August 3, 2006
A Special Section of
DJC.COM

2006
Environmental Surveys


Stories

"States keep their authority to regulate dams"
By JEFF KRAY and LAURA FANDINO
Marten Law Group

"Mechanical engineers hop aboard the green bandwagon"
By JULAINE FLEETWOOD
CDi Engineers

"Conservation program saves money, landfill space"
By AMITY LUMPER and MATT SCHOELHAMER
Cascadia Consulting Group

"Local environment benefits from oil spill"
By CARA ROSE
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

"Plan ahead for the new stormwater permit"
By JEFF KILLELEA
Department of Ecology

"Spokane does brownfields on a grand scale"
By CHRIS BREEMER
GeoEngineers

"Green Factor would change urban landscape design"
By MARIEKE LACASSE and SHANEY CLEMMONS
GGLO

"Getting the creosote out of Puget Sound"
By DOUG SUTHERLAND
DNR

"Fish to fly past the ‘Kirkland crawl’"
By LESLIE DONLEY
AMEC Earth & Environmental

"Solvent spill? Know your cleanup options"
By RICHARD McMANUS
Farallon Consulting

"Minimize data handling to reduce errors"
By GAYLE THOMPSON
Aspect Consulting

"Orcas: the next killer environmental issue?"
By STEVE HALL
Point Environmental Consulting


"Tapping into a sea of power"
By PAUL SZEWCZYKOWSKI
Devine Tarbell & Associates


"Navigating our water right application process"
By CHRIS PITRE
Golder Associates


"Washington banks on wetland mitigation"
By VICTOR WOODWARD
Habitat Bank


"New rules for ‘innocent landowners’"
By JOHN F. HILDENBRAND
Robinson, Noble & Saltbush


"UW’s environmental strategy goes from grass roots to daily integration"
By AJ VAN WALLENDAEL
University of Washington


"Education centers show how to tread lightly on the environment"
By MARK T. JOHNSON and PAUL J. OLSON
Jones & Jones

















































































Featured Stories...


Green Factor would change urban landscape design
As awareness of the environmental impact of metropolitan areas grows, sustainability takes on a decidedly urban flavor. Regulators have responded with a variety of zoning code proposals for increased density, structured parking, pedestrian-friendly streetscapes and most recently, landscape requirements.

By MARIEKE LACASSE and SHANEY CLEMMONS
GGLO

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Getting the creosote out of Puget Sound
The Department of Natural Resources first developed and began a restoration program on aquatic lands in 2002, with creosote removal as a focus.

By DOUG SUTHERLAND
DNR

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Tapping into a sea of power
Imagine a Puget Sound region with stunning views of Mount Rainier and the Olympic Mountain range, international ship traffic and trade, orca whales, salmon, giant octopus, recreation and underwater turbines capturing the energy from tidal currents to operate our coffee pots and computers.

By PAUL SZEWCZYKOWSKI
Devine Tarbell & Associates

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Navigating our water right application process
Water is needed for almost any significant physical project, whether a housing development, resort, industrial building or food-processing facility. Connecting to a water system may be an option if there is one in the area, and with it will come a regular utility bill.

By CHRIS PITRE
Golder Associates

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Environmental Outlook 2006 team

Section editor: Benjamin Minnick
Section design: Jeffrey Miller
Web design: Lisa Lannigan
Advertising: Matt Brown
Surveys: Margie Slovan, Lynn Porter, Jon Silver, John Ryan



List of Advertisers:

Adolfson Associates, Inc. (www.adolfson.com)

AMEC (www.amec.com)

Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacobs (ABKJ) (www.abkj.com)

Argus Pacific, Inc. (www.arguspacific.com)

Aspect Consulting (www.aspectconsulting.com)

Blasland, Bouck & Lee, Inc (BBL) (www.bbl-inc.com)

Cascade Drilling, Inc. (www.cascadedrilling.com)

CDi Engineers (www.cdiengineers.com)

David Evans & Associates, Inc. (www.deainc.com)

Department of Ecology Office of Regulatory Assistance (www.ora.wa.gov)

Devine Tarbell & Associates, Inc. (www.devinetarbell.com)

ENTRIX, Inc. (www.entrix.com)

EnviroIssues (www.enviroissues.com)

Environmental Services Directory for Washington State (www.esdwa.com)

Floyd Snider (www.floydsnider.com)

Friedman & Bruya, Inc. (www.friedmanandbruya.com)

Garry Struthers Associates, Inc. (www.gsassoc-inc.com)

Golder Associates Inc.(www.golder.com)

Groff Murphy (www.groffmurphy.com)

HDR Inc. (www.hdrinc.com)

Jak's Grill (www.jaksgrill.com)

Jones & Stokes (www.jonesandstokes.com)

NVL Laboratories Inc. (www.nvllabs.com)

Raedeke Associates, Inc. (www.raedeke.com)

Shannon & Wilson, Inc. (www.shannonwilson.com)

SMACNA Western Washington (www.smacnaww.org)

Stillwater Sciences (www.stillwatersci.com)

TestAmerica (www.testamericainc.com)

The Watershed Company (www.watershedco.com)




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