EXH0597023886

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 5:05 PM To: Kenny, Ann Co: Summerhays, Jeannie; White, Gordon Subject: FW: Summary of the Port of Seattle Runway Stipulated Agreement Importance: High Tom sent your summary forward - nice job Ann... .....OriginalMessage..... From: FliT-simmons,Thomas Sent: Monday,September10,20014:57PM To: Isaki,Paul(GOV) Cc: Ryan,Kym;Hellwig,Raymond Subject: Summaryof thePortofSeattleRunwayStipulatedAgreement Importance: High Paul here is a summary of the issues in the agreement for the governor to be aware of. In total there were 13 issues that can be categorized as follows: 1. Chanqes to clarify the scope and duration of the 401: These changes clarify how long the conditions of the 401 apply to various provisions. For example: • wetland mitigation and low flow requirements apply in perpetuity • wetland monitoring is required for 15 years (no change from permit) • other monitoring conditions will remain in place for a minimum of eight years _ • clarify when the 401 applies versus the 402. Language ensures that the 401 serves as the baseline and that if the 402 does not make changes to 401 language, the 401 remains in effect. 2. Clarifications to specific conditions: • we are requiring the Port to begin immediate twice-monthly hydrologic monitoring and to continue such monitoring for three years. The clarification is that monitoring requirements will not prevent the Port from beginning construction once the 404 from the Corps is received. • clarified specific wetland monitoring condition for mineral soils. :,01 mistakenly used 16 inches to surface instead of 10. • clarified buffer requirement…
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