Item No: 7a 
Port Projects in                     Meeting Date: April 10, 2018 
Terminal 105 
the Duwamish              Terminal 108 
Terminal 107 

Georgetown 
Lower Duwamish
Waterway Superfund Site 
Terminal 117 
South Park 

Turning Basin #3

Habitat Recovery Projects in the Duwamish

Terminal 108 




Terminal 108  Prior to restoration                                                       Terminal 108  After Restoration

Terminal 105 




Terminal 105 - 1998                                                                   Terminal 105  After Restoration

Lower Duwamish Waterway Cleanup 



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Lower Duwamish Waterway 




Environmental Dredging near T-117                                     LDW Carbon amendment pilot study (top) 
Active maritime waterway (bottom)

Terminal 117 




Terminal 117 Shoreline prior to cleanup                 Terminal 117 Shoreline after cleanup, preparing for restoration

Turning Basin #3 




Turning Basin #3 - 1995                                                               Turning Basin #3  After Restoration

Stormwater Management

Stormwater 




Treatment system and pump stations at Terminal 108

Stormwater

Community Engagement

Community EngagementPublic Engagement

Community Engagement

April 10, 2018 


Elizabeth Leavitt 
Andrew Schiffer 
Environment and Sustainability 
Georgetown Resident 
Christina Billingsley 
Tim Hamlin 
Environmental Engagement, 
Public Affairs                                                                                  Region 10 EPA        15

What is environmental justice? 
EPA identifies environmental justice to be achieved when everyone
has: 
the same degree of protection from 
environmental and health hazards, 
and 
equal access to the decision-making 
process to have a healthy environment 
in which to live, learn, and work. 

Environmental equity is a piece of the puzzle to address social equity.                                    16

Environmental Equity is a key Port strategy 
Century Agenda Commitments 
Energy & Sustainability Committee
Recommendations 
Commission involvement 
Near-Port community engagement 
Port authority to manage impacts in
community 
Equity Leader hiring process 

Addressing environmental equity fulfills numerous Port priorities. 
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Equity 


Equality: sameness                       Equity: equal access                Addressing cause of inequity 

Duwamish Valley is a hub of industrial activity, resulting in overburdened communities.                 18

Project elements 
EPA-funded technical assistance 
Local hire of community specialists 
Listening sessions, trainings, tours 
EPA Ports Initiative Toolkit 
Exploration of innovative solutions 
Good Neighbor Strategic Plan 
Community Benefits Agreement 

EPA's launch of the Ports Initiative and the pilot project was a catalyst for the Port's involvement.       19

Why Duwamish Valley? 
2013 Cumulative Health Impact
Legend 
Analysis 
Orange: Limited access
Multiple sources contribute to                      Freight Connectors 
cumulative health impacts for                       Blue: Highways 
Georgetown and South Park residents               Yellow: Residential
Georgetown & South Park 
Highway and freight traffic 
Railways 
Private industry 
Legacy contamination 
Present-day contamination 
Historic inequities and discriminatory
practices 

Multiple sources cause Duwamish Valley residents to face cumulative health and environmental concerns. 20

Socio-economic factor component 
Percent Below 200% Poverty Level
by ZIP code 
30%-40% of residents in Zip Code
98108 live below the poverty level. 
Seattle average: 25.5% 
King County average: 22.2% 

This near-Port community is economically distressed and is predominately low-income.     21

Environmental exposures 
Annual Average Diesel Particulate Matter
in human breathing zone (ug/m3), by ZIP
code 
Zip Code 98108 has the some of the
highest annual average exposures, 2.2
to 2.3 ug/m3. 
King County average: 1.1 ug/m3                                            22 
Lowest average (ie: Ballard/Magnolia):
0.7 to 0.9 ug/m3 

Many sources contribute to some of the highest diesel particulate matter exposures in the city.

Public health factors 
Childhood asthma hospitalization
rate per 100,000 by ZIP code 
Zip Code 98108 has the some of
the highest rates, 265.1  299.1. 
King County: 129.7 

Residents also experience some of the highest childhood asthma hospitalization rates in the city.          23

Cumulative Impacts 
Indicator              Georgetown/   Laurelhurst    Seattle   King
South Park     Census tracts           County 
Census tracts  4100 and
109 and 112    4200 
Life expectancy        73.3*      86.4*   81.5    81.5 
at birth (years) 
Heart disease        202.9#       89.6*  138.4   137.8 
death rate per
100,000 
Source: Public Health Seattle & King County *p=0.05 from both KC and Seattle average
#p= 0.05 for KC average only 

When added together, these multiple factors cause a "cumulative health impact" with significant outcomes.  24

Pilot Project - Port Outcomes 
The project has identified new avenues to: 
Integrate new engagement best
practices Port-wide 
Expand cultural competencies 
Build stronger community relationships 
Develop shared solutions and actions 


The Port has gained new competencies and skills to collaborate with near-Port communities.           25

Pilot Project  Community Outcomes 
The project has identified new
avenues to: 
Broaden understanding in
community 
Forge new partnerships to
support community
empowerment through the
Port's mission 

Duwamish Valley community members have gained new understandings of the Port's mission and benefits. 
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Equity as defined
by the PCAT  


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Community-Port collaboration 
Community list of
opportunities and
concerns 
Port response - "Short,
Medium, and Long term"
actions 
Community Benefits
Agreement 

Partnering with community to activate Port values of "Opportunity, Livability and Equity"              28

Opportunities identified 
Community Capacity Building and Port Relationship Building
Support the community in overcoming historic and economic
disparities to fully participate in Port benefits to the region. 
Environmental Health 
Reduce environmental harms that impact the health and
livability of near-Port Duwamish Valley communities. 
Economic Development 
Promote equitable development in the Duwamish Valley by
providing economically disadvantaged near-Port community
members with increased access to Port-related economic
benefits. 

Project aims to improve access to benefits like jobs and economic growth to near-Port communities     29

Next steps  2018 to 2020 
Continue working with
Duwamish Valley residents to
take action and improve
access to Port benefits 
Memorialize our commitments
in a Community Benefits
Agreement 
Apply lessons-learned to other
near-Port communities 

Pilot project paves the way for long-term strategic planning and authentic engagement with near-Port communities  30

Questions? 



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