20130102 Final EIS Scope 03112013
City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
Yelm, WA 98597
To: Agencies with Jurisdiction, Tribes and General Public
From: Grant Beck, Director of Community Development
Date: March 11, 2013
Subj: Final EIS Scope - East Gateway Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Attached is the final scope for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to be prepared
for the non-project (programmatic) EIS for selected commercial properties located at the
eastern City limit border.
The final scope is issued after the scoping process by the City of Yelm that included
effort to solicit comment on the draft scope, which includes both the natural environment
as well as the built environment.
The determination of significance was published in the newspaper of record, mailed to
the official SEPA contact for all agencies with jurisdiction and environmental expertise,
Pierce County, and to affected tribes.
Comments were received by the Washington State Department of Ecology and the
Washington State Department of Transportation.
The final scope, a description of what will be studied in the EIS, is not substantially
different from the draft scope issued by the City of Yelm on February 22, 2013. Agency
comments helped clarify the final scope.
The applicant will now begin preparation of technical reports on which the draft EIS will
be based.
If you have any questions regarding the final scope of the EIS or the process being
undertaken, please contact the Yelm Community Development Department.
(360) 458-3835
(360) 458-3144 FAX
www.ci.yelm.wa.us
Final Scope, East Gateway Environmental Impact Statement
The impact analysis to be performed for the East Gateway Environmental Impact
Statement proposal and alternatives will address the following elements of the
environment. Impacts during construction and in the completed conditions will be
distinguished. Reasonable mitigation measures that would significantly mitigate
adverse impacts will be identified.
Natural Environment
Runoff/Absorption as the property is known to be impacted by high groundwater.
Built Environment
Built Environment – Transportation systems (built and planned), vehicular traffic, the
movement/circulation of people or goods, and traffic hazards.
SEPA Lead Agency: City of Yelm
SEPA Responsible Official: Grant Beck, Community Development Director
105 Yelm Avenue West
Yelm, WA 98597
grantb@ci.yelm.wa.us
Date: March 11, 2013
Grant Beck, Community Development Director
SEPA Responsible Official
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DO NOT PUBLISH BELOW THIS LINE
Published: Nisqually Valley News, Friday, March 15, 2013
Posted in public areas: Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Copies to: All agencies/citizens on SEPA mailing list, Pierce County, and Dept. of Ecology w/checklist
Determination of Significance
Final Scope Page 2 of 2