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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

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.

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

ACC (Airport Communities Coalition, comprising Cities of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, Tukwila, and Highline School District) files memorandum before Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Case No. 01-133, seeking a stay of Department of Ecology Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 issued August 10, 2001 for the Sea-Tac Third Runway and related projects.

Declaration by Dr. Peter Willing, Principal of Water Resources Consulting LLC (Bellingham), filed in Pollution Control Hearings Board Case No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Supports ACC’s motion for stay of Ecology’s Section 401 Water Quality Certification No. 1996-4-02325 and CZMA concurrency statement issued August

Declaration of Thomas R. Luster filed in Pollution Control Hearings Board case No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Luster, former senior policy and technical expert at Ecology’s Federal Permits Unit (1989–2001), provides expert testimony on CWA Section 401 water quality certification No. 1996-4-02325 and

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) Motion for Stay filed with the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Case No. 01-133, seeking to stay Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 and accompanying CZMA concurrency statement issued by Washington State Department of Ecology to Port Of Seattle on August 10, 2001, related to construction of a Third Runway and

Thomas R. Luster, a former 12-year Department of Ecology expert in water quality and wetlands, submitted this declaration to Washington's Pollution Control Hearings Board challenging the water quality certification issued for construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Luster, who served as Ecology's senior policy and technical expert for Clean Water Act Section 401 reviews and had personally overseen more than 700 such certifications, was asked to assess whether the project and its certification complied with federal and state water quality standards. His testimony was submitted in support of a request to stay the certification issued on August 10, 2001.