EXH0001016888

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

P.O. Box 47600 • Olympia, Washington 98504.7600 (360) 407.6000 • TDD Only (Hearing Impaired) (360) 407-6006 September 21, 2001 REGISTERED MAIL Port of Seattle Attn: Ms. Elizabeth Leavitt 17900 International Blvd., Suite 402 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport SeaTac, WA 98188-4236 Dear Ms_ Leavitt: Re: Water Quality Certification for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice 1996-4- 02325 (Amended-l); Construction of a Third Runway and related projects at the Seattle- Tacoma International Airport (STIA) in the Miller, Walker, and Des Moines Creek watersheds and in wetlands at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, located within the vicinity of the city of SeaTac, King County, Washington; and in wetlands at the mitigation site in Auburn, King County, Washington. The public notice from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for proposed work has been reviewed. On behalf of the state of Washington, we certify that the work proposed in the Port of Seattle's (the Port's) revised Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Application (JARPA) dated October 25, 2000, the Corps' public notice and the Department of Ecology's (Ecology's) public notice complies with applicable provisions of Sections 301,302, 303, 306 and 307 of the Clean Water Act, as amended, and other appropriate requirements of state law. This letter also serves as the state response to the Corps. This letter also serves as notification that Ecology has rescinded Order Number 1996-4-02325 issued on August 10, 2001 and replaced it with Order Number 1996-4-02325 (Amended-I) issued on September 21, 2001. Pursuant to Section 307(c)(3) of the Coastal Zone Management Act…
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