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

11/3/2012
1 from these ships; three, possible devastating oil
2 spills; and four, very real ever present coal dust.
3 I request that you consider what impact all
4 four of these aspects will have on the Pacific
5 herring, the coho, the orcas, and other marine
6 species.
7 An SSA Marine spokesperson has said that
8 this proposed terminal will not harm this particular
9 spawning ground. Unfortunately we can't take its word
10 for this because of its track record on environmental
11 compliance.
12 I have a copy of the letter here from the
13 Department of Ecology to Pacific International
14 Terminals, Incorporated, a subsidiary of SSA Marine,
15 about a violation of the Clean Water Act in August of
16 2011. I will attach it to my comments.
17 In review, my question is how is SSA going
18 to mitigate irreparable harm to the ecology of the
19 Salish Sea. Thank you.
20 o-O-o
21 SHARON ABREU: Hi. My name is Sharon Abreu
22 and I've lived on Orcas Island for the last eleven
23 years.
24 I value the beauty and health of our local
25 environment, and I also value a stable atmosphere that
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