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The Model Toxics Control Act and Public Participation Commitment ............. 3 Participants in this Plan............................................................................ 3 Goal of this Public Participation Plan.......................................................... 4 2.0 The Public Participation Process at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.. 4 Roles and Responsibilities .......................................................................... 5 Points of Contact...................................................................................... 5 Required Activities ................................................................................... 5 Additional Activities ................................................................................. 7 Y Updates to the Plan ................................................................................... 8 3.0 Community Prof'de.................................................................................. 9 Community Background............................................................................ 9 Community Concerns ................................................................................ 9 Appendices Map of the AOMA ................................................................................. ] 1 Community Groups................................... .............................................. 12 AR 023631 1.0 Introduction Overview The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) and the Port of Seattle (the Port), operator of Sea-Tac International Airport, are prepared to enter into a voluntary Agreed Order under the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA, Washington's hazardous waste cleanup law). The Agreed Order is a formal legal agreement which, in this case, calls for the Port to perform two main tasks at the Airport: • A comprehensive ground water study • Pollution prevention activities for Airport fuel systems Over the years, jet fuel and other petroleum products have been released to the environment at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. These substances were released in the Aircraft Operations and Maintenance Area (AOMA, see map in Appendix A) primarily from underground storage tanks, fuel distribution piping systems and, to a lesser degree, due to aircraft maintenance activities. As a result of these historic releases, the soil and ground water beneath some portions of the AOMA are now contaminated. ,0 Thirteen separate areas within the 1/2-square-mile (320 acres) AOMA are…

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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 [...]