Statement of Qualifications Environmental and Professional

Engineering Services

Phone: 425-556-1288

Fax: 425-556-1290

Web: www.R2usa.com

Prepared by:

R2 Resource Consultants, Inc.

15250 NE 95th Street

Redmond, Washington 98052-2518

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Contents

INTRODUCTION TO R2 ..................................................................................................... 1

CORE STRENGTHS AND TECHNICAL DISCIPLINES ...................................................... 2

Fish Passage and Protection Engineering ........................................................... 3

Water Resources Engineering .............................................................................. 4

Habitat Enhancement and Restoration ................................................................. 5

Facilities Design and Construction ....................................................................... 6

Water Quality Monitoring and Modeling ............................................................... 7

Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology Studies ................................................................ 8

Instream Flow and Competing Water Uses .......................................................... 9

Watershed Analysis ............................................................................................ 10

Riparian and Wetland Studies ............................................................................ 11

Endangered Species Act Support ...................................................................... 12

Geographic Information Systems ....................................................................... 13

Staff Experience Matrix ...................................................................................... 14

R2 Resource Consultants, Inc.

Statement of Qualifications

1

R2 Resource Consultants, Inc. (R2) is an environmental and engineering

consulting firm specializing in fisheries biology; aquatic, wetland, and riparian

ecology; hydrology; hydraulic, water resource, and facilities engineering

including civil/structural design and construction services; and watershed

analysis. Our company is unique in that we combine excellence in aquatic

science and engineering to offer a full range of technical services to our

clients. Since 1992, R2’s staff of scientists and engineers have conducted a

variety of studies and prepared designs related to management and restoration of

aquatic ecosystems and support facilities including the following:

• Water resources and hydrological investigations

• Fisheries studies

• Instream flow evaluations

• Fish passage evaluations including barrier analysis

• Fish passage concept development, cost estimating, and facilities design

• Habitat restoration and culvert replacement design for fish passage

• Fish hatchery planning and design

• Construction services

• Aquatic invertebrate sampling and analysis

• Ecological and fish population modeling

• Threatened and endangered species investigations

• Flushing flow and sediment transport studies

• Water quality monitoring and modeling

• Wetland and riparian ecological studies and habitat assessments

• Application of geographic information systems (GIS)

Based in Redmond, Washington, with satellite offices in Anchorage, Alaska and

Vancouver, Washington, R2 provides technical support in the relicensing or

licensing of hydroelectric projects, water rights, development of Habitat

Conservation Plans (HCPs), Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDAs),

Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Environmental Assessments (EAs),

and Environmental Site Assessments and project implementation. Our clients

include utilities, mining companies, water agencies, municipalities, irrigators,

timber companies, federal and state government agencies, and tribes.

Our staff are familiar with relevant state and federal environmental regulations,

and routinely consult or negotiate with regulatory officials. R2 is especially well

suited to conduct complex environmental studies that lead to sound ecological

and engineering solutions. As environmental consultants, our job is to help

clients find effective, cost-efficient solutions to natural resource problems. The

process of finding these solutions begins by clearly defining both the resource

issues and the regulatory constraints related to them. Finding effective solutions

also requires the integration of environmental concerns and ecological processes

with sound engineering principles and analyses and the ability to carry a project

through, from concept through construction. A final and important element is to

incorporate the management goals and direction provided by the clients we

serve. These principles serve to focus the technical direction of R2 as we work

to meet the needs of our clients.

Introduction

to R2

2

R2 engineers have extensive experience with layout, design, and construction oversight of fish passage structures and water withdrawal protection facilities for both resident and migrating fish (juvenile and adult). R2 is well known and respected by resource agencies to facilitate agency approval of plans and permits. R2 has strong engineering expertise in hydraulic, sediment transport, and operations modeling, pump stations, and pipelines. This expertise includes extensive analyses of channel form, stability, sediment composition and transport, large woody debris impacts, and other aspects of fluvial geomorphology. R2 scientists have worked on a variety of restoration projects and are experienced in integrating the physical and biotic components for successful habitat restoration. R2 takes an ecosystem approach to restoration, ensuring that the design incorporates site-specific hydrologic, hydraulic, and soil conditions as well as habitat requirements of animals, plants, and wetland considerations. R2 provides full in-house engineering for planning, permitting, cost estimating, design, and construction services for facilities inherent to natural resource management – hatcheries, fish ladders, fish traps, fish screens, visitor facilities, roads, small bridges, domestic and wastewater handling, support buildings, and general civil/structural engineering. R2 designs and conducts water quality monitoring programs and modeling of existing and predicted water quality conditions to assess the potential impacts of timber management, construction, non-point source pollution, hydroelectric facility operation, erosion and sedimentation, and storm water inputs. R2 specializes in the design and implementation of fisheries and aquatic ecological studies in freshwater and estuarine ecosystems. We have conducted habitat studies, taxonomic analysis, and ecological studies of threatened, endangered, and sensitive fish species. R2 provides comprehensive assessments of water requirements for aquatic resources, flow regulation, and competing water uses. R2 has extensive experience with instream flow determinations, sedimentation impacts, ramping rate determinations, modeling of ramping rate scenarios and stranding potentials, and in the assessment of potential spawning area enhancements. R2’s team of biologists and engineers have the interdisciplinary skills needed to conduct watershed level analyses to assess the cumulative effects of forest and road management activities on natural resources. Our watershed analyses provide information on fish, wildlife, riparian and upslope conditions. R2’s technical experts have conducted riparian and wetland studies pertaining to water rights, watershed analyses, waterfowl and fisheries habitat assessments, restoration, and local and federal regulatory requirements. R2 has prepared complex, water resource-oriented Biological Assessments, Biological Opinions, Incidental Take Permit Applications, Collection Permit Applications, and Habitat Conservation Plans involving ESA listed aquatic species. R2 uses Geographic Information Systems to integrate geographically referenced data along with related descriptive information into a complete analysis system. This powerful linkage facilitates modeling of real-world phenomena by location, revealing hidden patterns, relationships, and trends.

Fish Passage and

Protection

Water Resources

Engineering

Habitat

Enhancement

and Restoration

Facilities Design and

Construction

Water Quality

Monitoring and

Modeling

Fisheries and

Aquatic Ecology

Studies

Instream Flow

and Competing

Water Uses

Watershed

Analysis

Riparian and

Wetland Studies

Endangered Species

Act Support

Geographic

Information Systems

Core Strengths and Technical Disciplines

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R2 engineers have extensive experience working closely with the owners of

water resource projects to design fish passage and protection facilities associated

with the operation of their projects. This expertise includes layout and design of

fish ladders and fishway structures for fish migrating upriver to spawn and water

withdrawal protection screens and bypass facilities for downstream migrants.

Our staff are knowledgeable of agency design criteria concerning fish facilities,

and are well known and respected by state and federal resource agency personnel

throughout the Northwest. This experience and agency relationships expedites

the conceptual design development and often facilitates a smooth process for

obtaining agency approval. Our design staff work closely with our in-house

hydrology and fisheries personnel to ensure that our designs are best suited to

the local conditions and the target fish species for any given project. R2’s goal

is to offer cost-effective design solutions that maximize the benefits to the

fisheries resource while minimizing the impacts on the operation of the project.

Representative Facilities

– Fish ladders, trap-and-haul facilities, lifts, and locks

– Fish channels and natural type fishways

– Diversion and bypass facilities (including physical and behavioral

fish barriers, weirs and dams, control gates, etc.)

– Water withdrawal exclusion facilities (including fish screens,

surface collectors, and louvers)

– Fish sorting and sampling facilities (permanent and temporary)

– Fish production facilities

Concept Development

– Assessment of project requirements and criteria development

– Alternatives development

– Resource agency interaction

– Facilitation and participation in public and stakeholder meetings

– Cost estimating (including cost/benefit analyses)

– Assessment of operational impacts and annual O&M cost estimates

– Concept documentation (including reports and drawings)

– Grant identification and supporting document preparation

Project Design, Permitting, and Construction Services

– Hydraulic engineering

– Civil/structural engineering

– Permitting (federal, state, and local permits)

– Contract document preparation (plans and technical specifications)

– Cost estimates

– Value engineering

– Construction inspection, oversight, and management services

– Project management

Fish Passage and

Protection

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R2 has strong engineering expertise in hydraulic, sediment transport, and

operations modeling, especially as it relates to spawning gravel quality and

stability, channel restoration, and fish passage (upstream and downstream). R2’s

technical experts have performed a variety of hydrologic and hydraulic studies,

including the design of both open channel and closed conduit flow structures. In

addition, R2 has specific expertise in river engineering and sedimentation related

to aquatic habitat quantification, protection, and restoration. This expertise

includes extensive analyses of channel form, stability, sediment composition and

transport, large woody debris impacts, and other aspects of fluvial

geomorphology.

Hydrologic Studies

– Watershed models

– Development of valley, riparian, and channel maintenance flow

recommendations

– Dam break studies

– Flood frequency analysis, including calculation of probable

maximum floods

– Power/yield operation studies

– Storm water modeling and flood inundation studies

– Bathymetric surveys

Hydraulic and Water Resource Infrastructure Design

– Open channel flow structures (e.g., channels, culverts, fishways, and

spillways)

– Closed conduit flow structures (e.g., pipelines, pumps, turbines, and

valves)

– Diversion and Gate Structures

Channel/Habitat Restoration

– Channel realignment

– Bank protection/stabilization

– Bridge hydraulics

– Local scour analysis

– Design and installation of instream restoration structures

Sedimentation Studies

– Basin yield

– Sheet and rill erosion

– Erosion, transport, and deposition in rivers and reservoirs

– One- and two-dimensional modeling

– Fluvial geomorphology studies

– Hillslope and road sediment management studies

Water Resources

Engineering

Characteristic of

R2’s approach to

water resources is

strong interaction

among ecologists,

biologists, and

hydraulic engineers.

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R2’s expertise in water resources engineering, fisheries, and riparian/wetland

ecology provides strong capabilities in designing measures directed toward the

enhancement and restoration of channels, aquatic habitat, and adjacent terrestrial

environments. R2 scientists and engineers have worked on a variety of

restoration projects and are experienced in integrating the physical and biotic

components for successful habitat restoration. R2 takes an ecosystem approach

to restoration, ensuring that the design incorporates site-specific hydrologic,

hydraulic, and soil conditions as well as habitat and life history requirements of

both animals and plant species. When restoration projects are developed for

purposes of mitigating project impacts, R2 personnel have considerable

experience interacting and negotiating with relevant agencies.

Habitat Enhancement and Channel Restoration

– Channel realignment

– Off-channel rearing pond construction

– Design and placement of instream structures

– Spawning gravel cleaning and supplementation

– Dam and diversion removal

– Streambank stabilization

Resource Restoration/Protection Services

– Adult fish passage studies, barrier removal and fishway design

– Fish screening and bypass studies

– Irrigation diversion screening, fish collection and bypass facilities

– Bank and channel stabilization/sedimentation abatement

– Stream restoration-creation based on "natural ecosystem" concepts

– Wetlands restoration-creation

– Spawning channel design and development

– Assessment of soil and hydrologic conditions

– Selection of plant species to meet site requirements and habitat

needs

– Development of design specifications for planting, fertilizer,

mulching, and irrigation

– Monitoring studies for post-restoration follow-up and modification

Environmental Impact and Mitigation Studies

– NEPA Environmental Impact Statements

– Environmental Assessments (EAs)

– Washington State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA)

– Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys

Habitat

Enhancement

and Restoration

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R2 provides full design, permitting, and construction services for site

development and support facilities common to natural resource and mitigation

projects. Our engineers are experienced in the fisheries, wildlife, dam, and

recreation industries, and have the benefit of working daily with our natural

resource scientists who often provide the guiding criteria for these projects. R2

has the in-house resources necessary to manage a project from inception through

completion.

Representative Facilities

– Culvert and bridge modifications for fish passage

– River and creek restoration and habitat projects

– Juvenile fish screens and adult fishways and trap facilities

– Fish hatcheries, rearing ponds, and satellite acclimation facilities

– Pressure pipe and open channel design

– Wildlife refuges

– Domestic and waste-water systems, hatchery pollution abatement

– Drainage and retention system design

– Site grading and development, roads, retaining

walls, and trails

– Dikes, levees, canals

– Dams and support facilities

– Support buildings and structures

– Visitor centers and restroom facilities

– Docks, piers, bulkheads, boat ramps

– Coordination of associated site utilities and control

systems

Engineering Services

– Planning and concept development

– Cost estimating, quantity take-offs, budgeting and financial analysis

– Project management and scheduling

– Permitting and environmental compliance

– Preparation of final design drawings and technical specifications

– Value engineering studies

– Independent peer reviews

– Hydraulic design and hydrology

– Topographic surveying, mapping, and GIS

– Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)

Construction Services

– Contractor pre-qualification and reference checks

– Advertising, bid assistance and evaluation

– Submittal reviews and record drawings

– Construction inspection / resident engineering

– Claims assistance

Facility Design

and Construction

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R2 designs and conducts water quality monitoring programs for freshwater,

marine, and wetland habitats located in rural and urban environments.

Monitoring programs have been designed to assess the potential impacts of

timber management, construction, non-point source pollution, hydroelectric

facility operation, erosion and sedimentation, and storm water inputs for a

variety of project types. We use current knowledge of state and federal

regulations to facilitate agency negotiations and develop mitigation

requirements. This work has included Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

calculations, and negotiations with EPA staff over appropriate mitigations

related to TMDL evaluations.

Water Quality Studies

– Design and development of monitoring programs

– Analysis of chemical, physical, and biological parameters

– Evaluation of timber management impacts

– Assessment of storm water impacts on a variety of habitat types

– Characterization of wastewater discharge and associated impacts

– Development of protection plans for drinking water regulatory

compliance

Water Quality Modeling

– Total Maximum Daily Load calculation and assessment

– Storm water pollution loading studies

– Nutrient budget analysis

– Water budget analysis

– Water temperature evaluation

Assessment of Water Quality Impacts on Fish

– Evaluation of aquatic resource health

– Calculation of site specific water quality

criteria

– Water quality related toxicology

– Development of mitigation measures to

reduce water quality impacts

– Agency negotiations

Water Quality

Monitoring and

Modeling

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R2 has extensive experience in conducting ecological studies in lakes, streams,

rivers, and estuarine environments. Our expertise includes fish and amphibian

habitat studies, aquatic invertebrate and plant sampling, taxonomy, and

ecological modeling. We have conducted studies of threatened, endangered, and

sensitive fishes including bull trout, cutthroat trout, Chinook, sockeye, chum and

coho salmon, and steelhead.

Services include:

Population and Life History Studies

– Fish population assessments

– Fish migration and movement studies

– Spawning and adult escapement surveys

– Fry emergence studies

– Fish population modeling

– Fish entrainment and impingement studies

– Limiting factor analysis

– Biological criteria development

– Fish food and feeding studies

Habitat Surveys and Studies

– Habitat inventory and quantification surveys

– Qualitative habitat assessment

– Spawning habitat surveys and mapping

– Spawning gravel quality surveys

– Sediment deposition and monitoring studies

– Water quality sampling and analysis

River and Lake Ecological Analyses

– EPA Rapid Bioassessment Protocol studies

– Invertebrate sampling, monitoring, and analysis

– Algae and macrophyte studies

– Amphibian sampling and habitat studies

– Trophic relationship studies

– Ecological modeling studies

– Parametric, non-parametric, and multivariate statistical analyses

– Water resources and water pollution impact studies

Fisheries and

Aquatic Ecology

Studies

9

R2 provides comprehensive assessments of water requirements for aquatic

resources, flow regulation, and competing water uses. R2 has extensive

experience assisting clients with the need to balance flows for aquatic habitats

with hydroelectric power generation, forestry, and other competing water uses.

Through work on numerous hydro projects we have gained expertise with

peaking projects, ramping rates, stranding potential, as well as the assessment of

flow to enhance spawning habitat.

Types of services offered include:

Instream Flow Studies

– IFIM/PHABSIM modeling

– Hydraulic measurements using Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

– R2 Cross evaluations

– Tennant and wetted perimeter measurement

– Development of flow recommendations for fish and aquatic habitats

– Development of protective flushing flow recommendations for

sediment removal

– Development of channel flow recommendations for maintaining

channel conveyance and valley and riparian forms/habitats

– Assessment of impacts of flow regulation on aquatic habitats

– Flow:Resource optimization studies

– One-, two-, and three-dimensional hydraulic modeling

Water Resource Studies

– Development of flow-sensitive model to evaluate effects on

downstream fish mortality

– Stream temperature modeling

– Evaluation of flow regulation effects on water temperature regimes

– Assessment of thermal regime impacts to aquatic resources

– Watershed/Hydrologic modeling

– Impact of variable flow conditions or macroinvertebrates

Competing Water Uses

– Development of water budgets to balance reservoir and instream

flow needs

– Development of water rights for aquatic resources

– FERC documents including EIS, EA, Exhibit E, and 4(e) conditions

Instream Flow,

and Competing

Water Uses

R2 has a national

contract with the

USDA Forest Service

to provide technical

support regarding

flow issues on

hydroelectric

projects throughout

the country.

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R2 conducts watershed level analyses and coordinates planning efforts to assess

the cumulative effects of forest and road management activities on natural

resources. Our watershed analyses are designed to provide information on fish,

wildlife, riparian and upslope conditions. This technical information is used to

identify road and harvest management strategies that protect natural resources

and water quality while allowing for the economic utilization of timber

resources. R2’s team of biologists and engineers have the interdisciplinary skills

to conduct comprehensive assessments that provide the technical information

necessary to satisfy these types of planning objectives. We also maintain

working relationships with other consulting firms that specialize in the analysis

of forest inventories and yield. Examples of the types of work we conduct

include:

Watershed Analysis

– Assessment of fisheries resources including: distribution and

abundance, riparian functions, fish habitat, stream channel

assessments, road culverts, fish barriers, and mitigation/management

– Assessment of wildlife habitat (e.g., WHR types), surveys for

wildlife species, and evaluation of present/future habitat suitability

and connectivity

– Assessment of physical watershed processes such as mass wasting,

soil erosion, hydrology, and channel geomorphology

– Development of effective planning documents that can be used by

foresters to guide land management decisions

– Analysis of hillslope and channel sensitivity to resource

management

Watershed Level Evaluations

– Evaluation of harvest/road impacts on sedimentation and hydrology

– Channel stability and sediment transport capability studies

– Integration of long-term harvest planning and fish/wildlife needs

– Analysis of cumulative watershed effects on water, fish, and wildlife

– Assessment of urbanization and point and non-point source pollution

Sustained Timber Yield Plan (SYP) Documents

– Development of methods and strategies to prepare SYPs

– Integration of environmental constraints into forest inventory and

yield analyses

– Management of interdisciplinary efforts to prepare SYPs and

Option As

– Development of public relations campaigns involving public

hearings, press releases, and newsletters

Watershed

Analysis

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Analysis of riparian and wetland ecosystems are often important components of

fisheries, aquatic ecology, and water resource studies. R2 has specific expertise

in conducting riparian and wetland investigations, with experience throughout

the western United States and Alaska. R2’s technical experts have conducted

riparian and wetland studies pertaining to water rights, watershed analyses,

waterfowl and fisheries habitat assessments, restoration, and local and federal

regulatory requirements. Characteristic of R2’s approach to water resource

studies is strong interaction among riparian/wetland ecologists, fisheries

biologists, and hydraulic engineers.

Water Rights Studies

– Ecological studies of marsh vegetation-hydrology relationships

– Determination of instream flow needs for riparian plant communities

– Analysis of lake drawdown effects on marsh ecosystems

Habitat Analyses and Fisheries Studies

– Evaluation of streamside buffers on channel and habitat functions

– Analysis of riparian effects on channel stability

– Mapping of riparian areas for evaluation of wildlife habitat value

and connectivity

– Assessment of riparian characteristics in fish habitat surveys

– Analysis of riparian effects on stream ecological processes

– Hydrologic analysis of riparian and wetland ecosystems

– Threatened/endangered species surveys

– HEP analysis of waterbirds and water-dependent mammals

Restoration

– Historical analysis of pre- and post-settlement conditions

– Design of riparian/wetland areas for floodplain restoration and

habitat enhancement

– Restoration related to channel realignment and bank stabilization

– Specifications for planting, monitoring, and maintenance of restored

areas

Local, State, and Federal Regulatory Requirements

– Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations protecting wetland

areas

– Determination of jurisdictional wetlands and development of

mitigation plans

– Inventories and surveys for threatened, endangered, and sensitive

plant species

– Interaction and negotiation with regulatory agencies

Riparian and

Wetland Studies

12

R2 is experienced in all facets of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), including

the preparation of Biological Assessments (BAs), Biological Opinions (BOs),

Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), Incidental Take Permit (ITP) Applications.

It is notable that R2 is among the few firms with experience in preparing aquatic

BOs and providing enforcement action assistance for the National Marine

Fisheries Service, and HCPs for water resource projects in Washington and

California concerning a number of listed species including: bull trout, steelhead

trout, Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and chum salmon, as well as many non-

game fish. R2 staff are experienced in all requirements of the ESA including:

Species and Habitat Status Evaluations

– Assessment of the distribution and abundance of aquatic species

– Evaluation of the current and likely future listing status under ESA

– Review of literature and data on the species habitat needs, regional

population status, and critical limiting factors

– Preparation of species status and life history

– Threatened/endangered species survey

– Evaluating potential effects to listed species and critical habitat

Evaluation and Mitigation of Take

– Identification of Reasonable and Prudent Alternative and Measures

– Identification of the management activities that could lead to take

– Quantitative and qualitative assessments of the magnitude of take

– Identification of management measures to reduce take

– Assessments of the effectiveness of proposed BA and HCP measures

and their ability to prevent a jeopardy ruling by NMFS or USFWS

– Collection permit and Incidental Take Statement requirements as

they affect field studies

Implementation Agreements

– Development of monitoring and “adaptive management” elements

– Priority assessments for mitigation implementation

Endangered

Species Act

Support

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Managing natural resources is an increasingly complex and demanding challenge to

resource managers. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) enable R2’s scientists

and engineers to visualize environmental data as they develop plans and guide

important decisions on resource management for our clients. We use GIS to

integrate geographically referenced data along with related descriptive information

into a complete analysis system. This powerful linkage facilitates modeling of real-

world phenomena by location, revealing hidden patterns, relationships, and trends.

Mapping Services and Products

– Spatial Analysis and Modeling

– Relational Database Design

– Data Conversion and Integration

– Arc Macro Language Programming

– Multi-dimensional Data Visualization

– Cartographic and Thematic Mapping

– Onsite GIS Services and Training

– Photogrammetric Consulting

– GPS Data Collection

– Photo Interpretation

– Image Scanning and Transformation

Hardware and Software Resources

– ESRI ArcGIS 10.1

– ESRI ArcView 3.3

– ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst 10.1

– ESRI ArcGIS 3D Analyst 10.1

– Autodesk AutoCAD 2014

– AutoCAD MEP 2014

– Microsoft Access

Geographic

Information

Systems