Environmental Compliance

Advising the Salmon Recovery Funding Board

EAS personnel advised the State of Washington Recreation and Conservation Office’s Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) on key elements of its monitoring program. Staff supported creation and development of a functional adaptive management framework with clearly defined expectations and outlined a process for timely implementation of the framework. EAS’s role included evaluating components of the […]

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Methow River Safety Assessment

EAS was selected by the Yakama Nation to conduct a safety assessment along a stretch of the Methow River between Twisp and Carlton, Washington. The project was conducted to evaluate river conditions, recreational use, and hazards utilizing proven research techniques. The data was collected to inform fish habitat restoration projects, which can include the placement

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Wetland Mitigation Monitoring

The City of Richland selected EAS to conduct a multi-year project monitoring a wetland mitigation site at Columbia Park Trail and Queensgate Drive in Richland, Washington. The mitigation was required for the Queensgate-Columbia Park Trail Improvements  Project located in the vicinity. Mitigation monitoring includes 5 years of photopoint collection, line-intercept transects to determine canopy cover,

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Juvenile Fish Transport

EAS is now the Prime Contractor providing Biological Services at the McNary, Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite Dams. Services provided include sampling of juvenile fish, calculating expanded facility collection counts, facility inspections, gatewell dipping, and fish salvage efforts. In addition to the listed services, EAS also monitors weather and water temperature

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ASSESS BENTHIC COMMUNITY IMPACTS AS A RESULT OF DECREASED WATER LEVELS

Grant County PUD Awards Environmental Assessment Services Contract To Assess Benthic Community Impacts As A Result Of Significant Water Level Reductions In The Wanapum Reservoir EAS was awarded a contract to support Grant County Public Utility District to characterize benthic community impacts that may have resulted from a nearly 27-foot water level drawdown on the

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DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BIRD FLIGHT DIVERTERS ON TRANSMISSION LINES

Determining the Effectiveness of Bird Flight Diverters with Grand County Public Utility District    Power producers are now retrofitting existing power lines and installing new equipment to conserve bird species. EAS is working with the Grant County Public Utility District as part of a long-term project to determine the effectiveness of bird flight diverters in

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IDENTIFYING NOXIOUS WEEDS TO ERADICATE AND CONTROL SPECIES

Identifying Invasive, Noxious Weeds for Bonneville Power Administration in Washington   The EAS team performed a pre-construction noxious weed survey for an electric power transmission line rebuild project between Grand Coulee and Creston, Washington, as part of a federal Environmental Assessment. The proposed project would replace all wood-pole structures, improve existing access roads, and develop

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