EXH0374021386

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers _ ___f_ _ _ Regulatory Branch r-___ Post Office Box 3755 _.1--_-.,Seattle, Washington 98124-2255 i_ ATTN: Muffy Walker C: z ":' ,>' CrailTerzi mO_ eo i:_']-"_-_ Washington State Department of Ecology _ m _ ......_ Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program _ _ -"'_'--z br:a- 3180-169 TMAvenue Southeast O Bellevue, Washington 98008-5452 21: _'_---_ ATTN: Ann Kenny Subj: Rebuttal to Port of Seattle's (Port) Response to 401/404 Comments, Reference: 1996-4-02325, April 30, 2001 Ref: Letter to Jonathan Freedman and Ann Kenny of February 17, 2001, from John Strand on the Subject of 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's Project Proposed m the Second Revised Public Notice No. 1996-4-02325. Dear Ms. Walker, Ms. Terzi, and Ms. Kenny: The attached supplemental comments rebut certain of the Port's responses to my original letter regarding the proposed Master Plan Update Improvements (MPU) at Seattle- Tacoma International Airport (STIA). In some cases, the Port was totally non-responsive to my concerns, or in the case of the General Responses, the Port only partially addressed my concerns. In yet other cases, the Port was not scientifically correct, was insufficiently clear, or was misleading. ask that you consider my rebuttal in your final deliberations on whether or not to grant a Section 401 Certification and Section 404 Permit. My rebuttal follows the same organization as used in my February 16thletter. Thank you…
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