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A July 18, 2001 letter from Helsell Fetterman law firm to the Washington State Department of Ecology complains that the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), representing over 150,000 residents near Sea-Tac Airport, had not received any Public Disclosure Act documents from Ecology's Northwest Regional Office for over a month during the critical review of the Sea-Tac Third Runway project. The letter specifically highlights that a key contaminants pathways analysis dated June 19, 2001 was withheld for weeks, preventing ACC's independent scientific experts from providing timely comments on potential environmental and contamination risks. The attorneys urge Ecology to halt issuing a Section 401 water quality certification decision until the document disclosure cutoff is reversed and ACC's scientists have had a fair opportunity to review and respond to the Port's latest submissions.

Memo dated July 18, 2001 from Tom Fitzsimmons, Director, Washington State Department of Ecology, to Governor Gary Locke regarding the status of the 401 Water Quality Certification decision for the Port Of Seattle proposed Third Runway and associated projects. Ecology is awaiting final technical information from Port consultants on stream low-flow mitigation requirements, expected by

In a July 18, 2001 memo to Governor Gary Locke, Washington State Department of Ecology Director Tom Fitzsimmons provided an update on the permitting process for the Port of Seattle's proposed Third Runway at Sea-Tac Airport. The department was awaiting final technical data from the Port on stream low-flow mitigation, expected by July 23, 2001, before issuing a 401 Water Quality Certification decision. Provided the information was satisfactory, Ecology planned to render a final decision on the runway project during the week of August 6, 2001.

Handwritten note from Yvonne to ‘Azura’ transmitting notes from Gordon regarding the Third Runway, noting he does not think they are deliberative. Also includes meeting notes dated 7/17/01 at 10pm for a Third Runway Project Update attended by Ann K, Ray H, John M, Kevin F, Tania Sorenson, Kelly Whittig. Notes cover SMP/Low Flow status:

Final meeting notes prepared by Kate Snider of Floyd & Snider Inc. for the 401 Permit Decision-Making process for the Sea-Tac International Airport Third Runway project, dated July 16, 2001. Attendees included representatives from Washington State Department of Ecology (Ann Kenny), King County (Kelly Whiting), Port of Seattle (Keith Smith), Parametrix, EarthTech, and Aquaterra. Document

Final meeting notes from July 16, 2001 for the 401 Permit Decision-Making process for Sea-Tac International Airport Third Runway, covering low flow analysis for Miller Creek and Walker Creek. Attendees included Ann Kenny (Dept. of Ecology), Kelly Whiting (King County), Keith Smith (Port of Seattle), Paul Fendt and Robert Farid (Parametrix), Rick Schaefer (EarthTech), and

In a July 13, 2001 email, Ann Kenny of Washington State Department of Ecology urged the Port of Seattle to continue researching the water quantities contributed to base stream flows by septic tank systems slated for removal in the airport acquisition area. She noted that while eliminating septic tanks helps reduce fecal coliform contamination, it also removes water that recharges base flows — a water quality concern regulated under RCW 90.48. Kenny suggested the Port work to verify the accuracy of a 66,000-gallons-per-day estimate from its December 2000 Low Stream Flow Analysis by cross-referencing sewer authority and water supplier records.

Transmittal form dated July 12, 2001 from Jim Kelley at Parametrix, Inc. (Kirkland, WA) to Ann Kenny at Washington Department of Ecology NW Regional Office (Bellevue, WA), project number 556-2912-001 (03), transmitting materials for the Sea-Tac International Airport Master Plan Update Improvements. Materials include three copies of STIA Wetland Photographs and Maps report, and four

Handwritten meeting notes dated 7-11-01 (AR 018377, Exhibit 164) regarding Army Corps of Engineers issues with wetland functional assessment, hydrology (Lisa Scott, Corps hydrologist), adaptive management, sewer lines, upper water shed mitigation, and Des Moines Dr. wetland. Notes reference a loss of 1/10 CFS, temporary impacts from stockpile soils and microbes, revised performance standards, buffer

This document is an email chain from June-July 2001 between Washington State Department of Ecology staff discussing acceptable fill material criteria for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Third Runway project. Officials debated whether to restrict fill to naturally occurring uncontaminated soils or to allow other materials subject to contamination testing standards, with recommendations including requiring the top six feet of fill to be clean natural soil and using Table 749-3 screening values to protect plants and animals. The discussion also addressed whether the state's Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) standards should apply, including requirements for contaminant testing, groundwater monitoring, and terrestrial ecological evaluation.