Notes
Email chain dated May 12, 1999 among Raymond Hellwig, Tom Luster, Erik Stockdale, and Paula Ehlers (Washington State Department of Ecology) regarding wetland mitigation strategy for the SeaTac Third Runway project (Port of Seattle). Tom Luster shares a Press Democrat article about Petaluma municipal airport’s Cross Creek subdivision wetland resolution with the FAA, proposing a similar approach for Section 401 water quality certification: in-basin mitigation, hazardous bird use monitoring, action thresholds, contingency wetland sites, and vegetation/hydrology management. Hellwig clarifies that denial (‘no’) remains a viable option if the Port of Seattle cannot propose a legally defensible plan. References FAA, 401 certification, Barbara Hinkle draft agreement, and two significantly impacted watersheds. AR033705–AR033707.