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Second Pre-Hearing Order issued by the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) in case PCHB No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Accepts 21 stipulated legal issues and adds issue 22 regarding Ecology’s reasonable assurance under §401 and applicable water quality laws concerning a stormwater detention

A November 2001 letter from Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, written on behalf of the Airport Communities Coalition, raises serious technical objections to the Port of Seattle's proposed plan to manage low streamflow impacts from SeaTac Airport's third runway construction on Miller, Walker, and Des Moines Creeks. The letter argues that the Port's analysis contains critical flaws, including an incorrect assumption that virtually all runway runoff infiltrates into adjacent grassed filter strips, and that the use of hourly rather than shorter time intervals in hydrological modeling causes stream impacts to be underestimated and mitigation storage facilities to be undersized. The consultants also express concern that the Port was not adequately addressing outstanding public comments or certification requirements set by regulatory agencies such as the Washington Department of Ecology.

ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) motion filed with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160) seeking to supplement the evidentiary record on its motion for stay of the Section 401 Certification issued by Ecology on September 21, 2001, for the Third Runway Project at Sea-Tac Airport. Documents obtained via public records request to Ecology on

Declaration by Andrea Grad, paralegal at Helsell Fetterman LLP representing Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), filed November 16, 2001, in PCHB Case No. 01-160. Describes Public Disclosure Act request submitted November 5, 2001 to Ecology’s Northwest Regional Office (NWRO), resulting in receipt of 651 pages of documents. Attaches Exhibits A-D: (A) October 24, 2001 letter from

Port Of Seattle letter dated November 16, 2001 from Elizabeth Leavitt, Manager of Aviation Environmental Programs, to Ann Kenny at the Washington Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office, transmitting the Third Runway Embankment Seepage and Groundwater Monitoring Plan in satisfaction of § 401 Water Quality Certification Order #1998-4-02325, Condition E.3. The plan, AR 052417–052419, covers

Port Of Seattle’s preliminary list of potential witnesses and exhibits filed in Pollution Control Hearings Board case No. PCHB 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Lists 21 potential witnesses including Paul Agid (Port of Seattle Environmental), Barry R. Christopher Ph.D. PE (Roswell GA), James C. Kelley Ph.D. and

In November 2001, the Port of Seattle submitted a Third Runway Embankment Seepage and Groundwater Monitoring Plan to the Washington Department of Ecology as required by a § 401 Water Quality Certification order. The plan was designed to detect any impacts of the runway fill embankment on nearby receiving waters and groundwater, both during and after fill placement. The Port requested written approval of the plan from the Department of Ecology's Northwest Regional Office.

This November 2001 legal filing lists the witnesses that the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) planned to call at a Pollution Control Hearings Board proceeding against the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle. The witness list includes personnel from the Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle, outside consultants such as Parametrix and Shannon & Wilson, and ACC's own expert witnesses covering environmental, hydraulic, and biological topics. The case, filed under PCHB Nos. 01-133 and 01-150, centered on a water quality certification related to Sea-Tac Airport.

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) updated preliminary list of exhibits filed with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) in case No. 01-160, ACC v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Lists 29 exhibits including 401 Certifications, depositions, resumes and declarations of Amanda Azous and Dyanne Sheldon, letters from Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Corps

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) updated preliminary witness list filed with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) for Washington State, case numbers PCHB No. 01-133 and PCHB No. 01-150, against respondents Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Filed November 15, 2001 by Helsell Fetterman LLP and Rachael Paschal Osborn. Lists Department of Ecology personnel including