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AND WHEREAS, the Planning Commission made Findings and Conclusions as follows: 1. Associated with the Lease of State Lands A. Finding: LEASE The Navy must apply for an Open-Water Disposal Site lease from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). The WDNR lease would have to be obtained for any work, including disposal, for use of State-owned aquatic land not owned or acquired by the Navy. Conclusion: Currently, the City expects that all project land, including the disposal site, will be owned or leased by the Navy. A lease is expected to be granted to the Navy for use of the disposal site area. Legislative action on this matter has been passed authorizing lease of the land to the Navy. B. Finding: NAVIGATIONAL AIDS Navigational aids will be prominantly displayed to indicate placement of the dredge disposal pipeline, barges, and other navigational obstacles that could impede maritime traffic. Conclusion: At the Navy's cost and expense, all navigational aids on the dredge disposal and the pipeline sites must be maintained in good condition and repair. 2. Associated with the Clean Water Act A. Finding: STATE CLEAN WATER QUALITY The state water quality standards (Ch. 90.48 RCW. Ch. 173-201 WAC) include, without limitation, the State anti-degradation policy, the standard prohibiting water quality to be diminished in such a way as to cause acute mortalities in sport, food or commercial fish or shellfish species, and the general policy that water quality must not be diminished in such a way as to disproportionately diminish aesthetic values or other beneficial uses of the State's waters. Most of the dredging and disposal issues are covered in the Washington Department of Ecology's (WDOE) Water Quality Certification. The monitoring program necessary to maintain water quality in Port Gardner Bay and Puget Sound is set forth in the Appendix to the certification. (See Exhibit 6, Washington Department of Ecology Water Quality Certification) Conclusion: The City will adopt, by reference all requirements set forth in the WDOE water quality certification, including the appended water quality monitoring program to assure that water quality impacts associated with dredging and spoils disposal will be mitigated and that a monitoring program be implemented to insure that all State water quality requirements are complied with by the Navy. The monitoring program will be conducted by the State Department of Ecology; implementation and corrective measures will be under DOE's jurisdiction. B. Finding: ORGANOTIN Organotin (TBT) bottom paint is well known for its toxicity to aquatic plant and animal species. Its presence could result in adverse impacts on water quality and aquatic life in the East Waterway and Port Gardner Bay. -3-