Ecology Focus STIA Environmental Update November 1997 0001

=i-e-Tacoma International Airport (Sea.-Tac) Expansion Project Environmental mp,ICt Statement-- The Port of Seattle completed and issued its Final Supplemental ,nvironmental Impact Statement for the proposed Master Plan Update at Sea-Tac. followed by the Federal Aviation Administration's release of its Record of Decision and Air Conformity determination. The FM determined that the project will not be considered regionally sigIdficant with regard to air pollution emissions, and that it is consistent with the State Implementation Plan ,r dir quality. The state reaffirmed its certification of the Sea-Tac Airport third runway project is certification is conditioned to assure that the third runway will be constructed and operated in compliance with applicable air and water quality standards. The conditions of the ,rtification uld the status of the environmental permits to be issued by the Department of ,c.ojogy (Ecology) are explained in more detail below. Ecology is one of several agencies that reviewed both the environmental impact statement (EIS) and the supplemental EIS for the proposed airport expansion project. and is involved in issuing environmental permits and ,ertifications for the project , Stockpile of fill material '-- The Port has begun to stockpile fill needed to build the third runway. CWTently, the fill is coming from a permitted spd and gravel mine located in Dupont. The fill is shipped by barge up the Duwamish River and then trucked up SR509 to the airport. , Enforcement – Ecology recently penalized the Port for improperly controlled soil erosion runoff from an employee parking lot under construction north…

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