Attachment minutes exhibit C for Regular Meeting held Jan 10, 2012 1:00PM at Pier 69

minutes exhibit C

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
As a former Regional Chief Ranger for the National Park Service in the northwes, 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Reed Jarvis
100 Timber Ridge Way NW, #3212
Issaquah, WA 98027

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I 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.
As a resident of Seattle's Ballard neighborhood and a frequent visitor to Golden Gardens
on Shilshole Bay adjacent to Puget Sound, I don't want my Puget Sound to be the toilet for
cruise ships!
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.
Sincerely,
Nancy Dahlberg
1757 NW 59th St.
Seattle, WA 98107

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association
What a filthy act! It shows disregard and disdain for Seattlec residents and
all who use these waterways! Would you like it if someone dumped their sewage in your
back yard?
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Phyllis brown
9912-48th Dr NE
Sp. 24
Marysville, WA 98270

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
We can't believe that those of us who live in the Puget Sound region spend huge amounts
of money to protect the waters off our coasts from human pollution but visiting ships don't
have to take even the simplest precautions to prevent fouling our waters!
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Elaine & Robert Phelps
17238 10th Ave NW
Shoreline, WA 98177

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle, and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Please support the amendment to the Cruise Memorandum of Understanding that would
ban cruise ship wastewater dumping in all of Puget Sound and waters covered by the
MOU--the amendment proposed by Friends of the Earth, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance,
and People for Puget Sound.
The U.S. 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 shellfish 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. Act now to halt all cruise ship wastewater discharges so we
can achieve Puget Sound recovery by 2020.
Sincerely,
Mark Ashley
10435 Duncan Lane NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Please help protect the Salish Sea.
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Ms. Jan Wilson
16035 26 Ave NE
Shoreline , WA 98155
206-954-5404

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
As a kayaker, I am always appalled by the sewage and debris found throughout the
Sound. We just can't permit the trashing of these waters by cruise ships. That is why 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Richard Curtis
PO Box 451
Ethyel, WA 98542

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
As a resident of Bainbridge Island, and as a summer resident of San Juan Island, I am
very concerned about the pollution caused by the many cruise ships in our local waters.
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Mary Ferm
5062 New Sweden Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Consistent with the Port of Seattle's campaign to be recognized as "Green," 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
George Keefe
98020
EDMONDS, WA 98020

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Just today I heard a report on KUOW regarding the oil waste found in the Sound every
year. I understand that dead orcas must be disposed under "toxic waste" protocols
because of the poison build up in there systems. Our Sound is under siege from many
sources. At least banning cruise ship wastewater discharges is one way of working
toward cleaning it up.
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Fran Post
254 Woodland Ave
Port Townsend, WA 98368

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
"Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you." -- Wendell
Berry
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Thom Peters
7725 Riverview Road
Snohomish, WA 98290

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
As a third generation native Puget Sound area resident, as well as a parent, and a
grandparent of Puget Sound natives, 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Jack Stansfield
16314 62nd Ave. NW
Stanwood, WA 98292-8981

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
(This may be a form letter, but I am a real person who has grown up here and who
endorses every word.)
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Kallista Angeloff
Kallista Angeloff
5607 SW Snoqualmie St.
Seattle, WA 98116

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Our shellfish industry is so vital to our communities.
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Sheri Staley
6052 E Pickering Road
Shelton, WA 98584

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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 must 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.
Sincerely,
Leonard Eiger
PO Box 1115
North Bend, WA 98045

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I am taking the time to write to you personally in order to urge as strongly as possible to
support the amendment to the Cruise Memorandum of Understanding proposed by
Friends of the Earth, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and People for Puget Sound.
Without this regulation, cruise ships are using our Puget Sound as an easily accessible,
cheap open sewer. This is not acceptable -- why should Puget Sound's people, and its
birds, fish, and other wildlife, have to pay the cost these cruise ships are shrugging off?
Cruise ship wastewater dumping should be banned in all of Puget Sound and waters
covered by the MOU.
The U.S. 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 shellfish 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,
I call on you to act forcefuly 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.
Sincerely,
Sigrid Asmus
4009 24 Ave W
Seattle, WA 98199

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Please 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 U.S. 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 shellfish and other sea life and threatens
delicate marine habitats.
If cruise ships are allowed to use the waters of Puget Sound, then they must not damage
the environment. They must be held to the highest standards.
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.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Castner
Rebecca Castner
5818 NE 70th Street Unit A-206
Seattle, WA 98115

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I am a resident of Port Townsend, Washington and 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Ms. Judith Caruso
1044 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I 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 U.S. 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 increasing numbers of cruise ships. This pollution damages the
aquatic life of Puget Sound and contaminates the shellfish and other seafood that I
consume.
The Puget Sound Partnership's Action Agenda calls for establishing a No Discharge Zone
for all vessels in Puget Sound. To achieve Puget Sound recovery by 2020, 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.
Sincerely,
S. J. Jacky
2411 Lexington St
Steilacoom, WA 98388

Lra Connor
17721 Crooked Mile Road
Granite Falls, WA 98252

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I grew up on Puget Sound and plan to return to live there again soon. 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
I hope that Puget Sound will be a beautiful, clean ecosystem for my children and
grandchildren to enjoy.
Sincerely,
Nora Ferm
, 98110

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
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 U.S. 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 shellfish and other seafood.
An article in the Seattle pi cited the following: "In a single day, the federal Environmental
Protection Agency estimates passengers aboard a typical cruise ship will generate:
21,000 gallons of sewage
1 ton of garbage
170,000 gallons of wastewater from sinks, showers and laundry
More than 25 pounds of batteries, fluorescent lights, medical wastes and expired
chemicals (based on average fleet data from 1999 and 2000)
Up to 6,400 gallons of oily bilge water from engines
Four plastic bottles per passenger -- about 8,500 bottles per day for the Carnival Spirit
Cruise ships incinerate 75 to 85 percent of their garbage, the EPA found in a 2008 study.
That contributes to smog in coastal communities and on the ocean. Ships also release
incinerator ash and sewage sludge -- blobs of concentrated toxins from the bottom of
waste-treatment facilities -- into the ocean.
They contribute nutrients, metals, ammonia, pharmaceutical waste, chemical cleaners and
detergent to deep marine environments from sewage-treatment systems that either don't
work as planned or aren't able to remove such substances, according to tests in
Washington and Alaska, interviews with state officials, the EPA study and information
provided by the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. "
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Big-cruise-ships-pollute-big-time-and-can-sail-
893707.php#page-3
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.
The waters in Puget Sound have already been identified as having unusually low ph

values due to ocean acidification.
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.
Sincerely,
Julie Power
5 Heather Court
Georgetown, ON L7G 2R5

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Please 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Paula Rotondi
8217 Chehalis Rd
Blaine, WA 98230

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
As a kayaker that frequently paddles around Puget sound, 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
James Clark
3493 111th Drive NE
Lake Stevens, WA 98258

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Bruce Pringle
17037 12th PL SW
Normandy Park, WA 98166

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Please 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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're 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.
Sincerely,
Joe Depner
8702 N Pamela St
Spokane, WA 99208

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I can't believe I have to write to you about this. I was appalled when I received email from
Friends of the Earth saying that cruise ships are allowed to dump their waste directly into
the Sound. How can this be????????????
Please 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Margaret Willson
12044 North Park Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98133-8243

The U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Bea Soss
W 1128 19th
Spokane, WA 99203

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
DoE, Port officials, and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship Association:
All across the Puget Sound, we are fighting against the damages to the shoreline and
marine areas create by our own past bad practices. To make up for all our past polluting
actions, we need to be especially careful to stop all new harm and prevent any additional
pollution.
That is why I urge you to amend and improve the Cruise Memorandum of Understanding
("MOU") proposed by Friends of the Earth, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and People for
Puget Sound. Cruise ship wastewater dumping should be outright BANNED in all of Puget
Sound and all waters covered by the MOU.
The U.S. 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 shellfish 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 as soon as possible, to provide the strongest
protection possible for the waters of Puget Sound and for the health of residents and
visitors.
Sincerely,
Michael Lilliquist
1134 Finnegan Way, #303
Bellingham, WA 98225

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Biology is not political, or economic. From a biological pointof view, the growing number of
cruise ships threaten our Puget Sound marine life and water when they dump wastewater.
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Michael foster
3808 Carr Place N
Seattle, WA 98103

Cruise Lines tell their passengers that they never discharge waste into the sea. They didn't
tell the truth. I imagine they know that their passengers would not support such a thing.
Sincerely,
Roseanna Page
1404 Toledo St
Bellingham, WA 98229

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Zero tolerance for cruise ship pollution.
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Gary Nelson
284 Sunset Blvd
Port Townsend, WA 98368

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
We are 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Lucinda and Joel Wingard
3604 121st St. Ct. NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
(253) 858-3647

Nita Hildenbrand
Kirkland, WA
Nita Hildenbrand
13211 97th Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98034

Seattle Port Commission
2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
This email comes to you 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Thank you for your time and consideration in supporting a ban on cruise ship wastewater
dumping in Puget Sound.

Sincerely,
K. Pendergrass
12216 10 Ave. S.
Burien, WA 98168

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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 must 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.
Sincerely,
Leonard Eiger
PO Box 1115
North Bend, WA 98045

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I am taking the time to write to you personally in order to urge as strongly as possible to
support the amendment to the Cruise Memorandum of Understanding proposed by
Friends of the Earth, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and People for Puget Sound.
Without this regulation, cruise ships are using our Puget Sound as an easily accessible,
cheap open sewer. This is not acceptable -- why should Puget Sound's people, and its
birds, fish, and other wildlife, have to pay the cost these cruise ships are shrugging off?
Cruise ship wastewater dumping should be banned in all of Puget Sound and waters
covered by the MOU.
The U.S. 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 shellfish 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,
I call on you to act forcefuly 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.
Sincerely,
Sigrid Asmus
4009 24 Ave W
Seattle, WA 98199

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Please 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 U.S. 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 shellfish and other sea life and threatens
delicate marine habitats.
If cruise ships are allowed to use the waters of Puget Sound, then they must not damage
the environment. They must be held to the highest standards.
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.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Castner
Rebecca Castner
5818 NE 70th Street Unit A-206
Seattle, WA 98115

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I am a resident of Port Townsend, Washington and 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Ms. Judith Caruso
1044 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I 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 U.S. 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 increasing numbers of cruise ships. This pollution damages the
aquatic life of Puget Sound and contaminates the shellfish and other seafood that I
consume.
The Puget Sound Partnership's Action Agenda calls for establishing a No Discharge Zone
for all vessels in Puget Sound. To achieve Puget Sound recovery by 2020, 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.
Sincerely,
S. J. Jacky
2411 Lexington St
Steilacoom, WA 98388

Lra Connor
17721 Crooked Mile Road
Granite Falls, WA 98252

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I grew up on Puget Sound and plan to return to live there again soon. 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
I hope that Puget Sound will be a beautiful, clean ecosystem for my children and
grandchildren to enjoy.
Sincerely,
Nora Ferm
, 98110

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
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 U.S. 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 shellfish and other seafood.
An article in the Seattle pi cited the following: "In a single day, the federal Environmental
Protection Agency estimates passengers aboard a typical cruise ship will generate:
21,000 gallons of sewage
1 ton of garbage
170,000 gallons of wastewater from sinks, showers and laundry
More than 25 pounds of batteries, fluorescent lights, medical wastes and expired
chemicals (based on average fleet data from 1999 and 2000)
Up to 6,400 gallons of oily bilge water from engines
Four plastic bottles per passenger -- about 8,500 bottles per day for the Carnival Spirit
Cruise ships incinerate 75 to 85 percent of their garbage, the EPA found in a 2008 study.
That contributes to smog in coastal communities and on the ocean. Ships also release
incinerator ash and sewage sludge -- blobs of concentrated toxins from the bottom of
waste-treatment facilities -- into the ocean.
They contribute nutrients, metals, ammonia, pharmaceutical waste, chemical cleaners and
detergent to deep marine environments from sewage-treatment systems that either don't
work as planned or aren't able to remove such substances, according to tests in
Washington and Alaska, interviews with state officials, the EPA study and information
provided by the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. "
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Big-cruise-ships-pollute-big-time-and-can-sail-
893707.php#page-3
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.
The waters in Puget Sound have already been identified as having unusually low ph

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Please 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Paula Rotondi
8217 Chehalis Rd
Blaine, WA 98230

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
As a kayaker that frequently paddles around Puget sound, 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
James Clark
3493 111th Drive NE
Lake Stevens, WA 98258

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Bruce Pringle
17037 12th PL SW
Normandy Park, WA 98166

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Please 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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're 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.
Sincerely,
Joe Depner
8702 N Pamela St
Spokane, WA 99208

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I can't believe I have to write to you about this. I was appalled when I received email from
Friends of the Earth saying that cruise ships are allowed to dump their waste directly into
the Sound. How can this be????????????
Please 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Margaret Willson
12044 North Park Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98133-8243

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
DoE, Port officials, and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship Association:
All across the Puget Sound, we are fighting against the damages to the shoreline and
marine areas create by our own past bad practices. To make up for all our past polluting
actions, we need to be especially careful to stop all new harm and prevent any additional
pollution.
That is why I urge you to amend and improve the Cruise Memorandum of Understanding
("MOU") proposed by Friends of the Earth, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and People for
Puget Sound. Cruise ship wastewater dumping should be outright BANNED in all of Puget
Sound and all waters covered by the MOU.
The U.S. 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 shellfish 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 as soon as possible, to provide the strongest
protection possible for the waters of Puget Sound and for the health of residents and
visitors.
Sincerely,
Michael Lilliquist
1134 Finnegan Way, #303
Bellingham, WA 98225

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Biology is not political, or economic. From a biological pointof view, the growing number of
cruise ships threaten our Puget Sound marine life and water when they dump wastewater.
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Michael foster
3808 Carr Place N
Seattle, WA 98103

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Zero tolerance for cruise ship pollution.
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Gary Nelson
284 Sunset Blvd
Port Townsend, WA 98368

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
We are 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Lucinda and Joel Wingard
3604 121st St. Ct. NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
(253) 858-3647

Nita Hildenbrand
Kirkland, WA
Nita Hildenbrand
13211 97th Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98034

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
This email comes to you 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Thank you for your time and consideration in supporting a ban on cruise ship wastewater
dumping in Puget Sound.

Sincerely,
K. Pendergrass
12216 10 Ave. S.
Burien, WA 98168

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
As a former Regional Chief Ranger for the National Park Service in the northwes, 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Reed Jarvis
100 Timber Ridge Way NW, #3212
Issaquah, WA 98027

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
I 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.
As a resident of Seattle's Ballard neighborhood and a frequent visitor to Golden Gardens
on Shilshole Bay adjacent to Puget Sound, I don't want my Puget Sound to be the toilet for
cruise ships!
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.
Sincerely,
Nancy Dahlberg
1757 NW 59th St.
Seattle, WA 98107

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association
What a filthy act! It shows disregard and disdain for Seattlec residents and
all who use these waterways! Would you like it if someone dumped their sewage in your
back yard?
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Phyllis brown
9912-48th Dr NE
Sp. 24
Marysville, WA 98270

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
We can't believe that those of us who live in the Puget Sound region spend huge amounts
of money to protect the waters off our coasts from human pollution but visiting ships don't
have to take even the simplest precautions to prevent fouling our waters!
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Elaine & Robert Phelps
17238 10th Ave NW
Shoreline, WA 98177

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle, and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Please support the amendment to the Cruise Memorandum of Understanding that would
ban cruise ship wastewater dumping in all of Puget Sound and waters covered by the
MOU--the amendment proposed by Friends of the Earth, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance,
and People for Puget Sound.
The U.S. 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 shellfish 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. Act now to halt all cruise ship wastewater discharges so we
can achieve Puget Sound recovery by 2020.
Sincerely,
Mark Ashley
10435 Duncan Lane NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Please help protect the Salish Sea.
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Ms. Jan Wilson
16035 26 Ave NE
Shoreline , WA 98155
206-954-5404

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
As a kayaker, I am always appalled by the sewage and debris found throughout the
Sound. We just can't permit the trashing of these waters by cruise ships. That is why 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Richard Curtis
PO Box 451
Ethyel, WA 98542

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
As a resident of Bainbridge Island, and as a summer resident of San Juan Island, I am
very concerned about the pollution caused by the many cruise ships in our local waters.
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Mary Ferm
5062 New Sweden Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Consistent with the Port of Seattle's campaign to be recognized as "Green," 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
George Keefe
98020
EDMONDS, WA 98020

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Just today I heard a report on KUOW regarding the oil waste found in the Sound every
year. I understand that dead orcas must be disposed under "toxic waste" protocols
because of the poison build up in there systems. Our Sound is under siege from many
sources. At least banning cruise ship wastewater discharges is one way of working
toward cleaning it up.
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Fran Post
254 Woodland Ave
Port Townsend, WA 98368

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
"Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you." -- Wendell
Berry
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Thom Peters
7725 Riverview Road
Snohomish, WA 98290

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
As a third generation native Puget Sound area resident, as well as a parent, and a
grandparent of Puget Sound natives, 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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Jack Stansfield
16314 62nd Ave. NW
Stanwood, WA 98292-8981

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
(This may be a form letter, but I am a real person who has grown up here and who
endorses every word.)
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Kallista Angeloff
Kallista Angeloff
5607 SW Snoqualmie St.
Seattle, WA 98116

Department of Ecology, State of Washington
3190 160th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Dear Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle and Northwest & Canada Cruise Ship
Association:
Our shellfish industry is so vital to our communities.
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 U.S. 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 shellfish 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.
Sincerely,
Sheri Staley
6052 E Pickering Road
Shelton, WA 98584

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