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Port Of Seattle’s reply memorandum supporting its motion for partial summary judgment on Issue No. 14 (‘Did Ecology and the Port comply with SEPA?’) in PCHB Case No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Argues the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) lacks

Declaration by Roger A. Pearce, attorney for Port Of Seattle, filed February 25, 2002 in PCHB No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Supports Port Of Seattle’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on SEPA Issue. Identifies and authenticates three exhibits from the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the

Respondent State of Washington Department of Ecology’s final list of witnesses and exhibits filed before the Pollution Control Hearings Board in PCHB No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Lists 11 witnesses including Ann Kenny, Erik Stockdale, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Katie Walter

Washington State Department of Ecology memorandum supporting Port Of Seattle’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on SEPA compliance issue in PCHB No. 01-160. Filed before the Pollution Control Hearings Board by Assistant Attorneys General Joan M. Marchioro, Thomas J. Young, and Jeff B. Kray. Ecology argues ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion

This legal document is a supplemental response filed by the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in a Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board case (No. 01-160) against the State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle. It lists scientific references and studies relied upon by ACC's expert witnesses, covering topics such as the effects of airport deicing chemicals on water quality, dissolved oxygen levels in receiving streams, fluoride impacts on salmon, and toxicity of stormwater runoff to aquatic life near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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.

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

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

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) case 01-160 denial of summary judgment filed by Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) against Washington State Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. ACC sought a ruling that Ecology’s §401 certification lacked reasonable assurance that Port Of Seattle had legal means to permanently mitigate low stream flow impacts of the Third

This February 6, 2002 letter from Helsell Fetterman LLP transmits field notes from a January 28, 2002 site visit by wetlands experts Peter Willing and Bill Rozeboom, submitted as part of the legal case Airport Communities Coalition v. Ecology and Port of Seattle (PCHB No. 01-160). The handwritten field notes document observations of water resources, drainage structures, and site conditions at or near Sea-Tac Airport. The materials were shared with multiple parties involved in the Pollution Control Hearings Board proceeding.