LUMMI INDIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL
2665 teWl"'" ROAD BflUNGHAN. WASHINGTON 98226 (360) 312-2000

DE.PlI'ftTMeNT

O_IRecT

Sep.ember

NO,

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13,2017

Cooke Aquaculture Pacific, LLC
Jcicle Seafood~. Inc.
4019 21~ Ave. West. S1e. 300
Seallie. W A 98199

RE:

Cooke's Failure To Respond

Mr. Cooke,
On September

II, 2017 we responded to your offer

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partially reimburse us for our efforts to

recover your pollutant at the rate of $30 dollars per fish. While we strongly disagree with the
amount offered and are cenain that it fails to adequately reflect eXJX=nses incurred by the Lummi
Nation and OUf fishennen, we felr it prudent to accept the offer in an effort 10 mitigate some of
our costs. As we have made clear, and as should be obvious, we continue to incur significant
expenses associated with the storage of your escaped pollutant. The Lummi Nation will not
simply absorb these additional costs due 10 your failure to respond in a timely manner.
Jf you do not contact us 10 make arrangements for Ihe relrieval of your pollutant by 4PM (PT) on
Thursday. September 14, 2017. we will need to explore other disposal options.

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Timothy Ballew II. Chairman
Lummi Indian Business Council