EXH0372021364

Subj: Determining Whether the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) Has a Scientifically Adequate Basis to Issue a Permit, Under the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404, for the Port of Seattle's (Ports) Project Proposed in the Second Revised Public Notice No. 1996-4-02325. Dear Mr. Freedman and Ms. Kenny: On behalf of the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), I have undertaken a review and evaluation of pertinent and readily available literature in an effort to answer the subject question. It is the USACOE's responsibility under the CWA to assure the public that the Port's proposed project will not harm the wetlands, surface waters, and fishery resources inhabiting the project site. The latter includes concern for chinook salmon, a federally threatened species in Puget Sound, known to frequent the estuarine reaches of streams that are affected by the Port's project. In undertaking this effort, I have relied on my relevant education, specialized training, and professional skills acquired over a 25-year career (post Ph.D.) as a fisheries biologist (see attached Curriculum Vitae). am concerned that the Port's declared future construction and operation will harm area fish and fish habitat in the proposed project area. There also is evidence that the Port's current operations already impact the fishery resources in project streams. Although disturbed, the project streams (Miller Creek, Walker Creek, Des Moines Creek) still support a diverse and abundant fish fauna and are worthy of protection. Both coho and chum salmon are known to spawn and rear in the Miller Creek, Walker Creek,…

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