Public Hearing - EISs for the Proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal ...
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11/3/2012<br />
1 o-O-o<br />
2 MYRA KIMBALL: My name is Myra Kimball and I<br />
3 am from Orcas Island High School.<br />
4 I have questions from my peers who are in<br />
5 classes oceanography and marine technology.<br />
6 And we would like a study on how much more<br />
7 tax we would have to pay in <strong>the</strong> event of an oil spill<br />
8 or coal spill or a vessel collision. What would <strong>the</strong><br />
9 cost be <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> government to clean this type of event<br />
10 up.<br />
11 We also would like a study on how much it<br />
12 would affect our ecosystem if ships are bringing<br />
13 ballast water from China and dumping it at Cherry<br />
14 Point.<br />
15 Please evaluate <strong>the</strong> risks of invacious<br />
16 species to our local species.<br />
17 We would also like a study and report on how<br />
18 long it would take <strong>the</strong> marine environment to recover<br />
19 from oil spills and coal spills. Would <strong>the</strong><br />
20 environment even be able to return to its natural and<br />
21 beautiful state.<br />
22 Is mitigation possible? How and with what<br />
23 costs?<br />
24 We also want a study on vessel traffic<br />
25 interfering with fish migration, fish and o<strong>the</strong>r marine<br />
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