Appendix b pad information request questionnaire - Snohomish ...

APPENDIX B 

PAD INFORMATION REQUEST QUESTIONNAIRE, 

DISTRIBUTION LIST, AND RESPONSES

Snohomish PUD Tidal Energy Project 

Preliminary Application Document (PAD) Information Questionnaire 

The goal of the Snohomish County PUD is to file a complete and thorough Preliminary Application 

Document (PAD). We are asking for your help to identify existing, relevant information of which 

you may be aware. Relevant information includes site-or-region specific studies, data, reports 

or management plans. To facilitate the information search we have prepared this PAD Information 

Questionnaire. 

1) Information about person completing the questionnaire: 

Name & Title: 

Organization: 

Address: 

Phone: 

Email Address: 

2) Do you or your organization know of existing, relevant and reasonably available information that 

describes the existing Project environment or potential impacts of the Project? 

Yes (If “yes”, please complete 2a thru 2f) No (If “no” go to 3) 

a. If yes, please check the box(es) to indicate specific resource area(s) that the information relates to: 

Geology and soils 

Water resources 

Fish and aquatic resources 

Wildlife and botanical resources 

Wetlands, riparian and littoral habitat 

Rare, threatened & endangered species 

Recreation and land use 

Aesthetic resources 

Cultural Resources 

Socio-economic resources 

Tribal resources 

Other resource information 

b. Please briefly describe the information or list available documents: 

c. Where can Snohomish County PUD obtain this information?

d. Based on the specific resources listed in 2a, are you aware of any specific issues pertaining to the 

identified resource area(s)? 

Yes (Please list specific issues below.) 

No 

Resource Area and Specific Issue: 

e. Based on the resource issues identified in 2d, are you aware of any potential studies or information 

needs associated with the identified issues? 

Yes (Please list potential studies or information needs below.) 

No 

Potential Studies or Information Needs: 

f. Please indicate whether there is a specific representative you wish to designate for a potential 

follow-up contact by a Snohomish County PUD representative for the resource area(s) checked 

above: 

Representative Contact Information: 

Name & Title: 

Organization: 

Address: 

Phone: 


Name & Title: 

Organization: 

Address: 

Phone: 


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3) Do you or your organization plan to participate in the Snohomish County PUD Tidal Energy 

Project licensing proceeding? 

Yes 

No 

4) We are interested in your comments. If you have comments and/or questions regarding the 

Snohomish County PUD Tidal Energy Project, the PAD, or the licensing process, please add below: 

Comments: 

Please email this completed questionnaire to rffinnen@snopud.com within 30 days. Hardcopy 

responses may be mailed to: 

Ray Finnen – MS E4 

Snohomish County PUD 

PO Box 1107 

Everett, WA 98206-1107 

or faxed to: 425-267-6280 

Thank you. 

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Table 5-2. Summary of all interested parties, with indication and date of those sent questionnaires. 

Entity Contact Person Mailing 

Native Sovereign Nations: 

Jamestown S’Klallam Indian Tribe The Honorable W. Ron Allen, Chair 

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe The Honorable Frances Charles, Chair 

Lummi Nation The Honorable Darrel Hillaire, Chair 

Makah Tribal Council Vince Cook, Environmental Affairs Coordinator 

Muckleshoot Tribal Council The Honorable John Daniels, Sr., Chair 

Nisqually Indian Tribe The Honorable Cynthia Iyall, Chair 

Nooksack Indian Tribal Council The Honorable Narcisco Cunanan, Chair 

Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe The Honorable Ronald Charles, Chair 

Puyallup Tribal Council The Honorable Herman Dillon, Chair* 

Samish Tribe of Indians The Honorable Tom Wooten, Chair 

 

Christine Woodward, Tribal Attorney 

Sauk-Suiattle The Honorable Janice Mabee, Chair 

Skokomish Tribal Council The Honorable Denese LaClair, Chair 

Squaxin Island Tribal Council The Honorable Jim Peters, Chair 

Stillaguamish Indian Tribe The Honorable Shawn Yanity, Chair 

Suquamish Tribal Council The Hon. Leonard Forsman, Executive Director 

Michelle Hansen, Tribal Attorney 

Melody (Mel) Allen, Tribal Attorney 

Tom Ostrom, Tribal Fisheries Department 

 

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community 

Tulalip Tribes of Washington 

The Honorable M. Brian Cladoosby, Chairman 

James Jannetta, Tribal Attorney 

The Honorable Mel Sheldon, Chairman 

A. Reid Allison, Tribal Attorney 

Daryl Brent Williams, Environmental Liaison 

Upper Skagit Tribal Council The Honorable Marilyn Scott, Chair 

Skagit River System Cooperative: Stan Walsh, Fisheries Biologist 

 

 

Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission: 

The Honorable Billy Frank, Jr., Chairman 

Mike Grayum, Executive Director

Federal Agencies: 

Congressional Delegation: 


DOI/BIA: Jennifer Frozena, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Hydro* 

U. S. Department of the Interior: The Honorable Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary 

Preston A. Sleeger, Regional Environmental Officer 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Gregg F. Martin, Brigadier General, Commander and Division Engineer 

Karen L. Durham-Aguilera, P.E., Programs Director, Seattle Division 

Marian Valentine, Hydraulic Engineer 

United States Navy: Hayden Street, Regional Northwest Representative 

Richard L. Melaas, Community Plans & Liaison Officer 

 

 

United States Coast Guard: Austin Pratt, Commander 

NMFS: 

NOAA: 

FERC: 

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: 

Keith Ray Kirkendall, Branch Chief 

Scott Carlon 

D. Robert Lohn, Regional Administrator* 

William F. Broglie, Chief Administrative Officer 

Christopher Fontecchio, Attorney-Advisor 

Jane Hannuksela, Attorney-Advisor 

Merrill Hathaway, Office of the General Counsel for Energy Projects 

William Guey-Lee, Office of Energy Products 

Jim Michaels 

Brian Peck 

Tim Romanski 

Ken Berg, Manager for Western Washington 

Annette de Knijf, Dungeness Wildlife Refuge 

U.S. EPA: Christine Reichgott, Hydropower Coordinator for Region 10 

National Park Service: Susan Rosebrough, Environmental Compliance Reviewer 

United States Senate: 

BPA: Scott Coe, Western Power Business Area Manager 

The Honorable Patty Murray 

The Honorable Maria Cantwell: 

+ Sally Hintz, Northwest WA Director 

+ Joel Merkel, Legislative Analyst

State Government: 


United States Congress: 

Office of the Governor: 

Office of the Attorney General: 

Dept. of Fish & Wildlife: 

WA State Parks & Recreation: 

WA Dept. of Ecology: 

WA Dept. of Natural Resources: 

WA Dept. of Community, Trade & 

Economic Development: 

The Honorable Jay Inslee 

The Honorable Rick Larsen:* 

+ Kimberley Johnston, Chief of Staff 

+ Jill McKinnie, District Director 

The Honorable Norm Dicks 

Christine O. Gregoire, Governor: 

+ Matt Steuerwalt, Executive Policy Advisor 

Craig A. Bill, Executive Director, Office of Indian Affairs 

Zelma Zieman, Office of Regulatory Affairs 

Terrence Pruit, Assistant AG, Natural Resources Division; William C. Frymire, 

Senior Counsel, F&W Division; Brian Faller, Asst. AG, Ecology Division; Tiffany R. 

Gilbertson, Legal Assistant 

Sally R. Toteff, Office of Regulatory Assistance 

Charlene Andrade, Fish & Wildlife Habitat Biologist 

Gary R. Sprague, Major Projects Manager, Habitat Program 

Bob Everitt, Region 4 Director 

Rex Derr, Executive Director 

Anne Murphy, Executive Director, Port Townsend Marine Science Center 

Don Hoch, Puget Sound Regional Manager 

Terry Doran, Northwest Region Manager 

Fort Ward State Park, Mlee Barlow, Park Ranger 

Fort Worden State Park, Kate Burke, Park Ranger 

Fort Casey State Park, Ken Hageman, Park Manager 

Fort Flagler State Park, Mike Zimmerman, Ranger 

Deception Pass State Park, Jack Hartt, Park Ranger 

South Whidbey State Park, Park Ranger* 

Sheila Hosner, Office of Regulatory Assistance 

Hedia Adelsman, Ecology Headquarters 

Richard K. Wallace, Southwest Regional Office 

Alice Kelly 

Jennifer L.T. Hennessey, Ocean Policy Associate 

Martha Hurd, Aquatic Lands, Orcas Strait 

JoAnn Gustafson, Aquatic Lands, Orcas Strait 

Boyd Powers, External SEPA Coordinator 

Richard Doenges, Division Manager, Aquatic Resources Division 

Elizabeth Ellis, Aquatic Resources Program 

Jim Speaks, Product Sales & Leasing 

Tony Usibelli, Division Director, Energy Policy Division 

Tim Stearns


WSDOT: 

WSF: 

Lisa Savoia, Asst. AG 

Mark S. Lyon, Asst AG, Transportation and Construction Division 

Jonathan Olds, Environmental Program Manager 

Michelle Elling, Senior Environmental Coordinator 

Steve Beadle 

WA State Inter Agency Committee: Jim Eychaner, Director 

Washington State Ports of Call: 

Port of Anacortes: Bob Hyde, Executive Director 

Counties: 

Port of Bellingham: James S. Darling, Executive Director 

Port of Bremerton: Ken Atteberry, Executive Director 

Port of Coupeville: James M. Patton, Executive Director 

Port of Edmonds: Chris Keuss, Executive Director 

Port of Everett: John Mohr, Executive Director 

Port of Friday Harbor: Steve Simpson, Director 

Port of Kingston: Tom Berry, Harbormaster 

Port of Port Angeles: Bob McChesney, Executive Director 

Port of Port Townsend: Larry Crockett, General Manager 

Port of Poulsbo: Kirk Stickels, Manager 

Port of Seattle: Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 

Port of Skagit County: Jerrold W. Heller, Executive Director 

King County: The Honorable Ron Sims, Executive 

 

 

 

 

 

Kitsap County: 

The Honorable Chris Enderson 

The Honorable Jan Angel 

The Honorable Patty Lent


Jefferson County: 

The Honorable John Fischback, Administrator 

Neil Harrington, Environmental Health Specialist 

Tami Pokorny, Environmental Health Specialist 

James G. Parker, PUD Manager 

Michelle McConnell, Jefferson County Shoreline Project Coordinator 

Pat Pearson, Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee – WSU Water 

Quality Field Age 

 

 

 

 

Counties: 

Cities/Towns: 

San Juan County: 

Island County: 

The Honorable Kevin M. M. Ranker 

The Honorable Alan Lichter 

The Honorable Bob Myhr 

Jody Kennedy, Marine Resources Coordinator 

Randall K. Gaylord, Prosecuting Attorney 

Richard Civille, San Juan Island Pomona Grange #50 Legislative Chairperson 

The Honorable John Dean 

The Honorable William L. “Mac” McDowell 

The Honorable Mike Shelton 

Phil Bakke, Director, Island County Planning Dept. 

Gregory M. Banks, Prosecuting Attorney 

Kimberley Bredensteiner, Island County Salmon Recovery Coordinator 

Phyllis Kind, Chair, Island County Marine Resources Committee 

Skagit County: Gary Rowe, County Administrator 

Dan Berentson, County Communications Director 

Betsy Stevenson, Chair, Skagit County Planning and Development Services 

Whatcom County: Hal Hart, Director, Planning and Development Services 

Clallam County: David Reed, Clallam Marine Resources Committee – WSU Water Quality Field Agent 

Snohomish County: Aaron Reardon, County Executive 

Will Hall, Planning Development Division Manager 

Stef Frenzl, Marine Resource Steward 

Tim Walls, WRIA 7 Salmon Recovery Coordinator 

Sean Edwards, WRIA 5 Salmon Recovery Coordinator 

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Cities/Towns: 


Anacortes: 

The Honorable Dean Maxwell, Mayor 

Ian Munce, City Attorney 

Arlington: Bill Blake, Community Development Director 

Bainbridge Island Paul McMurray, City Attorney 

Bellevue: The Honorable Grant Degginger, Mayor 

Bellingham: The Honorable Tim Douglas, Mayor 

Dick McKinley, Public Works Director 

Bremerton: The Honorable Cary Bozeman, Mayor 

Burien: The Honorable Joan McGlinton, Mayor 

David Cline, Interim City Manager 

Burlington: The Honorable Roger “Gus” Tjeerdsma, Mayor 

Des Moines: The Honorable Bob Sheckler, Mayor 

Edmonds: The Honorable Gary Haakenson, Mayor 

Everett: The Honorable Ray Stephanson, Mayor 

Friday Harbor: The Honorable David Jones, Mayor 

Kenmore: The Honorable Randy Eastwood, Mayor 

Kirkland: The Honorable Jim Lauinger, Mayor 

Lynnwood: The Honorable Don Gough, Mayor 

Mercer Island: The Honorable Bryan Cairns, Mayor 

Mountlake Terrace: The Honorable Jerry Smith, Mayor 

Mount Vernon: The Honorable Bud Norris, Mayor 

Mukilteo: The Honorable Joe Marine, Mayor 

Normandy Park: The Honorable Shawn McEvoy, Mayor 

Oak Harbor: The Honorable Patricia Cohen, Mayor 

Port Orchard: The Honorable Kim E. Abel, Mayor 

Port Townsend: The Honorable Mark Welch, Mayor 

 

David G. Timmons, City Manager 

John P. Watts, City Attorney 

Poulsbo: The Honorable Kathryn Quade, Mayor 

SeaTac: The Honorable Gene Fisher, Mayor 

Seattle: The Honorable Greg Nickels, Mayor 

Shoreline: The Honorable Robert Ransom, Mayor 

Stanwood: The Honorable Dianne White, Mayor 

Tukwila: The Honorable Steve Mullet, Mayor


Environmental Groups/Alliances: 

People for Puget Sound: Kathy Fletcher, Executive Director 

Northwest Energy Coalition: Sara Patton, Executive Director 

Georgia Strait Alliance: Laurie MacBride, Executive Director 

Pacific Marine Conservation Council: Matt Van Ess, Executive Director 

Audubon Washington: Nina Carter, Executive Director 

Shared Strategy for Puget Sound: Jim Kramer, Executive Director 

Puget Sound Action Team: Lynda Lyshall, Regional Liaison 

 

John Cambalik, Regional Liaison 

Stuart Glasoe, Regional Liaison, Shellfish Program Manager 

Puget Sound-Georgia Basin Task Force: John Dohrmann, Director of Government Affairs 

Whidbey Environmental Action Network: Steve Erickson, Director 

Environmental Groups/Alliances: 

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission: Randy Fisher, Executive Director 

Northwest Straits Commission: Lew Moore, Director 

Friends of the San Juan’s: Amy Trainer, Legal Director 

Hood Canal Coordinating Council: Jay Watson, Executive Director 

Hood Canal Environmental Council: Bill Matchett, President 

Protect the Peninsula’s Future: Tyler Ahlgren, President 

Save Our Wild Salmon: Darcie Larson, Associate Director 

 

Jill Wasberg, Communications Directoret 

Recreation/Educational Groups: 

Washington Scuba Alliance: Mike Racine, President 

The Whale Museum: Richard Osborne, Ph.D., Director 

Swinomish Yacht Club: Shannon Hugel, Commodore 

Orca Network: Susan Berta, Events Coordinator and Vice-President 

Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs: Fran Troje, WA State Vice-President 

Sierra Club: Christopher Chapmann 

 

Trevor Kaul, Director, Cascade Chapter 

Sound Experience: Brian Larsenstafki, Education Director 

North Cascade Institute: Saul Weisberg, M.S., Executive Director 

Friday Harbor Laboratories: Kenneth P. Sebens, Director 

Pacific Shellfish Institute: Dr. Daniel Cheney, Executive Director 

Cascadia Research Collective: John Calambokidis, Research Biologist


The Nature Conservancy: David Weekes, State Director 

University of Washington: Brian Polagye 

Snohomish County Sportsmen: Bob Heirman, Vice-President 

Business/Trade Associations: 

Associated General Contractors of Washington: Ellen Alexander, Chief Executive Officer 

Building Industry Association of Washington: Jeff Hansel, President 

Northwest Marine Trade Association: Alan Bohling, Chairman, Board of Directors 

Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Assn.: Robin Downey, Executive Director 

Puget Sound Regional Council: Rick Olson, Director of Government Relations 

Puget Sound Keeper Alliance: Tom Diller, President, Board of Directors 

Puget Sound Partnership: Martha Neuman, Lead Staff 

Business/Trade Associations: 

Puget Sound Pilots Association: Walter Tabler, Executive Director and General Counsel 

Interest Groups/Coalitions: 

Izaak Walton League of Greater Seattle: Bruce McGlenn, President 

League of Women Voters: Barbara Seitle, President 

Hydropower Reform Coalition: Rebecca Sherman, Northwest Coordinator 

Northwest Energy Coalition: Marc Krasnowsky, Communications Director 

Law Firms: 

Morisette, Schlosser, Jozwiak & McGaw: Mason D. Morissete, Attorney-at-Law 

Anita Castillo, Paralegal 

Foster Pepper PLLC: P. Stephen DiJulio, Attorney-at-Law 

Joseph A. Brogan, Attorney-at-Law









Name & Title: Amy Trainer, Staff Attorney 

Organization: Friends of the San Juans 

Address: PO Box 1344 

Friday Harbor, WA 98250 

Phone: 360.378.2319 

Email Address: amy@sanjuans.org 


















*Geology and Soils: The geology of the islands generally consists of fractured bedrock and glacial 

till [mostly on Lopez Island]. The newly updated San Juan County soils maps can be found at: 

http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/ 

*Water Resources: San Juan County is designated as the WRIA 2 watershed planning area. Th 

County's numerous plans, reports and studies on water resources, including seawater intrusion risk 

areas, can be found at: www.co.san-juan.wa.us/health/ehswrm.asp 

*Fish and Aquatic Resources: San Juan County's marine waters are critical spawning, foraging, 

rearing and habitat grounds for forage fish, endangered marine mammals and salmon, as well as 

marine birds and other marine wildlife. Friends has worked to protect the critical eelgrass habitat and 

spawning grounds necessary to support the County's marine diversity in partnership with State 

agencies and the University of Washington using best available science. Friends has mapped

eelgrass habitat, forage fish spawning grounds, and has performed a nearshore impact assessment, 

the final reports and maps of which are available at: www.sanjuans.org/publications.htm. In addtion, 

please see attached list of scientific papers and studies, all of which are readily available to the 

public. The proceedings from the 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference can be 

found at: www.engr.washington.edu/epp/psgb/2007proceedings/oral.html. Washington's Ocean 

Action Plan, Vols. 1 and 2, which discusses the importance of the State's marine resources and 

appropriate uses, is available at: www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/ocea/index.html 

*Wetlands and Riparian Habitat: San Juan County has many terrestrial and estuarine wetlands. A 

map of these areas is available at: www.co.san-juan.wa.us/health/wtrshdpln/appendixb.html 

*Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species: San Juan County's marine waters were designed 

"summer core habitat" for the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale population (Orcinus orca). 

Given that this endangered population spends a majority of its time in and around the County's 

marine waters, there is serious concern about the potential impacts to the whale population from any 

proposed tidal energy project or apparatus. A map of the Orcas' critical habitat area, the Recovery 

Plan, and a list of citations relied on by NOAA for the critical habitat designation can be obtained on 

NOAA's website at: www.noaa.gov Other endangered and threatened species utilize the County's 

marine waters as well, and a list of them and habitat protection plans and actions can be found on the 

Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife's website at: www.wdfw.wa.gov/wildlife.htm 

*Recreation and Land Use: San Juan County's economy is largely supported by the tourism industry. 

The County boasts opportunities for a wide range of land and sea-based recreational activities, 

including hiking, biking, kayaking, photography, sailing, yachting, fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, 

and marine wildlife viewing [from shore, private vessel and commercial vessel]. Helpful websites 

include the San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce at: www.sanjuanisland.org/visitoractivities/ and 

the San Juan County Land Bank at www.co.san-juan.wa.us/land_bank/ which includes maps of 

properties open to the public. The County's official land use maps are available at: www.co.sanjuan.wa.us/planning/default.asp?page=maps. 

Additionally, the County has numerous state parks, 

National wildlife refuges, and San Juan Island is home to two National Parks located on the 

shoreline. 

*Aesthetics: San Juan County is visited by thousands of national and international tourists every year 

because of its relative pristine shorelines and scenic vistas. Many photographers utilize and capture 

the natural beauty of the Islands and Island waters. 

*Navigation: There is a high volume of vessel traffic that frequents the County's waters, particularly 

in the spring through fall months. San Juan Channel, from Cattle Pass to the Port of Friday Harbor, 

is a main vessel thoroughfare, as is Spieden Channel. 

c. Where can Snohomish County PUD obtain this information? 

see above listed web sites and attached scientific resource list 

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No 


*Entire 400+ miles of County shoreline was designated as "shorelines of statewide significance" in 

the State Shoreline Management Act; 

*The San Juan County Board of County Commissioners declared the marine waters of the entire 

county as a "marine stewardship area" in 2004 and has engaged in a three-year planning process to 

further protect the County's marine waters; 

*The County is home to an extensive National Wildlife Refuge system; 

*The Univeristy of Washington's Friday Harbor Laboratories owns two biological preserves on San 

Juan Island and utilizes the County's marine waters for on-going short-term and long-term research; 

and 

*The County waters are used for a wide-range of scientific research by scientists across the United 

States, Canada and beyond. 




No 


see 2.b above 



above: 


Name & Title: Tina Whitman, Science Director 

Organization: Friends of the San Juans 

Address: PO Box 1344 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 

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Phone: 360.378.2319 

Email Address: tina@sanjuans.org 

Name & Title: 

Organization: 

Address: 

Phone: 




Yes 

No 



Comments: 

We are interested in Snohomish County PUD presenting periodic updates, perhaps quarterly, of its 

research proposals and findings to the residents of San Juan County. We support your efforts at 

public outreach, involvement and education throughout the preliminary application process. 





PO Box 1107 

Everett, WA 98206-1107 

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or faxed to: 425-267-6280 

Thank you. 

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Name & Title: Kate Burke, Fort Worden Area Parks Manager 

Organization: Washington State Parks 

Address: Fort Worden State Park 

200 Battery Way 

Port Townsend WA 98368 

Phone: 360.344.4401 

Email Address: kate.burke@parks.wa.gov 


















- Wildlife Resources: Admiralty Inlet, with its adjacent waters, is extensively used by forage fish 

that salmon, marine birds, grey whales and countless other animals prey upon. For information on 

forage fish distribution and abundance in the Admiralty Inlet area, contact Dan Penttila of WA Dept 

of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW): penttdep@dfw.wa.gov 

- For information on the marine bird component of the Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program, 

contact David Nysewander of WDFW: nysewdrn@dfw.wa.gov 

- Nearby Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge, at the mouth of Discovery Bay, is home to 

breeding, nesting and flyway populations of numerous bird species: loons, phalaropes, mergansers, 

merlins, bald eagles, oystercatchers, harlequin ducks, murrelets, auklets, puffins and more. Over 85 

bird species and eight mammal species, including sea lions, elephant seals, minke whales and

harbour porpoises, have been sighted here. Contact Refuge Manager, Kevin Ryan, to get a listing of 

rare, threatened or endangered species that use the Island and adjacent waters: kevin_ryan@fws.gov 

- Many of these birds use Admiralty Inlet as a feeding area, diving deep for prey speciues. Their 

young feed in these waters before migrating out to sea or to other habitats. 

- Murre and rhinoceros auklet feeding assemblages (with redneck grebes, cormorants, marbled 

murrelets, and others) are definitely mobile up and down the areas from East Marrowstone County 

Park to Marrowstone Point and Point Wilson in Admiralty Inlet. [Reports of these sitings in these 

locations are common among bird specialists living in the area.] Nysewander of WDFW is an 

excellent resource for birds assemblages in Admiralty Inlet. He will be able to let you know which 

ones are listed as rare, threatened or endangered. 

- I'm not sure if deep water studies of salmon foraging and migration behaviors in Admiralty Inlet 

have been conducted. Wild Fish Conservancy (Micah Waite) has been looking at nearshore habitats 

along the west shore of Whidbey Island recently. I suggest you check with WDFW and NOAA (Kurt 

Fresh) to see if they may have conducted some earlier studies, or may be doing some survey work 

now. There are generalized references relating to migration in the PS Chinook Recovery Plan and 

in the Summer Chum Conservation Initiative. 

Pertaining to southern resident orcas: 

- Recent Masters thesis on summer space use 

http://beamreach.squarespace.com/library/theses/hauser_ms_06.pdf 

- Critical habitat designation for southern resident orcas 

http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Marine-Mammals/Whales-Dolphins-Porpoise/Killer-Whales/ESA- 

Status/upload/SRKW-4b2-Rpt.pdf 

- Recovery plan and conservation plan for southern resident orcas 

http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Marine-Mammals/Whales-Dolphins-Porpoise/Killer-Whales/ESA- 

Status/Orca-Recovery-Plan.cfm 

http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Marine-Mammals/Whales-Dolphins-Porpoise/Killer- 

Whales/Conservation-Planning/upload/SRKW-propConsPlan.PDF 

- Good overview of physical and geological oceanography in Puget Sound (with historic references 

that relate to Admiralty Inlet): 

http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/publications/techmemos/tm46/figs/9a9b.htm 

Recreation & Land Use: 

- Port Townsend Shoreline Management Plan 

- Aquatics Lands Lease with the DNR with restricted uses 

- WACs and RCWs restricting uses 

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City of Port Townsend for shoreline management plan 

DNR for Aquatics lease 

State Parks for tideland information 




No 


- We have Underwater Marine Park Reserve in the Inlet 

- Marine Science Center located on the dock at Fort Worden uses Admiralty Inlet for education 

purposes and collections for research that provides information for state wide monitoring for clean 

water initiatives 

- Marine Science Center building on the pier houses an aquarium supplied by seawater collected 

offshore of its building adjacent to Admiralty Inlet. 

- Tidelands with artificial reefs 

See comments under 2 b. 




No 


Studies were completed by Dept. of Ecology for tidelands 

City of Port Townsend - surveys conducted for information for the shoreline management plan 

See comments under 2 b. 



above: 

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Name & Title: Anne Murphy, Director 

Organization: PT Marine Science Center 

Address: 200 Battery Way 

Port Townsend WA 98368 

Phone: 360.385.5582 

Email Address: amurphy@ptmsc.org 

Name & Title: 

Organization: 

Address: 

Phone: 




Yes 

No 



Comments: 

- I have heard there is an alternative design used extensively in Europe that floats on the surface 

there by avoiding some of the impacts to the marine food web. Is this something that Snohomish 

PUD is looking into? 

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PO Box 1107 

Everett, WA 98206-1107 

or faxed to: 425-267-6280 

Thank you. 

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Name & Title: Chris Maynard FERC Hydropower Coordinator 

Organization: WA Dept Ecology 

Address: PO Box 47600 

Olympia, WA 98501 

Phone: 3604076484 

Email Address: cmay461@ecy.wa.gov 


















Water Quality 

A developing model for dissolved oxygen in Puget Sound for South P Sound, South of Tacoma 

Narrows is expected to be completed in June 2010. As an input for this model, nutrient loading is 

assessed up to Edmonds. Another dissolved oxygen model is envisioned for North Sound. 

More information can be found on our website: 

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/puget_sound/dissolved_oxygen_study.html


Skip Albertson (hydrodynamics) Ecology 

Greg Pelletier (water quality modeling) Ecology 

Mindy Roberts (Project Lead) 




No 


Puget Sound 

Water Quality 

Dissolved Oxygen model including inputs from nutrient, phosphorous, plankton, temperature, water 

movement and other parameters. 




No 


Further modeling. 

The model being worked on presently if for south of the Tacoma Narrows. Further modeling is 

needed for the North Sound. 



above: 


Name & Title: For the model: Skip Albertson (hydrodynamics) Greg Pelletier (water quality 

modeling) Mindy Roberts (Project Lead) 

Organization: Ecology 

Address: PO Box 47600 Olympia WA 98504 

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Phone: 360 407-6000 


Name & Title: Chris Maynard at HQ in Lacey, 407-6484 is the lead water quality coordinator for 

this preliminary permit until the applicant files for a license, then the lead water quality staff person 

will be at our northwest regional office in Bellevue. They will be involved in 401 water quality 

certification development required for FERC licensing. 

Organization: 

Address: 

Phone: 




Yes 

No 



Comments: 

Cumulative effects of the project on flow throughout Puget Sound will be of keen interest when 

evaluating if the project will meet water quality standards. 

We will want to know how the project changes flow patterns and velocities because this will have an 

effect on: 

1. dissolved oxygen, especially in the enclosed bays of south sound and other enclosed bays 

2. nutrient distribution (that effects biological activity and therefore oxygen 

3. The Tacoma Narrows tidal project proposal 

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PO Box 1107 

Everett, WA 98206-1107 

or faxed to: 425-267-6280 

Thank you. 

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REFERENCES SPECIFIC TO DNR AQUATIC RESOURCES PROGRAM 

DNR Aquatic Resources Program 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/ 

Aquatic Habitat Guidelines – download here 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/habitat/index.html 

Learn about Aquatic land boundaries 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/pdfs/aqrland_bound.pdf 

Where are the current and proposed Aquatic Reserves (restricted uses)? 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/reserves/index.html 

What is going on with the development of the Habitat Conservation Plan for 

aquatic lands? Where can I download recent baseline information on species 

and activities located on aquatic lands across the state? 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/esa/index.html 

Who is my contact for environmental review and SEPA? 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/env_rev/index.html 

How can I obtain DNR GIS data for aquatic lands? 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/dataandmaps/ 

Can I apply for grants to fund the purchase, improvement, or protection of 

aquatic lands for public purposes, and for providing and improving access to 

state-owned aquatic lands? 

http://www.iac.wa.gov/iac/grants/alea.htm 

What if the location of a project is in a harbor area? 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/harbor_areas/index.html 

What if the location of a mitigation project is on state-owned aquatic lands? 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/mitigation/index.html 

Where can I get data from DNR’s Nearshore Program?

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/nshr/index.html 

Where can I learn more about the policy behind DNR Aquatic Resources 

Program? 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/policy/index.html 

Where does “public use and access” fit with respect to state-owned aquatic 

lands? 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/public_use/index.html 

What if my project enters a shellfish zone? 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/shellfish/index.html 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/aqr/shellfish/wildstock.html 

EXTERNAL RESOURCES 

Please visit – 

http://www.lib.washington.edu/fish/subjects/Pugetsources.html 

NASA – for advances in tidal mapping and better understanding of tidal energetics 

thanks to satellite altimeters Topex/Poseidon, and now Jason. See Ray. R. D. et al, 

at 

http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/science/invest-ray.html 

http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/science/applications.html 

USGS Water Science Center 

(see Coastal habitats link) 

http://wa.water.usgs.gov/projects/ 

NOAA Northwest Regional Office – ESA, EFH and MMPA 

http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/ 

USFWS – Listed marine, freshwater and terrestrial birds, other vertebrates, bull 

trout. Learn where migratory bird flyways are. Go to Pacific Region (1). 

http://www.fws.gov/ 

TESS list for Washington 

http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/StateListing.do?status=listed&state=WA 

Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife 

Species of Concern website 

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/diversty/soc/concern.htm

DNR is also sending the following documents – 

Austin, S., Wyllie-Echeverria, S. and M.J. Groom. 2004. A comparative analysis of 

submarine cable installation in Northern Puget Sound, Washington. J. of Marine Env. 

Engg. Vol. 7 pp. 173 – 84. 

Kogan, I., Paul, et al. 2003. Environmental Impact of the ATOC/Pioneer Seamount 

Submarine Cable. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, 

Moss Landing, CA. 

Addresses cable damage, quantitative differences between species at control and 

cable locations. 

Please note that DNR would encourage Snohomish PUD to work on collecting more 

information on the impacts of subsea cable installation. 

Brown, W. S. and R. P. Trask. 1980. A study of tidal energy dissipation and bottom 

stress in an estuary. J. of Physical Oceanography. Vol. 10 pp. 1742-55. 

Applies a method for inferring bottom stress and energy dissipation in a well-mixed, 

shallow, narrow estuary. Uses Great Bay of Fundy, New Hampshire. Further 

references at end of article. 

United States Corps of Engineers. 1983. Coastal Engineering Technical Note: Dead 

End Channel Flushing in Harbors. CETN-IV-4. U.S. Army Engineers Waterways 

Experiment Station, Coastal Engineering Research Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi. 

Discusses “dead end flushing”, a phenomenon we think is occurring in Hood Canal. 

This report was developed in 1983 long before today’s Hood Canal dissolved oxygen 

issues. Significance is to understand the role of tides and wind in flushing channels, 

and maintaining circulation.









Name & Title: Michael D. Racine, President 

Organization: Washington Scuba Alliance 

Address: 6758 Cascade Ave SE 

Snoqualmie, WA 98065 

Phone: (425) 830-9545 

Email Address: mikera@centurytel.net 


















This is a preliminary survey of websites and books describing some specific and some general usage 

in each area. It is only a preliminary assessment. Further research will be required to determine 

specific use patterns by the dive community in each site. It is worth noting that Washington state 

ranks 4 th in the nation in terms of per capita dive participation. Consequently, dive usage across 

Puget Sound, Hood Canal, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca is widespread and diverse. 

Some sources of information related to diving for each site as follows: 

Spieden Channel: 

http://www.hooferscuba.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=156&forum=1&post_id=436 

http://www.hooferscuba.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&order=DESC&topic_id 

=156&forum=1

San Juan Channel: 

http://www.scubase.net/pers/divelog/ReubenTarte.html 

Guemes Channel: TBD 

Admiralty Inlet: 

http://www.scubase.net/pers/divelog/FortWordenReef.html 

http://www.scubase.net/pers/divelog/FortWordenPier.html 

http://www.scubase.net/pers/divelog/FortFlaglerPier.html 

http://www.scubase.net/pers/divelog/KeystonePark.html 

http://www.scret.org/Admiral/Admiral.htm 

http://www.scret.org/Governor/Governor.htm 

http://www.scret.org/Al/Al-Ind.htm 

Deception Pass: 

http://www.whidbeydive.com/site_%20Deception%20Pass.htm 

http://www.whidbeydive.com/site_%20Deception%20Island.htm 

Agate Passage: http://www.whidbeydive.com/site_Agate%20Pass.htm 

Rich Passage: http://www.seaotter.com/marine/html/waterman.html 

http://www.seaotter.com/marine/html/orchrocks.html 

http://www.seaotter.com/marine/html/chinawall.html 

http://www.scubase.net/pers/divelog/FortWard.htm 

There are a number of dive businesses directly using the sites (ie charter businesses) and/or dive 

businesses (dive shops) that indirectly rely on divers who dive in these sites. See 

www.wascuba.org/links for a listing of dive businesses throughout the region. 


Some primary sources on the internet and in books: 

http://www.wascuba.org 

Northwest Shore Dives by Stephen Fschnaller 

Northwest Boat Dives by Dave Bliss 

101 Dives by Betty Pratt-Johnson 

http://www.seaotter.com/marine/html/divesites.html 

http://homepage.mac.com/ljjames/scuba/reviews.htm 

http://www.scret.org 

http://www.reef.org/data/paczonelist.shtml?geogid=2 (list of REEF survey sites) 

http://www.scubase.net/pers/divelog/index.html 

http://www.markerbuoydiveclub.org/tideplanner.html 

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No 


We use all the sites for recreational and technical diving. 




No 


We will need to understand the potential loss of access to recreational and technical diving 

associated with developing any of these sites and come up with a plan to mitigate that loss by 

providing alternative access in other sites. 



above: 


Name & Title: Michael Racine 

Organization: Washington Scuba Alliance 

Address: 6758 Cascade Ave SE 

Snoqualmie, WA 98065 

Phone: 425.830.9545 

Email Address: mikera@centurytel.net 

Name & Title: 

Organization: 

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Address: 

Phone: 




Yes 

No 



Comments: 





PO Box 1107 

Everett, WA 98206-1107 

or faxed to: 425-267-6280 

Thank you. 

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Name & Title: Judy Surber 

Organization: City of Port Townsend 

Address: 250 Madison Street, Suite 3 

PT, WA 

98368 

Phone: 360-379-5084 

Email Address: jsurber@cityofpt.us 


















2007 Shoreline Master Program - available on the City of Port Townsend’s website 

http://www.ci.port-townsend.wa.us/ Various background documents were prepared and compiled in 

preparation of SMP udpate, including: 

a. Shoreline Inventory Summary Report 2002 

b. Characterization of Functions and Ecosystem-wide Processes 2004 

c. Port Townsend Shoreline Atlas 

Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Limiting Factors for Water Resource Inventory Area 17, the 

Quilcene-snow Basin 2002 

Comprehensive Scheme of Harbor Improvements - available on the Port of Port Townsend Website 

http://www.portofpt.com/ view the Port’s .

2002-2003 Priority Habitat Stewardship Report for E. Jefferson County, prepared for Jeffeson 

County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) by Barbara Nightingale 

Summary Report from a Literature and Data Search on the Status of Marine Resources in Jefferson 

County, prepared for Jeffeson County Marine Resources Committee(MRC) by Barbara Nightingale 

(October 31, 2000) 


See City and Port of PT website's listed above . For reports prepared for the Jefferson MRC, see the 

following websites: 

http://www.nwstraits.org/ 

http://mrc.jefferson.wsu.edu/ 




No 


Critical nearshore habitats and priortiy species in the area as identified in the inventory prepared for 

the SMP update. 

Pacific flyway. 

Marine navigation 

Aesthetics 

Recreation 

Navy and Coast Guard restricted areas 




No 




above: 

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Name & Title: Judy Surber, Shoreline Administrator 

Organization: City of Port Townsend 

Address: 250 Madison Street 

PT, WA 

98368 

Phone: 360-379-5084 

Email Address: jsurber@cityofpt.us 

Name & Title: Gabrielle LaRoche 

Organization: Jefferson County MRC 

Address: 555 Blue Sky Drive 

PT, WA 

98368 

Phone: (360) 385-2559 

Email Address: mrc@larocheandassociates.com 



Yes 

No 



Comments: 

Initial thoughts include need for cumulative analysis of all proposed arrays within the Puget Sound 

and Georgia Basin. Impacts on the overall fluvial dynamics. 

Need information on upland support facilities and distribution system. 

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PO Box 1107 

Everett, WA 98206-1107 

or faxed to: 425-267-6280 

Thank you. 

4









Name & Title: ===Clint Muns, Director of Resource Management 

Organization: Puget Sound Anglers State Board 

Address: 51 SE Arabian Rd 

Shelton, Wa 

98584 

Phone: 360-490-8482 

Email Address: fishhog211@aol.com 


















c. Where can Snohomish County PUD obtain this information?




No 





No 




above: 


Name & Title: 

Organization: 

Address: 

Phone: 


Name & Title: 

Organization: 

Address: 

Phone: 


2



Yes 

No 



Comments: 

The State Board of Puget Sound Anglers, representing 16 chapters throughout the Puget Sound 

region, has taken the position that we need to follow closely the processes that may lead to 

implementation of Tidal Energy Projects. Our concerns are primarily that very little is known about 

what exactly the projects may entail and possible impacts to the ecosystem and marine life that 

might live in or pass through the project zones. As well, impacts to recreational fishing access are of 

concern. 

We understand and support the need to find alternative energy sources. However, sometimes the 

desire to bring new ventures online drives a timetable that is not condusive to good, peer-reviewed 

science. Many of us recall claims of cheap, clean energy made decades ago…we now live with the 

consequences (good and bad) of numerous dams on the Columbia River. 

We are hopefull that your proposed projects will deliver as hoped for. We, at this time, ask for due 

diligence! 





PO Box 1107 

Everett, WA 98206-1107 

or faxed to: 425-267-6280 

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Thank you. 

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