Sea-Tac NPDES Permit Responses – September 2004

Prepared and Compiled by Ed Abbasi, P.E. RESPONSIVENESS SUMMARY FOR NPDES PERMIT WA-002465-1 Page 2 of 32 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page # Introduction………………………………………………………..…………………………. 3 Organization of the Responsiveness Summary……………………………………………….. 3 ACRONYMS ………………………………………………………........................................ 4 Response to Port Of Seattle…………………………………………………………………… 5 Response to RCAA……………………………………………………………………………. 12 Response to Smith & Lowney ………………………………………………………............... 15 Response to Senator Ms. Karen Keiser – 33rd Legislative District……………………………. 23 Response to State Representative Mr. Dave Upthegrove, Assistant Majority Whip – 33rd District……………………………………………………………………. 24 Response to Individual Comments: Ms. Pat Pompayo ……………………………………………………………………… 25 Mr. Stewart Weiss ……………………………………………….……………………. 25 Ms. Audrey Richter……………………………………………..………....................... 25 Mr. Carl Nealy.……………………………………………..………………………….. 26 Mr. John Merz.………………………………………………………………………… 26 Mr. Mike Anderson………………………………………………..……...................... 26 Mr. Greg Wingard………………………………………………….………………….. 26 Mr. Stuart Creighton……………………………………………………....................... 27 Mr. Jim Bartlemay………………………………………………………...................... 28 Mr. Greg Pole……………..……………………………………………………........... 28 Mr. David Wilson….....…………………………………………………...................... 29 Mr. Larry Corval …………………………………………………….………………… 29 Ms. Becky Stanley………………………………………………………...................... 29 Ms. Maggie Stannard……………………………………………………..................... 29 Mr. Frank Jovanovich………………………………………………..………………… 30 Ms. Arlene Brown…………………………………………………………………….. 30 Mr. David Athern……………………….……………………………………............. 30 Mr. Brett Fish.…………….……………………………………………………........... 30 Mr. Dan Caldwell……………………………………………………………………… 31 Mr. William C. Hall…………………………………………………………………… 31 Mr. Paul Henntides.…………………………………………………………………… 31 Mr. George Hadley……………………………………………………………………. 31 Mr. John McCaslin.…………………………………………………………………… 31 Mr. John Matthews……………………………………………………......................... 31 Mr. Stan Scarvie…………………………………………………….………………… 32 Ms. Gwen K. Schmaltz……………………………………………………………….. 32 Mr. Steven Friederich…………………………………………………………………. 32 Ms. Bonnie Miller……………………………………………………………………… 32 RESPONSIVENESS SUMMARY FOR NPDES PERMIT WA-002465-1 Page 3 of 32 INTRODUCTION The Department of Ecology has issued National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. WA-002465-1 to the Port of Seattle for discharge of treated industrial wastewater associated with airport industrial activities and general stormwater runoff, and construction runoffs from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEATAC…
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