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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.

This 2002 legal declaration by wetland scientist Dyanne Sheldon challenges the adequacy of environmental protections attached to a Washington State Department of Ecology water quality certification related to Sea-Tac Airport expansion. Sheldon argues that the groundwater and wetland performance standards required under the 401 Certification are too vague and scientifically flawed to reliably measure success or failure, citing problems such as undefined 'normal rainfall' baselines and an over-reliance on qualitative wetland plant ratings from the 1980s. The declaration was submitted in support of the Airport Communities Coalition's motion for a stay of the certification before the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board.

This legal document is a supplemental response filed by the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in a Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board case against the Port of Seattle and the Department of Ecology. It lists scientific references and studies relied upon by ACC's expert witnesses, covering topics such as water quality, dissolved oxygen levels from runway de-icing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and the effects of airport-related chemicals on aquatic life including salmon and trout. The document reflects ongoing litigation over the environmental impact of Sea-Tac Airport operations on surrounding waterways.

This legal document is part of a Pollution Control Hearings Board case in which the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) challenged the Port of Seattle and the Washington State Department of Ecology over environmental concerns related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The document 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, toxicity to aquatic life including salmon and trout, and fluoride impacts on fish. The referenced research was used to support ACC's claims about the environmental impact of airport operations on surrounding waterways and ecosystems.

This 2002 legal document is a supplemental response filed by the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in a Pollution Control Hearings Board case against the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle, related to the expansion of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It lists technical documents and expert references relied upon by ACC's witnesses, covering topics such as hydraulics, biology, and geotechnical engineering related to the proposed third runway project. The filing also summarizes the prior trial testimony experience of expert witnesses retained by the ACC.

Deposition upon oral examination of Thomas Luster, taken February 1, 2002, in PCHB No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Luster, represented by Richard A. Smith of Smith & Lowney, was deposed by Gillis E. Reavis (Marten Brown) for Port Of Seattle and Thomas J. Young (Assistant Attorney

Certificate of Record filed January 31, 2002 by Tracey L. Johnson, Clerk of the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), transmitting the complete administrative record for PCHB No. 01-160, Cause No. 01-2-02386-9, in the Superior Court of Washington, Thurston County. Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) is appellant against State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of