2006 Tia Feb

Truth In Aviation, Newsletter of the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs--Feb, 2006 Feb 14, 2006 Vol. 14, No. 1 Dept. of Ecology Reports Eight Violations of Water Quality Rules At Sea-Tac in Two-Month Period According to the Department of Ecology, Port of Seattle contractors violated the water-quality rules for Sea-Tac Airport on eight different occasions between 13 October & December. The results were discharges of muddy or contaminated water into Lake Reba, Miller Creek, Walker Creek, & the wetlands of Walker Creek. Most of the violations happened at the third-runway site. ...more RCAA Calls for Co-operative Efforts To Prevent Water-Quality Violations At Third-Runway Construction Site The Regional Commission on Airport Affairs has called for fast action by Sea-Tac Airport and the Department of Ecology to prevent additional environmental damage to local streams & wetlands from side effects of Airport construction. ...more Are Fines Enough? Ecology Calls For More Action by Port of Seattle Fines totaling $101,000 have been assessed against the Port of Seattle for the water-quality violations that are detailed in other places in this newsletter. But is the fear of fines a sufficient incentive to prevent future violations? The Department of Ecology apparently thinks not. ...more Port of Seattle Not Happy With Construction Problems Port of Seattle officials have sent mixed messages about the recent series of water-quality violations at Sea-Tac. Deputy Airport director Michael Feldman was quoted by the Seattle Times as saying “When we have these kind of incidents, I think they [the communities] have every…
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