PCHB286008218

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) (Section 401 Certification No. DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY; and ) 1996-4-02325 and CZMA concurrency THE PORT OF SEATTLE, ) statement, issued August 10, 2001, ) Related to Construction of a Third Respondents. ) Runway and related projects at Seattle ) Tacoma International Airport) Thomas R. Luster declares under penalty of perjury as follows: 1. I am over the age of 18, am competent to testify, and have personal knowledge of the facts stated herein. I have been asked to review the water quality certification that is the subject of this appeal and to provide the Board with information useful in determining whether the proposed proj ect and the certification comply with applicable requirements of the federal19 Clean Water Act (CWA) and state water quality standards, and whether, consequently, the Board should issue a stay of the certification. 2. My professional background includes 12 years at the Department of Ecology (Ecology) working on water quality, wetland, and sediment-related issues. During my first four ORIGINAL HELSELL FETTERMAN LLP Rachael Paschal Osborn1500 Puget Sound Plaza Attorney at Law 1325 Fourth Avenue 2421 West Mission Avenue DECLARATION OF THOMAS R. LUSTER - 1 Seattle, WA 98101-2509 Spokane, WA 99201 AR 008218 years at Ecology from 1989 to 1993, I worked in the Sediment Management Unit. I evaluated proposed freshwater sediment criteria, managed laboratory contracts related to developing these criteria, and conducted public education and outreach. I was part of the team that prepared the state's sediment management rule, which was adopted…
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