Estuaries, Shoreline Armoring
Target pertains to ecosystem conditions necessary for healthy
Puget Sound with emphasis on restoration and land use planning

 Anchor port and industrial land use to prevent sprawl
 Redevelop brownfields
 Support watershed habitat planning
 Restore habitat on port-owned property
 Soil and sediment cleanup
 Stormwater management and source control
 Soften armored banklines
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Marine Sediment Quality, Toxics in Fish
Target pertains to minimizing toxics exposure to people, fish
and wildlife

 Port soil/sediment cleanup actions, LDW, T117
 Stormwater management and source control

 Maintenance and navigation dredging
 Envirostar, Clean Marina, and Salmon Safe landscaping

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Dissolved Oxygen, Fresh Water
Quality
Target pertains to optimal water quality conditions for people, fish
and wildlife

 Stormwater management and source control
 ECAP program
 Envirostar, Clean Marina, and Salmon Safe

landscaping
 Employ Best Management Practices - construction
and operations

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Swimming Beaches
Target pertains to shoreline-based recreation, outreach,
stewardship and water quality

 More than 20 public access sites with access to the

water
 Stormwater management and source control
 Manage and improve existing public access

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Wild Chinook, Pacific Herring, Water Insects,
Orcas
Target pertains to growing and sustaining healthy populations of
keystone species

 Contribute to prioritized restoration efforts. To date:
 31 acres already restored/enhanced
 6 acres in design (Terminal 117)
 Century Agenda commitment to restore/enhance 40
additional acres
 Soil/sediment cleanup
 Control underwater construction noise
 Stormwater management and source control
 Envirostar, Clean Marina, and Salmon Safe landscaping
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Summary
How can the port promote its mission (economic vitality) and PSP
goals ?
 Control industrial sprawl
 Promote soil and sediment cleanup
 Manage stormwater and other potential sources of pollution
 Restore and steward critical habitat
 Employ "Best Management Practices"
 Improve public access to the water

How can PSP support the port's mission?
 Link goals to current regulatory programs
 Create a ranked list of near-term cleanup goals
 Match goals and funding sources
 Expand availability of grant support for stormwater management
 Create incentives

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