“Stormwater contaminants that enter Puget Sound and other marine areas are almost immediately diluted to concentrations too low to have any discernible effects on species in that environment.”
- Seattle FEIS 3.3 (p. 18-19)
It is very well established that stormwater is the primary source of contaminants to Puget Sound (and the surrounding watershed) and has significant effects on aquatic life, including endangered salmon and orca.
"Managing habitats in the city to maintain wildlife populations in numbers comparable to past estimates is not feasible..."
- Seattle FEIS: 4-33, Comment Response 20-6b
"The only ESA-listed or state-listed species known or expected to use habitats in the city are fish (steelhead and Chinook salmon)."
- Seattle DEIS 3.3-3
Thornton Creek Alliance public comment letter on Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Statement. Best viewed in full screen mode.
TreePAC Public Comment on Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Statement. Best viewed in full screen mode.
Birds Connect Seattle Public Comment letter on Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Statement. Best viewed in full screen mode.
Public Comment letters from Rob Zisette, Aquatic Scientist, Representative Gerry Pollet, 46th District, and Seattle Green Spaces Coalition on Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Statement. Best viewed in full screen mode.