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 Washington State Department of Ecology
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PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Period: July 1 – September 30, 2007 Grant Recipient: Port of Illahee Grant Number: G00700283 Project Title: Illahee Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) Project Period: April 17, 2007 – March 15, 2010 Ecology Contacts: Sarah Davenport-Smith, Bellevue Office (Project Manager) Patricia Brommer, Lacy Office (Financial Manager) Key Accomplishments/Required Performances Met: Task 1 – Project Administration/Management · Project records and communications are being processed, filed, and distributed to working group by email · Project in-kind contributions are being documented and time sheets are being submitted monthly · Working group meetings are held approximately once a month on Tuesdays · Q3 Project Progress Report prepared for submission by week of 10/15/07 Task 2 – Public Outreach & Education · Website continues to be used to disseminate grant information · Grant project status reports provided monthly to Port of Illahee and the Illahee Preserve Stewardship Committee/Illahee Forest Preserve groups · Public Information and Education (PIE) plan completed 8/19/07 (attached). · Grant brochure developed and printed (attached). · Brochure distributed at Illahee Days and at Kitsap County Fair. · Grant meeting makes front page headlines in Kitsap Sun on 9/14/07 (attached). Task 3 – Monitoring & Performance Evaluation · Monthly Illahee Creek monitoring continues with matching NFWF grant · ILA with Health Department still in process, being reviewed by legal. · Agreement with Kitsap County Public Works Department still in process. · QAPP to split into fresh water and marine water documents. · QAPP (Fresh Water) finalized with Health Department and forwarded to DOE. · QAPP (Marine Water) being researched and likely contracted out. Task 4 – Riparian Plantings Installation along Illahee Creek · N/A at this time Task 5 – Basin Assessment and Surface Water Management Plan · RFP issued and published in CBD on 7/10/07. · Contractor, Parametrix, selected on 8/20/07. · Contract developed and signed with Parametrix on 9/12/07. · Kick-off meeting with all available parties 9/13/07. · Field work by Parametrix Team began 9/26/07. Performance Measures Not Achieved (if any)/Why: ILA agreements with Kitsap County are being reviewed by legal and may be labeled as a plain Agreement, when there are no matching funds provided by the county. The QAPP for marine waters has been difficult to obtain information on. We have solicited information from marine biologists in an effort to establish parameters and a plan. Chris May suggested Battelle Labs. Because of our contract with Parametrix, we have solicited a bid from their marine water specialists. We are about 2 months behind our original QAPP schedule. Because of the interest in the marine water testing for outfalls being proposed in the area, the public meetings have been delayed until the project plan has been established. Future Challenges to Performance and/or General Comments: None noted for this report. Funding: Total Budget: $268,000 Total Grant Award: $181,000 Total Expenditures to Date: $ 2,521
PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Period: April 17 – June 30, 2007 Grant Recipient: Port of Illahee Grant Number: G00700283 Project Title: Illahee Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) Project Period: April 17, 2007 – March 15, 2010 Ecology Contacts: Sarah Davenport-Smith, Bellevue Office (Project Manager) Patricia Brommer, Lacy Office (Financial Manager) Key Accomplishments/Required Performances Met: Task 1 – Project Administration/Management · Project records and communications are being processed, filed, and distributed to working group by email · Project in-kind contributions are being documented and time sheets are being submitted monthly · Working group meetings are held nearly each Wednesday · Q2 Project Progress Report prepared for submission by 7/15/07 Task 2 – Public Outreach & Education · Website launched for Clean Water Fund information and reports · Grant project status reports provided monthly to Port of Illahee and the Illahee Preserve Stewardship Committee/Illahee Forest Preserve groups Task 3 – Monitoring & Performance Evaluation · Monthly Illahee Creek monitoring continues with matching NFWF grant · ILA with Health Department being developed and revised · Agreement established with Kitsap County Public Works Department · QAPP drafts have been prepared and discussed with Health District Task 4 – Riparian Plantings Installation along Illahee Creek · N/A at this time Task 5 – Basin Assessment and Surface Water Management Plan · RFP has gone through numerous drafts and nearly finalized · RFP has been discussed with KC Public Works Department · Contact established to extend NFWF grant end date Performance Measures Not Achieved (if any)/Why: None, grant milestones are being met. Future Challenges to Performance and/or General Comments: The development of the ILA, the RFP, and the QAPP proved to be more time consuming for our first project than planned or anticipated. The challenge will be to complete the Reservoir task by the NFWF grant end date. Task Tally (Quarter & Quarter to Date) N/A at this point Public Information and Education Plan
7/8/07 The Port of Illahee has received a Centennial Clean Water Fund grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology. A steering committee and a working group have been organized and are meeting to begin implementing the various facets of the grant. The following project descriptions provide a summary overview of the grant objectives and goals: The Port, Kitsap County, and an engineering firm (yet to be selected), will develop a comprehensive regional Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) that addresses resource protection, water quality, land and water use, correction of existing stormwater problems and prevention of future water quality and critical habitat degradation from nonpoint pollution. This project will benefit the 3146-acre Illahee watershed within the Port District boundaries. The goal of the SWMP is to identify how stormwater will be managed to protect water quality and critical habitat in the face of previous and ongoing development within the watershed. The project includes watershed and basin assessments, drainage studies, aquifer protection, and a monitoring program to identify water quality and water flow problems that will define thresholds for initiation of management responses. The Port of Illahee, in cooperation with Kitsap County, Kitsap County Health District, and the Illahee Forest Preserve Group, will initially amalgamate data, planning documents, and maps from past efforts and Ecology's EIMS. The SWMP will then employ a watershed planning approach that will include analysis of existing and future land use conditions, hydrology, sensitive area protection, management strategies, low-impact solutions, highest priority projects; evaluate operation, maintenance, performance standards, and financing requirements. The Port, with support from Kitsap County, will provide an education and public outreach component. |
Request for Proposals
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