PCHB089002942

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

office of the Water Quality Program. I have been employed by Ecology for 22 years. My title is Environmental Engineer 4. I have been assigned to stormwater issues for eleven years. For the past three years, my primary responsibility has been to help develop a stormwater management manual for Western Washington. In past years, I have also participated in the development and implementation of NPDES permits for stormwater discharges from municipal storm sewers, from construction activities, and from industrial sites. My role in developing Ecology's most recent stormwater management manual was as the lead staff person for Volume 1 - "Minimum Technical Requirements and Site Planning"; for chapters 2 - 4 of Volume V - "Runoff Treatment Best Management Practices (BMPs);" and as a support person for Volume III - Hydrologic Analysis and Flow Control Design/BMP's. I am currently involved in delivering training to local governments and consultants on the use of the new manual. 2. My educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in 1975 in Engineering Science from the University of Notre Dame, and a Master of Science degree in 1976 in Environmental Health Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. II. Ecology's 2001 Stormwater Manual 3. Ecology's most recent Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington was published in September 2001. Therefore, it was not in effect during the time that the SeaTac Third Runway project was under development. It is my understanding that the Third Runway project has utilized the 1998 King County Surface Water Design…
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