PCHB07015669

1. I am a Senior Wetlands Specialist with the Washin_on State Department of Ecology (Ecology) in the Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program. I am a certified Professional Wetlands Scientist with the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS). I served on the board of the Pacific Northwest chapter of SWS for three years. A copy of my resume detailing my education and experience is attached hereto as Attachment A. 2. Construction of the Port of Seattle's (Port) Master Plan Update improvement projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) will necessitate the filling of 18.37 acres of palustrine freshwater wetlands in the Miller, Walker and Des Moines Creek basins, three highly urbanized basins. At the Vacca Farm, an additional 0.92 acres of"prior converted croplands" will be filled by the embankment, bringing the total permanent impact to 19.29 acres. 1 The wetlands slated for development have all been modified and degraded to varying degrees. Many of the wetlands have been maintained as lawn and landscaping over several decades "in the back yards" of homes recently condemned and purchased by the Port. Other wetlands formed on the embankment of the fill placed for the existing second runway. Wetlands are also located in the Vacca Farm area, and within several of the fairways at the Tyee Golf course on Des Moines Creek. In addition, the project will temporarily affect 2.05 acres of wetlands for several years with temporary stormwater control ponds? 3. In Ecology's review of the Port's application for a Clean Water Act § 401 Certification…

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