An Introduction to Michael A. Kyte, An Introduction to Michael A. Kyte, Aquatic BiologistAquatic Biologist

Michael A. KyteMichael A. KyteSenior Aquatic BiologistSenior Aquatic Biologist

• Over 35 years of consulting experience in aquatic (marine, estuarine, Over 35 years of consulting experience in aquatic (marine, estuarine, freshwater) environments and habitats particularly in relation to critical freshwater) environments and habitats particularly in relation to critical habitats and commercially important and threatened and endangered habitats and commercially important and threatened and endangered speciesspecies

• All of the Pacific NW: inland, nearshore and deep sea off British Columbia, All of the Pacific NW: inland, nearshore and deep sea off British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Gulf of Maine, , Alaska (Aleutian Islands, Cook Inlet, Washington, Oregon, Gulf of Maine, , Alaska (Aleutian Islands, Cook Inlet, Prince William Sound, North Slope, Southeast)Prince William Sound, North Slope, Southeast)

• Extensive knowledge of and experience with marine/estuarine ecosystemsExtensive knowledge of and experience with marine/estuarine ecosystems intertidal and subtidal benthic ecology (e.g., eelgrass)intertidal and subtidal benthic ecology (e.g., eelgrass) permitting, impact evaluation, and mitigation planning and permitting, impact evaluation, and mitigation planning and

implementationimplementation construction supervision construction supervision

• Expert with sampling methods and systems for biology and sedimentsExpert with sampling methods and systems for biology and sediments

Areas of ExpertiseAreas of Expertise

• Projects affecting marine, estuarine, and/or freshwater environments and some with Projects affecting marine, estuarine, and/or freshwater environments and some with upland/terrrestrial componentsupland/terrrestrial components

– Petroleum and water pipelines and cablesPetroleum and water pipelines and cables

– Cogeneration plants (BP Cherry Point and E. WA)Cogeneration plants (BP Cherry Point and E. WA)

– Wastewater outfallsWastewater outfalls

– MarinasMarinas

– Marine terminals (e.g., BP Cherry Point north dock expansion) Marine terminals (e.g., BP Cherry Point north dock expansion)

• Capital Permitting: Fishery, Biological, and Water Quality Studies and Chapters/SectionsCapital Permitting: Fishery, Biological, and Water Quality Studies and Chapters/Sections for for

– JARPAS (Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application)JARPAS (Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application)

– EISsEISs

– EFSEC applicationsEFSEC applications

– Environmental Assessments Environmental Assessments

– FERC licensing/relicensing FERC licensing/relicensing

– NPDES permits NPDES permits

– Corps Section 10 and 404 permits Corps Section 10 and 404 permits

– WDNR Aquatic Lands Leases WDNR Aquatic Lands Leases

• Endangered Species Act Biological Assessments/Evaluations (WSDOT Senior BA Writer)Endangered Species Act Biological Assessments/Evaluations (WSDOT Senior BA Writer)

• Permit Negotiations – Tribal, State, Federal resource agencies (NOAA, USFWS, Army Corps)Permit Negotiations – Tribal, State, Federal resource agencies (NOAA, USFWS, Army Corps)

• Mitigation Plan design, negotiation, and implementationMitigation Plan design, negotiation, and implementation

UtilitiesUtilities

• Outfalls (Midway, Lakehaven, Kitsap Outfalls (Midway, Lakehaven, Kitsap County, Kingston, Brightwater)County, Kingston, Brightwater)

• Pipelines (water and petroleum Pipelines (water and petroleum products)products)

• Cables (Telecom, Telus, P.S. Energy)Cables (Telecom, Telus, P.S. Energy)

• Services:Services:

Select route and construction Select route and construction methods to achieve least impact methods to achieve least impact (avoid, minimize)(avoid, minimize)

Permitting and negotiationPermitting and negotiation

Fishery surveys (e.g., geoducks)Fishery surveys (e.g., geoducks)

Eelgrass and kelp surveys, Eelgrass and kelp surveys, mitigation plansmitigation plans

Design and implement mitigationDesign and implement mitigation

Construction supervisionConstruction supervision

MonitoringMonitoring

Project ExampleProject ExampleMidway Sewer District Submarine Outfall ReplacementMidway Sewer District Submarine Outfall Replacement

($455,000 environmental budget in 2007)($455,000 environmental budget in 2007)($45,000 to $55,000 annually for 5 years of monitoring: 2008 - 2012)($45,000 to $55,000 annually for 5 years of monitoring: 2008 - 2012)

Midway OutfallMidway OutfallConstruction SupervisionConstruction Supervision

Intertidal constructionIntertidal construction Subtidal constructionSubtidal construction

Water quality Water quality monitoringmonitoring

Underwater Underwater supervisionsupervision

Midway Outfall Midway Outfall Mitigation ImplementationMitigation Implementation

Eelgrass mitigation staging Eelgrass mitigation staging and assembly pointand assembly point Eelgrass planting units Eelgrass planting units

ready for storageready for storage

Eelgrass baskets in Eelgrass baskets in holding areaholding area

Commercial diver contractor Commercial diver contractor preparing to plant preparing to plant

eelgrasseelgrass

Cherry PointCherry Point

• Consulting on Cherry Consulting on Cherry Point technical issues Point technical issues since 1982since 1982

• Consulting contracts Consulting contracts with the refineries with the refineries since 1987since 1987

• Permitting supportPermitting support• Long-term biological Long-term biological

monitoringmonitoring• Sediment monitoring Sediment monitoring

(with ENSR & RETEC)(with ENSR & RETEC)• Dredging studiesDredging studies

Cherry Point IndustriesCherry Point IndustriesBP (ARCO), Alcoa-Intalco, BP (ARCO), Alcoa-Intalco,

ConcoPhillipsConcoPhillips

Annual shoreline Annual shoreline monitoringmonitoring

Technical advisorTechnical advisor

Permitting and Permitting and Construction Construction SupervisionSupervision

NPDES Outfall NPDES Outfall StudiesStudies

NPDES Outfall NPDES Outfall StudiesStudies

Alaska ExperienceAlaska Experience

• North Slope Borough – EA for oil North Slope Borough – EA for oil field developmentfield development

• Pribilof Islands – Impact study for Pribilof Islands – Impact study for crab processorscrab processors

• Aleutian Islands, Adak Is. - Aleutian Islands, Adak Is. - Structural inspection and a RI/FS Structural inspection and a RI/FS for an ecological risk assessment for an ecological risk assessment

• Cook Inlet – Biological studies Cook Inlet – Biological studies (diving and deep water) for oil (diving and deep water) for oil explorationexploration

• Prince William Sound – Octopus Prince William Sound – Octopus fishery study and long-term fishery study and long-term impact assessment of EVOSimpact assessment of EVOS

• SE Alaska – Recon studies for SE Alaska – Recon studies for mine tailings disposal, AKDOT mine tailings disposal, AKDOT terminal development (included terminal development (included contaminated sediment contaminated sediment assessment)assessment)

Sitka AKDOTSitka AKDOT

EVOS studiesEVOS studies

Freshwater ExperienceFreshwater Experience

• Design and impact evaluation for Design and impact evaluation for marina breakwaters on the Columbia marina breakwaters on the Columbia RiverRiver

• Impact evaluation for the Bellingham Impact evaluation for the Bellingham municipal water intake in Lake municipal water intake in Lake WhatcomWhatcom

• Fish surveys and removals in E. WAFish surveys and removals in E. WA

• Stream/fish surveys on Adak Is.Stream/fish surveys on Adak Is.

• ESA BA and field studies for E. WA ESA BA and field studies for E. WA cogen power plantcogen power plant

• ESA BA for cogen power plant at ESA BA for cogen power plant at Cherry PointCherry Point

• Fish habitat (cold water regugia) Fish habitat (cold water regugia) studies in Lake Coeur d’Alenestudies in Lake Coeur d’Alene

• Ecosystem studies in Coeur d’Alene Ecosystem studies in Coeur d’Alene river valleyriver valley

• Mitigation design and ESA BA for the Mitigation design and ESA BA for the Port of Vancouver, WAPort of Vancouver, WA

• ESA BA for BNSF Skykomish wetland ESA BA for BNSF Skykomish wetland remediation/restorationremediation/restoration

Sediment SamplingSediment Sampling

• Conducted surface and Conducted surface and diver-operated sediment diver-operated sediment sampling in all major sampling in all major Puget Sound ports and Puget Sound ports and for many industriesfor many industries

• ENSR and RETEC and ENSR and RETEC and other companies other companies contracted with Ardea contracted with Ardea Enterprises (MK) in the Enterprises (MK) in the pastpast

• BP (ARCO) sediment BP (ARCO) sediment monitoringmonitoring

• Boat and diver services Boat and diver services now available in housenow available in house