The Port of Everett (Port), in part, to offset potential impacts of new pier construction in Everett, Washington, restored approximately 1,100 feet of shoreline habitat in an area where existing infrastructure precludes re-establishment of natural processes. The project design included a coarse beach core with at mixed sediment beach face and a sandy backshore. It was expected that waves would sort the mixed sediment placed on the beach face to provide bands of predominantly sand sediment and shell that are preferred spawning habitat for forage fish. Placement of approximately 7,100 metric tons of the beach core material, 7.6-cm minus rounded river gravel. The beach face material, approximately 6,600 metric tons of habitat mix of 3.8-cm minus sand,granules, and pebbles, was placed and graded to a 7h:1v slope

In addition to the addition of beach material on the east side of the facility, site activities also enhancing beach access with paths, benches, picnic tables and a parking lot. With these improvements, the beach is now accessible at all tide levels. The “project area” where construction activities have taken place includes the immediate area from the uplands to approximately -54 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) adjacent to the former tank farm site, northeast of the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal.