Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

VOLUME 2: GORST PLANNED ACTIONENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTPart of a three-volume plan for GorstVolume 1: Gorst Creek Watershed Characterization & Framework Plan (under separate cover)Volume 2: Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement (this document)Volume 3: Gorst Subarea Plan (under separate cover)June 2013Prepared forCity of BremertonDepartment of Community DevelopmentBremerton, WashingtonPrepared bySeattle, WashingtonThis Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been prepared in compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act(SEPA) of 1971, as amended (Chapter 43.21C, Revised Code of Washington [RCW]); the SEPA Rules, effective April 4, 1984, asamended (Chapter 197-11, Washington Administrative Code [WAC]); and Bremerton SEPA Rules (Bremerton Municipal Code[BMC}} Chapter 20.04 State Environmental Policy Act, which implement SEPA.This Draft EIS has been prepared for the purpose of review and comment by members of the public, stakeholder groups, andfederal, state, and local agencies. Preparation of this document is the responsibility of the City of Bremerton’s Department ofCommunity Development in consultation with Kitsap County. This Draft EIS is not an authorization for an action, nor does itconstitute a decision or recommendation for an action; in its final form, it will accompany the Proposed Action and will beconsidered in making the final decision for the Proposed Action.