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A February 2002 laboratory report from Analytical Resources, Inc. documents the analysis of four water samples submitted by the law firm Smith & Lowney, P.L.L.C. for a project identified as Case 2. The samples were tested for metals, conventional parameters, and glycols, with results showing no ethylene or propylene glycol detected above the 5.0 mg/L detection limit. A calibration issue with the glycol analysis required re-testing outside the standard holding time, though re-analysis confirmed the original findings.

Draft guide (AR 027607) authored by Clifford D. (Doug) Rushton, Water Resources Program, Washington Department of Ecology, issued February 11, 2002. Intended for use by watershed planning groups developing instream flow recommendations for water bodies in Washington State. Discusses selected approaches to instream flow setting, potential environmental effects at different flow levels, and common assessment

Analytical Resources, Inc. submitted water sample analysis results to attorney Richard Poulin of Smith & Lowney law firm in February 2002 for a matter identified as Case 1. Nine water samples were collected on January 28, 2002 and tested for ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, with neither compound detected above the 5.0 mg/L detection limit. The chain of custody record shows samples were collected by Greg Wingard of CASE and received by ARI laboratory staff for quality-controlled analysis.

A February 2002 letter from Marten Brown attorneys transmits two spreadsheets listing reference documents used by expert witness John Strunk in the case ACC and CASE v. Port of Seattle and Department of Ecology (PCHB No. 01-160). The spreadsheets catalog technical reports and studies related to preferential ground water flow paths near the proposed Third Runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, covering sites such as airline fuel farms, maintenance hangars, and contaminated ground water areas. Documents were produced by environmental consultants including Associated Earth Sciences and EMCON, spanning reports from the mid-1990s through 2001.

An email dated February 8, 2002, from Peter Willing to John Strand reports turbidity measurements taken during a site visit at Sea-Tac on January 28, 2002, between 11:45 and 12:08. Two samples were recorded: Sample #1 showed tank farm outfall at 281 NTU and DM Creek at 31 NTU, while Sample #2 showed tank farm outfall at 299 NTU and DM Creek at 31.2 NTU. The data indicates significantly elevated turbidity levels at the tank farm outfall compared to the creek reference point.

Stipulation and Agreed Order filed February 8, 2002, in Pollution Control Hearings Board case PCHB No. 01-160, involving Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Airport Expansion as appellants against State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle as respondents, concerning Clean Water Act Section 401 Certifications #1996-4-02325 and #1996-4-02325 (Amended-1). Parties including

Port Of Seattle’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment filed in PCHB Case No. 01-160 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington, opposing ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) claims that Ecology’s 401 Certification is invalid due to SEPA non-compliance. The motion argues six independent grounds for dismissal of Agreed Issue No. 14 (‘Did

Declaration of Michael Feldman, Director of Aviation Facilities and Environmental Programs at Port Of Seattle, filed in PCHB Case No. 01-160 (Airport Communities Coalition v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle). Feldman attests to the history of environmental review for the Sea-Tac Airport Master Plan Update, including the 1996 FEIS, May 1997 SEIS, FAA

This declaration by Paul Fendt, a licensed civil engineer with over 18 years of stormwater experience, was submitted in support of the Port of Seattle's opposition to the Airport Communities Coalition's motion in a 2001 Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board case. Fendt explains how new airport development and impervious surfaces can impact local waterways by increasing runoff and reducing groundwater recharge, and describes the stormwater management systems required by the Washington Department of Ecology for the Port of Seattle's Master Plan Update projects. The document provides technical background on stormwater best management practices (BMPs) and regulatory requirements under Washington State and federal Clean Water Act permits.

A February 2002 technical letter from GeoSyntec Consultants, written on behalf of the Airport Communities Coalition, raises concerns about the Port of Seattle's low flow analysis for the Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway expansion project. The letter argues that the Port's analysis fails to account for the years-long delay before water would flow through the new embankment fill into drainage systems feeding nearby creeks, potentially leaving those creeks without adequate water during the critical early years of operation. GeoSyntec concludes that the Port has not demonstrated the project's storage vaults are properly sized, and that the underlying computer models are unreliable due to lack of calibration and flawed assumptions about soil hydraulic conductivity.