EXH0505023005

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

Mx. TomLuster s c I E N C E S Permit and Coordination Unit Washington Ms. Nancy Brennan-Dubbs State Depatunent of Ecology U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service PO Box 47600 North Pacific Coast Ecoregion Olympia WA 98504-7001 Western Washington Office 510 Desmond Drive SE, Suite 102 Mr. Erik Stockdale Lacey, WA 98503 Wetland Specialist State Department of Ecology Ms. Lynn Childers NW Regional Office National Marine Fisheries Service 3190 160th Avenue SE 7600 Sand Point Way NE Bellevue, WA 98008 Bldg. 1, Route F/NWR4 Seattle, WA 98115 Ms. Gail Terzi US )trmy Corps of Engineers Mr. Steve Landino - Regulatory Section, Seattle District National Marine Fisheries Service PO Box 3755 510 Desmond Drive SE Seattle, WA 98124-2255 Lacey, WA 98503 Mr. Jonathan Freedman Mr. Lee Daneker US Army Corps of Engineers Manager of Aquatic Resources Unit, ECO-083 Regulatory Section, Seattle District U.S. Environmental Protection Agency PO Box 3755 1200 Sixth Avenue Seattle, WA 98124-2255 Seattle, WA 98101 RE: Analysis of Proposed Mitigation Ratios for Impacts Resulting from the Construction of SeaTac Third Runway Dear Mr. Luster, Mr. Stockdale, Ms. Terzi, Mr. Freedman, Ms. Breenan-Dubbs, Ms. Childers, Mx. Landino and Mr. Daneker, At the request of the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) I have reviewed the wetland mitigation plan and resulting ratios proposed by the Port of Seattle to compensate for impacts to wetlands resulting from the construction of the third runway at Seattle Tacoma International Airport. As you probably already know, I am an environmental scientist and a professional wetland scientist…
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