Exhibit       C
Port Commission WW
Seattle Port Commission                               Meeting at ngg is. gov-
2711 Alaskan Way
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Seattle, WA 98121

Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:

I am writing today to urge you to support the amendment to the Cruise Memorandum of
Understanding proposed by Friends of the Earth, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and People
for Puget Sound. Cruise ship wastewater dumping should be banned in all of Puget Sound
and waters covered by the MOU. .

The US. EPA has found that even with treatment systems, cruise ships can discharge
wastewater in excess of federal water quality standards. Harmful pollutants, including fecal
matter, bacteria and other hazardous wastes, are contained in sewage and gray water
dumped from the increasing numbers of cruise ships. This pollution damages the aquatic
life of Puget Sound and can also contaminate the shellsh and other seafood I consume.

The Puget Sound Partnership's Action Agenda calls for establishing a No Discharge Zone
for all vessels in Puget Sound. If we are going to achieve Puget Sound recovery by 2020,
you should act now to halt all cruise ship wastewater discharges.

Please adopt the proposed amendment to provide the strongest protection possible for the
waters of Puget Sound and for the health of residents and visitors.