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An index document listing contents of Box 15, containing videotapes of various public meetings and hearings from 2000-2001. Includes KIRO 7 news coverage, Army Corps of Engineers public hearing, hydrology study workshops, NPDES permit modification meetings, and Miller Creek wetlands/migratory birds documentation.

The Port of Seattle is pleased to submit this Section 404 Application to place fill material into waters of the United States at Seattle Tacoma International Airport associated with the Master Plan Update improvements, as well as associated backup information. 1. Background The Port Commission's approval of the Master Plan Update in August 1996 was the culmination of nearly ten years of regional process regarding the need for additional airport capacity in the Puget Sound Region. It is the result of significant technical and environmental analyses; a comprehensive public information and involvement program; and extensive review of the airport capacity issue by airlines, other Airport users, citizens, and local and regional policy makers. A 39-member panel with representatives from cities and counties throughout the Region, aviatiOn industry experts, citizens, and the State - known as the Puget Sound Air Transportation Committee (PSATC) - was assembled and conducted the three-year long Flight Plan Study. The purpose of the Flight Plan was to develop a regional solution that would meet the Region's commerCial air travel needs to the year 2020 and beyond. The PSA TC conducted a thorough review of a wide range of options, including a replacement airport, supplemental airports, new navigational technologies, demand management, and high speed rail. The PSATC, Port and PSRC prepared and issued for public review and comment a report examining the potential environmental impacts of the studied alternatives. Following its deliberations, the PSATC recommended a multiple airport system that includes a new air carrier runway at…