Snohomish County will pass grant funds to Everett to relocate water line
EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council passed a motion on Oct. 8 authorizing County Executive Dave Somers to sign a sub-award agreement with the city of Everett for the Chinook Marsh restoration project, which includes plans to relocate an Everett water transmission line.
Chinook Marsh is a county-owned, 430-acre property between Ebey Slough and Forbes Hill. The area sits behind old levees, cutting the marshland off from the natural ebb and flows of tides. Esturine marshes provided critical nursery habitat for salmonids, such as threatened juvenile Chinook salmon, and researchers and wildlife management agencies have deemed restoring habitat areas like Chinook Marsh essential for the recovery of the species.
In 2024, the county received a $826,124 Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience grant that originated from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for floodplain restoration. With the approval of the sub-award agreement, the county will now allocate $500,000 of the grant to the city of Everett to relocate a drinking water transmission line that runs through the floodplain.
While the relocation of the water line is necessary for the Chinook Marsh project, the move also benefits the city by creating an opportunity to update the 55-year-old infrastructure to meet current seismic standards.
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