04 28 2005 HashimGrant Beck From: billha [billha@ywave.com] Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:50 PM To: Grant Beck Cc: 'Ed Wiltsie' Subject: Comments on the Walmark SEPA Checklist 4/29/2005 Grant, What
follows are my simple comments on the SEPA checklist for Walmart. 1. Element 2. Air a. It is important that the applicant address the issue of air pollution, not just from customers
but also from their own vehicles. The extra thousands of vehicles a day will definitely have an impact on air quality. They need to quantify the potential impact and then to mitigate
those impacts. 2. Element 2. Air c. Unless I am missing the question, the applicant needs to address any mitigation efforts to control emissions not just during construction but also
after construction. 3. Element 3. Water b 2) How does the applicant know whether groundwater will be improved. Will they be required to continually monitor the quality of the aquifer,
which I think is a good idea, and then to mitigate impacts to area drinking water. Applicants need to addre?????ss mitigation for groundwater contamination of area wells when that
happens. This element should trigger a full EIS. 4. Element 3. Water b 3) Does Yelm's WWTP have the capacity to carry the extra waste from Walmart? It is quite a distance from the proposed
Walmart site to Yelm's WWT facility. I am assuming Walmart will be paying for the line otherwise you will have quite a time explaining to the citizens of Yelm why their tax dollars will
be subsidizing the largest corporation in the world. 5. Element 7. a) There will be extensive runoff of pesticides from produce grown in the third world. I can share with you studies
that have shown runoff is laden with pesticides when they wash their produce from a typical walmart retail store. The potential to contaminate groundwater and thus the areas stores is
high. In addition, stormwater runoff carrying hazardous materials will enter groundwater. This needs to be addressed in an EIS and through mitigation measures. This element should trigger
a full EIS 6. Element 7. 7. 2) This is a very applicable element that needs to be addressed with mitigation, if any can be found. 7. Element 8. j. Walmart's answer that 400 jobs will
be displaced is a devestating environmental impact on the land use of Yelm. This alone must trigger a full EIS. Land use is a component of the environment under SEPA 8. Element 9. b.
Given Walmart's answer to 8j, there will be a loss of income and resultant displacement of people living in Yelm 9. Element 13. a. Have any archeological digs substantiated this claim.
Even though this site is not listed with DNR, there has never been a dig to substantiate Walmart's answer. I request a full archeological investigation by well qualified archeologist.
10. Element 14. g. This project will be devestating to the transportation routes in and around Yelm in the short term (10 years) with no guarantee that the long term (>10 years) will
be mitigated with the new loop road. In both cases, Walmart needs to satsify the people of Yelm and surrounding areas who use Yelm's thoroughfare that this project will not create more
duress than is currently found. This element should trigger a full EIS. William A Hashim 9330 El Camino Lane SE Yelm, WA 987597 4/29/2005