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A man wearing rubber boots and a jacket is standing behind a surveyor’s tripod at the edge of a pasture. Two cars and a pole building with garage doors can be seen in the background.

Engineering

Skagit Conservation District (SCD) offers civil and environmental engineering services for soil, water and habitat conservation projects in Skagit County. We work with private landowners, non-government organizations, drainage districts, and tribal and local government agencies to help with project planning, feasibility studies, engineering design, permitting and construction management on projects that help conserve natural resources. In some situations, we also can assist in obtaining grant funding for project construction.

SCD, like all Washington conservation districts, is a political subdivision of Washington State. Our engineering program is funded through grants from state agencies and project-specific funding sources. We also work under inter-local agreements with local government agencies. SCD’s engineering program works in coordination with and shares resources with our counterpart conservation districts in Island, San Juan and Skagit counties.

A freshly poured concrete walkway near a pasture area. Livestock gates and fencing can be seen in the background.

Statement of Qualifications
Natural Resource Conservation Engineering Services
Skagit Conservation District

Organization Identification

Skagit Conservation District
2021 E. College Way, Suite 203
Mount Vernon WA 98273
Tel. (360) 428 4313,

Contact:
Chuck Gerdes
Washington Conservation Districts NW Region Engineer
chuck@skagitcd.org

Summary of Services

SCD’s engineering services program specializes in designing and permitting wetland and salmon habitat restoration and enhancement projects. Our recent projects have included:

stream channel design
removing culverts and small dams to improve fish passage
removing shoreline armoring and restoring natural beaches
modification of tide gates to allow tidal flow and fish passage
bioengineered stormwater management facilities
bioengineered bank and shoreline stabilization

For these projects, we typically carry out the following in-house engineering tasks:

basic hydrologic and hydraulic engineering evaluation
topographic surveying of channel profiles and cross sections
channel and shoreline geomorphologic field evaluations,
engineering design and cost estimating
preparation of permit applications
preparation of engineering drawings and construction specifications

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A project in process, showing an open trench with framing for pouring concrete around a drainpipe.

A newly completed bioswale with drain lined with gravel and surrounded by newly planted and mulched bed with ferns.

Engineering

Summary of Services

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