Preliminary through Completion & Compliance for Wetland Permitting in Whatcom County, WA

Phased Development Plan

• Full build out development
• Building for worship, religious purposes, & public meeting space
• Sidewalks, asphalt access roads, & parking areas
• Sports ministry field
• Septic drain field, curtain drain, biofiltration swales, rain gardens, & detention pond

Impacts

39,949 square feet (0.92 acre) wetland fill

Mitigation

• Watershed Approach implemented using information obtained from the Birch Bay Watershed Characterization & Watershed Planning Pilot Study conducted by Ecology
• 45,575 square feet (1.05 acres) offsite wetland creation
• 38,616 square feet (0.89 acre) onsite/offsite wetland rehabilitation
• 89,298 square feet (2.05 acres) onsite/offsite buffer enhancement

Interagency (Local, State, & Federal) Project Coordination

• Corps: Section 404 IP
• Ecology: Section 401 WQC
• Whatcom County Hearing Examiner
• First Reasonable Use
• First Development Agreement
• Whatcom County Planning & Development Department
• SEPA Determination of Non-Significance
• Zoning Conditional Use Permit
• First Alternatives Analysis Agreement
• First Reasonable Use Permit Process