PCHB226006447

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

v. ) SUR-REPLY ON MOTION FOR STAY ) STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) (Section 401 Certification No. DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY; and ) 1996-4-02325 and CZMA THE PORT OF SEATTLE, ) concurrency statement, issued August ) 10, 2001, Reissued September 21, Respondents. ) 2001, under No. 1996-4-02325 ) (Amended-i)) ) Dyanne Sheldon declares as follows: 1. I am over the age of 18, am competent to testify, and have personal knowledge of the facts stated herein. 2. Per the responses in the second declarations of Ecology staff (Stockdale) and Port consultants (Kelley), it is claimed that the need for pre-construction19 groundwater monitoring is being met and will provide sufficient detail to assure protection of water quality. Their conclusions are based on the Performance Standards contained within the NRMP and the conditions of the 401 Certification (Stockdale ¶ 3,4; Kelley ¶3,6,7,8). However, the Performance Standards of the NRMP, HELSELL FETTERMAN LLP Rachael Paschal Osborn 1500 Puget Sound Plaza Attorney at Law ,_ 1325 Fourth Avenue 2421 West Mission Avenue DECLARATION OF DYANNE SHELDON IN Seattle. WA 98101-2509 Spokane, WA 99201 SUPPORT OF ACC'S SUR-REPLY - 1 ORIGINAL ,. 006447 as summarized by Kelley (¶10) provide virtually no quantifiable standard by which to measure whether groundwater parameters have been met. The Performance standard states, "Wetland areas with organic soils...will have soils saturated in the upper part (emphasis added) to mid-June in years of normal (emphasis added, see ¶ 3, below) rainfall." For the wetlands that have mineral soils, the Performance standard is6 stated as,…
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