Projects Archives - Soundview Consultants

Big Improvements at a Small Port – The New Port of Grapeview Boat Ramp and Floating Dock

May 4, 2019

The Port of Grapeview is a small recreational/fishing port located near the town of Allyn on Case Inlet in Puget Sound. The Port’s boat launching facilities serve both recreational boaters and commercial fishing crews. The Port’s old concrete boat ramp was built in 1960, and after over 50 years of use, was cracked, broken, uneven,…

The Des Moines Creek Business Park – The Rebirth of a Modern Ghost Town

January 15, 2018

Liz Howard

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The new Des Moines Creek Business Park (DMCBP) is the $125 million redevelopment of a site that spent decades as a modern ghost town. For more than twenty years the site was an abandoned residential area containing nothing but exposed foundations and empty asphalt and concrete streets. The area is now home to K2 Sports,…

The Des Moines Creek Business Park – The Right Development at the Right Time

January 24, 2018

Liz Howard

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After more than 2 decades of frustration and disappointment, an abandoned ghost town south of SeaTac Airport is being reborn. Development of the Des Moines Creek Business Park (DMCBP) is well underway. Soundview Consultants LLC provided wetland delineations, regulatory coordination, permitting, and mitigation planning for the project. The goals for redevelopment are to fully utilize…

Fish Protection – Ballard Bridge Seismic Retrofit

July 11, 2017

Liz Howard

Bridges, ESA-Listed Species, Fish Monitoring, Fish Protection, Seattle

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The Puget Sound region has 10 active earthquake faults. Seven of the 10 faults have the potential to cause severe damage to the area’s most heavily traveled roads and bridges. Seismic retrofitting strengthens roads and bridges to reduce the risk of structural collapse and minimize damage from future earthquakes. The City of Seattle conducted seismic…

Natural Shoreline Protection and Restoration Plan – Grays Harbor County

June 20, 2017

Liz Howard

Restoration Plan, Shoreline, Vegetation and Planting Plan

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A popular family vacation resort on a high bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean on the Washington coast has been in operation since it was built in 1908. Many of the resort cabins are located adjacent to the bluff, some within 30 feet of the top of the slope. Human activity on the bluff below the…

Successful Wetland Recovery and Monitoring – Grays Harbor County, Washington

June 1, 2017

Liz Howard

Critical Areas Violation, EPA, Grays Harbor County, Habitat Improvements, USACE, Wetland Restoration

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Soundview Consultants is providing twice-yearly monitoring of Pacific Coast wetlands that are meeting or exceeding EPA performance standards for wetland recovery. Compensatory mitigation actions were required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to resolve violations due to residential shoreline development in Grays Harbor County, Washington. (more…)

Fife Corridor Projects – New Businesses, New Jobs, and New Fish and Wildlife Habitat

May 12, 2017

Liz Howard

Fife, Habitat Improvements, Wetland Fill, Wetland Restoration

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The Fife Corridor projects are bringing new commercial development, expanded industrial infrastructure, new businesses, and new jobs to the City of Fife and the surrounding area. Soundview Consultants LLC was instrumental in assisting the property owners with environmental planning and approvals for wetland mitigation and stream restoration actions necessary to fulfill requirements for Federal, state…

Critical Areas Violation – Wetland Restoration

April 18, 2017

Liz Howard

Critical Areas Violation, Wetland Fill, Wetland Restoration

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Background: After purchasing a “non-wetland” property at a blind auction, the new property owners discovered there was a large wetland on their parcel that had been buried under an unpermitted fill in violation of Pierce County Code. Soundview Consultants LLC assisted the property owners with the restoration of this wetland. (more…)