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Subj: Review and Evalmfion of Sea-Tac Ramcay FRI HTdrolagtc Studies R¢porf. Preparedforthe WashingtonState _e,m ofEcologyby Pacific Grouadwater Group, Seattle. Washington: Ecology and Environment, Scmr.le,WuhinBton; and Earth Tech, Inc., Bellev_, Washington. June 19. 2000. Mr.Eglick.: At your request. I _. "e_ed and evaluated Wuhiagton Dclmrtmcat of Eoology's (wrx)E's) iaa_cg-at studym_l_c _jdro]og/_impamsor_esu_-_fillproject on aquffc_wetlands.,andMi]l_,WalkerandDes IV{oizL-sCreeks.Ofpa_cntarmt_'n_ was WDOE's asmssm_ of potential hydrologic impacts on fishery rcsourc_ and other •aquatic life inhabiting area streams. In undertaking this effort, I have _ oa my exiucatio_, specialiT_d _ainin 8. and professional skills acquired o_,_ra 40-Ftar _art_r aS a FisheriesBiologist(seeattachedCurriculumVi_). My review and evaluation focused on five areas of the Relxrc • Fu_ionll] a.SSeSS/sn.en!Of _:udy _ w_land[__ (SOgt 3.3.3.2) • The description offishery resotaces in study area _ (Sect 3.4.1.-3.4.5.) • The assessment of impacts on fish habitat in Miller Cr_k as a ¢onsequelr, c of its rr,location in the Vacca Farm area (Sect 1.4.3). • The mc'_o(__11p|o_ toest_00_estormw_te¢ flows and _inl; flow..ootm'ol facilities for purlmr_ of mitigating impacts to fish and othm"aquatic life (Sect 3.6.2.). l AR 021330 • The asser_men[ of hnpacts of warm waler runoff from r_ways and taxi ways entering area streams follow,n8 summer rains (3.6.10). My opinions and rile dermled evaluations on which they are based are found in the succeeding sections: OpiRiom • The functional importan_ of area wet_ds to support fish, both resldeut and anadromous, is understated. Ecolo_ & Euviro_ (F._ _ the ecological impm_ of wctlsnds to support fiqb They say in Sect 3.3.3,2 that "most project wetlands have…

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