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Holiday Inn At The Bellingham International Airport: Environmental Impact Assessment, Sara Scott, Tara Newman, Kelsey England, Ilsa Barrett, Matt Fuget
Holiday Inn At The Bellingham International Airport: Environmental Impact Assessment, Sara Scott, Tara Newman, Kelsey England, Ilsa Barrett, Matt Fuget
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
The Bellingham International Airport located in Bellingham, Washington in Whatcom County, has a history dating back to 1941 and is currently owned by the Port of Bellingham. The Port of Bellingham is currently looking to expand its property and is opening up to commercial users in order to create jobs and economic growth within the community. They have a current project underway with the Hotel Services Group, LLC to implement the construction of a hotel. The main objective is to construct a Holiday Inn Brand hotel next to the Bellingham International Airport in order to provide convenient lodging for travelers. …
Environmental Impact Assessment: Whatcom County Ordinance Ab2012-300b: Exhibit B, Kali Levy, Hunter Hassig, Kevin Radach, Galen Van Horn, Bergen Vocke
Environmental Impact Assessment: Whatcom County Ordinance Ab2012-300b: Exhibit B, Kali Levy, Hunter Hassig, Kevin Radach, Galen Van Horn, Bergen Vocke
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
The purpose of the proposed action is to make it easier for cattle and hog farmers to bring their animals to slaughter on-site, and in greater Whatcom County. The action also seeks to ease the processing of cattle and hog carcasses into cured, smoked, canned or other value added prepared meat products. Further, the action strives to preserve the agricultural character and viability of rural Whatcom County.
Potter Road Bridge Replacement, Jamie Halpin, Randal Bernhardt, Tyler Pedersen, Derek Vilar, Jessica Straight
Potter Road Bridge Replacement, Jamie Halpin, Randal Bernhardt, Tyler Pedersen, Derek Vilar, Jessica Straight
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
The purpose of this Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is to analyze and determine what effect the replacement of Potter Road Bridge will have on the environment. Potter Road Bridge is located in Whatcom County, Washington, and it crosses over the South Fork Nooksack River near the town of Van Zandt (Figures 1,2). Building on the Environmental Checklist that was prepared by Whatcom County, this EIA identifies significant impacts on both the natural and built environment. It also looks at a no-action alternative, as well as an alternative in which the bridge would be eliminated and Smith Road would be extended …
Bp Rail Logistics Project Environmental Impact Assessment, Bellingham, Wa, Spencer Andrich, Robert Bryson, Bill Sampson, Andrew Inocencio, Suzan Nasona
Bp Rail Logistics Project Environmental Impact Assessment, Bellingham, Wa, Spencer Andrich, Robert Bryson, Bill Sampson, Andrew Inocencio, Suzan Nasona
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
The purpose of this environmental impact assessment (EIA) is to identify any environmental elements potentially impacted by the BP Cherry Point Refinery Rail Logistics Project, Both on the project site and the land (developed and undeveloped) and water bodies adjacent to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railway within the western portion of Whatcom County extending from Larrabee State Park to the BP refinery at Cherry Point. The elements of the environment that will be examined will be divided into two categories: environmental and built. The environmental elements include earth, water, air, plants, animals, and energy and natural resources. The …
Cherry Point Coal Trains: Environmental Impact Assessment, Sarah Brownell, Kirsten Miller, Stephen O'Guin, Matthew Reider, Sarah Ward
Cherry Point Coal Trains: Environmental Impact Assessment, Sarah Brownell, Kirsten Miller, Stephen O'Guin, Matthew Reider, Sarah Ward
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
The purpose of this environmental impact assessment (EIA) is to determine the potential environmental effects of increasing the amount of coal trains passing through Whatcom County if the Gateway Pacific Terminal site were to be approved at the Cherry Point, Whatcom County location (Figure 1.2a). This document addresses the environmental impacts train traffic associated with of the Gateway Pacific Terminal's proposed construction project at Cherry Point in Whatcom County, which would increase the amount of coal train traffic passing through Whatcom County by about 18 additional trains each day. The environmental impact assessment includes detailed sections on the existing conditions …
Squalicum Mountain Development Environmental Impact Assessment, Amber Smit, Andrew Donaldson, Jake Dunton, Max Crystal, Oliver Crain
Squalicum Mountain Development Environmental Impact Assessment, Amber Smit, Andrew Donaldson, Jake Dunton, Max Crystal, Oliver Crain
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
This project proposes 1) the construction of a road to be located in a Rural Forestry zone. This private road would require clearing and grading for roughly 10,300 linear feet of roadway. The total project impact area produced by road construction would be approximately 11.05 acres in size 2) the construction of 26 residential homes on 20-acre parcels along with the necessary water, sewer/septic, power, and road infrastructure. Due to a lack of detail on the location of these houses they could potentially impact any part of the 520 acres set aside for residential home construction.
Gateway Pacific Terminal Proposal: Environmental Impact Assessment, David Burgesser, Carrera Casper, Theo Frey, Kayla Grayson, Walter Haas, Tim Kennedy, Brenden Mcclain, Casey Rogers
Gateway Pacific Terminal Proposal: Environmental Impact Assessment, David Burgesser, Carrera Casper, Theo Frey, Kayla Grayson, Walter Haas, Tim Kennedy, Brenden Mcclain, Casey Rogers
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
SSA Marine seeks to construct a full-service dry bulk commodity shipping terminal at Cherry Point, Washington. The proposed terminal will be the largest of its kind on the West Coast of the United States. If fully constructed, the terminal will have the capacity to annually export 54 million metric tons of bulk commodities, 48 million metric tons of which are expected to be coal (McKay). The project will involve constructing a railcar unloading station, stockyard, conveyance and shiploading systems, berths for three vessels, service buildings, and a storage and material handling facility, as well as making improvements to rail access …
Barlean's Organic Oils: Rezone & Expansion: Environmental Impact Assessment, Katarina Bunge, Nikki Dizon, Bennett Harbaugh, Allyson Hayes, Kristina Kraft, Jarrett Wheeler
Barlean's Organic Oils: Rezone & Expansion: Environmental Impact Assessment, Katarina Bunge, Nikki Dizon, Bennett Harbaugh, Allyson Hayes, Kristina Kraft, Jarrett Wheeler
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
In the spring of 2010 Barlean's Organic Oils, LLC. applied to Whatcom County to rezone 35 acres on their 40 acre property from rural-5 (R5A) to Light Impact Industrial (LII). The purpose the rezone is to expand their processing facilities and warehousing storage capacity. Barlean's is a fish oil and flax seed oil processing plant located in Whatcom County, WA. Specifically, Barlean's Organic Oils, LLC. headquarters and processing facilities are located on the southwest 10-acres of their 40-acre square property, northeast of the Slater Road and Lake Terrell Road junction. Barlean's is adjacent to ConocoPhillips' crude oil refinery to the …
Downsizing For The Future: Whatcom County Adult Correction Facility And Sheriff's Headquarters Environmental Impact Assessment, Chris Fredley, Eric Johnson, Matt Milne, Lauren Vanderlugt
Downsizing For The Future: Whatcom County Adult Correction Facility And Sheriff's Headquarters Environmental Impact Assessment, Chris Fredley, Eric Johnson, Matt Milne, Lauren Vanderlugt
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
The purpose of this environmental impact assessment (EIA) is to determine the effects of constructing and operating the proposed Adult Corrections Facilities and Sheriffs Headquarters in Whatcom County, Washington. This EIA addresses the positive and negative impacts associated with the proposed action, alternative action and no action alternative.
Mt. Baker Highway Sr 542-East Church Mountain Road Realignment, Tristan Bull, Kristen Werner, Will Olsen, Titilayo Ala, Katherine Rohrer
Mt. Baker Highway Sr 542-East Church Mountain Road Realignment, Tristan Bull, Kristen Werner, Will Olsen, Titilayo Ala, Katherine Rohrer
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) proposes to realign State Route 542 away from the North Fork Nooksack River in order to reduce environmental impacts from repetitive roadway maintenance, and to improve fish passage at Chain-up Creek. Work includes: realigning approximately 1,600 linear feet of roadway up to 80 feet away from the North Fork Nooksack River, replacing a 5-foot diameter, 80-foot long culvert with a 30-foot long, 40-foot wide bridge over Chain-up Creek, and installing 5 porous weirs and 2 anchored large woody debris structures in the restored stream channel.
Environmental Impact Assessment U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Levee Vegetation Policy, Danielle Gross, Iisak Lussenden, Cailan Murray, Michael Rall, Anthony Vendetti, Anna Wilmot
Environmental Impact Assessment U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Levee Vegetation Policy, Danielle Gross, Iisak Lussenden, Cailan Murray, Michael Rall, Anthony Vendetti, Anna Wilmot
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
The State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) requires that any action that may have a significant adverse impact on the environment undergo an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Chapter 197-11 of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) indicates these requirements. Under the no action alternative, the Seattle variance allows such that vegetation less than four inches in diameter, not weakening or causing damage within fifteen feet of the toe of the levee, may remain. The proposed action returns the Seattle District to a standard regulation across the United States, not allowing the Seattle variance. This would result in the removal of vegetation greater …
State Route 542: Warnick Bluff Stabilization : Wsdot-Identified Chronic Environmental Deficiencies Mitigation To Protect Infrastructure And Reduce Potential Environmental Damage, Benjamin Gardner, Jon Loewus-Deitch, Chelsey Emerick, Maria Debari, Kelly Slattery
State Route 542: Warnick Bluff Stabilization : Wsdot-Identified Chronic Environmental Deficiencies Mitigation To Protect Infrastructure And Reduce Potential Environmental Damage, Benjamin Gardner, Jon Loewus-Deitch, Chelsey Emerick, Maria Debari, Kelly Slattery
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
"The beginning sections of this EIA give an overview of the project location. SR 542, Mt. Baker Highway runs parallel to the NF Nooksack River near the top of Warnick Bluff. Chronic repetitive erosion has been a problem that is exacerbated by severe flood events throughout the past decade. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) estimates that the bank has eroded at a rate of approximately five feet per year since 1994. At the site of the proposed project, the SR 542 currently lies fifteen feet away from the edge of the bluff. The highway could potentially be washed …
Whatcom Wind Energy Ordinance, Erica Bartlett, Derek Schruhl, Kimberly Popek, Kurt Niemeyer, Scott Dewees
Whatcom Wind Energy Ordinance, Erica Bartlett, Derek Schruhl, Kimberly Popek, Kurt Niemeyer, Scott Dewees
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
"The purpose of this ordinance is to create zoning text language that facilitates the installment and construction of wind energy systems (WES) within Whatcom County for private landowners, taking into account interests expressed by residents. This action is needed, because current height limitations of underlying zoning districts unduly restrict the installment of these systems. This action responds to the goals and objectives outlined in the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and Washington State Growth Management Act. The action helps move the project area towards desired conditions described in that plan by placing a high priority on healthy air quality and environmental …