EXH AR023760: Turn Basin #3 — Memo on Meeting with Port Of Seattle Officials Regarding 3rd Runway Area as Disposal Site

A April 30, 1999 memo documents a meeting between Corps of Engineers staff and Port of Seattle officials to discuss using land near Sea-Tac Airport's proposed 3rd runway as a disposal site for approximately 60,000 cubic yards of material from the Corps' Turn Basin #3 project. Key logistics covered included hauling up to 1,000 cubic yards per day starting in late July 1999 using no more than six trucks, with no fees charged for dumping on Port property. Outstanding questions included whether the Corps' Regulatory Branch — which was simultaneously reviewing a permit for the 3rd runway — might have conflicts of interest in using that same site, and what formal agreement would be needed between the two agencies.

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Memo for record dated 30 April 1999, authored by Paul Cooke (cc: Brett Amrine, Pat Cagney), documenting a meeting with Port Of Seattle officials John Rothnie, Bill Brown, and Rick Lowe near Sea-Tac Airport regarding use of the 3rd runway area as a disposal site for approximately 60,000 cubic yards of material from the Corps Section 1135 Turn Basin #3 project. The memo addresses haul logistics (750–1,000 cubic yards/day, up to 6 trucks, 6 am–6 pm, beginning late July 1999), potential haul routes, testing of material suitability by King County (Mike O’Neil) and City Light (Steve Hagen), and questions posed to Jonathan Freedman, Siri Nelson, and Wanda Gentry regarding whether the Corps’ Regulatory Branch would have misgivings about using a site under active permit consideration, and what form of agreement (memo of understanding or memo of agreement) would be required. Miller Creek, flaggers, construction schedule, and Port equipment for spreading material also discussed. AR023760, EXH0570023760.

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