Marine Sediment Characterization – ARCO Products Company – Cherry Point Refinery Blaine, Washington
Keith supported the characterization of marine sediments in adjacent waters of the ARCO Cherry Point Refinery Marine Terminal under the refinery’s federal and state NPDES permits. Keith provided consultation on the preparation of draft and final sediment sampling and analysis plans and conducted reconnaissance to assess conditions for sampling, obtained samples with a Van Veen […]
ARCO Products Company, Cherry Point Refinery – Blaine, Washington
Keith Wolf supported this biological assessment for consultation under the Endangered Species Act for an expansion of the ARCO Marine Terminal in the SE Strait of Georgia. He evaluated impacts to baseline conditions for federally listed and candidate species under the Endangered Species Act in the project action areas. The project scope also included Pacific […]
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, (08/1991-05/1998)
Positions included: Ocean and Freshwater Fish Program Manager, Columbia River Policy Coordinator, Western Washington Habitat Management Biologist, Puget Sound Harvest Coordinator, and Mid-Columbia Predator Index Study Biologist. As a regional Fish Program Manager, was responsible for over 80 employees through five subordinate supervisors and seven-figure annual budgets. This position included overseeing development of management […]
The Mid-Columbia Public Utility District, FERC Relicensing Support – ESA Conservation Plans
Grant, Chelan and Douglas County PUD’s. Wenatchee, WA. Beginning in 1996, and continuing through 2014, Keith led the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and later, the Colville Tribes’ participation through initial scoping, and subsequent adoption and implementation for the ESA 10 (a)(1)(B) rule Conservation Plan(s). This project supported federal relicensing efforts for five mainstem […]
State Route-520 Bridge – Fish Passage Barrier Removal, Design and Replacement.
Keith’s and his staff prepared NEPA permit modifications and final design for fish-passable culverts, wetland mitigation, and stream relocation/enhancements. This work included improving fish passage at the SR 520 crossing of Fairweather Creek, Cozy Cove Creek, and Yarrow Creek and its tributaries by replacing existing barriers to fish with eight fish-passage structures. In addition […]
Interstate-90 – Snoqualmie East and Keechelus Dam Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
Keith’s and his staff led the NEPA, Cultural Resources, Landscape Architecture and Fish and Wildlife assessments for the I-90 Corridor Improvement Program. Scope of Work included: NEPA and SEPA processes and securing all regulatory permits, including Section 4(f) identifying that the project will have no more than a de minimis impact on the project area; […]
WA. State Route-520 – Bear Creek. Redmond, WA
As part of the Clean Water Act Section 404, National Historic Preservation Act and Section 106 permitting for cultural resources on this urban site, Keith and his staff provided stream restoration design and permitting to create a more naturally functioning system along Bear Creek in Redmond, Washington. Design elements featured fish passage channel restoration, streambank […]
Salmon Habitat Recovery Planning for Pacific County Lead Entity,
South Bend Washington. Keith Wolf and his staff at Golder Associates was retained by the Willapa Bay Fisheries Enhancement Group to perform planning, design, engineering, construction, monitoring and reporting for multiple salmon recovery projects in southern Willapa Bay. Over 118 projects were identified and developed as an integrated and prioritized plan to implement and fund […]
Klickitat County Lead Entity – Lyle, WA
Keith led the technical team for this group providing the Citizens Review Committee with a biological strategy under the Federal Pacific Salmon Recovery Act. This strategy is still being used to develop salmon habitat recovery and protection programs in the lower and mid-Columbia river region.
The Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board – Wenatchee, WA
Keith Wolf was a founding member of this state, federal and local group. He organized the structure, bylaws and missions for this Board and its staff. Keith served for five years as a staff representative and alternate board member for the Colville Tribes. This is one of five statewide groups that consist of state, […]