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Vol. CXXIII, No. 103
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Pierce County to resume Puyallup River flood mitigation project Posted online Weds., May 28 Photo Courtesy Pierce County Pierce County residents and Foothills Trail users can learn about the next phase of construction on a Puyallup River side channel near Orting at an informal community meeting this weekend. Pierce County will resume work on a side channel that will reconnect the historic Puyallup River floodplain, which will aim to reduce flooding and provide salmon habitat, according to Pierce County officials. Construction is anticipated to start in July. "While we build this side channel, soon to be the longest on the Puyallup River, we want to be good neighbors and minimize construction impacts to residents, State Route 162 users, and trail users," said Pierce County Public Works and Utilities Surface Water Manager Harold Smelt. "Side channels provide additional flood storage as well as rearing and spawning habitat for salmon." Construction on the side channel on the west side of the Puyallup River began last summer when crews built a 2,000-foot long section. This summer, the contractor will build a 1,200-foot section of the side channel, install engineered log jams, and construct a perimeter access road. The final phase of the project is anticipated to be completed next year, when all phases
of the side channel will connect together and to the Puyallup River. This phase of construction is funded with a $1,044,000 Floodplain by Design grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology and $49,768 in Real Estate Excise Tax funding from Pierce County. Once the work resumes, construction trucks will access the project site on South Fork Road, which crosses the Foothills Trail just north of the McMillin Trailhead and the State Route 162 bridge over the Puyallup River. Flaggers will direct truck traffic and
trail users. Trail users may be stopped for short periods of time while trucks cross over the trail. Pierce County staff will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat., May 31, at the McMillin Trailhead parking lot to share project information and answer questions. The parking lot is located along the Foothills Trail at approximately 140th Street East and State Route 162, just south of the bridge over the Puyallup River. More information is available online at piercecountywa.org/southfork.
Tacoma Housing Authority: EPA awards $600K for Salishan, Hillside Terrace cleanup projects Photo Courtesy Tacoma Housing Authority Two public housing re-development projects in Tacoma will benefit from $600,000 in grants from the Federal Brownfields program, which aims to clean up and reinvest in contaminated property in order to reduce blight and protect the environment. According to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials, Tacoma Housing Authority will use the money to remediate units in the Salishan (pictured) and Hillside Terrace housing developments that have been contaminated from the production, use, and storage of methamphetamine. "Brownfields grants are catalysts for communities," said EPA Regional Administrator Dennis McLerran. "They jumpstart local projects, bringing valuable real estate back into productive use. Through Brownfields, we're joining with public and private partners to revitalize blighted property, create more green jobs, and protect public health." Brownfields are sites where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous
substance, pollutant, or contaminant. In 2002, the definition of a Brownfield was expanded to include mine-scarred lands or sites contaminated by petroleum or the manufacture of illegal drugs. Grant recipients are selected through a national competition. To read the Tacoma Daily Index's complete and comprehensive coverage of local Brownfield projects, visit our archives online for the following articles: —Foss Waterway Park: More funds needed for site cleanup (Tacoma Daily Index, August
3, 2012) —UW Tacoma's Joy Building earns LEED Platinum certification (Tacoma Daily Index, January 31, 2012) —City receives environmental workforce development, job training grant (Tacoma Daily Index, July 15, 2011) —Tacoma receives $500K for brownfields job training (Tacoma Daily Index, August 4, 2009) —Tacoma among $1.4 million statewide brownfields grant recipients (Tacoma Daily Index, May 8, 2009) —Tacoma conference will focus on brownfields clean-up projects (Tacoma Daily Index, October 6, 2008) —Clover Park Tech receives EPA Brownsfield job training grant (Tacoma Daily Index, September 3, 2008) —Tacoma receives brownfields job training grant (Tacoma Daily Index, March 7, 2008) —Developers break ground on Hilltop project (Tacoma Daily Index, September 10, 2007) —City hears status of brownfield cleanup project (Tacoma Daily Index, August 11, 2005)