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Summary of Correspondence and Documents Related to Agreed Order Materials, Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle, 2001

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This document summarizes correspondence and records related to environmental cleanup efforts at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, covering the period from 1997 to 2001. It details how Governor Locke conditioned his 1997 certification for the airport's third runway expansion on the Port of Seattle completing a study of decades-worth of hazardous waste contamination in the soil and groundwater at the site. The records also trace the lengthy negotiations between the Port and the Washington State Department of Ecology to establish an Agreed Order under the Model Toxics Control Act, which was ultimately signed in May 1999.

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Helsell Fetterman law firm summary of correspondence and documents related to the Agreed Order between the Port Of Seattle and the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) under the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA). Covers Governor Gary Locke’s June 30, 1997 certification for the Sea-Tac Airport third runway expansion project (required by FAA regulations for federal approval and funding), conditioned on completion of a hazardous waste study of soils and groundwater at Sea-Tac Airport. Documents span March–April 2001 letters between Helsell Fetterman and DOE Director Tom Fitzsimmons, state legislators, and DOE memos from Roger Nye (DOE Project Manager, Sea-Tac Airport Groundwater Study) regarding the pre-paid DOE staffperson position (Linda Priddy 1992–94, Roger Nye 1994–96), contamination from jet fuel, de-icing compounds, chlorinated solvents, and groundwater modeling using Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Agreed Order was executed May 25, 1999.

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