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Heart of the Arts Heart of the Arts Heart of the Arts Heart of the Arts Nancy J. Chaney Mayor Dan Carscallen Council President Tim Brown Council Vice-President Wayne Krauss Council Member Tom Lamar Council Member Sue Sco" Council Member Walter M. Steed Council Member Gary J. Riedner City Supervisor 35% post consumer content City of Moscow, City Hall c/o Gary J. Riedner, City Supervisor 206 East 3rd Street P.O. Box 9203 Moscow ID 83843 Phone (208) 883-7000 Fax (208) 883-7018 Website: www.ci.moscow.id.us Hearing Impaired (208) 883-7019 January 19, 2012 Mr. Ray Hennekey Environmental Staff Biologist Idaho Department of Fish and Game 3316 16th St. Lewiston, ID 83501 Subject: Endangered Species Act concerns for 103 N. Almon Street, Moscow, Idaho 83843 Dear Mr. Hennekey: The city of Moscow may be conducting an environmental site assessment on property owned by Rehistoric Wood Products, LLC, located at 103 N. Almon Street, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho 83843. The property is approximately 1.78 Acres in size and is zoned Industrial. The site is located at latitude 46.733912 North and longitude -117.004299 West. The property was /has been used as a pea and lentil processing mill and warehouse since it was constructed in the 1930s. Prior to the 1930s the property was used as a pea and grain warehouse, owned by Washburn-Wilson Seed Co. in 1928 and E. Grice Grain Warehouse in 1909. The farm store building was constructed around 1938 and the pea and lentil processing mill was constructed around 1946. According to the Sanborn maps, the railroad was constructed between 1950 and 1963, as were the other buildings currently located on the property. The site structures are currently being deconstructed. There are no occupants residing at the site. The subject property was formerly a pea and lentil processing mill and storage facility known as Dumas Seed. The facility has been closed for business and operation since July 2006. A brick structure and brick chimney may remain on the property subject to structure inspections. The property owners, upon completion of the deconstruction, plan to sell the property. The city of Moscow’s contractor will conduct an environmental site assessment to determine the extent of soil, ground water and surface water contamination with past practices at the site. The environmental site assessment will consist of surface and subsurface soil samples as well as ground water and surface water sample collection and analysis. These samples are typically collected by advancing soil borings (1 to 3 inches in diameter) using a drill rig or a direct push technology from a depth of 2 inches to the ground water table (approximately 15 feet below ground surface [bgs]). No large scale excavations are anticipated. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has identified the following species as being present in Latah County: Group Name Fishes Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) Fishes Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) Fishes Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) Flowering Plants Spalding's (Silene spaldingii) Flowering Plants Water howellia (Howellia aquatilis) Mammals Gray wolf (Canis lupus) Mammals Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) Mammals North American wolverine (Gulo gulo luscus) The city of Moscow is requesting a determination letter as to whether or not there are any significant Endangered Species Act concerns that you might have with regard to this site location. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to phone me at (208) 883-7007 or email at [EMAIL REDACTED]. If you wish to contact our funding agency regarding this proposed project, please contact Terri Griffith at (206)553-8511 or email at [EMAIL REDACTED]. Sincerely, Jeffrey B. Jones, AICP Economic Development Specialist ---PAGE BREAK--- 20% post consumer content Subject Site