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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRisk Assessment Documentation 317 SW Alder Street, Suite 800 • Portland, OR 97204 • Tel. 503.248.9507 • Fax 503.238.3820 Technical Memorandum Date: April 3, 2009 To: Deschutes County From: Ted Gresh and John Runyon, ICF Jones & Stokes; Joanne Richter, WPN cc: Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) Subject: Deschutes County ESA Risk Assessment Evaluation The cities and counties of Central Oregon (the jurisdictions) are evaluating whether current local government policies and practices are sufficiently protective of steelhead and their habitat, listed and protected under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). Specifically, the jurisdictions aim to avoid the “take” of re-introduced steelhead, potential ESA enforcement actions, or third-party lawsuits. ICF Jones & Stokes has developed a Risk Assessment Framework to systematically evaluate jurisdictions’ management policies and practices for their potential risks to listed steelhead. The following tables and text outline our preliminary evaluation of your jurisdiction’s codes, policies, and practices. The evaluation was developed from a review of relevant documents and staff interviews. The evaluation is organized within the Risk Assessment Framework and focuses four areas: 1) land use, 2) stormwater management, 3) pest management, and 4) routine road maintenance. This evaluation will be incorporated in the final report as an appendix and will provide the basis for summarizing your jurisdiction’s activities and developing recommendations. As outlined in the Risk Assessment Framework, surface and groundwater withdrawals and wastewater discharge will be summarized separately for each jurisdiction (when it applies) and not evaluated for their potential risk to steelhead. Please review the attached evaluation. Your comments should focus on correcting any incorrect descriptions of your codes, policies, or practices. Where appropriate, please note where we are missing descriptions of relevant activities. www.jonesandstokes.com | www.icfi.com Te c h n i c a l M e m o r a n d u m Ta b l e 1 . L a n d U s e E v a l u a t i o n Po l i c y O b j e c t i v e Ev a l u a t i o n C r i t e r i a Ev a l u a t i o n P r o c e s s Do c u m e n t s R e v i e w e d Su m m a r y o f R e v i e w Le v e l o f P r o t e c t i o n Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e s a d e q u a t e l y ad d r e s s E S A r i s k P o l i c y / p r a c t i c e s p o s s e s s s o m e ES A r i s k Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e i s i n a d e q u a t e a n d do e s n o t a d d r e s s E S A r i s k — P o l i c y / p r a c t i c e i s a b s e n t Re c o m m e n d a t i o n s Re s t r i c t d e v e l o p m e n t i n a r e a s su c h a s u n s t a b l e s l o p e s , we t l a n d s , a n d a r e a s o f h i g h ha b i t a t v a l u e . 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Th e D e s c h u t e s C o u n t y / C i t y o f B e n d R i v e r S t u d y ( 1 9 8 6 ) in v e n t o r i e d t h e f o l l o w i n g s i g n i f i c a n t r i p a r i a n h a b i t a t : St r e a m s Ac r e s De s c h u t e s R i v e r 1, 4 4 0 Li t t l e D e s c h u t e s R i v e r 2, 9 2 0 Pa u l i n a C r e e k 84 6 Fa l l R i v e r 43 Cr o o k e d R i v e r 38 Wh y c h u s C r e e k 47 Tu m a l o C r e e k 50 In d i a n F o r d C r e e k 57 3 To t a l 5, 9 6 6 We t l a n d m a p p i n g r e l i e s o n N W I . ƒ NW I m a p p i n g i s n o t c o n s i d e r e d a co m p r e h e n s i v e i n v e n t o r y o f w e t l a n d a r e a s . 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Re v i e w t h e f o l l o w i n g d e v e l o p m e n t po l i c i e s / p r a c t i c e s f o r r i p a r i a n pr o t e c t i o n : ƒ St r e a m b u f f e r r e q u i r e m e n t s ƒ Na t i v e v e g e t a t i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s ƒ St r e a m m a p p i n g a n d cl a s s i f i c a t i o n d a t a ƒ De s c h u t e s C o u n t y 2 0 0 2 Co m p r e h e n s i v e P l a n C h a p t e r s 2 3 . 9 6 Op e n S p a c e s , A r e a s o f S p e c i a l Co n c e r n , a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l Q u a l i t y , 23 . 1 0 4 , F i s h a n d W i l d l i f e , 2 3 . 1 1 2 - Wa t e r R e s o u r c e s , a n d 2 3 . 1 1 6 De s c h u t e s R i v e r C o r r i d o r . ƒ De s c h u t e s C o u n t y Z o n i n g C o d e Ch a p t e r s 1 8 . 8 4 L a n d s c a p e Ma n a g e m e n t C o m b i n i n g Z o n e ( L M ) , 18 . 9 6 F l o o d P l a i n Z o n e ( F P ) . ƒ Co m p r e h e n s i v e P l a n C h a p t e r 2 3 . 1 0 4 . 0 3 0 - P o l i c i e s , s t a t e s “ I n or d e r t o p r o t e c t t h e s e n s i t i v e r i p a r i a n a r e a s … t h e z o n i n g or d i n a n c e s h a l l p r o h i b i t d e v e l o p m e n t ( e x c e p t f l o a t i n g d o c k s ) wi t h i n 1 0 0 f t o f t h e m e a n h i g h w a t e r m a r k o f a p e r e n n i a l o r in t e r m i t t e n t s t r e a m o r l a k e . ” ƒ Co u n t y - o w n e d l a n d s h a l l b e m a n a g e d t o p r o t e c t a n d en h a n c e f i s h a n d w i l d l i f e h a b i t a t e x c e p t w h e r e a c o n f l i c t i n g pu b l i c u s e o u t w e i g h s t h e l o s s o f h a b i t a t . ” ƒ LM Z o n e r e q u i r e s a l l n e w s t r u c t u r e s o r a d d i t i o n s t o e x i s t i n g st r u c t u r e s t o b e s e t b a c k 1 0 0 f t f r o m t h e o r d i n a r y h i g h w a t e r ma r k o f d e s i g n a t e d s t r e a m s a n d r i v e r s o r o b t a i n a s e t b a c k ex c e p t i o n . ƒ Th o u g h d e v e l o p m e n t i s p r o h i b i t e d w i t h i n t h e ri p a r i a n c o r r i d o r , v e g e t a t i o n r e m o v a l i s al l o w a b l e i n a l l b u t t h e 1 0 - f t c o n s e r v a t i o n ea s e m e n t . T h e r e m o v a l o f r i p a r i a n ve g e t a t i o n u p t o 1 0 f t f r o m s t r e a m s c o u l d re s u l t i n d i r e c t i m p a c t s t o s t e e l h e a d h a b i t a t . In a d d i t i o n , r e m o v a l o f r i p a r i a n v e g e t a t i o n al o n g t h e D e s c h u t e s R i v e r a n d o t h e r st r e a m s a b o v e s t e e l h e a d h a b i t a t c a n co n t r i b u t e t o w a t e r q u a l i t y i m p a c t s s u c h a s te m p e r a t u r e i n c r e a s e s a n d s e d i m e n t a t i o n th a t c o u l d a f f e c t s t e e l h e a d p o p u l a t i o n s . ƒ Th e C o u n t y s h o u l d c o n s i d e r a p p l y i n g m o r e r e s t r i c t i v e de v e l o p m e n t l i m i t a t i o n s w i t h i n t h e r i p a r i a n c o r r i d o r . Th e D e p a r t m e n t o f L a n d C o n s e r v a t i o n a n d De v e l o p m e n t ’ s ( D L C D ’ s ) Wa t e r Q u a l i t y M o d e l C o d e an d G u i d e b o o k i n c l u d e s a m o d e l r i p a r i a n p r o t e c t i o n ov e r l a y t h a t a l s o m e e t s G o a l 5 S a f e H a r b o r Pr o v i s i o n s . T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e s o f t h i s o v e r l a y a r e to p r o t e c t a n d e n h a n c e w a t e r q u a l i t y ; p r e v e n t pr o p e r t y d a m a g e d u r i n g f l o o d s a n d s t o r m s ; l i m i t de v e l o p m e n t a c t i v i t y i n d e s i g n a t e d r i p a r i a n c o r r i d o r s ; pr o t e c t n a t i v e p l a n t s p e c i e s ; m a i n t a i n a n d e n h a n c e fi s h a n d w i l d l i f e h a b i t a t s ; a n d c o n s e r v e s c e n i c a n d re c r e a t i o n a l v a l u e s o f r i p a r i a n a r e a s ( D L C D a n d D E Q 20 0 0 ) . ƒ Al l C o u n t y d o c u m e n t s s h o u l d b e u p d a t e d t o i n c l u d e th e r e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f s t e e l h e a d a n d i t s s t a t u s a s a fe d e r a l l y l i s t e d s p e c i e s . ƒ Th e C o u n t y s h o u l d c o n s i d e r m a p p i n g a l l r i p a r i a n ar e a s t o p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n f o r c r i t i c a l r e s o u r c e ar e a s . E S A R i s k A s s e s s m e n t E v a l u a t i o n Ce n t r a l O r e g o n I n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a l C o u n c i l 2 Te c h n i c a l Me m o r a n d u m Po l i c y O b j e c t i v e E v a l u a t i o n C r i t e r i a E v a l u a t i o n P r o c e s s Do c u m e n t s R e v i e w e d Su m m a r y o f R e v i e w Le v e l o f P r o t e c t i o n Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e s a d e q u a t e l y ad d r e s s E S A r i s k P o l i c y / p r a c t i c e s p o s s e s s s o m e ES A r i s k Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e i s i n a d e q u a t e a n d do e s n o t a d d r e s s E S A r i s k — P o l i c y / p r a c t i c e i s a b s e n t Re c o m m e n d a t i o n s Do de v e l o p m e n t po l i c i e s / p r a c t i c e s a d e q u a t e l y pr o t e c t h i s t o r i c s t r e a m m e a n d e r pa t t e r n s a n d c h a n n e l m i g r a t i o n zo n e s ? Re v i e w t h e f o l l o w i n g d e v e l o p m e n t po l i c i e s / p r a c t i c e s f o r s t r e a m co r r i d o r a n d f l o o d p l a i n p r o t e c t i o n : ƒ Wa t e r c o u r s e p r o t e c t i o n s ƒ Al l o w a n c e s f o r f l o o d p l a i n de v e l o p m e n t ƒ Fl o o d p l a i n a r e a m a p p i n g ƒ Al l o w a n c e s f o r s t r e a m c r o s s i n g s ƒ De s c h u t e s C o u n t y 2 0 0 2 Co m p r e h e n s i v e P l a n C h a p t e r s 2 3 . 9 6 Op e n S p a c e s , A r e a s o f S p e c i a l Co n c e r n , a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l Q u a l i t y , 23 . 1 0 4 , F i s h a n d W i l d l i f e , 2 3 . 1 1 2 - Wa t e r R e s o u r c e s , a n d 2 3 . 1 1 6 De s c h u t e s R i v e r C o r r i d o r . ƒ De s c h u t e s C o u n t y Z o n i n g C o d e Ch a p t e r s 1 8 . 8 4 L a n d s c a p e Ma n a g e m e n t C o m b i n i n g Z o n e ( L M ) , 18 . 9 6 F l o o d P l a i n Z o n e ( F P ) . ƒ De s c h u t e s C o u n t y c o d e d o e s n o t i n c l u d e p r o v i s i o n s f o r t h e pr o t e c t i o n o f s t r e a m m e a n d e r p a t t e r n s . ƒ Fl o o d p l a i n p r o t e c t i o n o r d i n a n c e s s p e c i f y d e s i g n r e q u i r e m e n t s to m i n i m i z e p r o p e r t y l o s s . ƒ Ne w s t r e a m c r o s s i n g s a r e p e r m i t t e d w i t h i n a f l o o d w a y , su b j e c t t o a p p r o v a l p r o v i s i o n s b u t t h e c o u n t y c u r r e n t l y h a s fe w r i v e r c r o s s i n g s . ƒ Th e C o u n t y l a c k s c h a n n el m i g r a t i o n z o n e pr o t e c t i o n a n d l i m i t a t i o n s f o r n e w s t r e a m cr o s s i n g s . ƒ Th e C o u n t y s h o u l d c o n s i d e r u t i l i z i n g t h e a p p r o a c h us e d b y t h e C i t y o f S i s t e r s t o e v a l u a t e s t r e a m me a n d e r c o r r i d o r s f o r W h y c h u s C r e e k a n d o t h e r st r e a m s . T h i s e v a l u a t i o n c o u l d b e e x t e n d e d t o in c l u d e t h e p o r t i o n o f W h y c h u s C r e e k n o t e v a l u a t e d an d o t h e r C o u n t y s t e e l h e a d s t r e a m s . ƒ Th e C o u n t y s h o u l d c o n s i d e r a d o p t i n g d e v e l o p m e n t co d e i n c e n t i v e s t h a t e n c o u r a g e a l t e r n a t i v e s t o n e w st r e a m c r o s s i n g s f o r a l l n e w d e v e l o p m e n t s . ƒ Th e C o u n t y s h o u l d c o n s i d e r m a p p i n g c h a n n e l mi g r a t i o n z o n e s . Do de v e l o p m e n t po l i c i e s / p r a c t i c e s a d e q u a t e l y pr o t e c t w e t l a n d s , w e t l a n d b u f f e r s , an d w e t l a n d f u n c t i o n , i n c l u d i n g is o l a t e d w e t l a n d s ? Re v i e w t h e f o l l o w i n g d e v e l o p m e n t po l i c i e s / p r a c t i c e s p r o t e c t i o n s f o r we t l a n d p r o t e c t i o n : ƒ Fl e x i b l e d e n s i t y s t a n d a r d s ƒ We t l a n d p r o t e c t i o n o v e r l a y z o n e ƒ Ex t e n t o f l o c a l w e t l a n d i n v e n t o r y da t a ƒ De s c h u t e s C o u n t y 2 0 0 2 Co m p r e h e n s i v e P l a n C h a p t e r s Ch a p t e r 2 3 . 1 1 6 D e s c h u t e s R i v e r Co r r i d o r . ƒ De s c h u t e s C o u n t y Z o n i n g C o d e Ch a p t e r s 1 8 . 8 4 L a n d s c a p e Ma n a g e m e n t C o m b i n i n g Z o n e ( L M ) , 18 . 9 6 F l o o d P l a i n Z o n e ( F P ) . ƒ Co u n t y r e l i e s o n N W I f o r t h e i r w e t l a n d i n v e n t o r y . C o u n t y co d e d o e s n o t r e q u i r e a p p l i c a n t t o p r o v i d e s e n s i t i v e l a n d s in v e n t o r y p r i o r t o p e r m i t s u b m i t t a l . C o u n t y r e q u i r e s t h a t ap p l i c a n t s u b m i t p e r m i t a p p l i c a t i o n t o D S L f o r a n y i m p a c t s t o we t l a n d s i d e n t i f i e d o n t h e N W I . ƒ Co u n t y d o e s n o t h a v e a l o c a l w e t l a n d in v e n t o r y a n d r e l i e s o n c u r r e n t c o d e t o pr o t e c t o n l y w e t l a n d s i d e n t i f i e d o n N W I . ƒ Du r i n g i n t e r v i e w s , t h e C o u n t y s t a t e d t h e i r i n t e n t i o n t o co n d u c t a w e t l a n d i n v e n t o r y t o g a t h e r m o r e co m p r e h e n s i v e w e t l a n d d a t a , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n s o u t h De s c h u t e s C o u n t y . T h i s ac t i o n s h o u l d a d d r e s s E S A ri s k . IC F J & S 0 0 8 8 5 . 0 8 Ap r i l 2 0 0 9 3 Te c h n i c a l M e m o r a n d u m Ta b l e 2 . S t o r m w a t e r E v a l u a t i o n Po l i c y O b j e c t i v e Ev a l u a t i o n C r i t e r i a Ev a l u a t i o n P r o c e s s Do c u m e n t s R e v i e w e d Su m m a r y o f R e v i e w Le v e l o f P r o t e c t i o n Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e s a d e q u a t e l y ad d r e s s E S A r i s k P o l i c y / p r a c t i c e s p o s s e s s s o m e ES A r i s k Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e i s i n a d e q u a t e a n d do e s n o t a d d r e s s E S A r i s k — Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e i s a b s e n t Re c o m m e n d a t i o n s Mi n i m i z e i m p a c t s c a u s e d b y st o r m w a t e r t o f i s h - b e a r i n g st r e a m s . Do d e v e l o p m e n t p o l i c i e s / p r a c t i c e s en s u r e s t o r m w a t e r f r o m n e w de v e l o p m e n t o r r e d e v e l o p m e n t wi l l n o t i m p a c t w a t e r q u a l i t y i n fi s h - b e a r i n g s t r e a m s ? Re v i e w s t o r m w a t e r p o l i c i e s a n d pr a c t i c e s f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g : ƒ En v i r o n m e n t a l l y s o u n d d e s i g n s ƒ On - s i t e r e t e n t i o n o f r a i n w a t e r ƒ Us e o f p e r m e a b l e s u r f a c e s ƒ Ad d i t i o n a n d r e t e n t i o n o f t r e e s th r o u g h o u t t h e w a t e r s h e d ƒ Co n s i d e r a t i o n s f o r f l e x i b l e l o t si z e s ƒ De s c h u t e s C o u n t y C o m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n , C h a p t e r s 2 3 . 1 1 2 – W a t e r Re s o u r c e s a n d 2 3 . 1 1 6 – D e s c h u t e s Ri v e r C o r r i d o r . ƒ De s c h u t e s C o u n t y C o d e ( D C C ) , Ch a p t e r s 1 7 . 3 6 – D e s i g n S t a n d a r d s , 17 . 4 8 – D e s i g n a n d C o n s t r u c t i o n Sp e c i f i c a t i o n s , 1 8 . 8 4 – L a n d s c a p e Ma n a g e m e n t C o m b i n i n g Z o n e , 1 8 . 9 6 – F l o o d P l a i n Z o n e , 1 8 . 1 1 6 – Su p p l e m e n t a r y P r o v i s i o n s , 1 8 . 1 2 0 – Ex c e p t i o n s , 1 8 . 1 2 4 – S i t e P l a n Re v i e w , a n d 1 8 . 1 2 8 – C o n d i t i o n a l Us e . ƒ DC C S e c t i o n 1 8 . 8 4 . 0 9 0 . C . s p e c i f ie s t h a t a l l s t r u c t u r e s o r ad d i t i o n s b e s e t b a c k 1 0 0 f t f r o m t h e o r d i n a r y h i g h w a t e r ma r k o f d e s i g n a t e d s t r e a m s a n d r i v e r s . T h i s s e t b a c k h e l p s mi t i g a t e t h e e f f e c t o f s t o r m w a t e r r u n o f f f r o m i m p e r v i o u s su r f a c e s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h s t r u c t u r e s . ƒ DC C C h a p t e r 1 8 . 9 6 e s t a b l i s h e s a F l o o d P l a i n Z o n e w i t h o n e pu r p o s e b e i n g t o c o n s e r v e i m p o r t a n t r i p a r i a n a r e a s a l o n g ri v e r s a n d s t r e a m s f o r t h e m a i n t e n a n c e o f f i s h a n d w i l d l i f e re s o u r c e s . S e c t i o n 1 8 . 9 6 . 1 0 0 e s t a b l i s h e s a s t r e a m s e t b a c k of 1 0 0 f t f r o m t h e o r d i n a r y h i g h w a t e r m a r k f o r a l l s t r u c t u r e s an d p e r m a n e n t f i x t u r e s i n c l u d in g s e w a g e d i s p o s a l s y s t e m s . ƒ DC C S e c t i o n 1 8 . 1 2 4 . 0 6 0 . F , t h e a p p r o v a l c r i t e r i a f o r s i t e p l a n re v i e w , s t a t e s t h a t s u r f a c e d r a i n a g e s y s t e m s s h a l l b e de s i g n e d t o p r e v e n t a d v e r s e i m p a c t s o n n e i g h b o r i n g pr o p e r t i e s , s t r e e t s , o r s u r f a c e a n d s u b s u r f a c e w a t e r q u a l i t y . ƒ St a n d a r d s c o n t a i n e d i n t h e C e n t r a l O r e g o n St o r m w a t e r M a n u a l ( C O S M ) a r e n o t ne c e s s a r i l y i n c l u d e d i n s i t e p l a n a p p l i c a t i o n s un l e s s t h e a p p l i c a n t v o l u n t a r i l y d o e s s o . ƒ Co u n t y E n v i r o n m e n t a l H e a l t h p e r s o n n e l oc c a s i o n a l l y c o n d u c t i n f o r m a l s t o r m w a t e r re v i e w s d u r i n g o n - s i t e w a s t e w a t e r t r e a t m e n t sy s t e m p e r m i t t i n g a n d i n s t a l l a t i o n in s p e c t i o n s , b u t t h i s i s n o t d o n e r o u t i n e l y . ƒ Du r i n g t h e E S A r i s k a s s e s s m e n t i n t e r v i e w , De s c h u t e s C o u n t y s t a f f i n d i c a t e d t h a t st o r m w a t e r c o n t r o l s a r e i n c o n s i s t e n t l y ad d r e s s e d i n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t r e v i e w pr o c e s s . T h i s a p p r o a c h i s i n a d e q u a t e t o en s u r e t h a t s t o r m w a t e r f r o m n e w de v e l o p m e n t w i l l n o t i m p a c t t h e w a t e r q u a l i t y of f i s h - b e a r i n g s t r e a m s . ƒ Th e C o u n t y s h o u l d c o n s i d e r a d o p t i n g a l l o r p o r t i o n s of t h e C O S M , a n d f u n d s t a f f t o s p e c i f i c a l l y e n f o r c e th e d r a i n a g e d e s i g n p r o v i s i o n s c o n t a i n e d i n t h i s ma n u a l . ƒ Th e C o u n t y s h o u l d c o n s i d e r m a p p i n g a n d p r o v i d i n g ro u t i n e m a i n t e n a n c e o n t h e p i p e d s t o r m w a t e r s y s t e m in L a P i n e t h a t d i s c h a r g e s u n t r e a t e d s t o r m w a t e r i n t o a w e t l a n d a d j a c e n t t o t h e L i t t l e D e s c h u t e s R i v e r . Do d e v e l o p m e n t p o l i c i e s / p r a c t i c e s pr o t e c t h i s t o r i c s t r e a m f l o w pa t t e r n s s u c h a s p e a k a n d b a s e fl o w s i n p e r e n n i a l s t r e a m s ? Re v i e w s t o r m w a t e r p o l i c i e s a n d pr a c t i c e s f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g : ƒ De s i g n s t a n d a r d s f o r la n d s c a p i n g , s t r e e t s , s i d e w a l k s , an d s i t e l a y o u t ƒ On - s i t e r e t e n t i o n o f r a i n w a t e r ƒ Im p e r v i o u s c o v e r r e d u c t i o n ƒ Us e o f p e r m e a b l e s u r f a c e s ƒ Fl e x i b l e l o t c o v e r a g e a l l o w a n c e s ƒ De s c h u t e s C o u n t y C o m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n , C h a p t e r s 2 3 . 1 1 2 – W a t e r Re s o u r c e s a n d 2 3 . 1 1 6 – D e s c h u t e s Ri v e r C o r r i d o r . ƒ DC C C h a p t e r s 1 7 . 3 6 – D e s i g n St a n d a r d s , 1 7 . 4 8 – D e s i g n a n d Co n s t r u c t i o n S p e c i f i c a t i o n s , 1 8 . 8 4 – La n d s c a p e M a n a g e m e n t C o m b i n i n g Zo n e , 1 8 . 9 6 – F l o o d P l a i n Z o n e , 18 . 1 1 6 – S u p p l e m e n t a r y P r o v i s i o n s , 18 . 1 2 0 – E x c e p t i o n s , 1 8 . 1 2 4 – S i t e Pl a n R e v i e w , a n d 1 8 . 1 2 8 – Co n d i t i o n a l U s e . ƒ DC C S e c t i o n 1 7 . 4 8 . 1 9 0 re q u i r e s t h a t d r a i na g e f a c i l i t i e s b e de s i g n e d a n d c o n s t r u c t e d t o h a n d l e a d e s i g n s t o r m a s de f i n e d i n t h e O r e g o n D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n s p o r t a t i o n ( O D O T ) hy d r a u l i c s m a n u a l . T h e s e c t i o n a l s o r e q u i r e s t h a t d r a i n a g e pl a n s b e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o a l l r o a d i m p r o v e m e n t p l a n s . ƒ DC C S e c t i o n 1 8 . 9 6 . 0 4 0 re q u i r e s a c o n d i t i o na l u s e p e r m i t f o r ne w c o n s t r u c t i o n i n t h e F l o o d P l a i n Z o n e , a n d S e c t i o n 18 . 9 6 . 0 8 0 . G r e q u i r e s t h e a p p l i c a n t t o d e m o n s t r a t e t h a t t h e lo w e s t f l o o r o f t h e s t r u c t u r e i s e l e v a t e d a t l e a s t 1 f t a b o v e ba s e f l o o d e l e v a t i o n . T h e s e r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e i n t e n d e d t o pr o t e c t h i s t o r i c s t r e a m f l o w p a t t e r n s . ƒ Co u n t y s t a f f d i r e c t p r o j e c t d e s i g n e r s t o t h e CO S M , b u t t h e m a n u a l h a s n o t b e e n of f i c i a l l y a d o p t e d b y t h e C o u n t y a n d th e r e f o r e c a n n o t b e e n f o r c e d . ƒ Al t h o u g h D C C S e c t i o n 1 7 . 4 8 . 1 9 0 s t a t e s t h a t al l d r y w e l l s b e c o n s t r u c t e d t o c u r r e n t O r e g o n De p a r t m e n t o f E n v i r o n m e n t a l Q u a l i t y ( D E Q ) st a n d a r d s , C o u n t y s t a f f h a v e n o t a l l o w e d dr y w e l l s f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s , a n d r e q u i r e t h e us e o f d r a i n a g e s w a l e s i n s t e a d . ƒ Th e C o u n t y s h o u l d c o n s i d e r a d o p t i n g a l l o r p o r t i o n s of t h e C O S M , a n d e n c o u r a g e t h e u s e o f l o w - i m p a c t de v e l o p m e n t t e c h n i q u e s t h a t p r o m o t e i m p e r v i o u s su r f a c e r e d u c t i o n a n d t h e o n - s i t e r e t e n t i o n o f st o r m w a t e r , a n d t h a t m i n i m i z e c l e a r i n g o f n a t i v e ve g e t a t i o n . E S A R i s k A s s e s s m e n t E v a l u a t i o n Ce n t r a l O r e g o n I n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a l C o u n c i l 4 Te c h n i c a l Me m o r a n d u m Po l i c y O b j e c t i v e E v a l u a t i o n C r i t e r i a E v a l u a t i o n P r o c e s s Do c u m e n t s R e v i e w e d Su m m a r y o f R e v i e w Le v e l o f P r o t e c t i o n Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e s a d e q u a t e l y ad d r e s s E S A r i s k P o l i c y / p r a c t i c e s p o s s e s s s o m e ES A r i s k Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e i s i n a d e q u a t e a n d do e s n o t a d d r e s s E S A r i s k — Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e i s a b s e n t Re c o m m e n d a t i o n s Do d e v e l o p m e n t p o l i c i e s / p r a c t i c e s re q u i r e b e s t m a n a g e m e n t pr a c t i c e s ( B M P s ) t h a t e s t a b l i s h er o s i o n a n d s e d i m e n t c o n t r o l s du r i n g a n d a f t e r c o n s t r u c t i o n ? Re v i e w s t o r m w a t e r p o l i c i e s a n d pr a c t i c e s f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g : ƒ Th e u s e o f e r o s i o n a n d se d i m e n t c o n t r o l B M P s t o pr e v e n t s e d i m e n t a n d p o l l u t a n t di s c h a r g e t o s t r e a m s , w e t l a n d s , an d o t h e r w a t e r b o d i e s t h a t su p p o r t l i s t e d f i s h ƒ De s c h u t e s C o u n t y C o m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n , C h a p t e r s 2 3 . 1 1 2 – W a t e r Re s o u r c e s a n d 2 3 . 1 1 6 – D e s c h u t e s Ri v e r C o r r i d o r . ƒ DC C C h a p t e r s 1 7 . 3 6 – D e s i g n St a n d a r d s , 1 7 . 4 8 – D e s i g n a n d Co n s t r u c t i o n S p e c i f i c a t i o n s , 1 8 . 8 4 – La n d s c a p e M a n a g e m e n t C o m b i n i n g Zo n e , 1 8 . 9 6 – F l o o d P l a i n Z o n e , 18 . 1 1 6 – S u p p l e m e n t a r y P r o v i s i o n s , 18 . 1 2 0 – E x c e p t i o n s , 1 8 . 1 2 4 – S i t e Pl a n R e v i e w , a n d 1 8 . 1 2 8 – Co n d i t i o n a l U s e . ƒ DC C S e c t i o n 1 7 . 3 6 . 2 3 0 a d d r e s s e s gr a d i n g o f b u i l d i n g s i t e s bu t d o e s n o t c o n t a i n a n y s p e c i f i c r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r e r o s i o n an d s e d i m e n t c o n t r o l s . ƒ DC C S e c t i o n 1 8 . 1 2 4 . 0 4 0 r e q u i r es t h a t a l a n d s c a p e p l a n su b m i t t e d a s p a r t o f a s i t e p l a n m u s t i n c l u d e a n e x p l a n a t i o n of h o w d r a i n a g e a n d s o i l e r o s i o n i s t o b e d e a l t w i t h d u r i n g an d a f t e r c o n s t r u c t i o n . ƒ DC C S e c t i o n 1 8 . 1 2 8 . 2 7 0 p r o h i b i t s th e f i l l o r r e m o v a l o f a n y ma t e r i a l w i t h i n t h e b e d s a n d b a n k s o f a n y s t r e a m , r i v e r , o r we t l a n d u n l e s s a p p r o v e d b y a c o n d i t i o n a l u s e p e r m i t , w i t h on e c o n d i t i o n b e i n g t h a t e r o s i o n w i l l b e a d e q u a t e l y c o n t r o l l e d du r i n g a n d a f t e r t h e p r o j e c t . ƒ Ex i s t i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r e r o s i o n a n d se d i m e n t c o n t r o l s a r e w e a k a n d s c a t t e r e d th r o u g h o u t t h e D C C . Th i s c i r c u m s t a n c e co u l d r e s u l t i n s i g n i f i c a n t o n - s i t e e r o s i o n du r i n g s i t e c l e a r i n g , g r a d i n g , a n d co n s t r u c t i o n , a s w e l l a s t h e d i s c h a r g e o f se d i m e n t - c o n t a m i n a t e d s t o r m w a t e r i n t o ca t c h b a s i n s , d r y w e l l s , w e t l a n d s , a n d w a t e r bo d i e s i n c l u d i n g t h e L i t t l e D e s c h u t e s R i v e r , th e D e s c h u t e s R i v e r , a n d T u m a l o C r e e k . ƒ Th e C o u n t y s h o u l d c o n s i d e r a d o p t i n g a l l o r p o r t i o n s of t h e C O S M , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e e r o s i o n a n d s e d i m e n t co n t r o l m e a s u r e s d e s c r i b e d i n C h a p t e r 9 o f t h e Ma n u a l . Th e s t o r m w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t pr o g r a m h a s t h e n e c e s s a r y me c h a n i s m s , r e s o u r c e s , a n d fu n d i n g f o r i m p l e m e n t a t i o n , mo n i t o r i n g , e n f o r c e m e n t , a n d re p o r t i n g . Ar e t h e r e m e c h a n i s m s i n p l a c e an d a d e q u a t e l e v e l s o f f u n d i n g an d r e s o u r c e s f o r p r o g r a m im p l e m e n t a t i o n , m o n i t o r i n g , en f o r c e m e n t , a n d r e p o r t i n g ? Re v i e w s t o r m w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t po l i c i e s a n d p r a c t i c e s f o r t h e fo l l o w i n g : ƒ Im p l e m e n t a t i o n a n d ef f e c t i v e n e s s m o n i t o r i n g ƒ En f o r c e m e n t o f p o l i c i e s a n d pr a c t i c e s ƒ Le v e l s o f f u n d i n g a n d s t a f f re s o u r c e s f o r p r o g r a m im p l e m e n t a t i o n ƒ Re p o r t i n g o f p r o g r a m a c t i v i t i e s an d m o n i t o r i n g ƒ De s c h u t e s C o u n t y C o m p r e h e n s i v e Pl a n , C h a p t e r s 2 3 . 1 1 2 – W a t e r Re s o u r c e s a n d 2 3 . 1 1 6 – D e s c h u t e s Ri v e r C o r r i d o r . ƒ DC C C h a p t e r s 1 7 . 3 6 – D e s i g n St a n d a r d s , 1 7 . 4 8 – D e s i g n a n d Co n s t r u c t i o n S p e c i f i c a t i o n s , 1 8 . 8 4 – La n d s c a p e M a n a g e m e n t C o m b i n i n g Zo n e , 1 8 . 9 6 – F l o o d P l a i n Z o n e , 18 . 1 1 6 – S u p p l e m e n t a r y P r o v i s i o n s , 18 . 1 2 0 – E x c e p t i o n s , 1 8 . 1 2 4 – S i t e Pl a n R e v i e w , a n d 1 8 . 1 2 8 – Co n d i t i o n a l U s e . ƒ Th e C o u n t y d o e s n o t h a v e a s t o r m w a t e r ut i l i t y t h a t c o u l d p r o v i d e p e r m a n e n t , de d i c a t e d f u n d i n g f o r s t o r m w a t e r p r o g r a m im p l e m e n t a t i o n , m o n i t o r i n g , e n f o r c e m e n t , an d r e p o r t i n g . ƒ Du r i n g t h e E S A r i s k a s s e s s m e n t i n t e r v i e w , Co u n t y s t a f f i n d i c a t e d t h a t a s t o r m w a t e r ma s t e r p l a n a n d h a s n o t b e e n c o m p l e t e d , an d t h e C o u n t y h a s n o i m m e d i a t e p l a n s t o do s o . ƒ Th e C o u n t y s h o u l d c o n s i d e r f o r m i n g a s t o r m w a t e r ut i l i t y , o r i n v e s t i g a t e o t h e r m e c h a n i s m s t o a d e q u a t e l y fu n d s t o r m w a t e r p r o g r a m i m p l e m e n t a t i o n i n c l u d i n g pl a n n i n g , p u b l i c e d u c a t i o n , m a i n t e n a n c e , m o n i t o r i n g , en f o r c e m e n t , a n d c a p i t a l f a c i l i t i e s i m p r o v e m e n t s . IC F J & S 0 0 8 8 5 . 0 8 Ap r i l 2 0 0 9 5 ca l M e m o r a n d u m sk A s s e s s m e n t E v a l u a t i o n Ce n t r a l O r e g o n I n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a l C o u n c i l 6 Te c h n i E S A R i Ho w d o e s t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n m a i n t a i n gu i d a n c e o n a p p r o p r i a t e l o c a t i o n s an d m e t h o d s f o r t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f pe s t i c i d e s a n d h e r b i c i d e s ? Re v i e w p e s t m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c i e s an d p r a c t i c e s f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g : ƒ Gu i d a n c e o n h o w a n d w h e n pe s t i c i d e s a n d h e r b i c i d e s a r e t o be a p p l i e d ƒ In f o r m a t i o n r e l a t e d t o p e s t ma n a g e m e n t g a t h e r e d d u r i n g in t e r v i e w w i t h C o u n t y s t a f f . ƒ Th e C i t y u s e s l i c e n s e d a p p l i c a t o r s t o a p p l y a l l p e s t i c i d e s . Li c e n s e d a p p l i c a t o r s f o l l o w t h e l a b e l i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r e a c h pe s t i c i d e a n d f o l l o w t h e P e s t i c i d e U s e R e p o r t i n g S y s t e m (P U R S ) t o r e c o r d t i m e , p l a c e , a n d w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s f o r a l l ap p l i c a t i o n s . ƒ An O D A g u i d a n c e a n d l a b e l i n s t r u c t i o n f o r th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f p e s t i c i d e s / h e r b i c i d e s i s no t a p p r o v e d b y N M F S . N M F S c o n s i d e r s t h e ap p l i c a t i o n o f p e s t i c i d e s / h e r b i c i d e s u s i n g t h e la b e l i n s t r u c t i o n s t o h a v e t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r ca u s i n g t a k e o f l i s t e d s a l m o n a n d s t e e l h e a d . ƒ NM F S i s r e v i e w i n g t h e 2 7 p e s t i c i d e s / h e r b i c i d e s l i s t e d on t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e f o r t h e i r p o t e n t i a l t o c a u s e t a k e to l i s t e d a q u a t i c s p e c i e s . T h r e e p e s t i c i d e s / h e r b i c i d e s ha v e b e e n r e v i e w e d a s o f M a r c h 2 0 0 9 . J u r i s d i c t i o n s , in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e l o c a l w e e d b o a r d s , s h o u l d cl o s e l y f o l l o w t h e r e v i e w o f p e s t i c i d e s / h e r b i c i d e s t h e y cu r r e n t l y u s e a n d f o l l o w t h e a p p l i c a t i o n B M P s pr o v i d e d b y N M F S i n t h e i r B i o l o g i c a l O p i n i o n s . Do e s d e v e l o p m e n t c o d e r e l a t e d t o la n d s c a p i n g r e q u i r e p l a n t i n g s o f on l y n a t i v e v e g e t a t i o n t o r e d u c e th e n e e d f o r h e r b i c i d e s , pe s t i c i d e s , a n d f e r t i l i z e r ? Re v i e w p e s t m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c i e s an d p r a c t i c e s f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g : ƒ Gu i d a n c e o n t h e u s e o f n a t i v e ve g e t a t i o n ƒ In f o r m a t i o n r e l a t e d t o p e s t ma n a g e m e n t g a t h e r e d d u r i n g t h e in t e r v i e w w i t h C o u n t y s t a f f . ƒ Th e C o u n t y d o e s n o t i n c l u d e r e v i e w o f n a t i v e v e g e t a t i o n pl a n t i n g s d u r i n g p e r m i t r e v i e w . ƒ Th e C o u n t y s h o u l d c o n s i d e r i n c l u d i n g r e v i e w o f ve g e t a t i o n p l a n t i n g p l a n s d u r i n g p e r m i t r e v i e w . Po l i c y O b j e c t i v e Ev a l u a t i o n C r i t e r i a Ev a l u a t i o n P r o c e s s Do c u m e n t s R e v i e w e d Su m m a r y o f R e v i e w Le v e l o f P r o t e c t i o n Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e s a d e q u a t e l y ad d r e s s E S A r i s k P o l i c y / p r a c t i c e s p o s s e s s s o m e ES A r i s k Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e i s i n a d e q u a t e a n d do e s n o t a d d r e s s E S A r i s k — Po l i c y / p r a c t i c e i s a b s e n t Re c o m m e n d a t i o n s Pr e v e n t p e s t i c i d e s a n d he r b i c i d e s f r o m e n t e r i n g aq u a t i c h a b i t a t s u s e d b y l i s t e d fi s h . Ho w d o e s t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n de t e r m i n e w h a t p e s t i c i d e s a n d he r b i c i d e s c a n b e u s e d ? Re v i e w p e s t m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c i e s an d p r a c t i c e s f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g : ƒ Cu r r e n t l y u s e d p e s t i c i d e s a n d he r b i c i d e s a n d t h e p r o c e s s f o r id e n t i f y i n g a l l o w a b l e c h e m i c a l s ƒ In f o r m a t i o n r e l a t e d t o p e s t ma n a g e m e n t g a t h e r e d d u r i n g in t e r v i e w w i t h C o u n t y s t a f f c o n d u c t e d Fe b r u a r y 1 7 , 2 0 0 9 . ƒ Co u n t y u s e s p e s t i c i d e s a p p r o v e d b y t h e O r e g o n D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e ( O D A ) . ƒ Pe s t i c i d e s / h e r b i c i d e s a p p r o v e d f o r u s e b y th e O D A h a v e n o t b e e n a p p r o v e d f o r u s e b y Na t i o n a l M a r i n e F i s h e r i e s S e r v i c e ( N M F S ) . Ma n y o f t h e a c t i v e i n g r e d i e n t s o n t h e O D A li s t a r e c o n s i d e r e d h a r m f u l t o l i s t e d f i s h sp e c i e s b y N M F S . ƒ NM F S i s r e v i e w i n g t h e 2 7 p e s t i c i d e s / h e r b i c i d e s l i s t e d on t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e f o r t h e i r p o t e n t i a l t o c a u s e t a k e to l i s t e d a q u a t i c s p e c i e s . T h r e e p e s t i c i d e s / h e r b i c i d e s ha v e b e e n r e v i e w e d a s o f M a r c h 2 0 0 9 . J u r i s d i c t i o n s , in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e l o c a l w e e d b o a r d s , s h o u l d cl o s e l y f o l l o w t h e r e v i e w o f p e s t i c i d e s / h e r b i c i d e s t h e y cu r r e n t l y u s e a n d f o l l o w t h e a p p l i c a t i o n B M P s pr o v i d e d b y N M F S i n t h e i r B i o l o g i c a l O p i n i o n s . Ta b l e 3 . P e s t M a n a g e m e n t E v a l u a t i o n Technical Memorandum List of 27 Pesticides/herbicides that require no spray buffers to protect threatened and endangered Pacific salmon, November 5, 2007. azinphos-methyl Chlorpyrifos* fenbutatin-oxide naled bensulide Diazinon* lindane phorate bromoxynil dimethoate Malathion* prometryn captan disulfoton methidathion propargite carbaryl diuron methomyl triclopyr BEE carbofuran ethoprop methyl parathion trifluralin chlorothalonil fenamiphos Metolachlor * NMFS issued a Biological Opinion for Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, and Malathion in November 2008. No Spray buffers are required for all pesticides that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined are “likely to adversely affect” threatened and endangered Pacific salmon and steelhead. In January 2001, 38 pesticides required no spray buffers because EPA had not yet determined which pesticides were likely to adversely affect salmon and steelhead. Since then EPA has narrowed the list to 27 pesticides. Routine Road Maintenance Since the County relies on the ODOT Routine Road Maintenance Manual to conduct road maintenance procedures, this risk assessment does not focus on how the County conducts specific road maintenance activities, but rather makes recommendation to the County to ensure adequate documentation exists on how the County conducts road maintenance in the event an incident should occur that impacts County surface waters. These recommendations are based on ODOT’s training programs and procedures that are part of their maintenance program and describe how they implement their Routine Maintenance Program. In order to ensure that the County is committed to conducting road maintenance activities in accordance with the ODOT manual the County should consider the adoption and utilization of the following documents: 1. A formal letter of commitment to conduct their road maintenance procedures in accordance with the ODOT manual. 2. Procedures for the documentation and reporting of their maintenance activities along roads that cross or are adjacent to surface waters. 3. Adoption of a required training program for routine maintenance personnel. The County could utilize existing ODOT trainings for road maintenance personnel that include: a) Maintenance Academy: for new employees, includes presentation of the Manual and other environmental issues b) Incident Responder classes, including “Plug and Patch” training on maintenance responsibilities for spills c) Basic Hazardous Materials Awareness d) Erosion and Sediment Control training ICF J&S 00885.08 April 2009 7 Technical Memorandum e) Technology Transfer (T2) programs including Roads Scholars that has environmental sessions including vegetation management, erosion control, etc. 4. Create and adopt Resource Maps and Restricted Activity Zone Maps: a) Resource Maps should provide the general proximity and areas of probability for natural resources adjacent to County roads. b) The Restricted Activity Zone Maps define the road maintenance activities and relate the identified resource (wetlands, riparian area, etc.) to each maintenance activity. c) Maintenance personnel would review each map while planning work to determining appropriate BMPs for each activity. d) Road Masters should hold Resource and Restricted Activity Zone map coordination meetings to make sure personnel understand where resources are located and what BMPs are to be employed. By adopting these documents and programs the County would create a framework for the Public Works Department to follow and would inform the public and state and federal regulatory agencies of their commitment to ensure the ODOT manual is implemented consistently and appropriately. 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