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The draft modified permit and fact sheet were available for review and comment from November 19, 2008 until midnight, January 30, 2009. Ecology hosted an informational workshop and a public hearing on the draft modification. Ecology also accepted written comments on the draft permit modification and fact sheet.
Ecology reissued the Boatyard General permit in November 2005. The Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA) and the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance (PSA) appealed the permit. While under appeal the permit was modified (May 2006) to correct a mistake in the lake discharge benchmark. The Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) heard the appeal in July 2006 and issued a decision on January 26, 2007. Click here to view the PCHB decision.
The NMTA and the PSA appealed the decision of the PCHB to Superior Court in February 2007. The NMTA, the PSA and Ecology reached a settlement in the appeal in July 2007. The settlement funds a pilot study to determine the efficiency of treatment for boatyard stormwater runoff. The settlement also requires a modification of the permit to incorporate some of the orders from the PCHB decision. Click here to view the settlement agreement.
| Respondent | Comments |
| Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA) | comment |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | comment |
| Phil Reese | comment |
| Chip White | comment |
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