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

11/3/2012
1 environment. We also know that they are harmful to human
2 beings. Would the loss of our pristine waters and
3 coastlines mean a decrease in revenue from tourism and a
4 general diminishing of our quality of life? How would
5 these impacts be mitigated, and who would pay for the
6 damages? Thank you.
7 KAREN SULAK: My name is Karen Sulak. I
8 reside in Oregon. I have been sailing to the San Juans
9 since 1984.
10 I have crossed the Columbia River bar many times in
11 sailing up the Oregon, Washington, Canadian coast into
12 the straights through the San Juan and Gulf Islands. For
13 recreational boaters like me, this is one of the most
14 desirable places to sail on the West Coast.
15 I have crossed the straights and the shipping lanes
16 in all conditions. On foggy occasions, as I have needed,
17 I have called the Coast Guard and Vessel Control to
18 inquire what large vessels were near our 30-foot
19 recreational sailboat as we crossed the shipping lanes.
20 For this project, I would like to know, No. 1, what
21 are the increased impacts from more larger vessel traffic
22 along our narrow passages and waterways for recreational
23 boaters?
24 And two, with all this additional vessel traffic
25 from proposed coal and tar sand ships, what is the
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