3b-1. Presentation

Item No. 3b1_Supp 
Meeting Date April 25, 2017 
Environmental Quarterly
Update 
Stephanie Jones Stebbins 
Leslie Stanton 
April 25, 2017 

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Key Environmental Highlights 
Lower Duwamish Pilot Project 
Salmon Safe Certification 
Waste Reduction & Recycling Improvements 
Program to offset passenger air travel emissions 
Education & Outreach 
Highlights of 2016 accomplishments and preview of future initiatives 
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Lower Duwamish Waterway 
Activated Carbon Pilot Project 
An innovative cleanup technology to trap
contaminants in waterway sediments 
If successful, can be used more widely 
Placement is complete and monitoring
began this year 


Pilot Project to inform the Future Cleanup Design

Water Initiatives 
Salmon-Safe 
Marine Port - Parks 
2017 
Integrated pest management, water shortage contingency, shoreline restoration and more 
2018 
Two stormwater treatment & two restoration projects 
Aviation 
Salmon-Safe Certification                      June 6, 2016 
2016/17 
Low impact development guidelines,
infiltration feasibility, landscape management
plan update, water harvesting feasibility 

Projects and procedures to improve salmon habitat

Reducing Solid Waste 
Airport 
Mandatory recycling for airport concessionaires 
Mandatory use of compostable/recyclable service
ware for concessionaires 
Seaport (P69 & Shilshole Bay Marina) 
Performed waste audits late December 2016 
2017 goal - Divert an additional 20 tons of garbage 

New compostable service ware reduces waste in landfills 
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Good Traveler Program 
Good Traveler sells carbon offsets for air
passengers 
Developed in San Diego, and launched
at Sea-Tac Airport in December 2016 



Good Traveler offers public a way to participate as a partner

Sustainable InSights 
Sharing our initiatives and
successes with the public 
Installed messaging with
symbols: 
Column wraps 
Water refill stations 
Hanging origami 


Messaging helps passengers see sustainability in action 
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Looking Ahead 
EPA community pilot project, Duwamish 
Renewable natural gas 
Energy & Sustainability Policy Directive 
Aviation biofuels 


There is a lot more to come! 
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Resource Slides 


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Renewable Energy Projects 
Aviation 
Airport Solar Analysis 
Evaluating sites on and off airport property 
Prioritizing sites and analyzing glare for pilots 
Continuing to evaluate Renewable Natural
Gas (RNG) opportunities 
Maritime 
P69 Solar feasibility analysis and
Commerce grant application 
CEM Solar analysis with UW Solar/POS
Engineering in process 

Reducing reliance on fossil fuels and advancing the clean energy economy 
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Maritime Solar 
Pier 69 
Net Sheds 
Construction funding Approved     Preliminary Engineering Feasibility Study 
Q4 2016                          Dept. of Commerce Grant Application: Q1 2017 
Contracting (BID) Q1 2017          Prepare Environmental Analysis for project 
Construction Q2 2017              Request Design/construction: Q3 2017 
kWh Produced      11,000 
kWh Produced          90,000 
Deferred utility      $840                             Deferred utility costs     $7,000 
costs (annually)                                          (annually) 
CO2 Deferred             1.15 MtCO2 
CO2 Deferred        279 Ibs 
Exploring Solar Energy Use across Maritime and Real Estate Portfolios

2017 Planned Maritime Energy Efficiency
Projects 
Planned Energy Efficiency Projects        Annual kWh Savings        Savings ($)       CO2 (MtCO2) 

SBM                                     120,001             9,600           1.5 
Jack Block Park                                       58,390                  4,671              0.75 
Fishermen's Terminal                             419,420                33,554             5.37 
Bell Street Parking Garage                            TBD                    TBD               TBD 
597,811                $47,825             7.62 
2017 Facility Reduction Totals 
Equivalent to                                                          Not burning
providing 50                                                       900 gallons of
homes for a year                                                        gasoline 
Planning for new energy efficiency projects at additional facilities in the works in 2017

Environmental Scorecard 
Includes 12 categories 
Green indicates progress,
red indicates no progress 
Scorecard will provide
focus on metrics for
Century Agenda progress 

Assists Commission and Public in Tracking our Progress 
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Water Initiatives 
Marine Stormwater Utility 
Milestones 
Began Utility-funded infrastructure work, Jan 2016 
Signed interlocal agreement with City of Seattle, Nov 2016 
Utility funds in 2016 = $4.7M 
Used to upgrade Stormwater Infrastructure and to manage stormwater 
Utility Work 
Purchased equipment to support work & improve infrastructure  
CCTV truck, assessment software, tide gates 
Began stormwater system assessment, cleaning & urgent repairs  
upgrade infrastructure will improve runoff quality to Puget Sound 
Progress: 24,444 linear feet (LF) inspected/assessed; 15229 LF
cleaned; 69 LF repaired; 15 tide gates installed 
Identify Repairs to Improve Water Quality

Water Initiatives 
Aviation Stormwater Program 
Continued 100% treatment and flow
control of Airport runoff 
Retrofitted 20 acre logistics area
with LID bioretention treatment
swale 
Updates to Airport Stormwater Manual

Advanced stormwater Low Impact Development at Airport 
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Reducing Impacts from Transportation 
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan 
Recommend charging stations for
passengers, visitors, and employees 
Identifies locations, number and
level of charging stations 
Estimate budget and schedule 
Sea-Tac Airport Transportation
Access Plan 
Evaluate range of transportation
modes 
Improve efficiency and advance
sustainable transportation modes 
Transportation remains one of our greatest challenges 
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Port Employee Transportation 
Port-wide Green Fleet Plan 
Increase EVs 
Right size vehicle requirements 
Improve vehicle efficiency 
Port-wide Commute Trip Reduction Plan 
Reduce ride-alone trips from employees 
Increase ridesharing among employees 
Expand to businesses with employees
commuting to port facilities 
Using advanced technologies to reduce reliance on fossil fuels 
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