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ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle February 22, 2002 POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AR 013965 Amanda Azous declares as follows: 1. I am an environmental scientist, principal of Azous Environmental Sciences and a professional wetland scientist (Society of Wetland Scientist No. 001067). I am co-editor and co- author of Wetlands and Urbanization (CRC/Lewis Press 2000), a 300-page text and reference book on how best to protect and manage wetlands in an urbanizing environment. This text grew out of research performed by the Puget Sound Wetlands and Stormwater Management Research Program Team, of which I was a part. I have a Masters degree in environmental engineering and science (1991) and a Bachelor of Arts in landscape architecture (1977), both from the University of Washington. I have worked as a scientific analyst for over 20 years and have specialized in natural resource science since 1991. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is my curriculum vitae and Exhibit B, the reference, Wetlands and Urbanization: Implications for the Future. 2. Azous Environmental Sciences (AES) was asked, by the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), to review the documentation provided by the Port of Seattle describing its proposed development at Sea-Tac airport for possible impacts to wetlands, streams and fisheries resources. I evaluated the Port's Wetlands Delineation Report, several versions of the Wetland Functional Assessment document (most recent dated December 2001), Natural Resources Mitigation Plan (most recent dated November 2001), Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Application, and other documents…

_ LEWIS PUBLISHERSi Boca Raton London New York Washington, D.C. AR 014000.03 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wetlands and urbanization : implications for the future / edited by Amanda L. Azous and Richard R. Homer. p. era. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56670-386-7 1. Wetland ecology--Washington (State)--Puget Sound Region. 2. Wetland management--Washington (State)--Puget Sound Region. 3. Wetlands--Washington (State)--Puget Sound Region. 4. Urbanization--Washington (State)--Puget Sound Region. I. Azous, Amanda L. II. Homer, Richard R. (Richard Ray) QH105.W2 W38 2000 577.68'09797'7---dc21 00-032730 CIP This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with permission, and sources are indicated. A wide variety of references are listed. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or for the consequences of their use. Neither this book nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. All rights reserved. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the personal or internal use of specific clients, may be granted by CRC Press LLC, provided that $.50 per page photocopied is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923 USA. The fee code for users of the Trans- actional Reporting Service is ISBN 1-56670-386-7-/009/$0.00+$.50. The fee is…

The Port of Seattle presents the attached documents to the Washington Department of Ecology in satisfaction of the above noted Order, Condition F. 1. Condition F. 1 requires, among other things, that the Port prepare "proposed construction BMPs to prevent interception of contaminated ground water by utility corridors and a plan to monitor potential contaminant transport to soil and ground water via subsurface utility lines". Please review the two attached documents, Proposed Construction BMPs To Prevent Interception of Contaminated Ground Water by Utility Corridors, and Plan to Monitor Potential Contamtncmt Tranxport to Soil and Ground Water via Subsurface Utility Lines. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to refer comments and questions to Paul Agid, 206-439-6604, aod.DC_ortseattle.om. Sincerely, Elizabeth Leavitt Manager, .Aviation Environmental Programs / xc: Agid, Newion Seattle-Tacoma InternationalAirport p.O. Box 68727 s,,,,,,,wA a,68u.s.,,. AR 052285.01TELEX;'03433 FAX(206)431-5912 1298 Seattle Tacoma Intemational Airport _401 Water Quality Certification#1996-4-02325 ConditionF.1 ProposedConstructionBMPs To Prevent Interceptionof Contaminated GroundWater byutimyCorridors In accordance with the WashingtonState Departmentof Ecology(Ecology)Water Quality Certificationfor U.S. ArmyCorps of EngineersPublic Notice 1996-4-02325, Condition F. 1, the Portof Seattle (Port) submitsthis proposalfor Best Management Practices (BMPs) for prevention of migrationof contaminatedgroundwater via subsurfaceutily lines at the Seattle-Tacoma IntemationalAirport (STIA). A draft of this BMP proposalis due to Ecologyno later than September 30, 2001. Best Management Practicesfor preventionof migrationof contaminated groundwater by newly constructedutilitycorridorswill consist of. and will be implementedby modificationof standard utilityconstructiondesign guidelinesand specifications.The followingconstructiontechniques will be specifiedfor future constructionof subsurface utilitiesbelow paved areas inthe principal aviation operationsand maintenance area…

On December 27, 2000, the U.S. Army Corps of Enlnneers issued a second revised public notice concerning the Section 404 application under the Federal Clean Water Act for the proposed Master Plan Update improvements at Seattle-Tacoma Int_mntional Airport. This document has been prepared to provide the regulatory agencies with responses to agency and public comments concerning this application from the Port of Seattle perspective. This document is _ as follows: I. Summary (Introduction and Summary of Chenges in the Port's Application Since 1999) II. General Responsesto Comments m. Response to Agency Letters • Response to Torn Lust_'s Mgmo to Julia Patmamn • Response to Muckleshoot Tribe • Response to Airport Community Coalition commumties and their Technical Consultants a. Helsell Fettennan h. Columbia Biological b. Stephen Hockaday i. NorthwestHydraulics c. GeoffGosling j. Norman Wildlife Consulting d. Thomas Lane Associates k. Paschal Osbom e. GeoSyntec I. Sheldon & Associates f. Azous Environmental m. WaterResom_ Consulting g. BioAnalysts n. Smith & Lowney IV. Responses to Citizens, Groups and Elected Officials - letters, mils, faxes, hearing cards and transcript V. Earlier Public Notice Comments and Responses 0_ior to 1999 Public Notice) • Overview of how new material changes earlier responses • Earlier Public Comments and Responses Sections II through IV respond from the Port's perspective to comments received since the 1999 public notice. Section V contains the Port of Seattle's responses to all comments received prior to the 1999 notice. It is important to note that the responses to comments in Section V have…

CHAFTERS I THROUGH Vl, APPENDICES A - B This statement is subndtted for review pursuant to the mqulmments of _,S,___'_,_n.102(2)(C) of the National Environmental -_. PolicyAct of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et uo.); E.O. 11990, _ of Wetlands; E.O. 11998, Roodplain Management; _ 49 USC Subtile VII; 42 U.S.C. 7401 et Se¢l;,49 U.S.C. 47101 st BKI; WuNngton State EnvironmentalPolicy Act (RCW 1,. 43.21C); and otherapfl_cable laws. The propmmdacbon will knpact the 100-year ltoodplaJnas _ted on the Federal EmergencyManagementAgency's Flood Insurance Rate Map. This EnvironmentalImpact Statement (EIS) is a combined National EnvironmentalPolicyAct and Washington State EnvironmentalPolicy Act (SEPA) docurnenL With regard to SEPA requirements,this EIS representsthesecondstep of a phased onvi_l reviewwhich began withpublicationof the 1992 Right Plan Final EIS, which assessed alternativesfor a_ regional aviation needs. This Final EIS also containsthe draftconformitystatement,as requiredby the Clean AirActamendments. The Port of Seattle, operator of Seatl_-Tacoma InternationalAirport,has prepared a Master Plan Update for the AirporL The Plan showsthe naed to address the poorweather operalJngcapeddlityof ihe Akport _ _ _ _ a _ parallelrunway(Runway 16X/34X) witha kmglh of up to 8,500 feet, mrated by 2,500 feet from e;-_t_g Rurmmy16L/34R, wi_ associatedtaxiwaysand navigatk)nalaids. Other developmentneeds include:extension of Runway 34R by 600 feet; establishmentof standard Runway Safety Areas for Runways 16R/34L and 16L/34R; development of a new air traffic controltower;,developmentof a new norDtunitterminal, MainTerminal intprovenlentsand tenninal expanldon;parkingand access improvementsand expansion; dove_ of the Soulh Aviation Support Area for cargo and/or maintenance facilities, and relocation, redevelopment,and expansion of support facies. This Environmental Impact Statement assesses the impact of…

TO: Mr. Jim Thomson, P.E., HNTB Corporation 6o.o_ FROM: Doug Lindquist, P.E., Reda Mikhail, P.E., Michael Bailey, P.E. RE: Third Runway FLAC Analysis of MSE Walls 4978-40 Cn,caoo CC: Mr. Robert Millar, P.E., HNTB Corporation Mr. John Sankey, P.E., RECo Denver This memo presents results of Hart Crowser's analyses using the finite difference model, FLAC, for three proposed mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining walls for the Third Runway project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. F_arD4nk$ SUMMARY Results of the analyses presented herein provide an independent verification of acceptable Je,,e_,c,ry performance for the Third Runway MSE walls that are designed in accordance with AASHTO. Four wall sections were selected for analysis to represent various soil conditions, and the Juneau range of wall and slope heights for the three proposed MSE walls. The purpose of the FLAC analyses was to provide additional information to the design team on anticipated wall performance to supplement the AASHTO design analyses. Results of the FLAC analyses are not intended to replace design analyses accomplished in accordance with AASHTO code. Long Beach The FLAC analyses show generally similar wall performance (stresses and displacements) will occur regardless of when liqueiaction occurs relative to the start and end of shaking. Dynamic response varies somewhat with stiffness of the modeled soil elements. This was of particular interest because soils at the site have: 1) varying resistance to liquefaction and 2) portland potential variability in the timing of the onset of liquefaction relative to the start of shaking. The analyses indicated that…

Port of Seattle: Projects, Third Runway, Sea-Tat Airport, Protected Fish Page 1 ot t Third Runway Construction ls a Work in Progress The fill material needed to raise the third runway up to the current airfield elevation continues to be delivered to the airport via established routes. In order to expedite this delivery and keep trucks off local roads, work has started on temporary on/off ramps connecting South 176th Street and Highway 509 for the delivery vehicles. The project includes building retaining walls to support the ramps, placing fill material, building a storm water detention pond to control runoff, paving, and widening a portion of the shoulders along Highway 509 to accommodate the ramps. A timber "noise wall" is being built as a buffer between trucks using the ramps and a few houses in the vicinity. There will be some limited night work and occasional daytime lane closures on 509 during construction. The project is scheduled for completion by October. The contract for supplying 1.9 million cubic yards of fill this year was awarded to City Transfer of Kent. The delivery of this amount is not dependant upon issuance of environmental permits for the projects. Regulatory agencies are still reviewing the Port's permit application. The current contract also calls for delivery of an additional 485,000 cubic yards once the permits are approved. top of page - AR 028013 http ://www.portseattle.org/seatac/projects/3runwayconstruction.htm 9/10/01 EXH0774028013 EXH0774028014