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Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 3:10 PM To: VV_etfeld,John Subject: FW: Possible Utilization of Ecology Contract Services FYI --Original Message_ Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 11:55 AM To: 'Paul Agid'; 'Elizabeth Leavitt' Cc: Wang, Ching Pi Subject: Possible Utilization of Ecology Contract Services Hello Both: We (Elizabeth and I) have talked briefly about the possible use of Ecology's contract consultant (SAIC) to provide assistance to Ecology in the review of technical material regarding the Agreed Order. As per Elizabeth's request here is an E-Mail which further articulates that notion. J 1. The project needs as much Credibility as possible. This is not to say thatEcology has concerns about the credibility or expertise of the Port or Port consultants. However: (a) A large component of the public comments received called for an independent review of the project by Ecology. We do that anyway in the Agreed Order process, but in this situation, having SAIC involved would lend credibility and independence to Ecology's own review of the project (Ecology and its consultant evaluating the Port and its consultant). Furthermore: (b) There is the unfortunate possibility of a legislatively-mandated completely independent study by Ecology's WQ Program which could in large part duplicate the work done in the Agreed Order regarding a conceptual model of groundwater at STIA. Having SAIC involved in Ecology's review, again, would provide additional credibility to the Port-generated model. 2. Ecology's review of the technical material regarding the Agreed Order should and will involve more staff than just myself as…

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