Everett Daily Herald, August 01, 2015

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Water Boeing tackles tanker issue rules may go to feds Bad welds are at the root of the KC-46’s fuel system problems, sources say, and delayed first flight is still possible. By Dan Catchpole Herald Writer

EVERETT — Boeing is adding engineers, support staff and even an executive with a “fix-it” reputation to its troubled KC-46

Gov. Inslee for now drops his effort to move forward with a stricter rewrite of standards based partly on how much fish people eat. By Jerry Cornfield

Pegasus aerial refueling tanker program to keep it moving along. The company also is working more closely with contractors to make sure parts are delivered on time and according to spec. The development program

suffered another setback last week when a corrosive chemical was improperly used in the tanker’s advanced fuel system during ground vibration testing, according to people familiar with the program. The damage could further delay the flight test schedule. The company is “currently determining a plan of action,” said

Chick Ramey, a Boeing spokesman. “We are currently assessing the potential impact of this issue on scheduled program activities.” The airplane is the first KC-46 tanker and the program’s second flight test plane. It had been slated to take its first flight in September. See TANKER, Page A8

12s were counting on this Opening day of camp comes with word of Russell Wilson contract

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RENTON — Debra Hindman knew about Russell Wilson’s new contract when she arrived at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton on Friday morning. Many 12s across Snohomish County rejoiced at the news that the Seahawks quarterback, three years into his four-year rookie contract, just inked a four-year extension for a team record of $87.6 million. But it still paled next to seeing

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ON PAGE C1 ■ Seahawks’ most popular player now its richest ■ Only one player skipped the first practice of training camp No. 3 in person. “The electricity at training camp was crazy when he came out on field,” said Hindman, who, when not attending home games with her season tickets, lives in Mill Creek and works for King County’s Juvenile Division. Wilson’s deal ends speculation that the man who led the

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Hawks to two Super Bowls in three years would leave the nest early for free agency. For fans, the news was almost universally good. Hindman, a super-fan who attended both Seahawks Super Bowls, puts her faith in the front office, especially head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider. That’s in spite of the fact that $87.6 million is a lot of money when the team operates under a salary cap. “I’m a little worried, but I’m trusting Pete and John that they

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know what they’re doing,” Hindman said. “I’m trusting they can get Kam back in camp and get Bobby Wagner signed,” she said, referring to safety Kam Chancellor, who was a no-show at VMAC Friday, and the linebacker who is still holding out for a deal. Damon Matz, a fan from Lake Stevens who was a past vice president of the Snohomish County Sea Hawkers booster club, sees a smart business deal in signing Wilson now. See 12S, Page A2

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (right) and tight end Jimmy Graham sign autographs for fans Friday following the opening day of NFL football training camp in Renton.

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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday scrapped a major rewrite of the state’s clean water rules, opening the door for the federal government to impose its standard on the state. Inslee, in a muchanticipated decision, directed the state Department of Ecology to not proceed with a stricter water quality standard based in part on how much fish people consume. He explained in a press release that updating this standard was part of his two-prong approach to cleaning up the state’s water ways. The other prong — a bill aimed at keeping toxins from being released into rivers by regulating the source of the pollutants — failed to pass in the Legislature this year. “The lack of legislative action is disappointing and forces us to reassess our approach,” Inslee said in a statement. The draft rule was formally released in January after nearly three years of debate. The state faced a Monday deadline to formally adopt it and forward it to the Environmental Protection Agency. Inslee will now decide whether to retool the draft or step aside and let the EPA act. That decision is expected in a matter of weeks not months, according to a spokeswoman for the governor. Meanwhile, the EPA is working on a proposed rule and could release it this fall, according to agency spokesman Mark MacIntyre. But work would stop if the state turns in something. “In terms of who writes the standards, EPA continues to prefer and support Washington’s development of revised water quality standards that we can approve,” he said in an email. Under the federal Clean Water Act, the state must adopt standards that ensure rivers and major bodies of water are clean enough to support fish that are safe for humans to eat.


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