EXH0338021068

1. The following is based on personal knowl_lg¢ to which I am comp_eat to testify before the Board. 2. I have worked extcr_ively on issues rela_l to the SeaTac International Ai_)ort's NPDES permit since 1994 in my capacityas a consultant, at various times, to CASE, the City of Moinca, the AirportCo_,mmnitiesCoalition, and individualar_ residems, and in my ras the Executive Directorof WasleAction Project. This workhas included reviewing iNPDES p_rnit applications, working on NPDES permitappc-als,revi_ving of discharge DECLARATIONOFGREGWINGARD- l s,_rr, a Low.eY,p.*-.L,c. zz 1 _ EAST tJOHN _II'I_I_I_T S¢'AT'rLF., WAC:IPIING'FON 9B '1 ] (2Db) BISID-2t]B 3 " AR 021068 ] monitoring r_rts from ]994 to present,parfi_g in site inspections, including inspection of the airport'slistedNPDES permittedouffalls, site samplingactivities, and.photographingof the-. site. MyreviewofdocumentsincludedthePortofSeattle's 1996Se_on404appli_B_ion, which was laterwilhdrawn in 1998, as well as the existing applicationrelatedmaterials. As an '6 environment_!consultantfor the past l$ years andin my ¢_-ity aSExecative _r of W_ Action Proj_t since 1994, I have thorougl_yreviewedwell o-,er one hlmdredDepamnent of Ecology N/DES pe,J_it files and become very familiarwith Ecology's adrn;ntsWationof the NPDES program, especiallyincluding public comment ]3q'OC_. l0 1] 3. With xe_pectto ]qPDES regulationof theairport,Imost recently reviewed the draftpermitmodification, draftpermitmodification FactSheet addend_m_;andother documents made avm-lableby the Departmentof Ecology for the permitmodificationchallenged in this appeal. None of this informationindicated the locationsof new outfalls authorizedby file ] 6 modification. I haveneverbefore seen a completeNPDES individual permitapplication acceptedby Ecology or an individualNPDES permitthatfailed to identify the locationof ]g authorizedou_alls with specificity. 4. As set forthin the declarationsubmittedby expertJohnStrand, the watersto20 2] which dischargesareauthorizedby the challengedmodified…

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