 98409-5615

John Campbell, Cultural Resources Coor Russ Ladley, Fisheries Biologist Puget Sound Regional Council Puyallup Tribe Puyallup Tribe 1011 Western Ave Ste 500 6824 Pioneer Way E 6824 Pioneer Way E Seattle WA 98104-1077 Puyallup WA 98371-4943 Puyallup WA 98371-4943

Russell Carter Raul Ramos, Dir of Gov Affairs/Land Use Seilacoom Indian Tribe Puyallup Tribe Land Use Department Puyallup Tribe of Indians PO Box 88419 2002 E 28th St 1850 E Alexander Ave Steilacoom WA 98388-0419 Tacoma WA 98404-4949 Tacoma WA 98421-4105

Tribal Council South Hill Community Council Squaxin Island Indian Tribe Squaxin Indian Tribe 12111 94th Ave E 70 SE Squaxin Ln SE 70 Squaxin Ln Puyallup WA 98373-5046 Shelton WA 98584-9200 Shelton WA 98584-9200

Dr. Arthur Himmler, Superintendent Danny Marshall Environmental Review Section Steilacoom Historical School District Steilacoom Indian Tribe Tacoma Economic Dev Department 510 Chambers St PO Box 88419 747 Market St Fl 9 Steilacoom WA 98388-3300 Steilacoom WA 98388-0419 Tacoma WA 98402-3701

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Mark Crisson, Director of Utilities Ruth Dalenius Judy Hanson Tacoma Public Utilities Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber PO Box 11007 2011 70th Ave W PO Box 64579 Tacoma WA 98411-0007 University Place WA 98466-5540 University Place WA 98464-0579

Environmental Health Division Bryan Flint, Conservation Coordinator The Chamber of Eastern Pierce County Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Tahoma Audubon Society PO Box 1298 3629 S D St 2917 Morrison Rd W Puyallup WA 98371-0107 Tacoma WA 98418-6813 University Place WA 98466-4619

Laura Johnson, Director Environmental Review Section The Nature Conservancy of Washington The Office of the Interagency Committee Town of Carbonado Planning Dept 217 Pine St Ste 1100 PO Box 40917 PO Box 227 Seattle WA 98101-1582 Olympia WA 98504-0917 Carbonado WA 98323-0227

Environmental Review Section Environmental Review Section Environmental Review Section Town of Eatonville Planning Department Town of Ruston Planning Department Town of South Prairie Planning Dept PO Box 309 5117 N Winnifred St PO Box F Eatonville WA 98328-0309 Ruston WA 98407-6512 South Prairie WA 98385-0906

Doug Fortner, Planning Director Paul Loveless, Town Administrator Environmental Review Section Town of Steilacoom Town of Steilacoom Town of Wilkeson Planning Department 1030 Roe St 1030 Roe St PO Box C Steilacoom WA 98388 Steilacoom WA 98388-4010 Wilkeson WA 98396

Bryan Phinney 13th Coast Guard District TPCHD Trout Unlimited United States Coast Guard 3629 S D St 14521 128th St E 915 2nd Ave Ste 3510 Tacoma WA 98418-6813 Puyallup WA 98374-2590 Seattle WA 98174-1077

Steve Smith, Director of Comm Relations Rick Bleecker, Fire Chief Marv Cole, Deputy Fire Chief University of Washington, Tacoma University Place Fire Department University Place Fire Department 1900 Commerce St 3631 74th Ave W 3631 74th Ave W Tacoma WA 98401-3100 University Place WA 98466-4496 University Place WA 98466-4496

Patti Banks, Superintendent John Heinzinger, Commissioner University Place Parks & Rec University Place School District UP Parks and Recreation 3715 Bridgeport Way W 3717 Grandview Dr W 2224 Sunset Dr W University Place WA 98466-4457 University Place WA 98466-2138 University Place WA 98466-2933

Caroline Belleci, Commissioner Roger Gruener USCG Marine Safety Office UP Planning Commission UP Refuse Attn: Facilities 8502 41st St W 2815 Rochester St W 1519 Alaskan Way S University Place WA 98466-1551 University Place WA 98466-5218 Seattle WA 98134-1102

Chambers Creek Properties MSP Update DS-6 Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement December 21, 2005 Distribution List

Norman Dion Rich Eltrich, Complex Manager Brigid Dean USGS Water Science Center Office WA Fish & Wildlife WA State Parks and Rec Commission 1201 Pacific Ave Ste 600 7223 Phillips Rd SW PO Box 42650 Tacoma WA 98402-4384 Lakewood WA 98498-6375 Olympia WA 98504-2669

OAHP Washington State Attorney General Washington State Historical Society Washington State CTED PO Box 40100 1911 Pacific Ave PO Box 48343 Olympia WA 98504-0100 Tacoma WA 98402-3109 Olympia WA 98504-8343

Doug Dillow 8805 63rd Street Ct W University Place WA 98467-4015

Chambers Creek Properties MSP Update DS-7 Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement December 21, 2005