Portfolio Category: Washington

Dark Fiber Project

Dark Fiber Project
ELS was contracted by the Port of Woodland to assist with permitting and critical area identification for a two-phase project. Phase 1 was the backbone of the project and included installing broadband fiberoptic lines on existing poles generally between Ariel and Cougar in Cowlitz County. Phase 1 was permitted in 2022 and construction was complete…
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Whitewater Takeouts

Whitewater Takeouts
ELS was contracted by Gibbs & Olson (G&O) on behalf of Lewis County PUD for permitting services for improvements to three whitewater takeout locations for non-motorized vessels along Lake Scanewa, which is a reservoir on the Cispus River and Cowlitz River immediately above the Cowlitz Falls Hydroelectric Project. ELS completed field work to map critical…
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Italian Creek Road Culvert

Italian Creek Road Culvert
ELS is currently contracted by Cowlitz County Public Works under the existing on-call services contract for environmental permitting assistance for a culvert replacement project on Italian Creek Road near Kalama, Washington. To date, ELS has completed the field work including flagging the ordinary high water mark of the fish-bearing stream, collecting baseline data, and coordinating…
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Little Kalama River Road Fish Removal

Little Kalama River Road Fish Removal
The culvert replacement along Little Kalama River Road required fish removal and exclusion from the work area prior to any construction work could be conducted below the ordinary high water mark. ELS was contracted by C&R Tractor and Landscaping, Inc. to complete a Stream Diversion Plan detailing how the stream would be diverted around the…
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Pigeon Springs Fish Removal

Pigeon Springs Fish Removal
ELS was contacted by C&R Tractor and Landscaping on behalf of Lewis County Public Works in 2019 to assist with the Pigeon Springs culvert replacement project. ELS completed a Temporary Stream Diversion Plan in coordination with C&R Tractor that was then approved by Lewis County Public Works Department. The purpose of the plan was to…
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