This 2004 legal declaration, filed before the Washington Supreme Court, supports the Airport Communities Coalition's emergency request to halt construction at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's Third Runway. Attorney Peter J. Eglick argues that the Port of Seattle's approved Work Plan for embankment construction and wetlands filling would cause irreparable environmental harm and violate a Pollution Control Hearings Board order. The filing includes exhibits documenting concerns about contaminated fill materials and requests that the Department of Ecology intervene to stop construction while the case remained under court review.Open full document
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Declaration by attorney Peter J. Eglick on behalf of the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in support of an emergency motion for injunctive relief before the Washington Supreme Court. The declaration identifies exhibits concerning imminent embankment construction and wetlands filling by the Port of Seattle, arguing the approved Work Plan includes materials and methods that would cause irreparable injury to wetlands and violate the Pollution Control Hearings Board’s Order. The letter requests that the Department of Ecology confirm it will not allow the Port to commence construction overturning the status quo while review is pending.