EXH1219049771

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

TO: Ralph Wessels, Port of Seattle _o_to, FROM: Reese P. HasthnSsand Michael J.Bailey, P.E.,Hart Crowser, Inc. RE: Third Runway Project, Borrow Areas 1, 3, and 4 Projected Impacts to Wetlands (revised) c.,_o_ J-4978-62 CC: Marti Louther and JamesC. Kelley, Ph.D., Parametrix, Inc. J. Thomson, P.E., HNTB Derive, On-Site Borrow Activities f alrbanks This memorandum quantifies the potential impacts to wetland resources resulting from development of Borrow Areas 1, 3, and 4, and an on-sitehaul route for use in the construction of the Third Runway embankment. Completion of the Third Runway embankment will require about 17 million cubic yards of compacted earth fill Use of borrow sitesowned by the Port of Seattle (Port) to provide this material will significantly ....... c,_) reduce air quality and local traffic impacts associated with haulage from off-site sources. The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) (prepared for Sea-Tac International Airport's Proposed Master Plan update development actions) discussed development of Ju_ea_ construction fill material borrow areas from eight identified sourceswithin property controlled by the Port. Based on several factors (wetlands impacts, material types, operational costs) the FinalSupplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS)indicated that four of these eight on-site resource areas could likely be used to extract a maximum quantity of 15.45 million cubic yards of fill material. Further study by the Port has focused _,-,_-Be_ch on the Borrow Areas designated 1, 3, and 4, which are proposed to provide a combined total of 6.7 million cubic yards. Figure 1 - Site Location Map shows the location of Borrow…
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