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Client: Sudden Valley Community Association Case Study: Peak conducted water quality sampling for the Sudden Valley Community Association to determine water quality impacts. The Sudden Valley Community Association is required to assess the impact of development in Sudden Valley on the quality of water entering the City of Bellingham’s drinking water. Our team measured phosphorus…

Client: Whatcom County, WA Case Study: David Roberts of Peak worked with landowners along Swift Creek to explore alternatives for the long-term management of naturally occurring asbestos-laden water and sediments in Swift Creek. Swift Creek in Whatcom County has asbestos flowing into it from a naturally occurring land formation in the hillside above the valley….

Client: Twin Sisters Olivine, Whatcom County Case Study: Peak served as project manager for a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional planning effort to develop a new Sven Larson Mine reclamation plan. For nearly a decade, this process in Whatcom County required local, state, and federal agency coordination, an integrated NEPA/SEPA approach, environmental review and document preparation, and sub-contractor…

Client: Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA) Case Study: Peak advised NMTA on the draft Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and related documents. We drafted preliminary comments that were submitted to DNR for consideration. The City of Bellingham also contracted with Peak to review the HCP for their harbor areas. Impact:…

Client: Whatcom County and Bellingham School District Case Study: Peak provided stormwater compliance support for Whatcom County and Bellingham School District to address stormwater compliance requirements. Peak conducted over fifty inspections of municipal stormwater facilities and twenty-five school district sites and provided reports on each. Impact: Whatcom County had a backlog of stormwater inspections to…

Client: Nippon Paper, Port Angeles, WA Case Study: Peak contracted with Nippon Paper to coordinate with multiple agencies to develop a mapping and conceptual mitigation plan for Nippon Paper in Port Angeles, WA. Nippon operates a paper mill facility at the western end of Ediz Hook and Port Angeles Harbor. Impact: This coordination work was…