EXH0545023669

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

SUBJECT: Information to Include in the "Questions-To-Port" List The Agreed Order stipulates that the Port will research existing technical literature, environmental and geological reports, land-use data, airport historical information, and other appropriate documents. One purpose of this research is to identify known and potential (based on historical ot_erations) areas of soil and groundwater contamination within the AOMA and its "'near vicinity" (defined as approximately within *Amile of the AOMA as per Appendix 1). The intent of the Agreed Order is to determine risks posed by the known and potential areas of contamination within the AOMA and "near vicinity" to drinking water wells and surface waters (receptors) near the airport. Since contamination in identified potential areas of contamination will not have been characterized; the modeling methodology of '_panicle tracking" is to be utilized in the evaluation of contaminant transpon in - groundwater from these potential areas. On December 13, 1999 the Port presented me with a map showing a list of potential contaminated sites that were identified based on the Port's research. On February 7, 2000 provided written comments to the Port that pointed out issues and objections regarding the Port's list of potential contaminated sites. The Port never responded to those comments, and during the October 4, 2000 meeting here with the Port, a map/list of the same "potential sites" was presented that was presented to Ecology December 13, 1999. The issues., regarding the Port's map/list of"potential sites" are as follows: 1. Potential historical sources of solvents weren't identified. The…
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