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Stipulation and Order filed October 8, 2001 before the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) in Case Nos. 01-133, 01-150, and 01-160. Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) appealed Clean Water Act Section 401 Certifications issued by the Washington State Department of Ecology under Order Numbers 1996-4-02325 (August 10, 2001) and amended 1996-4-02325 (Amended-1, September 21,

This 2001 declaration from civil and environmental engineer Dr. Patrick Lucia, filed with Washington's Pollution Control Hearings Board, supports the Airport Communities Coalition's motion to halt construction of a proposed Third Runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Dr. Lucia, a principal with GeoSyntec Consultants, outlines his review of geotechnical and seismic concerns related to the runway's embankment fill and MSE retaining walls. The declaration references multiple technical letters submitted to the Washington State Department of Ecology and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers raising safety and environmental questions about the project.

Declaration of Edward O’Brien, Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Program employee since 1979, filed in PCHB No. 01-133 (Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle). O’Brien testifies regarding the 1992 Stormwater Management Manual for Puget Sound, the 1999 Draft Manual, the final September 27, 2001 western

Declaration of Katie Walter, principal wetland scientist at Shannon & Wilson Inc., filed in PCHB No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Walter details her qualifications (BS Botany, University of Washington 1990; certified Professional Wetland Scientist) and her role as Shannon & Wilson project manager under

Declaration of Erik Stockdale, Senior Wetlands Specialist with Washington State Department of Ecology, Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program, filed in PCHB No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Stockdale details his qualifications (certified Professional Wetlands Scientist, SWS) and role evaluating wetland impacts under Clean Water Act

Proposed order from the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Case No. 01-160, granting Port Of Seattle’s Motion to Strike Overlength Brief filed by Airport Communities Coalition (ACC). The Board found ACC failed to show good cause to deviate from prior scheduling orders and struck all pages beyond page 30 of ACC’s October 8, 2001 reply

Declaration of Steven G. Jones, attorney at Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC representing Respondent Port Of Seattle, filed in PCHB No. 01-133 (Airport Communities Coalition v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle). Jones attests to preparation of Port’s General Responses to public comments on JARPA application reference number 1996-4-02325 filed with U.S. Army Corps

Port Of Seattle filing in PCHB No. 01-133 opposing Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion for stay, received October 1, 2001 by the Environmental Hearings Office. Includes Declaration of Mayor Paul Schell of Seattle, who previously served nine years as Port Of Seattle Commissioner, addressing regional air transportation capacity and economic impacts related to Seattle-Tacoma International

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) files Notice of Appeal with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) of the Department of Ecology’s reissued/amended Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Order No. 1996-4-02325 (Amended – 1), issued September 21, 2001, for Sea-Tac Airport (STIA) third runway project by Port Of Seattle. ACC raises nine supplemental grounds including violation

Declaration of Katie Walter, principal wetland scientist at Shannon & Wilson Inc., filed in PCHB No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Walter details her qualifications (botany degree UW 1990, certified Professional Wetland Scientist) and her role reviewing the Port’s Natural Resources Mitigation Plan (NRMP) for