EXH0217018798

1. I am over the age of 18, am competent to testify, and have personal knowledge of the facts stated herein. 2. I am a Section Manager employed by the Department of Ecology (Ecology) in the Northwest Regional Office in the Water Quality Program. I have held that position since February 18, 2001. Prior to becoming Section Manager, I was employed as the Industrial Permit Unit Supervisor at Northwest Regional Office in the Water Quality Program. I have assisted in Ecology's review of the Port of Seattle's (Port) SeaTac International Airport (STIA) Master Plan Update Improvement Projects, including the Third Runway for the past three years. I am familiar with the claims raised and the issues presented in this case. AN 018798 DEC LARATION OF 1 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON EcologyDwmon KEVIN FITZPATRICK PO Box 4ol t", OlymplL WA 98504-0117 FAX (360) 586-6760 Water Quality 3. In its memorandum in support of a stay, the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) contends that the Port's stormwater discharges from the STIA violate state water quality standards. This assertion is not accurate and is misleading. The Port's stormwater discharges from the STIA have exceeded state water quality criteria for copper, lead, and zinc on an instantaneous basis, but those exceedences do not necessarily mean that the Port violated state water quality criteria. Unlike industrial process water discharges, which are relatively constant in volume and content, the nature of stormwater is dynamic. Stormwater discharges fluctuate rapidly and irregularly in volume and in content. A single…

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