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Order #96-4-02325 issued July 20, 1998 by Washington State Department of Ecology (Gordon White, Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program) to Barbara Hinkle, Port Of Seattle, and Tom Mueller, Corps of Engineers Regulatory Branch. Water Quality Certification under 33 U.S.C. § 1341 (FWPCA § 401) and Coastal Zone Consistency Determination under 16 U.S.C. 1456 et seq. for construction of a third runway and other improvements at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA), King County, Washington. Work will impact between 8 and 12 acres of wetlands, 980 lineal feet of Miller Creek, and 2,280 lineal feet of unnamed tributaries to Miller Creek. Mitigation includes stormwater management, stream riparian/buffer enhancements, stream baseflow augmentation, floodplain enhancement, a trust fund for watershed rehabilitation, and construction of 16–24 acres of replacement wetlands in Auburn, Washington. Conditions reference RCW 90.48, RCW 43.21B, WAC 173-201A, Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307 of the Clean Water Act. Order includes Conditions #B4b and #G1 requiring Hydraulic Project Approval from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife before work in wetlands or other state waters may begin. Copies sent to U.S. EPA (Steve Roy), Ecology NWRO (Janet Thompson), WDFW (Phil Schneider), and Cutler & Stanfield (Barbara Paley).