PCHB02013964

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle February 22, 2002 POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AR 013965 Amanda Azous declares as follows: 1. I am an environmental scientist, principal of Azous Environmental Sciences and a professional wetland scientist (Society of Wetland Scientist No. 001067). I am co-editor and co- author of Wetlands and Urbanization (CRC/Lewis Press 2000), a 300-page text and reference book on how best to protect and manage wetlands in an urbanizing environment. This text grew out of research performed by the Puget Sound Wetlands and Stormwater Management Research Program Team, of which I was a part. I have a Masters degree in environmental engineering and science (1991) and a Bachelor of Arts in landscape architecture (1977), both from the University of Washington. I have worked as a scientific analyst for over 20 years and have specialized in natural resource science since 1991. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is my curriculum vitae and Exhibit B, the reference, Wetlands and Urbanization: Implications for the Future. 2. Azous Environmental Sciences (AES) was asked, by the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), to review the documentation provided by the Port of Seattle describing its proposed development at Sea-Tac airport for possible impacts to wetlands, streams and fisheries resources. I evaluated the Port's Wetlands Delineation Report, several versions of the Wetland Functional Assessment document (most recent dated December 2001), Natural Resources Mitigation Plan (most recent dated November 2001), Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Application, and other documents…
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