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Prefiled direct testimony of James C. Kelley, Ph.D., submitted in PCHB case No. 01-160 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington. Filed on behalf of respondents Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle against appellants Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE). Testimony covers wetland delineation and classification, wetland impact assessment (direct and indirect), hydrologic impacts, avoidance and mitigation measures, in-basin and off-site mitigation in Auburn, wetland functions including resident/anadromous fish habitat, passerine birds, waterfowl, amphibians, small mammals, organic matter export, groundwater exchange, flood storage, and nutrient/sediment trapping, all related to the Port of Seattle MPU (Master Plan Update) project at Sea-Tac Airport. Legal representation by Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC, Seattle, Washington.