Ecology 199701 PoS 97TC-N122

This Agreed Order ("Order” ) is issued pursuant to the authority of RCW 70.105D. 050 ( 1) .Findings of Fact Ecology makes the following FindIngs of Fact, without aqiIn Ission of such facts by the Port of Seattle . 1. Seattle–Tacoma InternatIonal AIrport (STIA) is a major commercial air facility serving the Pacific Northwest The Port of Seattle (Port) has owned and operated STIR since it opened in 1944 . Numerous facilities, including passenger terminals, baggage and cargo facilities, ground transportation facilities, and aircraft maintenance and fueling facilities have been constructed and used at STIA Agreed Order Port of Seattle Sea''Tac InternatIonal Airport -1-- January , 1997 since its opening in support of general and commercial aircraft operations and associated airport activities These facilities are located within an area of about 1/2 square mile in the southeast quadrant of the airport .' This 1/2 square-'mile area wIll subsequently be referred to in thIs Agreed Order as the "Aircraft Operations and Maintenance Area (AOMA) . ’' . Hazardous substances have been released at times within the AOMA from some of these facilities . By bulk volume, the most abundant contaminant is jet fuel. Other known contaminants include, primarily, gasoline, but also some industrial solvents, mineral spirits, lubricating oil, and aircraft deicing fluids , At this time, twelve sepafa+'.e areas (sites) within the AOMA are known to have contuninants present in perched ground water and/or significant soII contamination ( Appendix 1) . Ground water in the Qva aquifer (see Section I1 .…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]