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A 1995 City of Burien memorandum and accompanying draft strategy paper outline concerns about the negative impacts of constructing a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on surrounding communities, including increased noise, traffic, and neighborhood blight. The document warns that heavy truck traffic, expanded air traffic noise 'shadow,' and construction disruption could drive down property values, destabilize local businesses, and accelerate community deterioration. It calls for proactive planning and mitigation efforts, while criticizing the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for inadequately addressing these impacts.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Capacity Enhancement Plan Update, July 1995, AR 038694. Prepared jointly by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Port Of Seattle, and airlines and general aviation community serving Sea-Tac Airport. Document covers airport capacity planning and enhancement initiatives.

The Airport Communities Coalition, representing the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and Tukwila, Washington, submitted formal scoping comments to the FAA and Port of Seattle regarding the proper scope of an Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed expansion of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The comments address key issues including the purpose and need for the project, the role of Puget Sound Regional Council planning, and the requirement for the FAA to independently fulfill its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act. The document also calls for the EIS to account for connected and cumulative impacts, including planned land-side facility improvements and the Part 150 Noise Mitigation Program.

Major Supplemental Airport Feasibility Study Summary Report dated March 23, 1995, sponsored by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), prepared by TAMS Consultants, Inc. in association with Pacific Rim Resources and Parametrix, Inc. The report covers site analysis, noise impact areas (65 Ldn contours), access analysis, instrument approach capability, local airspace evaluation, site constructability, site

National Research Council publication ‘Wetlands: Characteristics and Boundaries’ (1995), Committee on Characterization of Wetlands, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources. Exhibit AR034578. Chapter 6 covers especially controversial wetlands including permafrost wetlands, riparian ecosystems, isolated and headwater wetlands, shallow wetlands, agricultural wetlands, nonagricultural altered sites,

Peer-reviewed article by S. Ian Hartwell, David M. Jordahl, Joyce E. Evans, and Eric B. May (Maryland Department of Natural Resources) published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 14, No. 8, 1995. Study assesses toxicity of ethylene glycol-based de-icer and propylene glycol-based anti-icer solutions from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to aquatic organisms including fathead minnow

Academic journal article published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Vol. 14, No. 6, 1995) by Fisher, Knott, Turley, Turley, Yonkos, and Ziegler from the University of Maryland and Maryland Department of the Environment. Study characterizes acute whole effluent toxicity (WET) of storm water from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) on fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) and daphnid

Resolution EB-94-01 adopted October 27, 1994 by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Executive Board, affirming the General Assembly’s Resolution A-93-03 approving a third all-weather runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The Executive Board determined no feasible sites exist for a major supplemental airport in the four-county region and that further supplemental airport studies should not

Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) Publication #94-115 reporting natural background concentrations of metals in surficial soils throughout Washington State, based on a seven-year study co-sponsored by USGS Water Resources Division (Tacoma Office). Study divided Washington into 24 regions, selected 12 for statewide assessment, collected 490 soil samples from 166 locations including Puget Sound, Clark

EPA Water Quality Standards Handbook, Second Edition (EPA-823-B-94-005a), August 1994, published by the EPA Office of Water (4305). Includes Appendix L: Interim Guidance on Determination and Use of Water-Effect Ratios for Metals, and a February 22, 1994 memorandum (EPA-823-B-94-001) from Tudor T. Davies, Director, Office of Science and Technology, to Water Management Division Directors Regions