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Declaration of C. Linn Gould (Risk Assessor, soil scientist, MS soil science, BA geology) filed in PCHB No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Gould supports Port Of Seattle’s opposition to ACC’s motion for stay of the Third Runway 401 Certification issued September 21, 2001. Declaration addresses fill criteria for Third Runway embankment under the amended 401 Certification, including prohibition on contaminated soils, remediated soils, and numeric criteria for 14 metals and Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH expressed as gasoline, diesel, heavy oils). Risk assessment designated aquatic receptors as most sensitive; professional opinion that fill meeting 401 Certification criteria will not adversely affect aquatic life or violate water quality standards in wetlands or streams. Cites Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA), RCW 70.105D, WAC, and MTCA Policy Advisory Committee process.