Ancich Waterfront Park: City of Gig Harbor

Facet provided all-inclusive environmental review and permitting services to the City of Gig Harbor for the development of Ancich Waterfront Park. Design included stabilizing shoreline with new vegetative slope protection, a concrete bulkhead with shoreline access, re-grading and hardscaping two wetlands, and the replacement of two piers, one of which held a highly degraded historic netshed. Facet staff authored the cost-benefit analysis for the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, soil characterization report per the Department of Ecology’s guidance, Biological Evaluation Addendum, Critical Areas Report Addendum, and Geotechnical Report Addendum. Field work included soil sampling and hydroacoustic monitoring during pile driving.

Facet staff also coordinated the development of the initial biological evaluation, marine mammal monitoring plan, macrovegetation survey, and cultural resource assessment. Permitting efforts included two Army Corps Nationwide Permits, an Army Corps Letter of Permission, Work Window Extension, HPA with multiple modifications, Department of Ecology Water Quality Certification, a DNR lease for the City’s future expansions, and multiple City of Gig Harbor approvals including but not limited to, an Alternative Landscape Plan, Building/Demo Permit, multiple rounds of Design Review, Floodplain Development, SEPA, Shoreline Conditional Use Permit, Shoreline Substantial Development Permit, and a Shoreline Variance.

Location:

Gig Harbor, WA

Client:

City of Gig Harbor

Services Provided:

• Marine Engineering & Permitting

  • Shoreline stabilization & bulkhead design

  • Pier replacement, including historic netshed

  • Wetland re-grading & hardscaping

  • Hydroacoustic monitoring

• Technical Studies & Reports

  • Biological & critical areas evaluations

  • Geotechnical & soil characterization reports

• Permitting

  • Federal: Army Corps permits & work window extension

  • State: HPA, water quality certification, DNR lease

  • Local: SEPA, shoreline & floodplain permits, design review

Facet provided shoreline stabilization, pier replacement, and wetland restoration efforts to enhance Anchich Waterfront Parks’s public waterfront access while preserving the historic netshed.