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Tom, thanksfor respondingto myandRay's requestsforclarification...It'sgood,butI stillfeel the needto havesome of yourpointsfurtherexplained. So here goes: Referring to your items I through 4: 1) I agree, 2) I believethisshouldread "The water qualitystandardsrequirethat beneficialusesbesupportedinthe various waterbodiesand that existingbeneficialusesnotbe degradedby the pro/ect impacts" 3) I assumethis is true 4) The way I readthe antidegradationsectionof the WQS, I believethisshouldread, "Untilthe standardsare metandthe existing beneficialusesare supportednofurther degradationcan be permitted"Criticalwordshereare existing and further. My interpretationof thiswouldbe "the beneficialusesthat are presentcannotbe furtherdegraded"byany projectproposal. Let me know(any of the addressees)if this isan incorrectinterpretation. Now, if my interpretationis correct,howcan we (yourfirstparagraph,discussinghowwe usescenariob) say that "the port's proposal can only be reviewed if it gets the waterbodyback into compliance with the standards"? This, inmy view wouldbe sayingthat they haveto fixallthe problemsinthe waterbody(well beyondthe fullmitigationthat wouldbe requiredforthe Thirdrunway),and, I stillcan'tsee wherethe lawallowsfor thisto be a defensiblerequirement. Again,if I'm missingsomething,pleasetell me. - Furtherinyourexplanation,yousay "Since401 requiresthatwaterqualitystandardsbe met, anyapproachthatwould -esultin Des MoinesCr. continuingto not meet standardscouldnot bepermitted". My understandingof the lawsaysthat "additionaldischarges"mustmeetwater qualitystandards;notthewaterbodyitself. I don'tunderstandhowwe connect the wholestreamto one project. Again,tell me what I'm missingin my understanding. do agreewholeheartedlywiththe intent of yournext paragraph,"Additionally,not only do the scenarios provide a means to restore beneficial uses to Des Moines Cr, they also help avoid the opposite result - if we were to approve projects in this basin that did not include measures necessary to restore beneficial uses, the cumulative impacts of those projects and ongoing development in the basin would probably prevent the creek from ever meeting standards." I justneed to know the policyandlegaljustificationto achievethisthrough...one401, oneapplicant,and oneproject.…

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