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Letter dated July 18, 2001, from attorney Kevin L. Stock of Helsell Fetterman on behalf of Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) to Gordon White, Program Director, Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program, Department of Ecology (Ecology). Alleges that Ecology’s Northwest Regional Office (NWRO) has failed to produce Public Disclosure Act (PDA) documents to ACC for over a month despite weekly PDA requests and weekly follow-up inquiries to records clerk Sally Perkins, in the context of the Sea-Tac Airport third runway Section 401 water quality certification review. Specific example cited: contaminants pathways analysis Technical Memorandum dated May 20, 2001 (with Ecology edits May 30, 2001) was superseded by Port of Seattle materials dated June 19, 2001; ACC expert Mark Varljen of SCS Engineers was relying on outdated information. References email exchanges with Ching-Pi Wang and Ann Kenny. Also challenges Ecology’s reliance on ACC’s ‘standing’ PDA request to justify limited disclosure in NPDES Permit No. WA-002465-1 Responsiveness Summary. Requests Ecology refrain from issuing 401 certification decision until PDA production is restored.