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I, John A. Strand, declare as follows: 1. I declare the following from personal knowledge and am competent to testify thereto before the Board if necessary. 2. I am an internationally recognized fisheries biologist with over 25 years experience specializing in studies to determine potential effects of human activities on aquatic resources. I received my Ph.D. in Fisheries Biology from the University of Washington in 1975 and currently am the Principal Biologist for Columbia Biological Assessments. I am also an adjunct faculty member of the Environmental Sciences and Regional Planning Program at Washington State University Tri-Cities. I have extensive experience assessing the ecological risks from discharges of contaminants to surface waters on sensitive aquatic species and their habitats. I also have substantive local knowledge, having studied the fate ofstormwater residuals in both Miller and Des Moines Creeks for the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), an DECLARATION OF SM,VH&l.owNEv,t,.-.-.,'. 23! 7 P'Ag'T Jr'IHN S'f'II£ET JOHN A. STRAND, Ph.D - 1 s_,_. _-=-,,,,,-0_ 9s, i= (2_61 B6Q-2_B3 AR 021398 organization composed of the Cities of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park and Tukwila and the Highline School District. With the King County Department of Natural Resources, I also recently investigated the fate and effects oS combined sewer overflows on aquatic life in the Green and Duwamish Rivers. In addition, a considerable part of my professional career has been spent evaluating the environmental impacts of engineered structures on water resources including a wide variety of projects and field studies in Washington, California, Alaska,…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]