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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

Declaration of Michael Feldman, Director of Aviation Facilities at Port Of Seattle, filed in Pollution Control Hearings Board case PCHB 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Feldman attests to his role overseeing Sea-Tac Airport facilities since 1996, his direction of the Third Runway and Airport Master Plan planning program

Declaration of James L. Morasch, Director of Airports for the Port of Pasco, filed in PCHB case No. 01-133 (Airport Communities Coalition v. Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle). Morasch supports the new all-weather third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac). States Sea-Tac is the #1 destination for Tri-Cities Airport passengers, accounting for 47%

Declaration of Alan C. Ralston, Director of Northwest State and Local Government Relations for The Boeing Company, filed in PCHB Case No. 01-133 (Airport Communities Coalition v. Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle) before the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington. Ralston declares Boeing’s support for expeditious construction of the Third

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Agreement and Order Re Rescission of 401 Certification, PCHB No. 01-150 and No. 01-133, involving Port Of Seattle and Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) as appellants against Washington State Department of Ecology. Ecology Order No. 1996-4-02325 issued August 10, 2001 included a Section 401 Clean Water Act water quality certification and

Declaration of C. Linn Gould (Risk Assessor, soil scientist, MS soil science, BA geology) filed in PCHB No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Gould supports Port Of Seattle’s opposition to ACC’s motion for stay of the Third Runway 401 Certification issued September 21, 2001. Declaration

The Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) appealed an amended Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification issued by the Washington Department of Ecology on September 21, 2001, related to construction and expansion work at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. ACC argued that the amended certification weakened already inadequate water quality protections by limiting its scope, reducing wetland monitoring requirements, loosening fill acceptance standards, and bypassing required public notice and comment procedures. The appeal contended that these changes failed to provide reasonable assurance that the airport project would not violate state and federal water quality standards.