Upper Clear Creek Mitigation Bank
Established in 2020, the 28-acre Upper Clear Creek Mitigation Bank is located in Pierce County. The bank is approved for mitigation use.
Overview of Upper Clear Creek Bank and the different habitats provided at the site.
Project sponsor
Port of Tacoma
PO Box 1837
Tacoma, WA 98401
Mark Rettmann
mrettmann@portoftacoma.com
253-592-6716
Project status
- Initial credit release: Sept. 24, 2020
- Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI) certification date: June 24, 2020
- Ecology public notice issued: July 12, 2017, with MBI
- Joint Corps and Ecology public notice issued: Aug. 7, 2014, with Prospectus
Site location
- Water Resources Inventory Area 10, between Puyallup and Tacoma in Pierce County
- Upper Clear Creek
- Between River Road East and Pioneer Way East (southeast of Gay Road East where it crosses Clear Creek)
- Site location map
Project details
- Mitigation Banking Instrument
- Size: 28 acres
- Site actions: re-establish and rehabilitate wetlands, enhance upland habitat, and reconnect Clear Creek to the floodplain
- Service area maps
Contact information
Kate Thompson
Department of Ecology
kate.thompson@ecy.wa.gov
360-628-3445
Michael LaDouceur
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Michael.A.Ladouceur@usace.army.mil
206-472-0783
Suzanne Anderson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
suzanne.l.anderson@usace.army.mil
206-764-3708