Thurston Highlands Environmental Impact Statement Posted on Yelm City Website
Posted Under: Thuston County, Yelm Government, Yelm Growth
The City of Yelm has posted a long list of documents on their website regarding the Thurston Highlands, check out the Thurston Highlands Final EIS.
The Community Development Department has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Thurston Highlands Master Planned Community. Hard copies of the Draft EIS are available to be viewed at City Hall in Community Development or at the Yelm Timberland Library.
Below are all the links to the PDFs, hosted on the City of Yelm’s website.
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Thurston Highlands Environmental Impact Statement
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Cover
Cover Memo
Fact Sheet and Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Summary
Chapter 2 – Response to Comments
Chapter3 – Revisions and Corrections
Chapter 4 – Distribution List
Appendix A – Agency Comments
Appendix B – Public Comments
Figure 1.3-1 Vicinity Map
Fig 1.3-2 Preferred Alternative
Fig 1.3-3 Preferred Alternative Zoom-in
Fig 1.3-4 Traditional Development Alternative
Fig 1.3-5 Traditional Devevlopment Alternative Zoom-in
Fig 1.3-6 Urban Village Alternative
Fig 1.3-7 Urban Village Alternative Zoom-in
Fig 1.3-8 Phase1 Conceptual Land Use Plan
Fig 3.1-01 Site Map
Fig 3.1-02 Cross Sections AA-BB
Fig 3.1-03 Cross Section CC
Fig 3.1-04 Test Pit Investigations & Infiltration Rates
Fig 3.3-01 11×17 Surface Water Features
Fig 3.3-02 11×17 Feb20 1996 Inundation
Fig 3.3-03 Flows near Tahoma Terra Bridge
Fig 3.3-04 Comparison of Water Surfaces
Fig 3.3-05 11×17-Channel Capacity Schematic
Fig 3.3-06 Project Specific Sub Basins
Fig 3.3-07 Groundwater Flow
Fig 3.3-08 Precipitiation Evaporation Infiltration Schematic
Fig 3.3-09 11×17-Thurston Highlands Model Area
Fig 3.3-10 Thompson Creek Segmentation
Final Surface Water Technical Report
Attachment 1 – Draft Surface Water Technical Report
Attachment 2 – HEC-RAS Model
Attachment 3 – HSPF Model
Attachment 4 – Flood Inundation Simulation
Final Infiltration Effects Report
Final Infiltration Effects Report showing changes
Final Infiltration Effects Report Figures
Final Infiltration Effects Report Appendices with Data Sheets
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Cover (121 Kb)
Cover Memo (72 Kb)
Fact Sheet and Table of Contents (255 Kb)
Section 1 – Summary (320 Kb)
Section 2 – Proposed Alternatives(369 Kb)
Section 3.1 – Earth(47 Kb)
Section 3.2 – Air Quality(104 Kb)
Section 3.3 – Water Resources(162 Kb)
Section 3.4 – Wetlands(97 Kb)
Section 3.5 Fish & Wildlife(83 Kb)
Section 3.6 – Energy & Natural Resources(38 Kb)
Section 3.7 – Relationship with Plans & Policies(22 Kb)
Section 3.8 – Land Use(22 Kb)
Section 3.9 – Noise(18 Kb)
Section 3.10 – Relationship to Fort Lewis (53 Kb)
Section 3.11 – Population (21 Kb)
Section 3.12 – Housing (13 Kb)
Section 3.13 – Light & Glare (34 Kb)
Section 3.14 – Aesthetics (2.26 MB)
Section 3.15 – Parks & Recreation (600 Kb)
Section 3.16 – Historic & Cultural Resources (26 Kb)
Section 3.17 – Transportation (196 Kb)
Section 3.18 – Public Services (183 Kb)
Section 3.19 – Utilities (192 Kb)
Section 3.20 – Fiscal Impact Analysis (176 Kb)
Section 4.0 – References (127 Kb)
Section 5.0 – Distribution List (27 Kb)
Appendix A – Sustainable Development (433 Kb)
Appendix B – Student Population Projections (62 Kb)
Figures
Figure 2.2-1 Vincinity Map (436 Kb)
Figure 2.5-1 Preferred Alternative (176 Kb)
Figure 2.5-2 Preferred Alternative Zoomed (814 Kb)
Figure 2.5-6 Phase 1 Concepetual Plan (292 Kb)
Figure 2.6-1 Traditional Development Alternative (177 Kb)
Figure 2.6-2 Traditional Development Alternative Zoomed (400 Kb)
Figure 2.6-3 Urban Village Alternative (267 Kb)
Figure 2.6-4 Urban Village Alternative Zoomed (465 Kb)
Figure 3.1-01 Site Map (6.8 MB)
Figure 3.1-02 Cross Sections AA (188 Kb)
Figure 3.1-03 Cros Sections BB (200 Kb)
Figure 3.1-04 Test Pit Locations (136 Kb)
Figure 3.1-05 Slope Conditions (127 Kb)
Figure 3.3-01 Surface Water Features (7.1 MB)
Figure 3.3-02 February 20, 1996 Inundation (11.8 MB)
Figure 3.3-03 Thompson Creek Flow (44 Kb)
Figure 3.3-04 Comparison of Water Surfaces (134 Kb)
Figure 3.3-05 Channel Capacity Schmatic (14 MB)
Figure 3.3-06 Project Specific Sub-Basins (592 Kb)
Figure 3.3-07 Thurston Highlands Groundwater Flow (3.2 MB)
Figure 3.3-08 Precipitation/Evaporation/Infiltration Schematic (11.7 Kb)
Figure 3.3-09 Thurston Highlands Model Area (3.9 MB)
Figure 3.3-10 Thompson Creek Segmentation (78 Kb)
Figure 3.4-1 Surveyed Wetlands (609 Kb)
Figure 3.4-2 Boulevard WEtland Crossings (493 Kb)
Figure 3.4-3 H Complex Wetland Buffers (337 Kb)
Figure 3.4-4 Wetland Mitigation Compensation Sites (530 Kb)
Figure 3.5-1 Site Map with Habitat Areas (477 Kb)
Figure 3.5-2 Washington DNR Stream Mapping (362 Kb)
Figure 3.5-3 Western Boundary Wildlife Fence (492 Kb)
Figure 3.10-1 Relationship of the Site to the Fort Lewis Military Reservation (910 Kb)
Figure Fig3.17-1 Relationship of Site to the Region (190 Kb)
Figure 3.17-2 Traffic Study Area – Local (2 MB)
Figure 3.17-3 Traffic Study Area – Regional (297 Kb)
Figure 3.17-4 2012 Transportation Network Baseline(331 Kb)
Figure 3.17-5 2015 Transportation Network Baseline (2 MB)
Figure 3.17-6 2025 Transportation Network Baseline (319 Kb)
Figure 3.17-7 2012 Phase I – Local(341 Kb)
Technical Reports and Figures
DEIS-TechnicalReportsCover-June2008
Aesthetics-Oct07-v3-print
AirQualityAssessment-Mar08-v2-print
FishWildlifeReport-Apr08-print
FishWildlife Fig1 prt11×17
FishWildlife Fig2 prt
FishWildlife Fig3 prt11×17
FishWildlife App II prt
FishWildlife App III prt
FishWildlife App IV prt
FishWildlife App V prt
GeotechnicalReport-Feb08-print
GeotechRpt Fig1 prt11×17
GeotechRpt Fig2 prt11×17
GeotechRpt Fig3 prt11×17
GeotechRpt Fig4 prt11×17
GeotechRpt Fig5 prt11×17
GeotechRpt Fig6 prt11×17
Geotech App A prt
Geotech App B prt
Geotech App C prt
Geotech App D prt
GradingDrainageUtilitiesRept-May08-print
Fig 1.1-VicinityMap prt11×17
Fig 1.2-ExistingCond prt11×17
Fig 1.3-AerialPhoto prt11×17
Fig 2.1-ExistingSlope prt11×17
Fig 4.1-WaterSystem prt11×17
Fig A.1-PrefAlt prt11×17
Fig A.2-TradAlt prt11×17
Fig A.3-UrbanVlgAlt prt11×17
Fig A.4-PropPhase1 prt11×17
Fig B.1-SoilLogs_Infiltration prt11×17
TH-Site-SoilLogs prt
Fig C.1-ProjectSpecificSubBasins prt11×17
AppD-SustainableDev prt
AppE CalcMethod prt
E-1 PrefAlt-DrainageCalcs prt
E-2 TradDevAlt-DrainageCalcs prt
E-3 UrbVillAlt-DrainageCalcs prt
Fig F.1-TahomaBlvdSect prt11×17
InfiltrationEffectsReport-May08-print
Infiltration Fig1-SiteMap prt 11×17
Infiltration Fig2-GroundwaterFlow prt 11×17
Infiltration Fig3-XSectionsAA-BB prt 11×17
Infiltration Fig4-XSectionCC prt 11×17
Infiltration Fig5-GWModelArea prt 11×17
Infiltration Fig9-PrecipEvap prt
Infiltration AppA LithologicLogs prt
Infiltration AppB WaterLevelData prt
Infiltration AppC SoilTestLabsRpt prt
Infiltration AppD AntecedentPrecipitation prt
Infiltration AppE SimulationResults prt
SurfaceWaterEvaluationRpt-May08-print
SW-Fig 1-SW Features prt 11×17
SW-Fig 8-Channel Capacity prt 11×17
SW-Fig 10-Jan 1997 Inundation prt 11×17
SW-Fig 11-Feb 1996 Inundation prt 11×17
SW-Fig 12-Tahoma Terra Br Wetland prt 11×17
SWEvaluation-AppA prt
SWEvaluation-AppB prt
TransportationImpactAssmt-Mar08-print
Transportation ES Fig1
Transportation ES Fig2
Transportation ES Fig3
Transportation ES Tbl1
Transportation ES Tbl2
Transportation Fig1
Transportation Fig2
Transportation Fig3
Transportation Fig4
Transportation Fig5
Transportation Fig6
Transportation Fig13
Transportation Fig14
Transportation Fig15
Transportation Fig16
Transportation Fig17
Transportation Fig18
Transportation Fig19
Transportation Fig32
Transportation Tbl8 11×17
Transportation Tbl9 11×17
Transp AppA-TrafficCounts
Transp AppB-VolumeForecasts
WetlandInventoryReport-Apr08-print
WetlandInv Fig1 prt11×17
WetlandInv Fig2 prt11×17
WetlandInv Fig3 prt11×17
WetlandInv Fig4 prt
WetlandInv Fig5 prt
WetlandInv Fig6 prt11×17
App II Soil Data Shetsprt
App III CategoryRatingForms prt
Thurston Highlands Conceptual Master Site Plan Application
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Environmental Review and Conceptual Master Site Plan Process (60 KB)
MPC Application (313 KB)
Exhibit – Land Use Alternatives
(249 KB)
Exhibit – Vicinity Map (2.1 MB)
Exhibit – Existing Zoning Map
(247 KB)
Exhibit – Hybrid Master Plan
(2.3 MB)
Exhibit – Transportation Map (354
KB)
Exhibit – Existing Topography
(4.6 MB)
Exhibit – Aerial Photo (30.2
MB)
Notice of Application (54 KB)
Determination of Significance and Request for Comments on Scope of Work for EIS (46 KB)
Press Release (16 KB)
Cover memo to SEPA Agencies (56 KB)
Advertisement for April 25, 2006 Open House (1.75 MB)
Advertisement for May 18, 2006 Open House (1.75 MB)
Public Comments from April Open House (1.80 MB)
Public Comments from May Open House (1.49 MB)
Public Comments
Agency Comments
Summary of agency and public comments on draft scope (135 KB)
Powerpoint presentation about the project and process (4.78 MB)
Exhibits from the Open Houses (3.20 MB)
Final Scope (40 KB)
Newsletter – The Highlands Update, Summer 2006 (488 Kb)

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