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Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Certification (Order #1996-4-02325) issued August 10, 2001, to Port Of Seattle for construction of a 8,500-foot third parallel runway and related projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) in the Miller, Walker, and Des Moines Creek watersheds and wetlands in SeaTac and Auburn, King County. Certifies compliance with Clean

Confidential discussion draft press release (01-138 DRAFT, dated August 9, 2001) from Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) announcing approval of Port Of Seattle’s 401 water-quality certification permit under the federal Clean Water Act to construct a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The permit includes conditions covering stormwater management (15 major ponds and vault

Fax cover sheet dated 8/9/01 from Ralph Wessels (Port Of Seattle, 3rd Runway/Airfield, Westside Office, 1006 S 170th, Seatac WA 98148) to Ann Kenny at Washington State Department of Ecology (fax 425-649-7088), requesting attached documents. Attached is an April 4, 2001 certified mail letter from Ecology to Ralph Wessels granting coverage under the Stormwater General

NMFS No. WSB-00-318. Letter dated August 9, 2001 from NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Acting Regional Administrator Donna Darm to Lowell H. Johnson, Manager Airport Division, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), regarding Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation under Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) Section 305(b)(2) and 50 CFR 600 for Master Plan

FAA Northwest Mountain Region letter dated August 9, 2001, from Lowell H. Johnson (Manager, Airports Division) to Colonel Ralph Graves (District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Office) regarding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport third runway project. References May 22 meeting and April 30 Memorandum for Record. Describes two written environmental re-evaluations of the Final

FAA Northwest Mountain Region Record of Decision (ROD) dated August 8, 2001, determining that no supplemental EIS is required for Port of Seattle Master Plan Update (MPU) development actions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including the Third Runway project. Relies on 1996 Final EIS and 1997 Supplemental EIS (FSEIS). Two environmental reevaluations (Appendix A and Appendix

Pacific Groundwater Group (Seattle, WA, project JE0105) prepared this embankment fill modeling report for Port Of Seattle regarding the Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway construction, dated August 8, 2001. The report addresses groundwater and fill modeling associated with the Third Runway embankment fill at Sea-Tac Airport. Document marked ‘Superceded’ and received by Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Memorandum dated August 7, 2001 from Dave Garland, NWRO Water Quality Watershed Unit Supervisor, Washington State Department of Ecology, to Ann Kenny, Kevin Fitzpatrick, and Ray Hellwig, reviewing Parametrix Inc.’s July 2001 “Low Flow Analysis, Flow Impact Offset Facility Proposal” prepared for the Port Of Seattle regarding the proposed third runway at Sea-Tac Airport. Reviews

A memorandum from Shannon & Wilson, Inc. to the Washington State Department of Ecology outlining draft 401 conditions for the Port of Seattle’s Natural Resource Mitigation Plan (NRMP) Auburn mitigation site. The memo addresses culvert placement issues identified in the revised grading plan and proposes detailed performance standards for vegetation monitoring, invasive species control, hydrologic

Memorandum dated August 7, 2001, from Katie Walter (Shannon & Wilson, Inc.) to Ann Kenny (Washington State Department of Ecology), marked ‘Deliberative – Do Not Disclose,’ regarding draft 401 conditions for the Port Of Seattle Natural Resources Mitigation Plan (NRMP), Auburn Mitigation Site. Document addresses culvert placement issues in the revised grading plan (June 28,