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Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion filed in PCHB No. 01-160 before the Environmental Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington, seeking to extend the discovery schedule against Port Of Seattle and Department of Ecology. ACC requests extension of Port Of Seattle witness deposition deadline from February 1, 2002 to February 25, 2002; final

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion to compel entry upon the Third Runway/Master Plan Update project area filed with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160) against Department of Ecology et al. ACC seeks an order for access to observe, photograph, and sample soils, wetlands, and streams in the project area. Motion details Port Of

Memorandum dated January 11, 2002, from Michael Bailey P.E. and Barry Chen P.E. of Hart Crowser, Inc. to Jim Thomson P.E. of HNTB Corporation, regarding geotechnical design parameters for Third Runway MSE (Mechanically Stabilized Earth) wall design at Sea-Tac Airport. Document AR 053235-053237 covers minimum factors of safety for static and seismic stability per 1996-2000

Declaration by Michael P. Witek filed in PCHB Case No. 01-160 (Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle) supporting ACC’s motion to compel inspection of Port Of Seattle property and to extend discovery schedule. Document relates to Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 and CZMA concurrency statement issued August

Proposed order in PCHB No. 01-160 granting Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion to compel inspection of Port Of Seattle property. Orders Port Of Seattle to confer with ACC counsel within two days to schedule site visits for ACC experts, counsel, paralegal, and two client representatives to observe, photograph, and sample wetlands, soils, and streams within

Proposed order from the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160) granting Airport Communities Coalition (ACC)’s Motion to Extend Discovery Schedule. Extends time for ACC to depose Port Of Seattle witnesses from February 1, 2002, to February 25, 2002; extends filing of ACC’s final exhibit list from February 8, 2002, to March 1, 2002;

Port Of Seattle motion filed January 11, 2002 in PCHB No. 01-160 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board, State of Washington, seeking to compel Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) to produce all documents responsive to the Port’s Requests for Production propounded November 9, 2001. ACC refused to produce any documents in response to Request for Production

This document is the professional resume of Greg Wingard, an environmental consultant based in Seattle, Washington, with 20 years of experience in environmental issues including hazardous waste site research, regulatory negotiations, and litigation support. Among his listed projects, he advised the Airport Communities Coalition, Regional Coalition on Airport Affairs, and Citizens Against SeaTac Expansion on environmental matters, including site inspection, environmental regulation and policy, and negotiation with government agencies. He also served on numerous advisory committees and received the 1990 Washington State Environmental Excellence Award for hazardous waste site cleanup work.

Third Declaration of Steven G. Jones, attorney for Respondent Port Of Seattle, filed January 10, 2002 in PCHB No. 01-160 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington. Declaration concerns discovery dispute between Port Of Seattle and Airport Communities Coalition (ACC): Port’s first set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production served November

A January 2002 internal email from Washington State Department of Ecology staff raises concerns about elevated levels of metals, particularly lead and arsenic, in fill material being used for the 3rd Runway construction at Sea-Tac Airport. The issue was flagged by the City of Burien as a community sensitivity, with worries that it could become a broader concern for neighboring communities including SeaTac, Normandy Park, and Tukwila. The email seeks clarification on the rationale behind allowable arsenic and lead levels in the runway fill, drawing a comparison to stricter restrictions previously placed on arsenic exports from the Maury Island gravel pit.