PCHB02014137

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

A CC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle February 22, 2002 WR0380-01/Kava-final AR 014138 TERMS OF REFERENCE This document constitutes my pre-filed testimony in the matter of the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) versus the State of Washington, Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle regarding "Appeal of Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 and CZMA concurrency statement, issued August 10, 2001, related to Construction of a Third Runway and related projects at Seattle Tacoma International Airport" (the 401 Certification). This testimony is given in support of the ACC appeal of the 401 Certification by the Department of Ecology. The appendices to this document include previous comment letters submitted under my signature to the Department of Ecology and the Corps of Engineers on the Third Runway Project and various technical documents in support of this testimony. QUALIFICATIONS am a civil engineer specializing in Geotechnical Engineering Analysis and Design, including Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering specializing in Geotechnical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I have a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering specializing in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. I am a Registered Professional (Civil) Engineer in Washington. I was an Assistant Professor at Stanford University for seven (7) years, teaching Civil and Geotechnical engineering, and have been a consulting engineer for the past 16 years. I am currently employed as a Principal at GeoSyntec…
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