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Direct testimony of Kevin Fitzpatrick, Section Manager of the Washington Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office Water Quality Section, submitted before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160) on behalf of Ecology in the matter of Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Fitzpatrick testifies regarding the Third Runway Project Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification, the Port of Seattle STIA NPDES permit (issued February 1998, major modification 2001), Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), best management practices (BMPs) including source control and treatment BMPs, stormwater discharges from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, acceptable fill criteria, Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), and compliance with WAC 173-201A-160(3)(a). Discusses Industrial Wastewater System, filter strips, compost/peat filters, sand filters, activated media filters, wet ponds, and runway de-icing.