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RE: NATIONWIDE PERMIT VERIFICATION #26
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9.4-4- -00259
Dear Mr. Robison:
This letter is written regarding the Corps of Engineers' notice
for your work under Nationwide Permit #26 (Headwaters and
Isolated Waters Discharges) . The work entails placement fill 'in
0.1 acre of wetland in the Howard Street right -of -way immediately
south of the junction with SR -20 in the City of Port Townsend,
Jefferson County.
This agency verifies that the project complies with State
requirements for Nationwide Permit #26, by meeting the State
Nationwide permit conditions. Our office has verified that the
location of your project, Section 9, Township 30N, Range 1W, is
not habitat for threatened, endangered, or sensitive animal
species.
The project may proceed as described. in the Corps' letter dated
February 24, 1995, and an individual 401 Water Quality
Certification will not be required for this project.
if the project is withinn shore i sle juri sdirti.on, you must contact
the local authority and comply with all Shoreline Management Act,
Air Quality Act, and SEPA requirements in order to be in
compliance with the Coastal Zone Management Act.
Please note this Letter of Verification does not exempt, and is
provisional upon compliance with other statutes and codes
administered by federal, state and local agencies.
Sincerely,
Sandi Manning
Permit Coordination Unit
Environmental Review
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SEATTLE DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. Sox 3753
SEATTLE. WASHINGTON 98124 -2255
Regulatory Branch
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Dave Robison
Planning and Building Department
City of Port Townsend
540 Water Street
Port Townsend, Washington 98368
Reference: 94 -4 -00259
Dear Mr. Robison: Port Townsend, City of
This letter is in response to your letters of February 10 andJune28, 1994, requesting nationwide permit verifications, respectively, for construction ofa 20 -inch water supply pipelineanda30 -foot wide access /service road through wetlands. Basedonyourrevisedplan (see enclosure 1) which routes the pipelineandassociatedconstructionawayfromwetlands, you no longerrequireaDepartmentofArmypermitforthepipeline.
Nationwide Permit 26 (33 CFR Part 330, Appendix A, paragraphB(26)), authorizes the placement of 0.1 acre of fill in a wetlandintheHowardStreetright -of -way immediately south of thejunctionwithStateRoute20inthecityofPortTownsend, Washington (see enclosure 2). The work must comply with thepermit's regional and general conditions described at enclosure3. Read them carefully. You must comply with all of theconditionsandrequirements.
Note that prior to placing fill, you must contact theWashingtonStateDepartmentofEcologytodeterminewhetherdocumentedhabitatforstatelistedthreatenedandendangeredspeciesispresent. If present, this nationwide permit is notvalidandyoumustcontactusagaintodeterminepermitrequirements. Please contact:
State Nationwide Permit Coordinator
Department of Ecology
Post Office Box 47703
Lacey, WA 98504 -7600
Telephone (206) 407 -6912
This nationwide permit verification is valid for 2 years oruntilthenationwidepermitismodified, reissued or revoked. ifadditionalplacementoffillinwatersoftheUnitedStates, including wetlands, is contemplated on this site, you mustcontactusconcerninganyadditionalpermitrequirements. Whileyouneednofurtherpermissionfromusforyourwork, you must.:'_.::.:_
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still comply with other Federal, State and local requirementswhichpertaintothework. The wetland delineation for theportionofwetland4intheHowardStreetright -of -way is validforfiveyearsfromthedateofthisletter, unless newinformationwarrantsrevisionofthedelineationprior to thisdate.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Jonathan Smithbytelephoneat (206) 764 -6910.
Enclosures
Sincerely,
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MEMORANDUM FOR DECISION: NATIONWIDE PERMIT 26 INCLUDING FIELD
REVIEW AND JURISDICTIONAL SUMMARY
APPLICANT: City of Port Townsend REFERENCE: 94 -4 -00259
CONSULTANT: CH2MHill and Pacific Rim Soil & Water
LOCATION: Several wetlands along proposed alignment for "contact
time" water supply pipeline in the city of Port Townsend,
Washington.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION & BACKGROUND: See maps behind file copy of
letter dated on or about 24 February 1995.
DATE OF VISIT /PARTICIPANTS: Violation check by Paul Hamidi (PM,
Enforcement) in early February 1995; telephone conversation with
Sandra Manning, Washington Department of Ecology regarding her
and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel's site
visits in Spring 1994.
NAT'L WETLANDS INV. DESCRIP:
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Palustrine, emergent and shrub-
WETLAND REPORT: Memoranda from Lisa Palazzi, Pacific Rim Soil &
Water, dated April 22, 1993 and August 9, 1994.
CONFIRM DELINEATION: Based on site visit information above, we
confirmed that the revised pipeline alignment and related
construction work would not pass through any wetlands or other
waters of the U.S. We also verified that the boundaries of
Wetland 4 were correct as described in Lisa Palazzi's memorandum,
although the boundary of the wetland's south end were incorrectly
drawn on maps.
JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION: Wetlands are above the headwaters
adjacent to various minor drainages.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Verify that no Department of the Army permit is
required for pipeline work, and that Nationwide Permit 26 would
authorize placement of fill in part of Wetland 4 within the
Howard Street right -of -way just south of the junction with State
Route 20.
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PROJECT MANAGER
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2061385 -7675 FAX
August 29, 1994
Jonathan Smith, Regulatory Branch
Department of the Army
Seattle District, Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box C 3755
Seattle, Washington 98124
RE: Corps Public Notice No. 94-4 -00259
Port Townsend CT Pipeline
Dear Jonathan,
Enclosed are the most recent comments from the wetland specialist regarding the proposed
pipeline impacts as we discussed on the phone today.
Lisa Palazzi, Pacific Rim Soils and Water, memo with field data.
Kathleen Mitchell, CH2MHill, field notes for wetland # 4.
Map of Sample Sites wetland # 3.
Stormwater drawings for proposed road construction, wetland # 4.
I hope this information clarifies the delineation. Please call me at (206) 385 -2413 or Lisa
Palazzi at (206) 534 -0346 if you have further questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Paula Mackrow
Permit Coordination,
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MEMORANDUM
ATE_ : August 9, 1994' .. -
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REGARDING: Wetlands 3 acid 4 CT Pipeline 'Pro 'ect "
following information rs - intended to provide' .the justification for
elineation and wetland characteri'stic determination on Wetlands 3 and 4,as._- r
shown oii.the attached standard project- map.
Mn•brief summary: Wetland_ 3 is located directly .adjacent.: to -(north -of)
A-iscover Road startin about_ 330- feet and ending aborit 420 feet east -of . the
V.ku4orthwest corner o£ the intersection of Discovery Road and Rainier Road. It
formed as a result of seasonal stormwater backing -..up- along Discovery Road_
n a reach that apparently lacks a culvert to allow drainage across Discovery. _Y
h'M -Zhe source 'o£- the water is seasonal runoff that collects west of Rainier Road
drains easf through a -culvert oti Rainier "Road. The drainage area around
F he culvert and within the -60 feet wide Rainier easement does not meet 'the
thr'ee- parameter -jurisdictional wetland requirements and therefore - ,_should not
ffect this project in terms of Army. Corps of Engineers (COE) regulatory
n`,K- ur oses . Details below. -
tland- 4 is located in a small drainage just south of Sims Way in the middle
ffi".f the Howard Street easement. The drainage primarily receives surface runoff
rom.Sims Way, culverted stormwater from north of Sims Way, and likely also - -
sxrsome subsurface seepage from nearby upland areas. Wetland 4 i a Palustrine _.
crub -Shrub wetland, - meeting all three- wetland criteria, but is too small to-
d asregulatedas a wetland under the City of Port Townsend Critical Areas
4Asi7rdinance. Under Nationwide Permitting rules, the COE will regulate this =
etland if cumulative wetland .acreage impacts for -the - .entire project are
rgreater than 1 acre, regardless of the size of the iridividual wetland. For
vr hat reason, this wetland must.be characterized for purposes of COE permitting = - _
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etland 3 DESCRIPTION
rJetland 3 is about 90 feet by 70 feet in dimension, formfng_a flattened oval -.
k= along the north side_ of Discovery Road more than 200.feet -east of Rainier
v . MRoad. Please refer to the attached map for clarification. It is a Palustrine
Scrub -Shrub system that has formed as a result of Discovery Road damming local'
t4stormwater runoff; there does not appear to be.any :Functional culvert.
egetation is primarily Spirea douglasii (FACW) and young Alnus' rubra (FAC).
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The surface is mostly bare, indicating that water stands over the surface for
extended periods during the winter months. The soils are mapped as Clallam
not a hydric soil), but this area would be considered an inclusion. We..
assume that it would meet poorly drained or worse drainage class criteria
since there is evidence of long duration saturation within 3 inches of the
soil surface. The soil was observed to have 2 inches of organic deposit on.
the surface underlain by 3 inches of 10YR3 /2 coarse sandy loam with about 10%
gravel content. From 3 -9 inches, the soils are 10YR4 /1 coarse sandy loam with
a common medium distinct mottling pattern. Below 9 inches, the soil is
cemented, gleyed hardpan.
The area around and downstream of the culvert crossing 'at Rainier Road (also
mapped as Clallam) lacked hydric soil characteristics, and we purposely
sampled in an area that showed signs of having water standing on the surface
during tie winter, so should be the worst case example of drainage. _The lack
of hydric characteristics indicates that while the area may flood from time to
time in response to storms, the water does not stand long enough for the soils
to develop anaerobic conditions. 'This area directly within the'drainage
corridor mkt be classified as somewhat poorly drained, but that is somewhat
questionable as it does not appear that the water table is enduring enough to
greatly impact seasonal access.
The soils are coarse sandy loams with low gravel content, but colors were not
characteristic of a poorly drained condition. The surface was 10YR2 /2 (chromes
less than 2, but value less than 4) to 14 inches. At 14 inches and extending
to greater than 18 inches, the color changed abruptly to IOYR 4/3 (chromes
greater than 2) and the soils were cemented, although not as dense as those
observed within the wetland. There were no oxidized rhizospheres,-no
mottling, no unusually high organic matter contents within the top 20 inches.
In summary, although there is-a wetland associated with that drainage, it is
well outside the Rainier Street easement so will not be directly impacted by
installation of the pipeline along the easement.
Wetland 4: DESCRIPTION
Wetland 4 is about 20 feet by 360 feet in dimension, a linear feature as a
result of being formed in the base of a drainage. The drainage is directly
adjacent to a mini -mall parking lot, and as a result has been greatly impacted
by past development. Downstream areas behind the mall have been filled and
recontoured, possibly making the wetland smaller than it once was, but also
possibly obstructing drainage to some degree. The drainage receives water
directly from Sims Way runoff and from a culvert under Sims that appears to
diagonal to the northeast. Please refer to the attached map for
clarification.
Wetland 4 is a Falustrine Scrub -Shrub system that has formed as a result of
collection of upstream runoff, probably becoming wetter over time as the
surrounding area developed. The wetland vegetation includes a wide variety of
species, including: Alnus Rubra (FAC), Sium suave (OBL), Equisetum telmateia
FACW), Typha latifolia (OBL), Rosa pisocarpa (FAC), Agrostis stolonifera
FACW), Gallium trifidum (FACU), Salix lasiandra (FACW+), Salix scouleriana
FAC), Ranunculus repens (ACW), Oenanthe sarmentosa (OBL), and Juncus effusus
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f (FACW). The surface shows evidence-of recent standing water, although none
was observed on the day of the evaluation.
The soils are mapped as Clallam.(not a hydric soil), but this drainage area
would be considered an inclusion. We assume that it would meet poorly Orained
or worse drainage class criteria since there is evidence of long duration
saturation within 11 inches of the soil surface and evidence of regular
flooding on the surface. The wetland soils at Flag 1 near Sims Way was
observed to have 10YR3/2 loam and loamy sand from the surface to 11 inches,
underlain by 2.5Y5/2 distinctly mottled loamy sand soils to greater than 18
inches. The directly adjacent upland soils had 10YR3 /3 loamy Viand soils to 8
inches underlain by lOYR5 /4 loamy sands to greater than 18 inches. These
soils meet the hydric soil criteria.
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In summary, the drainage is a jurisdictional wetland for COE purposes. As it
is proposed to fill at least part of the drainage, the impacted wetland area
would be included in the calculation for cumulative wetland acreage affected
by the project.
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MEMORANDUM CHILL
TO: Lisa Palazzi, Pacific Rim Soil and Water
FROM: Kathleen Mitchell
DATE: June 14, 1994
SUBJECT: Fieldnotes for Wetland Delineations /Evaluations for CT Pipeline - June 10,
1994
PROJECT: NPW 31815.P1.00
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Site #1 - "Wetland 4" (Sims Way and Howard Street Easement)
Flag #1
Soils: layers of loam/loamy sand; (0• -I1 ") 10YR 512; (I1 " +) mottled material 2.5Y 512.
Vegetation: Alnus rubra (FAQ, Sium suave (OBL), Equisetum telmateia (FACW),
Typha latifolia (OBL), Rosa pisocarpa (FAQ.
Flag #2
Drainage is 12 feet wide at this point.
Flag #3
Vegetation: Alnus rubra, Agrostis stolonifera (FACW *), Gallium trifidum (FACU)
Flag #5
Vegetation: Salix lasiandra (FACW +), Salix scouleriana (FAQ, Ranunculus repens
FACW), Veronica sp.( ?)
Flag #6
Drainage 8.5 feet wide at this point.
Flag #7
Vegetation: Alnus rubra, Agrostis stolonifera, Ranunuculus repens
Flag #9
Soils: Moist to surface; 2.5Y 512
Flag #13
Vegetation: Alnus rubra, Oenanthe sarmentosa (OBL), Montia sp.( ?)
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Vegetation: Juncus effusus (FACW) Oenanthe sarmentosa
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MEMORANDUM
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June 14, 1994
Wetland 4 is an approximately 1700 square foot, highly distrubed, Scrub Shrub wetland.
A culvert that crosses Sims Way drains into the wetland at its northeast comer. The water
drains north to south. Young Red alders dominate the drainage with a few willow spp.
interspersed. A variety of emergents line the substrate. Sims Way borders the wetland on
the northern boundary. The eastern boundary is bordered by fill placed= at the site for a
recently constructed parking lot and shopping center. The southern boundary of the
drainage corridor has been cleared of vegetation and the soils have been disturbed by {
heavy_machinery. Soils were moist in this area and may have seasonal hydrology. The
western boundary has a 200 - 300 foot wide forested buffer with a clearcut beyond.
The wetland is not large enough to be regulated under the The City's ESA Ordinance;
however, it does meet the criteria of a Critical Drainage Corridor.
Site #2 (a forested wetland located west of Howard Street easement, approximately 300
feet southwest of Wetland 4)
Wetland vegetation: Populus trichocarpa (FAC), Populus tremuloides (FAC +), Alnus
rubra, Salix scouleriana, Spirea douglasii (FACW),. Rosa nutkana (FAQ, Carex obnupta
OBL), Pteridium aquilinum (FACU).
Upland vegetation: Alnus rubs, Salix scouleriana, Arbutus menziesii, Sambucus
racemosa, Holodiscus discolor, Symphoricarpos albus, Pteridium aquilinum.
Wetland Flag #1
Evidence of standing water with water stained leaves and bare ground.
Soils: color change at 7 ", hard pan at S "; At 7" - 2.5 Y - 6/2
The source of hydrology for this wetland is seasonal stormwater with water collecting in
a depressional area with hardpan soils. The wetland edge follows an abrupt slope break.
The wetland area is approximately 45 feet x 105 feet, and does not appear to meet the
minimum size criteria of 5000 square feet for a Category 11 or III wetland under the
City's ESA Ordinance.
Site # 3 (Wetland located on Howard Street easement approximately 114 mile north of
Sims Way).
Vegetation: Salix sitchensis (FACW), Spirea douglasii, Rosa nutkana, Symphoricarpos
albus (FACU), Carex obnupta, Carex deweyana (FACU *).
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MEMORANDUM
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June 14, 1994
Hydrology: The site probably has standing water part of the winter; however, the water
is probably not present for more than 10 days at a time.
Soils: Loamy /sand texture; Colors reach chroma of 2 or less at 9 "( +).w however, soils of
loamy /sand texture require evidence of seasonal hydrology; therefore, this site does not
meet the hydric soils criteria.
The wetland has potential as a future mitigation or stormwater detention site..
The asterisk following some indicators identifies a tentative assignment based upon
either limited information or conflicting reviews.
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TO. Dave Peterson.
FROM: -Li'sa Palaxzi -
REGARDING: 'Final update 'on recent waterline letter - report
w Report .File Number:E92 -0059 EES42323.007
Report Subject: Discussion of'.wetlands regulatory issues on 2 properties being,_ G: z evaluated by the City as sites for City water facilities. .
Please refer to Gregg Miller's Technical Memorandum of October
13, -1992 and .Lisa Palazzi s- Memo of November 30 1992.. for
g: _ additional details
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and the pipeline•route south of that to Sims Way."-Site 2 is-the County pipelineG ..
x route south of ,Four Corners, - paralleling the existing powerline easement.- Both
sites have been visited by wetland specialists from CHzMHill (Gregg Miller), -and
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On Site 1, three areas have been evaluated for staius as jurisdictional wetlands:
1) the southeast corner of the filtration plant parcel, identified as
Wetland 2 in Gregg Miller's (of CHZMHill) Technical Memorandum (TM) of
October 13, 1992,
2) a drainage crossing further down Rainier, approx. 200 feet from
Discovery Road, identified as Wetland 3 in Gregg's TM,.and
3) a broad wet area along the-north side of Discovery Road, identified as
Wetland 1 in Gregg's TM.
L Wetland 2 -s jurisdictional wetland based both on meeting the 1989 Federal Method
crI a and based on size (greater than 1/4 acre). Common overstory vegetation
is western redcedar and willow;-Common shrub vegetation is two different species
of wild rose, Douglas spiraea a4d hawthorne; Common herbaceous vegetation is
slough sedge and several varieties of juncus: This Palustrine Emergent/ Scrub
Shrub wetland extends off site to the southeast for an unknown distance, so its
entire size is unknown. However, wetland acreage on the site is estimated to be
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greater'than 1/2 acre`. Basbd oii, -On - site' attributes. only;,,, 4s .'assumed to _ y; be`
either •a- low •Category II or high Category -III -wetland. -'However, :that ;rating is
contingent on •functions and .values of....the ; entire -wetland =- i.:e.. -- including .-
offsite :portions. The Jurisdictional edge . on site is flagged 'and ready kor
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Wetland 3, the drainage crossing' at -Rainier' as well as .off road areas to -the '' : , -
west,- was revisited and determined with certainty'to n(Lt be "Jurisdictional
Wetland. It does not meet All three criteria.in any one area until almost 80feeteasto£ the Rainier easement where the water backs tip along Discovery Road.
However, the culvert does not appear to be-properly' installed and drainage issues
will have to be addressed to avoid seasonal flooding across the road surface.
Wetland l`is actually an extension of a broad, flat drainage area that initiates
at Wetland 2, then drains SSE toward Discovery Road, crosses under Discovery-,
eventually draining to Sims Way and then to the Shoreline. Vegetation in this
area.was nat evaluated extensively as it is outside the road easement: It is
unclear whether the entire drainage area between Wetland l and 2 is connected via
surface hydrology. 'If so, then it'is regulated as one. system rather than as
isolated wetlands. We are in the process of evaluating and flagging. thatdrainagecorridor, and so will have that answer soon. In any event, Wetland 1
is jurisdictional wetland, but appears to be at least 10 -20 feet outside of the
Rainier easement boundaries. No'wetland rating information is available for this
wetland at this time.
On Site 2, we evaluated three areas for status as jurisdictional.wetlands:
1) a drainage crossing the maintenance road along the powerline easement
about 1/4 mile south from the top of the slope break in the middle of
Section 4 (not referenced in Gregg's TM);
2) a bowl - shaped wetland directly at the top of the above described slope
break that appears to have developed in a borrow pit, identified as
Wetland 8 in Gregg's TM; and
3) a broad flat drainage that crosses the ut=ility corridor and maintenance
road about 50 -100 feet north of the toe of the slope. This *wetland was
not referenced in Gregg's TM, but in the previous memo from Lisa Palazzi,
this was identified as Wetland 9.
The drainage is not a jurisdictional wetland, but would probably be regulated as
a seasonal stream important for flood control and runoff. It did not meet the
three parameter wetland criteria.
Wetland 8 is actually two small, bowl- shaped wetlands located near the top of the
slope break. Soth.appear to be a result of excavation, but have developed into
small Palustrine Emergent wetlands supporting juncus effusus (soft rush), Douglas
spiraea, wild rose, cattails, and willow. They are rather small and may not be
quite large enough_to be jurisdictional size (1/4 acre), but they do meet the
three parameter wetland criteria. It is expected to rate as a Category IV
wetland.
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Wetland 9 is juri9dictional.•wetl and ' -- the western. •portion of a shallow drainage•.
Chat runs across the toeslope from the east for an unknown distance. The area
under 'the power lines is"". Pal.ustrine :.Emergent, ' primaril y • grassed, : but. - "also _
supporting wild. rose and cattails iii .certain areas.; ...:-.The ,:.areas further east
support what appear to be .large alder- and willow.. trees. :In' its ,entirety, it is
likely to be a Category ZI or III we although -the portions under the power
lines would berated Category IV: -Because there is no.;adopted o 'rdinance in the
County, we will require some guidance from the City on what model or ordinance
to use as a guide to determine buffer'widths.•-
If you ve any questions,• please feel free to call.
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MEAN SEA LEVEL
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DATE OF SURVEY:
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Form :loC ------------------- PROJECT- LOCATION- ENTRY ------------- 20- Aug- 09 :31 - - -+
ACTION ID: 199400259 SECTION: EP PROJECT MANAGER: SMITH
PROJECT: PORT TOWNSEND, CITY OF
SITE NUMBER: 11 ]
w--------------- - - - - -- LATITUDE & LONGITUDE ----------------------------
LATITUDE: [48 -6 - 9.7789 ] LONGITUDE: [122 -48- 13.5358]
UTM COORDINATES ------------------------------
ZONE: [10] NORTH: [5327520.00 ] EAST: [514610.00 ]
1 x 2 DEGREE QUAD MAP 15 x 15 MINUTE QUAD MAP 7.5 x 7.5 MINUTE QUAD MAP
VICTORIA PORT TOWNSEND PORT TOWNSEND SOUTH
QUARTER: [SE ]
SECTION: [9 ] TOWNSHIP: [30N ] RANGE: [1W ]
CITY: [Port Townsend ]
COUNTY: [Jefferson ]
STATE: [WA]
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