EXH0272019509

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

These final draft meetingnoteshave been preparedby Kate Snider, Floyd& Snicer Inc. ATTENDEES Ann Kenny, Dept. of Ecology !_ I!XHIBIT 1 JohnDrabeck, Dept. of Ecology Kelly Whiting,KingCounty KeithSmith,Port of Seattle Paul Fendt, Parame_x RickSchaefer, EarthTech Don Weitkamp, Parametrix RobertFarid, Parametrix Joe Brascher, Aquaterra Pony Ellingson,PacificGroundwaterGroup MEETING SCOPE AND AGENDA In a priorlowflow meetingon 6/25/01, expectationsfor deliverablesand agenda associatedwith this 7/9 meetingwere developed. However, the deliverablesas defined on 6/25 were not able to be submittedin advanceof 7/9. Expectationsfor the 7/9 meeting were changed accordingly. It was agreed that concurrenceon the methodology to be used to determine low-stream flow mitigationrequirementswould not be expected from this meeting. The agenda of thismeeting was definedto discussthe following: 1) Biologicaleffects used in lowflowimpact determination 2) Des MoinesWatershed draft material reviewand mitigationproposal 3) MillerandWalker watershedbriefingon status 4) Expectationsfor processforward BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS USED IN LOW FLOW IMPACT DETERMINATION • Portproposesthat in each watershed, lowstream flowimpact will be determinedbased on the differencebetween pre-projectand post-project2-year 7-day low flow rates. • Portconcludesthat determinationof impactand associatedmitigationusingthismethod C:_OCUt41E-IUIM_IILOCALS','I_TenIW.OwFIowTe '" , i.DRAFT .......' ' = o711_o_ _6_¢ 1 p_e 1of4 AR 019509 . 401 Permit Decision-Making, Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway •-.. Floyd & Snider Inc. July 9, 2001 - -- meetsfishhabitatgoals becauseof the following: • Goal relative to fish habitat is to maintain existingconditionsthroughuse of mitigation • Focus of most fisheries review in streams are summer low flows with a durationof 2 weeks or more - effects "carrying capaci._/'of basic habitat to suppGrtfish • Mitigationas proposedwill maintain existingconditions. Use of 2-year 7-day low flow to…
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