PCHB091002981

1. I am a senior principal wetland scientist and manager of the natural resources group at Shannon & Wilson, Inc. I have been employed at Shannon & Wilson, Inc. since October 1994. A copy of my resume is attached as Attachment A. In January 2001 Shannon & Wilson, Inc. contracted with the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to provide natural resources and mitigation plan review services associated with the Port of Seattle's (Port) proposed Third Runway and related Master Plan Update improvement projects. I am the Shannon & Wilson project manager for that contract and have completed review of the Port's Natural Resources Mitigation Plan (NRMP) and supporting documentation. I assisted Ecology staff in developing related permit conditions for the 401 Certification. II. Port's NRMP 2. The NILMP provides for a 2:1 ratio (two acres of mitigation for every one acre of impact) of wetland mitigation credits and a no net loss of wetland functions) The mitigation sites are designed to replace the suite of wetland functions impacted by the project. Although a subset of the wildlife habitat function (waterfowl habitat) will not be an in-basin target in this mitigation plan because of bird strike hazards, the NRMP shows that there will be an overall net gain in functions and values in this watershed. 3. Specifically, the in-basin mitigation proposes to: • Restore and enhances riparian wetlands in Miller, Walker, and Des Moines Creeks;21 • Restore and enhances salmon habitat; • Enhance stream buffers; • Eliminate existing land uses that are…

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