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Letter dated July 17, 1957 from Washington State Department of Game to Local District Supervisor Letter relating telephone conversation with Washington State Pollution Control Commission discussing drainage from Sea-Tac airport causing fish kills in Miller Creek., including the recent plant of fish just prior to the opening of fishing season. Suggestions made to eliminate Miller Creek from future fish planting until problem is solved as well as contact newspapers about the problem. Letter dated June 20, 1957 from Kenneth R. Jones, Metropolitan Engineering Manager to Earle Bigler, Manager of Sea-Tac Airport Letter from Pollution Control Board confirming conversation with Port of Seattle assistant airport manager concerning recent killing of over 1,000 Rainbow Trout 8-10 inches in length as a result of discharge of "plane wash waters". Letter states "[t]he most desirable system to provide proper disposal facilities in a single facility rather than in separate treatment units for each airline. Treatment will probably consist of adequate oil separation and chemical removal of emulsified oils and sludges." Inter-Office Memorandum dated June 5, 1957 issued by Washington State Pollution Control Commission Memorandum reports meeting with Sea-Tac Airport Assistant Manager to discuss fill kill reported by Department of Game. The two agree to write a letter concerning the situation. Letter dated May 20, 1957 from Washington State Pollution Control Commission Letter from Pollution Control Commissions concerning kill of planted trout states "the Sea-Tac airport will have to apply for a waste discharge permit and we will have to run a bio-assay on the…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]