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itS review and comment to the larger wetlands issuesandcompliaaccwith the CleanWater A_. §404(b)1 guiddincs. L AspanofourreviewMs.JoanCabrczaofmy sta_ha_vimtedvariousareasofthe:sire wi_ the coomltant,and havereviewedtheWetlandFunctionalAssessmentandImpactA,ad#is AppendicesA-I, the W'ddlifeHazardManagemmtpl.. theNaturalResourcesMifigatiozlHad, theW_and DelineationR_port,theBiologicalAssmsment,F.=scmialFishHabitatAssessttmW_ BiologicalAsscssmtmtSupplmmmt,PropertyAsquisitionAndDemolitionBiological Assessment,RunwayFillHydrolo#cStudies, andanumb= ofconsultantamdysisreport.,_, : includingtheColumbiaBiologicalAssessmentsreport(watt,quality),AzousEnvironmcrcal AR 023076 •07/2._/01 MON15:01 FAX206 870 6540 CITY OFDES MOINES [_003 + I' Sciences(unmitigatedv_d_d impacts), Sheldonand._dat_ (_glt_ wetlandimply,), (f_-ies andwatt" quality),C-_oSyntec(N and_8,.._._,_+ _dl), and the Bio-__ r,,¢.. report(fisheriesandwater quality). We have also metwithboth the Portandthe Airport Comnmnities Coalition. I We appreciatethe opportunity to oommf_lt on this project end apologize for the late i' submittal.We believeallof the issues we have ideatifiedin the enclosureregardingthis importantpermitshouldbe carefullyreviewedbeforemakingyour_ decisionon pem_ , issuance. If youhavequestionson these comments,pleasefeel freeto contaot me at (206) 553t- 0717, or Ms. JoanCabreza,at (206) 553-7369. Sincerely, / Sally Marqui._ AquafioP,esourc.esUnit l Enclos_a'e ! cc: USFWS,NanoyBrennan-Dubbs I 'bI'lVIFS,Dee .AnnK.irkpatr_c,k I " Ecology (NWRO), Ann Kenny Port of Seattle,ElizabethLeavitt ACC, Kim Lockhard AR 023077 07/23/01 MON 15:02 FAX 208 870 8540 CITY OF DES MOINES _004 Issues of concernrelated to 1996-4-02325,.Portof Seattle 1. Hydrologir.alimpacts. Ao¢_ for allhydrologicalimpactsis important because,if hydrologyisassumedwhenitisnotpresent,wetlandlosswillbeunderesRmated.Thepmtmtiai i' hydrologicimpactof severalfactorsstill appearquestionable: I - The Port documentsdo not discussthe future use ofthe ma,xyacquiredand now vacant ]andi parcelsinthe area betweenthe proposedrunwaywest to Des MoinesDriveandSR 509. _ve_ the largearea,the Corpsneeds to factorany reasonablyforeseeablefutureintentionsfor til,._se, parcelsinto the hydrologicalpicturenow, because dependingon the parcels'finaluse the.r,:could easilybea large increasein impervioussurfaceor excavation,eitherof which couldehanz,3Ioc_ hydrology.ThePort's consultantindicatesthat exceptfor a TRAY-CONproject(app_en,.ty somethingrda_ely new not mentionedin the revieweddocuments),thePort has no proje::ts i planned for f.his area at this time (Kelley,personalcomrmmlcation). BUt we have seen no ! statementfrom thePort…

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