EXH0209018680

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) (Section 401 Certification No. DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY; and ) 1996-4-02325 and CZMA concurrency9 THE PORT OF SEATTLE, ) statement, issued August 10, 2001, ) Related to Construction of a Third Respondents. ) Runway and related projects at Seattle ) Tacoma International Airport) Thomas R. Luster declares under penalty of perjury as follows: 1. I am over the age of 18, am competent to testify, and have personal knowledge of the facts stated herein. I have been asked to review the water quality certification that is the subject of this appeal and to provide the Board with information useful in determining whether the proposed project and the certification comply with applicable requirements of the federal19 Clean Water Act (CWA) and state water quality standards, and whether, consequently, the Board should issue a stay of the certification. 2. My professional background includes 12 years at the Department of Ecology (Ecology) working on water quality, wetland, and sediment-related issues. During my first four tlFLSELL FETTERMAN LLP Rachael Paschal Osborn 1501) Pttget Sound Piaza Attorney at Law 1325 Fourth Avenue 24"21 West Mission Avenue DECLARdTION OF THOMAS R. LUSTER - 1 .Se;,ttie.WA98101-25t)9 Spokane.WA9921)1 AR 018680 years at Ecology from 1989 to 1993, I worked in the Sediment Management Unit. I evaluated proposed freshwater sediment criteria, managed laboratory contracts related to developing these criteria, and conducted public education and outreach. I was pa_ of the :earn that prepared the state's sediment management rule, which was adopted as part of the state's…
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