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Sheldon & Associates, Inc. has been retainedon the behalf of the Airport Communities Coalition to conductreviewsof environmentaldocumentssubmittedby the Port of Seattle for the proposedThird Runway projectat the Seattle-Tacoma InternationalAirport (STIA) focused on the proposalsto minimizehydrologicimpactsto the wetlands left on the site, and to the proposedcompensationplan withinthe upper Miller Creek drainage. Given theextent of questionsremainingon the analysisof the proposedimpacts of the project, I have precluded reviewingor commentingon the.proposedoff-sitecompensation project in Auburn as it appears prematureto completionof the impact assessment. have coordinatedmy review with Mr. Bill Rozeboom of Northwest Hydraulicsto obtain his input on the technical stormwaterengineeringelements of the proposed plans and technical documents. Documents reviewedincluded: Wetland DelineationReport (WDR). Master Plan Update Improvements Seattle Tacoma International Airport. Parametrix, Inc. December, 2000 Natural Resource Mitigation Plan (NRMP). Master Plan Update Improvements Seattle Tacoma International Airport. Parametrix, Inc. December, 2000 Appendices A-E Design Drawings (DD). Natural Resource Mitigation Plan. Parametrix, Inc. December, 2000 Revised Public Notice.(COE PN) #1996-4-02325. Port of Seattle. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District. Dec. 27, 2000 Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan (SMP), volume 4, Technical Appendices. Master Plan Update Improvements. Seattle Tacoma International Airport. Parametdx, December, 2000 My comments on the submitted plans and documents are based on my hands-on expedence gained from 17 years of workingas a professionalin the wetlands and aquatic resource field. I I_, was the first Wetland Planner for KingCounty, reviewing every development applicationrelated o_ to wetlands, streams or aquatic environments. I've reviewed permit applications, conditioned o_ permits, assessed wetland functions,determined wetland impacts, designed _"O compensation/restorationplans…

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