Public Hearing - EISs for the Proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal ...

11/3/2012
1 environment, given that westerly winds come towards us
2 and eventually all that stuff falls down in our waters.
3 And on a side note, I'm concerned about the ballast
4 water that will be bringing foreign organisms and
5 pollution and dumped in our water, and those are my
6 concerns. I hope you'll look into them. Thank you very
7 much.
8 RON ZEE: Good afternoon. My name is Ron
9 Zee, and I've lived on San Juan Island for over 15 years,
10 and appreciate the tranquility of these islands. It
11 makes them unique.
12 My family and I own and operate a small organic farm
13 on the west side of the island, and I serve as chair of
14 the board of supervisors of the San Juan Island's
15 Conservation District.
16 From both of these perspectives, as a farmer and as
17 a conservation district supervisor, I request that you
18 assess the air quality impact of the doubling of shipping
19 traffic in the Haro and Rosario Straights that will occur
20 if this project proceeds.
21 To the best of my knowledge, an air-monitoring
22 station operated by our regional clean air agency does
23 not exist in the San Juan Islands.
24 What is the cumulative impact over time from
25 particulate matter vessel emissions, a criteria ambient
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