So much misinformation being debated. The west and east bay areas are contaminated with both legacy pollutants from the Port Marina and the City of Olympia's historical decisions made, the contaminants from the Deschutes Watershed, and contaminants from the North coming on the tidal flows.
This is what you can expect from the natural actions in an urban terminal estuary. Past decisions made by our elected officials from the Port, the City of Olympia, the County Commissioners, and the elected officials from the north all contributed, along with the State Legislators that supported the historical projects. And yes, you and your ancestors, that supported the decision process to help support your family's jobs.
The DES Estuary EIS chose to "assume that the Port/COE would complete this $200million clean up BEFORE their selected project would proceed. So this is really a cost associated with the DES decision for the State to finance the entire Estuary Project---$200 million plus whatever comes next in their plan. Somewhere between $500 million--yes 0.5 billion--plus the marine water cleanup in advance of their selected but poorly designed solution. This is not a Port issue but rather a "historical community issue inherited by all of us" . It is a poorly done EIS by DES in fully explaining the truths and facts of history and options to address. There is a less costly and more environmentally defined future---but not by the DES Team of Consultants with an agenda. Sorry folks you are being misled and wishing a solution that is not practical. Start asking DES about the results from their updated field studies and facts on how to address the future solutions. They are not being truthful about the real cost or the options.
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