Blake Island Marine State Park blake island marine state park BLAKE ISLAND MARINE STATE PARK Blake Island offers recreational boating, camping, and educational activities connecting the public with Puget Sound’s natural and cultural heritage. Just off the coast of Seattle, the marine infrastructure of this state park has been impacted by coastal changes in the last 50 years. Working with the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission to renovate the […] Civil Engineering civil-engineering civil engineering CIVIL ENGINEERING Coastal Resiliency coastal-resiliency coastal resiliency COASTAL RESILIENCY Geotechnical Engineering geotechnical-engineering geotechnical engineering GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Landscape Architecture landscape-architecture landscape architecture LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Planning and Permitting permitting-and-regulatory-compliance planning and permitting PLANNING AND PERMITTING Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission washington-state-parks-and-recreation-commission washington state parks and recreation commission WASHINGTON STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Blake Island Marine State Park
First Mile Horizontal Levee first mile horizontal levee FIRST MILE HORIZONTAL LEVEE This innovative, nature-based solution for the East Bay Dischargers Authority blends flood protection, habitat restoration, and treated wastewater nutrient removal into one elegantly engineered system. With more intense storms leading to more frequent and costly California coastline flooding, this levee project seeks to provide resilience to rising sea levels. Anchor QEA is leading the design […] Coastal Resiliency coastal-resiliency coastal resiliency COASTAL RESILIENCY Landscape Architecture landscape-architecture landscape architecture LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Planning and Permitting permitting-and-regulatory-compliance planning and permitting PLANNING AND PERMITTING Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION Public, Agency, and Tribal Facilitation public-agency-and-tribal-facilitation public, agency, and tribal facilitation PUBLIC, AGENCY, AND TRIBAL FACILITATION State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL East Bay Dischargers Authority east-bay-dischargers-authority east bay dischargers authority EAST BAY DISCHARGERS AUTHORITY
First Mile Horizontal Levee
Pilchuck Dam Removal and River Restoration pilchuck dam removal and river restoration PILCHUCK DAM REMOVAL AND RIVER RESTORATION To reconnect 37 river miles of upstream habitat and address dwindling salmon stocks, Anchor QEA joined a community of partners to deconstruct the aging and obsolete 15-foot-high concrete Pilchuck Dam. Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Planning and Permitting permitting-and-regulatory-compliance planning and permitting PLANNING AND PERMITTING Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION Public, Agency, and Tribal Facilitation public-agency-and-tribal-facilitation public, agency, and tribal facilitation PUBLIC, AGENCY, AND TRIBAL FACILITATION Sediment Management sediment-management sediment management SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT Site Strategy and Process Planning site-strategy-and-process-planning site strategy and process planning SITE STRATEGY AND PROCESS PLANNING Water Quality water-quality water quality WATER QUALITY State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Washington washington washington WASHINGTON
Pilchuck Dam Removal and River Restoration
Colorado Lagoon Restoration colorado lagoon restoration COLORADO LAGOON RESTORATION The Colorado Lagoon Restoration is a multi-phased approach for improving water and sediment quality, restoring aquatic and shoreline habitats, and providing valuable mitigation credits for other city projects. Civil Engineering civil-engineering civil engineering CIVIL ENGINEERING Coastal Engineering coastal-engineering coastal engineering COASTAL ENGINEERING Construction Management construction-management construction management CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Contaminated Sediment contaminated-sediment contaminated sediment CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Landscape Architecture landscape-architecture landscape architecture LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION Sediment Management sediment-management sediment management SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT Wetland Delineation, Assessment, and Mitigation wetland-delineation-assessment-and-mitigation wetland delineation, assessment, and mitigation WETLAND DELINEATION, ASSESSMENT, AND MITIGATION Ports/Harbors ports-harbors ports/harbors PORTS/HARBORS State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL City of Long Beach city-of-long-beach city of long beach CITY OF LONG BEACH
Colorado Lagoon Restoration
Dickman Mill Park Expansion and Head Saw Restoration dickman mill park expansion and head saw restoration DICKMAN MILL PARK EXPANSION AND HEAD SAW RESTORATION The Dickman Mill Park expansion connects the public to Tacoma’s past, integrating historical and ecological restoration while enhancing recreational opportunities along Ruston Way. The Anchor QEA team led the effort to return the restored head saw to the park in 2021, building off the earlier Master Planning and Phase 1 work led by Anchor QEA staff in 2001. Civil Engineering civil-engineering civil engineering CIVIL ENGINEERING Coastal Resiliency coastal-resiliency coastal resiliency COASTAL RESILIENCY Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Landscape Architecture landscape-architecture landscape architecture LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Planning and Permitting permitting-and-regulatory-compliance planning and permitting PLANNING AND PERMITTING Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION Public, Agency, and Tribal Facilitation public-agency-and-tribal-facilitation public, agency, and tribal facilitation PUBLIC, AGENCY, AND TRIBAL FACILITATION Site Remediation siteremediation site remediation SITE REMEDIATION State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Parks Tacoma parks-tacoma parks tacoma PARKS TACOMA
Dickman Mill Park Expansion and Head Saw Restoration
Anacapa Island Wharf Rehabilitation anacapa island wharf rehabilitation ANACAPA ISLAND WHARF REHABILITATION Anchor QEA assisted the National Park Service (NPS) with the award-winning Anacapa Island Wharf Replacement Project to replace the existing inadequate and structurally deficient, 80-year-old timber wharf on Anacapa Island within the Channel Islands National Park. The Channel Islands National Park is within a state marine protected area and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Civil Engineering civil-engineering civil engineering CIVIL ENGINEERING Construction Management construction-management construction management CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Planning and Permitting permitting-and-regulatory-compliance planning and permitting PLANNING AND PERMITTING Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION Federal federal federal FEDERAL National Park Service national-park-service national park service NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Anacapa Island Wharf Rehabilitation
Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation Impact Statement alcatraz ferry embarkation impact statement ALCATRAZ FERRY EMBARKATION IMPACT STATEMENT The National Park Service (NPS) needed to improve and expand principal ferry service between the northern San Francisco waterfront and Alcatraz Island. NPS also wanted to establish a special ferry service that would connect the primary embarkation site to other Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) parklands. Civil Engineering civil-engineering civil engineering CIVIL ENGINEERING Environmental Science environmental-science environmental science ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Landscape Architecture landscape-architecture landscape architecture LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Planning and Permitting permitting-and-regulatory-compliance planning and permitting PLANNING AND PERMITTING Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION Public, Agency, and Tribal Facilitation public-agency-and-tribal-facilitation public, agency, and tribal facilitation PUBLIC, AGENCY, AND TRIBAL FACILITATION Federal federal federal FEDERAL National Park Service national-park-service national park service NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation Impact Statement
Icicle Creek Integrated Water Resources Management Strategy icicle creek integrated water resources management strategy ICICLE CREEK INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Chelan County Natural Resources Department and the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Office of Columbia River (OCR) convened the Icicle Work Group (IWG) in 2014, which is comprised of stakeholders in the Icicle Creek Subbasin. Members of the IWG are working together to develop an integrated approach to solving water resources challenges in the Icicle […] Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION Public, Agency, and Tribal Facilitation public-agency-and-tribal-facilitation public, agency, and tribal facilitation PUBLIC, AGENCY, AND TRIBAL FACILITATION Water Quality water-quality water quality WATER QUALITY Water Resources water-resources water resources WATER RESOURCES Energy energy energy ENERGY Washington washington washington WASHINGTON
Icicle Creek Integrated Water Resources Management Strategy
Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resources Management Plan yakima river basin integrated water resources management plan YAKIMA RIVER BASIN INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN The Yakima River Basin encompasses 6,155 square miles and includes portions of four counties in Central Washington. Anchor QEA has been helping the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Washington State Department of Ecology investigate water supply and fish enhancement alternatives. Groundwater groundwater groundwater GROUNDWATER Habitat Restoration and Mitigation habitat-restoration habitat restoration and mitigation HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION Water Quality water-quality water quality WATER QUALITY Water Resources waterresources water resources WATER RESOURCES State/Local state-local state/local STATE/LOCAL Washington washington washington WASHINGTON
Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resources Management Plan
Endangered Species Act endangered species act ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT Anchor QEA has extensive expertise preparing documentation to support ESA compliance (including biological assessments, biological evaluations, and biological opinions) and working directly with USACE, USFWS, and NOAA Fisheries to support formal and informal consultation efforts. We are also experienced in completing special evaluations for projects on lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Bureau […] Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION
Endangered Species Act
NEPA/SEPA/CEQA Services nepa/sepa/ceqa services NEPA/SEPA/CEQA SERVICES Anchor QEA has a strong reputation with clients and regulators for developing and executing solid NEPA, SEPA and CEQA compliance strategies for many complex projects, including water infrastructure, restoration design and assessment, and fish passage evaluations. Our experience includes managing large-scale joint and separate NEPA, SEPA and CEQA EISs along with Environmental Assessments and Environmental Checklists. […] Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION
NEPA/SEPA/CEQA Services
Wetland Delineation and Assessment wetland delineation and assessment WETLAND DELINEATION AND ASSESSMENT Anchor QEA offers a variety of freshwater and estuarine wetland assessment and delineation services for seasonal wetlands, associated marshes, riparian communities, and tidal and subtidal habitats throughout the country. We also perform wetland and stream delineations and jurisdictional determinations, assess project impacts on wetlands and habitat, and prepare mitigation plans to restore disturbed and degraded […] Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION
Wetland Delineation and Assessment
Site Strategy and Process Planning site strategy and process planning SITE STRATEGY AND PROCESS PLANNING Anchor QEA has represented municipal and industrial clients in some of the most contentious and complex sediment and water quality problems in the nation including mercury, PCBs, and other contaminants. We develop sound technical strategies for site characterization, risk assessment, sediment remedial design, and habitat restoration and present them to regulatory agencies and other stakeholders. […] Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION
Site Strategy and Process Planning
Risk Assessment risk assessment RISK ASSESSMENT Anchor QEA staff provides comprehensive risk assessment services to evaluate baseline risks to human health and the environment. Our technical staff is experienced in understanding site-specific exposure and bioavailability of constituents of concern and developing risk-based cleanup levels. Working as part of Anchor QEA’s environmental sciences discipline, our scientists and toxicologists integrate with Anchor QEA […] Environmental Science environmental-science environmental science ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION
Risk Assessment
Public, Agency, and Tribal Facilitation public, agency, and tribal facilitation PUBLIC, AGENCY, AND TRIBAL FACILITATION Effective communications with the public, agencies and tribes is often a significant component of Anchor QEA’s projects. We design public involvement strategies for our client’s projects using a full range of communication tools to provide information to the public and key stakeholders. Our approach of developing a full understanding of the issues with all stakeholders […] Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION
Public, Agency, and Tribal Facilitation
Permitting and Regulatory Compliance permitting and regulatory compliance PERMITTING AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Anchor QEA provides comprehensive environmental review and permitting services for a variety of marine, freshwater, and upland projects and we help our clients navigate the increasingly complex agency consultation processes. We have extensive expertise in preparing environmental and permitting documentation to support federal, state, and local regulations, ranging from compliance with local critical areas ordinances […] Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION
Permitting and Regulatory Compliance
Mitigation Planning mitigation planning MITIGATION PLANNING Anchor QEA has the specialized expertise to identify, design and implement compensatory mitigation actions for unavoidable project impacts. Anchor QEA provides expertise for all phases of the mitigation process, starting with baseline habitat assessments including marine, estuarine, and freshwater habitat characterization along with wetland reconnaissance and delineation. We understand how to accurately document avoidance and […] Environmental Science environmental-science environmental science ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION
Mitigation Planning
Landscape Architecture landscape architecture LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Anchor QEA’s landscape architects focus on creating places where people and the environment mutually benefit. Our emphasis on shoreline and water resource projects provides diverse opportunities to integrate landscape architecture, shoreline public access, and habitat restoration. We focus on habitat restoration/mitigation design for wetlands, streams, estuaries, and lake and marine shorelines; shoreline public access design; […] Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION
Landscape Architecture
Fisheries and Field Studies fisheries and field studies FISHERIES AND FIELD STUDIES Anchor QEA provides an array of fisheries expertise including fish passage evaluations, regulatory compliance, hydraulic modeling, habitat restoration, hatchery mitigation, and data solutions. Our fisheries scientists are recognized experts and have designed and implemented fisheries studies and models to support the permitting process for large, complex infrastructure projects, as well as fish passage, off-channel reconnection, […] Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION
Fisheries and Field Studies
Coastal Engineering coastal engineering COASTAL ENGINEERING Anchor QEA has extensive experience evaluating and modeling the nearshore marine environment, developing and implementing shoreline and coastal protection projects, evaluating sea level rise effect on coastal resiliency, designing and constructing coastal restoration projects and providing support to waterfront and port development projects. Shoreline stabilization projects are highly interdisciplinary and often require a diverse team […] Planning and Restoration planning-and-restoration planning and restoration PLANNING AND RESTORATION
