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                                         INFORMATIONAL NOTEBOOK
                                      FOR THE NORTHERN TIER PIPELINE
                                     IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON

                                             Prepared For:
                                       The Washington State Energy
                                    Facility Site Evaluation Council

                                              Prepared By:
                                         JONES ASSOCIATES, INC
                                            2700 Northup Way
                                       Bellevue, Washington 98004
                                                  and
                                   Snohomish County Planning Department

                                                  U . S . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOA
                                                  COASTAL SERVICES CENTER
                                                  2234 SOUTH HOBSON AVENUE
                                                  CHARI.ESTON , SC ?9,41-Or

                         The preparation of the report was financially aided
                         through a grant from the Washington State Department of
                         Ecology with funds obtained from the National Oceanic and
                         Atmospheric Administration, and appropriated for Section
                         308 (c) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1971.  Con-
         A;              tract  79 - 039. December 1979.

                                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                                                   Page

                    1.    Background

                          A.   Purpose of Pipeline                                                   4
                          B.   Timing of Development                                                 4
                          C.   Route Definition and Corridor Location                                4
                          D.   Pipeline Physical Parameters                                          5
                          E.   Types of Potential Impacts                                            7

                    Ii.   Physical Environmental Corridor Information and Potential Impacts

                          A.   Topography and Geomorphology                                         10
                          B.   Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Potential Impacts                12

                   III,   Cultural Environmental Corridor Information and Potential Impacts

                          A.   Land Use                                                             20
                          B.   County Employment and Demographic Trends                             20
                          C.   Culturally Significant Areas Within Corridor and Potential
                               Impacts                                                              23

                    IV.   Engineering/Hydrologic Considerations

                          A.   Rights-of-Way and Easements for Roads and Utilities                  26
                          B.   Capital Improvement Plans and Relationship to Pipeline
                               Proposal                                                             26
                          C.   Recommended Minor Alignment Changes                                  26

                    V.    Affected Jurisdictions and Potential Impacts

                          A.   Municipalities                                                       35
                          B.   Water and Sewer Districts                                            36
                          C.   School Districts                                                     36
                          D.   Drainage and Diking Districts                                        36
                          E.   Other Jurisdictions                                                  36

                    VI.   Selected Bibliography                                                     38

                    Appendix A - Photo Index                                                        43

                    Appendix B -     Interview Notes                                                56

                    Appendix C - Major and Minor       Stream Crossings                             61

                    Appendix D - Maps

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                                          LIST OF FIGURES An TABLES

                FIGURES                                                                     Page

                   FIGURE 1       PROPOSED ROUTE OF NORTHERN TIER PIPELINE
                                  THROUGH SNOHOMISH COUNTY                                     6

                   FIGURE 2       CROSS-SECTION OF GENERALIZED ELEVATIONS
                                  ALONG PROPOSED PIPELINE                                     11

                TABLES

                   TABLE 1        HOUSING IMPACTS                                             22

                   TABLE 2        NORTHERN TIER PIPELINE EASEMENT AND RIGHT-
                                  OF-WAY CROSSINGS IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY                        27

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                      I A. PURPOSE OF PIPELINE

                            The Northern Tier Pipeline Company proposes to construct and oper-
                      ate a pipeline to provide crude oil to the Northern Tier and Upper
                      Midwest States. The pipeline would run from Port Angeles, Washington, to
                      Clearbrook, Minnesota carrying crude oil from Alaska's North Slope as
                      well as imported foreign oil.        There is a shortage of crude oil for
                      ref i neri es and users i n the Northern Ti er and Upper Mi dwest states due to
                      the recent reduction of Canadian oil exports which they largely depend
                      on. Canada will stop exporting crude oil to the U.S. in 1983. There is a
                      surplus of high-sulfur crude oil at the West Coast refineries because of
                      the abundance of deliveries from Alaska's North Slope oil fields. Con-
                      struction of the pipeline would facilitate the even distribution of
                      crude oil.

                      I B. TIMING OF DEVELOPMENT

                            Construction of the pipeline system is anticipated to begin in
                      1980.   It is expected to take 16 months to construct and be completed by
                      September 1982. As stated in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement:

                            The tanker terminal, tank farm, and pipeline system would be
                            constructed at the same time.        Pipeline construction would
                            proceed concurrently on each of three sections across the
                            state.

                            To expand the system to 933,000 barrels per day capacity,
                            seven additional tanks would be constructed at the tank farm
                            and additional pumps installed at existing pump stations.
                            Construction of these facilities would likely begin in Feb-
                            ruary 1984.      The expanded system would be operational 19
                            months later, in September 1985, prior to the anticipated need
                            for additional volume.

                      I C. THE PIPELINE ROUTE

                            The proposed Northern Tier Pipeline traverses Snohomish County
                      through a corridor that is approximately 48 miles long.            The general

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                     alignment is shown in Figure 1.   The pipeline has two basic directional
                     components, one east-west, the other north-south.     The east-west com-
                     ponent runs from the Island County - Snohomish County line, approxi-
                     mately one mile west of Stanwood, some 12.5 miles to a location two miles
                     north of Arlington. The corridor turns at that point and runs approxi-
                     mately 22 miles in a southerly direction before angling to the southeast
                     as it nears Monroe.    From the Monroe area the pipeline runs some 14.5
                     miles to the King County line.

                          The pipeline corridor, as proposed, skirts the northern edge of
                     Stanwood but bypasses the city limits of the cities of Arlington, Lake
                     Stevens and Monroe. A two mile wide corridor, one mile on either side of
                     the pipeline, includes all the town of Stanwood and nearly all of Arling-
                     ton and Lake Stevens. The corridor does not go through Monroe but does
                     include the western half of the Monroe State Reformatory.

                     I D. PIPELINE PHYSICAL PARAMETERS

                          The pipeline itself would be 42 inches in diameter and extend 367
                     miles across the State of Washington.      Approximately 48 miles of it
                     crosses Snohomish County. The total pipeline length would be 1,489 miles
                     to Clearbrook, Minnesota.

                           Initially, the proposed pipeline system would carry 709,000 barrels
                     per day expanding to the ultimate system capacity of 933,000 barrels per
                     day by 1986.    A tanker terminal would be constructed at Port Angeles
                     Harbor on Ediz Hook to accommodate large crude oil tankers arriving from
                     Valdez, Alaska. A 242-acre tank farm would be constructed just east of
                     Port Angeles for crude oil storage and be connected to the tanker ter-
                     minal by a submarine pipeline.    From the tank farm, the pipeline would
                     travel under the Straits of Juan de Fuca to Whidbey Island with another
                     submarine stretch crossing the Saratoga Passage to Camano Island.      The
                     proposed route enters Snohomish County just west of Stanwood, and pro-
                     ceeds through the County as described above. The pipeline would continue

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                     south after leaving Snohomish County toward North Bend, where it turns
                     east again, across the Cascade Mountains near Hyak and across the State
                     of Washington.

                     Throughout the State, the pipeline makes use of 141 miles of existing
                     rights-of-way for powerlines, pipelines and railroads. Approximately 15
                     major rivers and streams are crossed within the State.

                     I E. TYPES OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS

                     The following impacts are summarized from the Draft E.I.S. of the North-
                     ern Tier Pipeline System by CH2M Hill dated November 13, 1979.

                     Air Quality      There would be temporary degradation of air quality due
                                      to construction activities. Long term effects would be
                                      minimal from the operation of pump stations along the
                                      pipeline route.

                     Noise            Construction activities would increase noise levels and
                                      cause short term impacts. During operation, low level,
                                      possibly annoying noise would occur at pump stations.

                     Topography       Surface terrain will be temporarily disturbed to a minor
                                      degree by digging the trenches for the pipeline. Some
                                      dense forest areas would be cleared.     In mountainous
                                      terrain, or bluffs of exposed bedrock, blasting and ex-
                                      cavation may permanently alter the topography.

                     Surface Water    Surface water used for public supplies are not expected
                                      to be affected. Temporary siltation problems may occur
                                      at stream crossings and marshlands where the pipe is
                                      laid. Oil spills in the streams are a possibility.

                     Ground Water     Many public water supply wells and springs are within
                                      the proposed corridor.    Oil spills, especially small

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                                        undetected leaks, pose the greatest threat to ground
                                        water quality. Occasionally, the pipeline would encoun-
                                        ter areas of moderate- to- highly permeable soils over-
                                        lying some shallow water table      areas.    This risk is
                                        considered moderately significant in areas where ground-
                                        water is the sole potable source because     of the signi-
                                        ficance of groundwater contamination in these areas.

                      Flora             Pipeline construction would disturb forest land, pas-
                                        ture, wetlands and riparian areas. Following construc-
                                        tion, the right-of-way would be kept clear by mowing or
                                        herbicides.

                      Fauna             In general, the pipeline poses little long term threats
                                        to wildlife.   Construction in stream beds and wetlands
                                        and any major oil spills would reduce some waterfowl
                                        populations and alter the marshlands biological eco-
                                        system.    Increased sedimentation from construction in
                                        salmon streams during egg incubation could temporarily
                                        reduce the fishery resource.

                      Economics,        Construction of the pipeline would temporarily increase
                      Population,       the County's population by 940, about 0.3 percent. Dur-
                      and Housing
                                        ing this period housing supply and public services,
                                        particularly schools may be strained.

                      Energy and        The increased demand for power to construct and operate
                      Utilities         the pipeline may cause local strain on power supplies.
                                        The pipeline would consume less energy than the existing
                                        transshipment method serving the Midwest. In a 20 year
                                        period, the proposed pipeline would deliver a net total
                                        of 34.4 quadrillon BTU's (DOE, 1979).

                      Recreation        Construction of the pipeline may temporarily disrupt
                                        recreational activities along the route.

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                     Risk of Oil Spill, Fire, Explosion, and Hazardous Emissions

                                      An estimated 0.0022 spills per mile per year (or once in
                                      1.3 years) would occur along the pipeline. Land spills
                                      would be less serious than water or stream spills. The
                                      impacts of these land spills would be dependant on the
                                      location,   detection time,    duration,  and success of
                                      cleanup.   Large-scale pipeline'spills are unlikely due
                                      to automatic detection and shut-off systems.

                     II    PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CORRIDOR INFORMATION AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS

                     II A. TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY

                          Topography along the proposed route varies from nearly flat to
                     rolling to extremely steep (over 40 percent slope). Most of the route
                     traverses rolling terrain that contains bogs, marshlands, and small
                     lakes in local depressions.   Flat areas are found in river valleys and
                     tide flats.   The steep areas are located on the edge of river valleys
                     such as the valleys of the Pilchuck and Skykomish Rivers. Figure 2 shows
                     a cross section of generalized topography along the proposed pipeline
                     corridor. The cross section illustrates the overall topographic irregu-
                     larity along the proposed corridor. Elevations range from near sea level
                     to over 1,000 feet and tend to vary irregularly as the proposed pipeline
                     moves inland.  Photographs in Appendix A illustrate topographic features
                     along the proposed route.

                          The primary geomorphologic process responsible for the topography
                     along the proposed corridor was glaciation, as it is for the whole of the
                     Puget lowland. Glacial ice, some 2,000 to 3,000 feet thick advanced and
                     retreated into the Puget Sound area at least 4 times. The advances came
                     from the north, and as a result, glacial debris was deposited in a
                     generally north-south alignment with irregular hummocky terrain produced
                     on the uplands.  East-west river valleys from rivers originating in the
                     Cascade Mountains interrupt the north-south lineation.

                          The most important current earth-shaping process in the corridor is
                     the action of rivers.     Rivers and streams are dynamic and periodic
                     flooding, along with on-going erosion, modify stream channels unless
                     controlled by channelization or rip-rapping.

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                      II.B. ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS

                           Environmentally sensitive areas are those that, because of physical
                      environmental characteristics, can be adversely affected by development.
                      In Snohomish County, environmentally sensitive areas can be divided into
                      those associated with geologic hazards or related to stream crossings.

                      Geological Hazards

                           The environmental impact statement for the proposed Northern Tier
                      Pipeline called attention to five types of potential geological hazards
                      along the entire route through Washington State. These hazard areas have
                      the potential for landslides, liquefaction, mudflows, settlement and
                      subsidence. Of these five hazards, only two are noted as present along
                      the corridor in Snohomish County:      liquefaction and settlement.      In
                      addition, however, landsliding may be present on some river bluffs,
                      especially along the Pilchuk River near Machias.

                           Liquefaction is a phenomena in which earth materials "liquify" upon
                      seismic shaking.    This occurs in areas of sand or silt with a near-
                      surface water table.    Two areas along the proposed route are prone to
                      liquefaction:  the flood plain/tidal flats around and including the City
                      of Stanwood and a zone near the confluence of the Skykomish and Snoqual-
                      mie Rivers.  These areas are shown in Plates 29 and 30 of the Northern
                      Tier Pipeline Proposal Draft E.I.S. and underlie about 1.5 miles of the
                      route from the Island County line through Stanwood and about .5 miles of
                      the route southwest of Monroe. The effects of liquefaction during seis-
                      mic shaking could be significant because without proper preparation the
                      pipeline could be stressed to the point of rupture.        Unless shaken,
                      however, no special problems are present.

                           Settlement can occur in soils with high levels of organic materials
                      or water content such as in muck or swampy ground.   Such areas along the
                      route are usually only a few acres in size and occupy local depressions.

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                           All major and minor stream crossings along the proposed route are
                     named in Appendix' C.

                     Impacts on Surface Waters

                           The Draft E.I.S. explains surface water impacts to be expected from
                     the construction and operation of an oil pipeline and is included here
                     verbatim.

                           Impacts on surface water could result from excavation during
                           construction, from discharge of water used for hydrostatic
                           testing prior to startup, and from possible spills or leaks
                           during operation.   The impacts affect the uses of surface
                           water such as public water supply, irrigation, recreation,
                           fisheries, wildlife, and plantlife.

                           SURFACE WATER MOVEMENT

                           Temporary diversionary dams may be required in some freshwater
                           streams to allow construction of underwater crossings.     They
                           would temporarily redirect the flow of a portion of the
                           streams where this method must be used but would have no last-
                           ing effect on water movement.

                           RUNOFF/ABSORPTION

                           Removal of the trees and other groundcover along parts of the
                           pipeline route would increase runoff from the cleared area by
                           about 10 percent. The overall impact on streamflow would not
                           be measurable because of the small percentage of the watershed
                           that is altered.

                           The quality of runoff may be significantly affected. This is
                           further discussed in the section entitled Surface Water
                           Quality.

                           SURFACE WATER QUANTITY

                           The proposed project would have no noticeable impact on sur-
                           face water quantity because runoff would not be measurably
                           increased, nor would water withdrawal for hydrostatic testing
                           be significant.

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                            SURFACE WATER QUALITY

                            The greatest impact of the proposed project on surface water
                            would be the potential for lowered quality.       The impacts on
                            water quality during construction would be different from
                            impacts during operation or abandonment.
                            Construction Impacts on Surface Water Quality
                            The primary impact during construction is increased suspended
                            sediment in surface waters due to excavation for underwater
                            pipelines.   Some increases in suspended sediment would also
                            occur f rom  erosion after excavation and grading along the
                            pipeline route. Another potential impact during construction
                            results from discharging hydrostatic test water containing
                            harmful chemicals.

                            The use of surface water for hydrostatic testing of the pipe-
                            line and storage tanks would cause two impacts on surface
                            water:   withdrawals would slightly reduce streamflows,, and
                            materials added to the water during testing could degrade
                            receiving streams upon discharge of the water.       Testing the
                            unloading pipelines and storage tanks would require 163 acre-
                            feet of water (at initial capacity). Water would be withdrawn
                            from the Dungeness River.

                            Materials added to the hydrostatic test water that could
                            change its original quality include bactericides (to be added
                            only if test water is to remain in the pipe for more than 2
                            months), soda ash (for pH control), and insoluble mill scale,
                            including iron phosphate.     Discharging test water would not
                            degrade water quality if the treatment and discharge controls
                            proposed by NTPC are used.

                            Construction of the pipeline system would cause impacts to
                            both marine and fresh waters.       Impacts would primarily be
                            increased suspended sediment levels and the effects of with-
                            drawing and discharging hydrostatic test water.
                            Construction of the pipeline would increase suspended sediment
                            levels in adjacent freshwater streams.      Removing vegetation
                            would increase erosion and allow runoff to carry sediments to
                            streams.   In addition to sediments, increased qualities of
                            nutrients and organic compounds would be carried to streams in
                            watersheds where erosion from construction areas is not com-
                            pletely controlled.     Increased nutrients and organic loads
                            could slightly degrade water quality by reducing dissolved
                            oxygen levels.

                            Construction of pipeline stream crossings would also temporar-
                            ily increase turbidity levels downstream.      The magnitude of
                            the impact varies geographically because of the variation in
                            streams and watersheds in Washington.

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                           In the Puget Sound region the pipeline crosses streams in
                           their lower reaches. Existing suspended sediment levels are
                           often high because of runoff from agricultural lands.          The
                           increase in suspended sediment levels due to construction of
                           stream crossings    is  estimated to average 50 mg/l, with
                           instantaneous values as high as 100 mg/l (NTPC, 1979). Sedi-
                           ment would be carried downstream an average of 5 miles.         In
                           come cases this would allow sediment to reach marine waters,
                           but in most cases the pipeline crosses streams more than 5
                           miles above Puget Sound.

                           Construction in the Cascade Mountains region would involve
                           moderately sloping land that receives large amounts of precip-
                           itation.    Increases in suspended sediment levels would be
                           high, especially if construction occurs during the rainy
                           months. But its impact on already turbid streams would be less
                           than in summer months. Estimates indicate 100-mg/l increases
                           during instream construction. During average summer flow con-
                           ditions) sediment would travel up to 7 miles downstream before
                           resettling (NTCP, 1979).

                           Hydrostatic testing of the pipeline would require withdrawal
                           of water from nearby streams.       In the Puget Sound region,
                           withdrawals would reduce streamflow by 1 to 12 percent, de-
                           pending on the stream and the flow at the time of withdrawal.
                           In the Cascade Mountain region, flows would be reduced 1 to 10
                           percent.

                           Discharging test water to receiving streams would not adverse-
                           ly affect water quality if the treatment and flow controls
                           proposed by NTPC are used to remove the chemicals added during
                           testing.   Localized, short term impacts would also occur if
                           temperatures of small receiving streams were significantly
                           different from the 50 degrees F to 60 degrees F temperature of
                           the test water.

                           Operation Impacts on Surface Water Quality

                           An oil spill in marine waters would significantly degrade
                           water quality.    As soon as the oil was released or spilled,
                           spreading, evaporation, emulsification,, dissolution, and sed-
                           imentation would begin. The volatile hydrocarbons would evap-
                           orate rapidly. Soluble hydrocarbons would dissolve and enter
                           the water column. Emulsified oil would probably form a semi-
                           stable colloid. Tar balls would form. Wind, waves, tides, and
                           currents would aid in spreading these components.      While the
                           physical and chemical processes were occurring, biological
                           processes would also be acting on the various components of
                           the original petroleum. These processes would include degra-
                           dation by microorganisms such as bacteria and uptake by larger
                           organisms (BLM, 1979).

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                           Oil released into the water would exert a biochemical oxygen
                           demand.   The dissolved fraction would be estremely toxic to
                           marine life (Clark and Brown, 1977; Ryan, 1977; Vagners and
                           Mar, 1972).

                           Although large oil spills would cause significant degradation
                           of water quality, the location, areal extent, and duration of
                           the effect would depend on location of the accident, prevail-
                           ing current and wind, sea conditions, and success of oil spill
                           cleanup. Most significant impacts to water quality caused by
                           toxic compounds would occur immediately after a spill.
                           Longer-term effects would be caused by       accumulation of oil
                           along shorelines and in intertidal areas.

                           Major and minor oil leaks in the pipeline    would degrade water
                           quality, especially if these occur near       a stream crossing.
                           Based on the proposed location of check valves in the pipe-
                           line, the maximum oil spill that could       occur because of a
                           pipeline rupture is 64,000 barrels. Minor leaks that could go
                           undetected amount to 0.5 percent of the pipeline capacity or
                           4,665 (NTPC, 1979) at ultimate capacity.      Oil leaks of these
                           magnitudes into streams or rivers would drastically degrade
                           water quality. The degree of degradation would depend on the
                           amount of oil leaked in addition to other factors.          Stream
                           flow, velocity, water temperature, and bottom substrate would
                           influence the area impacted, the rate of oil degradation, and
                           the relative toxicity of oil to aquatic life.

                           In the Puget Sound region and in the Cascade Mountains region,
                           the impacts of a leak would be most severe.       Most streams in
                           these regions are classified AA        (extraordinary quality).
                           Because the pipeline route in these regions is generally with-
                           in 20 to 30 miles of Puget Sound, oil spilled at any stream
                           crossing would probably reach the sound. For example, a spill
                           in Dungeness River would reach Dungeness Bay in 2 hours.

                      Stream Crossings in the Stillaguamish River Basin

                           Davis Slough and West Pass of the Stillaguamish River are quiet
                      brackish channels carrying water to Port Susan and Skagit Bay. They flow
                      through nutrient rich tidal marsh areas and are designated as Class A
                      (good) water quality and "conservancy" under the Shoreline Master Pro-
                      gram. These stream crossings require particular attention with regard
                      to siltation problems from construction due to the fragile ecosystem of
                      the salt marsh. These two channels are also important to four species of
                      salmon which use them for transportation and the adaption of young to
                      salt water during rearing.

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                            Pilchuck Creek is a major tributary of the mainstem of the Stilla-
                      guamish River.    Pilchuck Creek provides transportation, spawning and
                      rearing for four species for anadromous salmon.        It is designated for
                      11conservancy" in  the Shoreline Master Program and Class A (good) water
                      quality under the State of Washington Code. Stream bank erosion problems
                      related to road construction and housing projects have caused siltation,
                      loss of shade and habitat and increased water temperatures. Care should
                      be taken to minimize the continuation of these problems during construc-
                      tion.

                            North Fork Stillaguamish is a major branch draining the north por-
                      tion of the basin.    The lower reaches are designated as Class A water
                      quality and "rural" in the Shoreline Master Program.          Siltation and
                      natural low summer flows frequently characterize this reach. Mudslides
                      upstream, and streambed gravel removal occasionally cause severe silta-
                      tion problems. The North Fork is considered excellent transportation,
                      spawning and rearing habitat for salmon. Sedimentation from the pipe-
                      line crossing could have severe but temporary impacts on salmon popula-
                      tions.

                            South Fork Stillaguamish is the major branch of the south portion of
                      the basin. The affected reaches are designated as Class A water quality
                      and "rural/conservancy" in the Shoreline Management program. The South
                      Fork provides transportation, and fair rearing grounds for salmon.
                      Large earth slides upstream cause siltation and "clogging" of gravel
                      spawning grounds for salmon. Sediment/erosion control measures should
                      be exercised during pipeline construction.

                      Stream Crossings in the Snohomish River Basin

                            The Little Pilchuck Creek is tributary to Pilchuck River.        It is
                      crossed in two places near the Lake Stevens area by the proposed pipeline
                      route.   The creek is designated "rural" in the Shoreline Management
                      Program and Class A by State water quality standards. The creek supports
                      some coho and chum salmon uses.     The stream banks are in a good stable
                      condition and care should be taken to restore them after construction.

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                            Pilchuck River is a major tributary of the Snohomish River.         Pil-
                      chuck River is characterized by its excellent (Class AA) water quality
                      and exceptional juvenile salmon rearing habitat. This river also pro-
                      vides quantities of stream bed gravel, which when removed causes silta-
                      tion and removal of salmon spawning habitat.       The pipeline crossing on
                      the Pilchuck River should be given special consideration because of the
                      significance to fisheries. This is due to the very steep bluff on its
                      left bank which when disturbed by construction could cause serious ero-
                      sion and runoff problems for the River. The Pilchuck River is designated
                      as 11rural/conservancy" by the Shoreline Program and will require extra
                      caution during construction to protect the only Class AA water quality
                      stream crossed in Snohomish County.

                            The Skykomish River is crossed by the proposed pipeline route out-
                      side of the City of Monroe. The river drains agricultural and logging
                      land  uses and supports extensive recreational use. Floods, and runoff
                      from  logging activities in the Snoqualmie National Forest occasionally
                      degrade its water quality from the existing Class A (good). The Skykom-
                      ish River provides major transportation for adult and juvenile salmon in
                      the basin.    The pipell ne crossing point is very wide and will require
                      construction techniques that control erosion and sedimentation.

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                      III CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL CORRIDOR INFORMATION AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS

                      III A. LAND USE

                           The proposed pipeline corridor goes through a variety of land uses
                      most of which are of a rural character.      An analysis of land uses as
                      mapped in the Draft E.I.S. for the Northern Tier Pipeline proposal indi-
                      cated that nearly 28 miles or 58 percent of the route lies in "forested"
                      land and that about 13 miles or 28 percent of the route lies in "agri-
                      cultural" land. Cleared forest and rangeland/shrubland make up 2.6 and
                      1.5 miles respectively or 5 and 3 percent of the corridor. Urban/built-
                      up areas are found along only 2.2 miles or 5 percent of the route and, of
                      this, the majority is found near Stanwood. Water/wetland and miscellan-
                      eous categories make up the remaining 1 percent. Photographs in Appendix
                      A illustrate typical land uses along the proposed route.

                           A major characteristic of the pipeline route is that it either
                      parallels or runs adjacent to existing pipelines or power transmission
                      lines along approximately one-half of the proposed route. The areas of
                      exception are 13 miles of the corridor east from the Island County line
                      to Bryant Lake and the 8 mile stretch west of Monroe to the King County
                      line.

                           Because land uses along the route are mostly non-urban and repre-
                      sent "passive" uses of land, land use impacts, at least in the short term
                      would be minor. Issues of "consistency" or "compatibility" are apparent
                      only around the few "built-up" areas such as near Stanwood or Lake
                      Stevens.  When actual alignments are made, attempts should be made to
                      route the pipeline within or adjacent to existing rights-of-way to
                      lessen the possibility that future growth patterns will be disrupted.

                      III B. COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS

                          Effects on employment and population will be related to direct
                      employment during construction, which will in turn generate some induced

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                      and indirect employment. Workers and their families moving to the County
                      temporarily could potentially strain housing supply and public services,
                      particularly schools.

                            Employment Generated: The pipeline will be constructed in Snohom-
                      ish County between December 1980 and January 1982, with the bulk of the
                      employment generated in September, October and November 1981.            During
                      those months, about 275 local workers would be employed, and another 560
                      workers would come from outside the County (includes direct, indirect
                      and induced labor).

                            Population and Housing Impacts:       The population influx into the
                      County would be concentrated in September-December 1981, when a total of
                      940 workers and family members are anticipated to locate in the County.
                      This represents about 0.3 percent of the County's projected 1981 popula-
                      tion.   Housing demand and impact for the peak month is summarized in
                      Table 1, which shows that no severe housing shortages are anticipated.

                           Temporary increases      in population would also result in some
                      increase in demand for public services, especially education. Given the
                      short duration of the influx, the probable spread of families among
                      several towns, and the likely age spread of children anticipated, the
                      impact on any one school system is not likely to be significant.

                      Increased Tax Revenues

                           NTPC would pay property taxes to the County during construction and
                      operation of the facilities. Estimated payments are summarized below:

                              Estimated current tax yield (1978)             $ 5,287
                                of pipeline corridor
                              Estimated 1981 NTPC tax payments                554,251
                                (during construction)
                              Estimated 1983 NTPC tax payments                539,417
                                (during operation)
                              (Source: NTPC, 1979; CH   2M HILL,  1979)

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                                                                 TABL E

                                                              HOUSING IMPACTS

                                       HOUSING                   HOUSING REQUIRED,                   HOUSING SHORTAGE,
                                     AVAILABLE               PEAK CONSTRUCTION MONTH             PEAK CONSTRUCTION MONTH
                                   ("4o. of Units)                 (Nov. 1981)                         (Nov. 1981)
                                                                 (No. of Units)                      (No. of Units)

                 HOTEL/MOTEL
                  June-Sept.            160                             90                                   0
                  Oct.-May              240

                 MOBILE HOME            N/A                           135                                  N/A

                 SINGLE-FAMILY          590                           105                                   0
                   DWELLING

                 TOTAL
                  June-Sept.            750                           330                                  N/A
                  Oct.-May              830

                                 N/A - Data not currently available
                                 SOURCE: CH  2H Hill, Inc., 1979

                           The future (1983) assessed valuation of the NTPC corridor repre-
                      sents about 0.7 percent of the total assessed valuation of the County's
                      1979 tax base. The increased revenues generated by the pipeline could be
                      used to offset any increased costs incurred by local school districts,
                      although it is likely that the costs would be incurred before substantial
                      increases in revenues materialize.    Prepayment of taxes might be consid-
                      ered to help offset this temporary shortfall.

                      III C. CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT AREAS WITHIN CORRIDOR AND POTENTIAL
                             IMPACTS

                           Cultural  resource types are discussed in the Draft E.I.S. of the
                      Northern Tier Pipeline as to whether they originated during historic or
                      pre-historic time periods.      Historic resources are categorized into
                      those found significant enough to be placed on the National or State
                      Register, are considered to be potentially historic sites, or make up an
                      historic district. Prehistoric "resources" are divided into areas where
                      artifacts have already been found and areas where artifacts may poten-
                      tially be found.

                           Few historically significant sites are present near the proposed
                      route.   The proposed pipeline route would not displace any historic
                      buildings. Only one site is on the National and State Register. It is
                      the Pearson House in Stanwood, selected for its 1890's architectural
                      merit. The Hartford-Monte Cristo Railroad District near Lake Stevens is
                      also recognized as a cultural-historic resource and is being evaluated
                      for register status.    Near Stanwood, pioneer cemetaries are also pos-
                      sible historic sites. An important fact and potential problem, is that
                      information summarized by the NTPL in the Draft E.I.S. is based on
                      existing information and literature.     This information concentrates on
                      the areas settled to date.     Because most of the proposed pipeline cor-
                      ridor goes through currently rural areas, no formal documentaion exists
                      of locally or regionally historically significant sites. There is no way
                      at this time to determine with certainty whether the proposed pipeline
                      will affect some, as yet unknown historical resource.

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    A

                           Prehistoric resource areas are generally located along streams,
                      around lakes and in river valleys. Known sites within the corridor are
                      located north and south of Stanwood (Section 13 and 26-Range 3 East-
                      Township 32 North) and just east of Lake Stevens (Section 27-Range 6
                      East-Township 30 North).   The proposed pipeline goes through two Sec-
                      tions that are known to contain prehistoric artifacts.     These sections
                      are Sections 16 and 21-Township 29 North-Range 6 East.

                           The proposed route goes through several potentially significant
                      prehistoric areas. Altogether, these potentially significant areas make
                      up 12 miles of the 48 mile route.       The principal areas are around
                      Stanwood, east of Arlington, east of Lake Stevens, the French Creek
                      drainage area of the Snohomish River and the area surrounding the conflu-
                      ence of the Snoqualmie and Skykomish Rivers.    The latter area is espe-
                      cially important as a recent find has been made in the proposed alternate
                      route at the Sky Meadows Crossing of Indian artifacts, namely points,
                      flakes and choppers.

                          The pipeline would have few direct impacts on the known historic
                      sites because no historic buildings or sites lie within the right-of-way
                      of the pipeline. It is possible that some, as yet unidentified resource
                      will be adversely affected.   Impacts could be significant too, on the
                      existing and potential prehistoric areas.      This is because pipeline
                      preparation could destroy artifacts or irrepairably disrupt local stra-
                      tigraphy.  The issue of impacts is made more complex because the pre-
                      historic resources along the pipeline route have not been inventoried
                      through on-site investigation. It is therefore unknown as to the quan-
                      tity of artifacts that may be present or their significance.        Should
                      the pipeline proposal proceed to construction, it will be important to
                      alert the construction crews to the fact that archeologically signifi-
                      cant items may be found and the proper procedures to follow in the event
                      artifacts are found. One recommendation that should be considered is to
                      have the proposed route walked by competent historians with thorough
                      local knowledge and archeologists to determine the presence or absence

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                    of historically significant resources or areas with especially high
                    potential for archeologically significant artifacts. Further, for these
                    high-priority areas, a stipulation might be that a competent archeol-
                    ogist accompany the construction crews to assure that art    ifacts are
                    not destroyed.

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                     IV ENGINEERING AND HYDROLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS

                     IV A. RIGHTS OF WAY AND EASEMENTS FOR ROADS AND UTILITIES

                          The proposed pipeline route makes use of approximately 27 miles of
                     existing pipeline, transmission line, and railway easement and right-of-
                     way along the 48 mile section that would traverse Snohomish County.
                     Table 2 details the various rights-of-way and easements intersected by
                     the proposed route, including 40 county rights-of-way or easements and
                     45 private rights-of-way or easements. In addition, the pipeline would
                     cross state roads at 10 locations, would intersect railway easements at 7
                     points, and intersects 3 existing pipelines, including the El Paso
                     Natural Gas Company Pipeline, whose route it follows for several miles.

                          The City of Everett water line, consisting of three 6011 diameter
                     pipes, makes use of a 100 foot wide easement which is intersected by the
                     proposed Norther Tier route approximately 1.5 miles southeast of Lake
                     Stevens.   Construction plans and related precautionary measures should
                     be scrutinized accordinginly.

                     IV B. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND RELATIONSHIP TO PROPOSAL

                          As far as could be determined, there are no capital improvements
                     planned by any of the adjacent water or sewer districts that might affect
                     the pipeline proposal, or that might be affected by it.

                          The potential for impacts on road improvement plans should be
                     assessed by analyzing the current six-year Capital Improvements Program
                     for Snohomish County.

                     IV C. RECOMMENDED MINOR ALIGNMENT CHANGES

                          As proposed, the northern Tier Pipeline avoids most geologically
                     hazardous areas and, generally, is routed to have the least environ-
                     mental impact possible.    This does not mean that adverse physical or

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                                                         TABLE 2

                                        NORTHERN TIER PIPELINE EASEMENT AND
                                     RIGHT-OF-WAY CROSSINGS IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY
                                        (Listed North to South on NTP Route)

                                                                                               S-T-R
                        NAME                      OWNERSHIP               R.O.W.              LOCATION

                        SR 532                      State                  230'               23-32-3
                        270th St. NW                Local                   40'                   It

                        BNRR                       Private                 50'-70'                It
                        276th St. NW                Local                   50'               24-32-3
                        BNRR                       Private                  501                   11
                        102nd Ave. NW               Local                   401                   11

                        BNRR                       Private                  50,                   11

                        BNRR                       Private                  50'               19-32-4

                        BNRR                       Private                 450'

                        Cedar Street                Local                   80'

                        State Street                Local                   701

                        SR 532                      State                170'-215'

                        BNRR                       Private                 100,               30-32-4

                        SR 530                      State                   50'                   11
                        72nd Ave. NW               County                   45'               29-32-4
                        64th Ave. NW               County                  120'   (cut)           11
                        36th Ave. NW               Private                  60'               27-32-4
                        Sunday Lake Road           County                   50,               26-32-4
                        12th Ave. NW               County                   20'               25-32-4
                        4th Ave. NW                County                   40'                   11
                        Old 99 N.                  County                  100,
                        Interstate 5                State                350'-400'
                        Dahl Road                  County                   951
                        Olympic Pipeline                                   25'-50'
                        Trans Mountain Oil                                  601
                          Pipeline

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                                                                                              S-T-R
                         NAME                     OWNERSHIP                R.O.W.             LOCATION

                         5th Ave. NE                 Local                   70'              30-32-5
                         7th Ave. NE                 Local                   301                  11
                         27th Ave. NE                Local                   50'              29-32-5
                         SR 9                        State                   50'              27-32-5
                         BNRR                       Private                 100,              27-32-5

                         El Paso Natural Gas*
                          Company Pipeline                                                    26-32-5
                          (NTP follows to Monroe)
                         Mose Road                  County                   40'              35-32-5
                         BNRR                       Private                 100,                  11
                         SR 530                      State                  100,              36-32-5
                         Arlington Heights          County                   40'                1-31-5
                          Road
                         Puget Sound Power    &                             '100,
                          Light Co. - Baker
                          River Transmission Line
                         Bonneville Transmission                            100,              12-31-5
                          Line
                         Tviet Road                  Local                   40'              12-31-5
                         97th Ave. NE                Local                   40'              13-31-5
                         Burn Hill Road             County                   601                  11
                         192nd NE                   County                   25'              18-31-6
                         190th St. NE                Local                   601                  11
                         Burn Road                  County                   45'              19-31-6
                         164th St.   NE              Local                   30'              30-31-6
                         Bonneville Transmission                             25'
                          Line
                         Seattle City Light                                 3001
                          Transmission Line
                         Un-named Road               Local                   60'

                             The NTP proposed route parallels the El Paso        Natural Gas pipeline
                             through several sections where no other rights-of-way or easement
                             are intersected or paralleled. These are not included in the table.

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                                                                                                 S-T-R
                         NAME                      OWNERSHIP                R.O.W.              LOCATION

                         115th Ave. NE              County                     40'              31-31-6
                         148th St. NE               County                     25'              32-31-6
                         124th St.NE                  Local                    60'               5-30-6
                         123rd Ave.NE               County                     60'               8-30-6
                         92nd St.                   County                     40'              20-30-6
                         84th St. NE             County/Private                601                 11
                          (Getchell Rd.)
                         68th St. NE                  Local                                     29-30-6
                         60th St. NE                County                     60'                 11
                         129t.h Ave. NE               Local                                     32-30-6
                         "Deeded County Road        County                     60'
                          not built"
                         44th St. NE                County                     801
                         127th Dr. NE                 Local                    60'               5-29-6
                         SR 92                        State                   1501                 11
                         131 St Ave. NE               Local                    65'               4-29-6
                         Bonneville Transmission                              300'
                          Line
                         137th Ave. NE                Local                    30'
                         28th St. NE                County                     601
                         Bonneville Transmission                                                 9-29-6
                          Line

                         El Paso Natural Gas
                          Pipeline (NTP follows
                          for several miles)
                         Machias - Hartford           Local                    401
                          Road
                         BNRR                       Private                   100,
                         16th St. NE                County                     40'
                         Meridian St.               County                     40'              16-29-6
                         Bonneville Trasnmission                              150'
                          Line

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                                                                                                 S-T-R
                         NAME                      OWNERSHIP                 R.O.W.              LOCATION

                         4th Place S.E.               Local                     50,              21-29-6
                         12th S.E.                   County                     50'
                         Charles St.                  Local                     601
                         Division St.                 Local                     601
                         Bernard St.                  Local                     60'
                         Center St.                   Local                     60'
                         Virginia St.                 Local                     601
                         Belner St.                   Local                     601                 11
                         Miller St.                   Local                     601                 11
                         Railroad Ave. N.             Local                     60'                 11
                         BNRR Easement               Private                  200'                  if
                         Snohomish-Machias            Local                     45'              21-29-6
                          Road
                         Riviera Blvd.               County                     60'              28-29-6
                         Pilchuck Way                Private                    601
                         Everett Water    Line                                100,
                         27th St. SE                 Private                    50'
                         Dubuque Road                County                     60'              33-29-6
                         Three Lakes Rd.              Local                     60'                4-28-6
                         Bonneville Transmission                              220'                 9-28-6
                          Line
                         Ohlde Road                   Local                     60'
                         84th St.                    County                     30'              16-28-6
                         Kuhlman Road                County                     40'
                         SR2 (Forbes Hill to          State                   4001
                         Westwick Rd.)(Proposed)
                         SR 2                         State                   150'

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                                                                                               S-T-R
                        NAME                      OWNERSHIP                R.O.W.             LOCATION

                        "D.D. No.4"                                           25'             21-28-6
                        Pacific Northwest                                     40'             28-28-6
                          Pipeline Corp.
                        BNRR                                                1001                  11
                        Puget Sound Power &                                   50,                 11
                          Light Transmission Line
                        "Drainage Ditch D 4"                                  50'
                        Monroe Snohomish Rd.        County                    60'             33-28-6
                        139th Ave. SE                Local                    30'                 it

                        139th Ave. SE                Local                    70'               4-27-6

                        Un-named cul-de-sac          Local                                        11

                        SR 202                       State                  300'              10-27-6
                        Testor Road                 County                    701                 11
                        190th St. NE                 Local                    60'             14-27-6

                        192nd St.SE                  Local                    25'                 11
                        Tualco Loop                 County                    40'             23-27-6
                        Tualco Road                 County                    60'             24-27-6
                        SR 203                       State                  100,
                        Chicago-Milwaukee           Private                 100,
                          St. Paul RR
                        High Rock Logging     Rd.   County                    40'
                          (Lk. Fontal Rd)
                        High Rock Loaning    Rd.    County                    40'
                        195th Ave. SE                Local                    50'
                        High Rock Road              County                    60'             19-27-7
                        Rim Rock Road               County                    60'                 11
                        Monroe-Sno-King No 1                                                  30-27-7
                          Easement
                        Lake Fontal Road            County                    50,
                        Spruce Drive                 Local                    60'             29-27-7

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                                                                                          S-T-R
                       NAME                    OWNERSHIP               R.O.W.            LOCATION

                       Alder Drive                Local                   60'            29-27-7
                       223rd Ave. SE              Local                   601               11
                       Cherry Garden   Road      County                   60'            32-27-7
                       Bonneville Transmission                           130'            33-27-7
                        Line

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                           cultural environmental impacts along the route would not occur from
                      pipeline construction or operation.     For instance, all minor and major
                      stream crossings are potentially significant in terms of probable or
                      potential impacts to water quality or fisheries.

                           Following the two basic assumptions that a major leak will not occur
                      and that "best management practices" will be employed during construc-
                      tion, only a few minor alignment changes can be recommended at this time.
                      These are located principally in the Lake Stevens area and near Monroe.

                           The proposed pipeline is routed around Lake Stevens in Section 4
                      Township 29N Range 6E. The rationale for not using the existing Olympic
                      Pipeline right-of-way is unclear and warrants consideration. Similarly,
                      in section 9 of the same Township and Range it is unclear as to why the
                      proposed route does not follow the Bonneville powerline right-of-way
                      instead of apparently being routed through a more built-up area.     In both
                      these cases, the exact location of the proposed pipeline is not known due
                      to the lack of a precise definition of the pipeline route in the maps
                      provided in the Draft E.I.S. of the Northern Tier Pipeline.

                           In addition, it is recommended that the pipeline block valve pre-
                      cede the Little Pilchuck Creek crossing near Lake Stevens and a check
                      valve be included after the crossing in Section 4 to minimize the poten-
                      tial for any leaks that might pollute the creek.

                           In the Monroe area, the most recent revised pipeline alignment
                      appears to affect fewer environmentally sensitive areas.        The Olympic
                      Pipeline right-of-way should be followed wherever possible. The major
                      area of concern is in section 15, Township 27N, Range 6E, as the pipeline
                      nears and crosses the Skykomish River.    Preliminary archeological inves-
                      tigations at that crossing have found indian artifacts. The potential is
                      high that more will be found because this crossing is near the confluence
                      of the Snoqualmie River and Skykomish River and has, perhaps, the highest

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                    potential for archeologically significant material of area on the pro-
                    posed route.   Further investigations should be undertaken to examine
                    more closely the archeological significance of the area to be traversed
                    by the proposed pipeline before this portion of the line is approved.

                         Another possible alignment change is about one mile north of the
                    Snohomish-King County line in Section, 32, Township 27N, Range 7E. It
                    appears that one lake is on the route and lies under a power line.      A
                    minor alignment change might be considered if on-site investigation
                    indicates that the pipeline would unduly disrupt the long-term quality
                    of the lake.

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                     V AFFECTED JURISDICTIONS AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS

                          A two-mile wide corridor, the centerline of which is the proposed
                     pipeline route, intersects or closely passes by some twenty-five munici-
                     pal and special use districts within the bounds of Snohomish County. The
                     approximate limits of these jurisdictions as they are crossed by the
                     corridor are shown in Appendix D.Comment was solicited from the appro-
                     priate contact person at each jurisdiction as to potential impacts of the
                     proposed pipeline.   When necessary during these conversations, back-
                     ground information and a satisfactory description of the proposal itself
                     was offered and resultant questions were addressed. Refer to Appendix B
                     for a list of individuals contacted and details of the telephone conver-
                     sations made.

                     V A. MUNICIPALITIES

                          Of the six municipalities potentially affected by the pipeline, the
                     cities of Stanwood, Arlington and Lake Stevens are at least partially
                     within the two-mile wide corridor, as it is currently defined.         The
                     cities of Snohomish, Marysville and Monroe are outside the corridor,
                     although still in proximity.   None of the municipalities contacted was
                     opposed to the pipeline proposal. Each has had previous contact with a
                     representative of NTPC, and was satisfied that the proponent intends to
                     respect jurisdictional priorities.    NTPC fully agreed to honor each of
                     the City of Stanwood's requests, including:     routing to follow public
                     rights-of- way; "double-ditching" technique to preserve the topsoil;
                     NTPC will pay for the re-construction of some drainage works and tide
                     gates, and will pay for the inspection of these by the city's consultant.
                     Stanwood officials, as a result seemed pleased with the posture taken by
                     the proponent.   No specific apprehensions or material objections were
                     revealed in conversations with any of the municpalities.

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                     V B. WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS

                          Each of the several water and sewer districts contacted indicated
                     that the proposal should present no obstacles to existing or proposed
                     improvements. The only noteworthy apprehension concerning the proposed
                     pipeline's impact on water and sewer was offered by Mr. C.        Stanford
                     Olson, of the Stanwood Water Company, who noted that the city's two
                     spring sources may be vulnerable to an oil spill. Stanwood also main-
                     tains four wells, but these are below very impermeable clays and glacial
                     till at depths of 100 to 150 feet.

                     V C. SCHOOL DISTRICTS

                          Five school districts are partially within or near the pipeline
                     corridor. None of the respective contact persons had any previous'know-
                     ledge of the proposal, and the only germaine point of concern was that
                     expressed by Mr. Donald Christianson of Lake Stevens School District # 4,
                     who inquired about the impact upon existing bus routes.

                     V D. DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICTS

                          The proposed corridor does not intersect any of the determinable
                     diking districts now in existence. However, it does include large por-
                     tions of Drainage District #8, near Lake Stevens, and the French Slough
                     Flood Control District, which includes most of Drainage District #4,
                     near Monroe. No impact of any consequence is foreseen by the respective
                     contact persons.

                     V E. OTHER JURISDICTIONS

                     The corridor intersects five fire districts in Snohomish County, only
                     two of which made noteworthy inquiry during telephone conversations.
                     Chief Donald Silcox of Lake Stevens Fire District # 8 stated that while
                     he is not formally opposed to an additional pipeline in his district, he
                     is concerned about the possibility of electrolysis and resultant explo-
                     sion, should the pipeline be positioned near powerlines. Chief Charles

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                    Walsh of Snohomish Fire District # 4 expressed a concern for and altera-
                    tion of roadways during construction of the pipeline, but is otherwise
                    not opposed to the project.

                         Neither of the two county hospital districts contacted made any
                    notable remarks concerning the proposal, and neither could envision any
                    problems associated with it.

                         Mr. Donald Look, superintendent of the State Reformatory, made no
                    objection to the pipeline proposal.

                         Mr. R. Reis,, of the Snohomish County Public Utility Distict, stated
                    that his organization handled NTPC's proposal no differently than any
                    other formal customer request.      The proposal does not present any
                    problems concerning load, etc., and the P.U.D. has agreed to supply power
                    to NTPC in Snohomish County.

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                     VI BIBLIOGRAPHY

                                                     INTRODUCTION

                           This bibliography includes documents related to those concerned
                     with  the Northern Tier Pipeline's local impacts and includes:

                                methodologies for assessing environmental, economic and social
                                impacts of energy projects
                                suggested construction practices and mitigating measures for
                                pipeline construction
                                sources of outside assistance to mitigate impacts
                                experiences from similar pipeline projects (Alaska, Canada)

                           The sources included in this bibliography are those which appear to
                     be the most useful documents related to this project, based on our
                     knowledge of probable impacts of energy projects.        This list has been
                     compiled from bibliographies in several documents, including:

                           Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council. 1979.          Draft
                           Environmental Impact Statement on the Northern Tier Pipeline Sy-s-f-em
                           (Washington Segment). Prepa-r-e-d--by CH2M Hill, Inc.
                           U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management.             1979.
                           Final Environmental Statement: Crude Oil Transportation Systems -
                           Northern Tier Pipeline Company and others. Five volumes.
                           American Society of Planning Officials; Resource and Land Investi-
                           gations (RALI) Program, U.S. Geological Survey; Office of Research
                           and Development, U.S. EPA. 1979. Onshore Impacts of Outer Conti-
                           nental Shelf Oil and Gas Development 11:       A Training Project for
                           State and Local Officials.

                           Energy Abstracts

                           Environmental Abstracts

                           Selected Impact Studies for Other Pipeline Projects

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                                                          BIBLIOGRAPHY

                                               Physical   Environmental Impacts

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                             Darnell, R. M., et al. 1976. Impacts of Construction Activities in
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                             Hedler, B.     1977.   Caring for the Land:       Environmental Principles
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                             Longly, W. L., R. Jackson and B. Snyder.           1978.   Managing Oil and
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                             Newkirk, R. T.       1979.    Environmental Planning for Utility Cor-
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                             Petroleum in the Marine Environment.           1973.   Workshop on Inputs,
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                             Review of Environmental Issues of the Transportation of Alaskan
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                       Impact Studies

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                                                          West Pass Stillaguamish River taken from
                                                          the Highway 532 bridge looking northeast,
                                                          (S23-T32N-R3E). The pipeline will cross
                                                          this large salt marshland, the river, and
                                                          adjacent farmland.  The potential for dis-
                                                          ruption of this fragile marine wetland is
                                                          co ns i de rab I e. This crossing is just west
                                                          of Stanwood.

                                                          #2

                                                          West Pass Stillaguamish looking west from
                                                          Highway 532.

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                                                          #3

                                                          Davis Slough connecting Skagit Bay and
                                                          Port Susan looking west from Highway
                                                          532 (S23-T32N-R3E).  The pipeline would
                                                          cross the sloughLand adjacent tidal salt
                                                          marshland possibly disturbing its frag
                                                          ile ecosystem.  This crossing is just
                                                          west of Stanwood at the County line.

                 A;,

                                                          #4

                                                          276th Street NW and 102nd Avenue NW in
                                 PAIC                     Stanwood looking northeast, (S24-T32N-
                                                          R3E).  The proposed pipeline route would
                                                          use the railroad right-of-way. This type
                                                          of intersection is characteristic of the
                                                          majority of road crossings along the

                                                          route.
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                                                          #5

                                                          102nd Avenue NW in Stanwood looking
                                                          south from 276th Street NW. This is the
                                                          northern boundary of the Cit of Stanwood
                                                                                     y
                                                          which the pipeline would travel along.
                                                          The pipeline would be adjacent to the
                                                          built-up area of Stanwood, the most -urban-
                                                          ized section along the route.

                                                          #6

                                                          View of Highway 532 bridge in eastern
                                                          Stanwood at 84th Avenue NW looking north,
                                                          (S19-TKN-W). The proposed pipeline
                                                          would be crossing Highway 532 in this
                                                          vicinity heading south, roughly paral-
                                                          leling 84th Avenue NW.

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                                                          #7

                                                          View of the gravel pit north of Sunday
                                                          Lake. The photo faces west and was taken
                                                          from Sunday Lake Road, (S26-T32N-R4E).
                                                          The pipeline would cut through the north-
                                                          ern part of this site. These glacial
                                                          tills and wooded topography are typical
                                                          of much of the land the pipeline would
                                                          traverse in Snohomish County.

                                                            #8

                                                            An open, recently clearcut field east of
                                                            Sunday Lake. The photo faces southeast
                                                            from Sunday Lake Road and shows clearcut
                                                            terrain that will be commonly encountered
                                                            along the pipeline route. The pipeline
                                                            would travel west to east through this
                                                            particular site, (S26-T32N-R4E).   Land
                                                            disturbed by clearcutting is particularly
                                                            susceptible to erosion problems from pipe-
                                                            line construction. Rolling glacial topo-
                                                            graphy like this is characteristic of the
                                                            majority of the route.

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                                                          #9

                                                          One-half mile south of the intersection of
                                                          Highway 532 and Interstate 5 east of Sun-
                                                          day Lake. The pipeline would cross Inter-
                                                          state 5 in this vicinity, (S25-T32N-R4E).
                                                          The photo is taken from Pacific Highway
                    Cm ,
                                                          looking northeast toward the Interstate.
                                                          The support abutment for Interstate 5 is
                                                          very large and may cause difficulties for
                                                          the pipeline crossing.

                                                          #10

                                                          One-half mile south of the intersection of
                                                          Highway 532 and Interstate 5 looking west
                                                          from Pacific Highway. This photo shows
                                                          the rolling hills and pastureland fre-
                                                          quently encountered along the proposed
                                                          pipeline route.

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                                                           Pilchuck Creek from Henning Road Bridge
              IN,                                          (S30-T32N-R5E) looking south.    The pipe-
                           Aim,                            line would cross Pilchuck Creek just south
                                                           of where this photo was taken. Pilchuck
                                                           Creek has good water quality and provides
                                                           important habitat for salmon.    Construc-
                                                           tion techniques to control erosion and
                                                             dimentation should be strictly enforced.
                                                           se
                       __Mt7__

                                                           #12

                                                           Pilchuck Creek from Henning Road Bridge
                                                           looking north.

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                                                           #13

                                                           Bryant Lake north of Arlington,
                                                           (S27-T32N-R5E). The pipeline would
                                                           pass this kettle lake on the south
                                    'Alai.                 through surrounding pasture. Any dewater-
                                                           ing of trenches and erosion during pipe-
                                                           line construction should be carefully-
                                                           controlled to protect this small lake
                                                           and surrounding wetland.

                                                           #14

                                                           North Fork Stillaguamish River Crossing
                                                           (S35-T32N-R5E). The photo faces south-
                                                           east along the corridor of the previously
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                                                           constructed Olympic Pipeline.   The pro-
                                                           posed Northern Tier Pipeline would cross
                                                           this river in the same place.   The Still-
                                                           aguamish River occasionally has natural
                                                           and man-induced siltation problems which
                                                           interfere with the salmon habitat.    Care
                                                           during construction would prevent accel-
                                                           eration of this problem. These same
                                                           issues apply to the crossing of the South
                                                          'Fork Stillaguamish River also (Si-T31N-
                                                           R5E). This route would also cross the
                                                           railroad right-of-way seen in the fore-
                                                     50    ground and State Route 530.

                                                         #15

                                                         Existing Olympic Pipeline Corridor cross-
                                                         ing Stehr Road southeast of Arlington
                                                         (S19-T31N-R6E) . This right-of-way would
                                                         be extensively used for the proposed pipe-
                                                         line. The forest and brush along the cor-
                                                         ridor have been cleared. The photo looks
                                                         north. The area is boggy with a near
                                                         surface water table. This condition pre-
                                                         sents the possibility of settlement and
                                                         is a significant geological hazard.

                                                         #16

                                                         Existing Olympic Pipeline Corridor cross-
                4
                                                         ing Stehr Road looking south.

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                                                              #17

                                                              Baseball diamond and powerline at the
                                                              Machias Road and 16th Street NE outside
                                                              of Lake Stevens. The proposed pipeline
                                                              would cross Machias Road and the power-
                                              BONN VILLE      line in this vicinity (S9-T29N-R6E).
                                                              The route through east Lake Stevens goes
                                                                                             izing.   The
                                                              through an area rapidly urban
                                                              potential for conflicts is high if other
                                                              than existing rights-of-way are used.

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                                                              #18
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                                                              Little Pilchuck Creek from the 16th
                                                              Street NE bridge (S9-T29N-R6E).      Little
                                                              Pilchuck Creek is a small, fairly pris-
                                               J
                                                              tine creek that has retained its natu-
                                                              rally balanced characteristics.     Its
                                                              low flow characteristics make it sensi
                                                              tive to siltation from construction de-
                                                              watering and bank erosion. Care should
                                                              be taken to enforce good construction
                                   ......                     practices. This pipeline crossing is
                                                              just east of Lake Stevens.    The photo
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                                                              looks north.
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                                                         #19

                                                         Little Pilchuck Creek from the 16th
              MAMS
                                                         Street NE bridge, again looking north.

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                                                         #20

                                                         Little Pilchuck Creek from the 16th
                                                         Street NE bridge looking south.

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                                                          #21

                                                          Pilchuck River flows along the base of
                                                          this bluff near Machias (S28-T29N-R5E).
                                                          The photo looks south across a pasture
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                                                          land toward the powerline right-of-way.
                                                          This bluff is approximately 200' high
                                                          and could cause severe erosion problems
                                                          when it is crossed during pipeline con-

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                                                          struction. Pilchuck River is the onl
                                                          Class AA (excellent) water quality cross-
                                                          ing encountered and care should be taken
                                                          to control erosion, dewatering and silt-,
                                                          ation during construction.

                                                          #22

                                                          Highway 2 and Westwick Road outside of
                                                          Snohomish (S21-T28N-R6E). The photo
                                                          looks southeast across the floodplain of
                                                          French Creek that the proposed pipeline
                                                          route will cross. This is typical of
                                                          agricultural topography frequently
                                                          encountered along the route. This area
                                                          is also susceptible to liquefaction.

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                                                          #23

                                                          Highway 2 and Westwick Road looking
                                                          north just outside of Snohomish where
                                                          :.the proposed pipeline route would cross.
                                                          The highway 2 crossing would be a major
                                                          right-of-way crossing.

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                APPENDIX B: CONTACTS

                A. Municipalities

                      NAME              CONTACT PERSON                     COMMENTS

                City of Stanwood      Kenneth E. Day, Mayor       Brown has worked with the NTPC to
                1022 - 270th NW       Archie Brown, Dr. of        establish acceptable routing and
                Stanwood, WA          Public Works                construction methods. NTPC has
                      98292           (Until l/l/80)              agreed to mitigating measures:
                                                                  (a) routing to follod public
                629-2181 City Hall                                rights-of-way; (b) "double-ditch-
                629-2650 Mayor                                    ing" technique to preserve topsoil;
                                                                  (c) NTPC to pay for reconstructing
                                                                  some drainage works and tide gates
                                                                  to protect Skagit Bay and Port
                                                                  Susan in an oil spill event;
                                                                  (d) NTPC to pay for inspection
                                                                  of drainage reconstruction by
                                                                  Stanwood's consultant.

                City of Arlington     Howard A. Christenson,      No impacts anticipated on Arlington's
                City Hall             Mayor                       sewer, water, fire or other services.
                Arlington, WA         (John Larson, Mayor
                      98273           after 1/80)

                435-2515

                City of Snohomish     Mr. Smith, City Manager     Mr. Smith did not have enough
                                                                  information to make any comments
                568-3115                                          on the proposal.

                City of Monroe        Grace Kerwin, Mayor         No objections to pipeline; however,
                                                                  would like further information.
                794-4880

                Monroe Planning       Cynthia Pruitt              No impacts anticipated
                Dept.

                794-7400

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                  B .Water and Sewer Districts

                       NAME               CONTACT PERSON                        COMMENTS
                  Stanwood Water Co.    C. Stanford Olson,            The water co. uses 4 wells and
                  Box 307               Owner                         2 springs for water supply.
                  Stanwood, WA                                        The wells are not likely to be
                        98292                                         affected because they are deep,
                                                                      and below impermeable clays and
                  62902525                                            glacial till. The springs may
                                                                      be more susceptible to damage
                                                                      from oil spills.

                  Lake Stevens Sewer    Ted Strickland                Mr. Strickland has met with
                  Dist.                                               NTPC, does not anticipate any
                  City Hall                                           problems.
                  Lake Stevens, WA
                      98258

                  334-1012

                  Monroe Sewer &        Joe Bredstrand                No impacts anticipated since
                  Water                                               corridor is outside service area.
                                                                      No capital improvements planned
                  794-7400                                            right now.

                  Snohomish City        Mr. Smith, City               NTPC is outside of service area.
                  Sewer & Water         Manager

                  568-3115

                  C. School Districts

                        NAME               CONTACT PERSON                       COMMENTS
                  Stanwood School       Robert Larson                 No effect on school district,
                  Dist. # 401           Superintendent                however, school board opposes
                  271 st Ave. NW                                      NTPC proposal on environmental
                  Box 430                                             grounds
                  Stanwood, WA
                         28292

                  629-2766

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                C. School Districts (continued)

                       NAME              CONTACT PERSON                       COMMENTS

                Arlington School       Richard Post,                 No impacts anticipated,
                Dist. # 16             Superintendent
                Box 309
                Arlington,  WA
                      98223

                435-2156

                Marysville  School     Dean Farley                   Mr. Farley was not aware of the
                Dist. # 25,            Ass't. Superintendent         NTPC proposal, and did not want
                4220 80th N.E.                                       to comment.
                Marysville, WA
                       98270

                659-6261

                Lake Stevens School Donald Christianson              No objections to the pipeline;
                Dist # 4               Superintendent                the only potential impact
                                                                     mentioned was disruption of bus
                334-4051                                             routes.

                Snohomish School       George Nowadnick              No objections to pipeline; would
                Dist # 201             Ass't to Superintendent       like further information.

                568-3151

                D. Drainage and Levee Districts

                        NAME              CONTACT PERSON                       COMMENTS

                French Slough Flood Dave Bartelheimer                Mr. Bartelheimer was not aw2re
                Control District                                     of the pipeline or proposed
                                                                     route; he would like further
                568-2850                                             information before commenting
                                                                     on potential impacts.

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                E . Other Jurisdictions

                      NAME              CONTACT PERSON                       COMMENTS

                Fire Dist. # 24        Stuart Lerrick               Pipeline presents no problems to
                8420 Boe Rd.           Chairman                     Fire District # 14
                Stanwood, WA
                     98292

                652-7876

                Fire Dist. # 8         Don Silcox                   Only concern is the number of
                Lake Stevens                                        pipelines already in this district
                                       259-4070 work                There is a potential for electrolysis
                334-3034               334-3456 home                and explosion because petroleum
                                                                    and gas pipelines (including
                                                                    proposed pipeline) are near power-
                                                                    lines.

                Fire Dist. # 4         Charles Walsh,               No objections, only concern
                Snohomish              Fire Chief                   would be possible alternations
                                                                    to roadways.
                568-2818

                Fire Dist. # 3         Mr. Stickels                 No objections to pipeline.
                Monroe                 Fire Chief

                County Hospital        Joe Hopkins                  No impacts on hospital district
                District #3            Administrator                anticipated.
                Casecade Valley
                Hospital
                330 S. Stillaguamish   St.
                Arlington, WA
                      98223

                435-2133

                County Hospital        Ross E. Godard,              Mr. Godard had no previous know-
                District #1            Administrator                ledge of the pipeline, but did
                Valley General                                      feel it would cause any problems.
                Monroe, WA
                       98272

                794-7497

                State Reformatory      Donald Look                  No impacts anticipated, however,
                Monroe                 Superintendent               would appreciate receiving more
                794-8077                                            information.

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                 E .other Jurisdictions

                      NAME              CONTACT PERSON                       COMMENTS
                 Snohomish County     M.H. Stevenson,              Mr. Reis has met with NTPC and has
                 P.U.D. # 1           R. Reis                      made informal agreements con-
                                                                   cerning NTPC's customer request
                 258-8624                                          for electric service in the
                                                                   county. According to Mr. Reis,
                                                                   there is ample power to meet
                                                                   NTPC's request.

                 F. Unable To Contact
                    Note: Numerous attempts were made to contact these jurisdictions
                            and contact individuals, however, we have not been able to
                            speak with those listed below.

                      NAME               CONTACT PERSON

                 City of Lake Stevens Mayor

                 334-1012

                 Drainage District #8 Mr. Morgan

                 259-6400

                 Drainage Districts     J. W. Lawler
                 # 4 and # 4A

                 794-8957

                 Fire District    21    Fire Chief
                 (Arlington)

                 435-3038

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                  APPENDIX C: Major and Minor stream crossings and their water oualfty
                               classification along proposed pipeline route in Snohomish
                               County.

                  Stream Name                       Number                             Location

                  Davis Slough                         1                              23 - 32 - 3
                  West Pass                            2                              23 - 32  -3

                  Douglas Slough                       3                              24 - 32  -3
                  Church Creek (first)                 4                              29 - 32  -4
                  Church Creek (second)                5                              29 - 32  -4

                  Unnamed Creek                        6                              27 - 32  -4

                  Unnamed Creek                        7                              26 - 32  -4

                  Unnamed Creek                        8                              25 - 32  -4

                  Unnamed Creek                        9                              25 - 32  -4

                  Unnamed Creek                       10                              25 - 32  -4

                  Unnamed Creek                       11                              30 - 32  -5

                  Unnamed Creek                       12                              30 - 32  -5

                  Pilchuck Creek                      13                              30 - 32  -5

                  Unnamed Creek                       14                              29 - 32  -5

                  Unnamed Creek                       15                              27 - 32  -5

                  Armstrong Creek                     16                              26 - 32  -5
                  N. Fork Stillaguamish R.            17                              35 - 32  -5
                  S. Fork Stillaguamish R.            18                              01 - 31  -5

                  Unnamed Creek                       19                              13 - 31  -5

                  Unnamed Creek                       20                              30 - 31  -6

                  Little Pilchuck Creek (first)       21                              32 - 31  -6

                  Star                                .22                             17 - 30  -6

                  Unnamed Creek                       23                              32 - 30  -6

                  Little Pilchuck (second)            24                              04 - 29  -6

                  Little Pilchuck (third)             25                              09 - 29  -6

                  Catherine Creek                     26                              09 - 29  -6

                  Pilchuck River                      27                              28 - 29  -6

                  Unnamed Creek                       28                              09 - 28  -6

                  Unnamed Creek                       29                              09 - 28  -6

                                                      (2)

                   Stream Name                      Number                              Location

                   French Creek                       30                              21 - 28 -  6

                   Unnamed Creek                      31                              28 - 28  - 6

                   Unnamed Creek                      32                              33 - 28  - 6

                   Unnamed Creek                      33                              33 - 28  - 6

                   Unnamed Creek                      34                              03 - 27  - 6
                   Riley Creek                        35                              14 - 27  - 6

                   Unnamed Creek                      36                              24 - 27  - 6

                   Peoples Creek                      37                              19 - 27  - 6
                   Unnamed Swamp                      38                              32 - 27  - 7

                   Source: Snohomish County Planning Department
                            Data Base: USCS

                  APPENDIX D: Maps

                  Sheet Number               Information

                      I - 5                  Muni-ci.pal and Special purpose districts within
                                             pipeline corridor.

                       6 - 10               Areas of Potential Liouifaction, and Settlement,
                                            and All Stream Crossings.

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