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In December 1996, the Port of Seattle submitted a Section 404 permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to place fill material into wetlands at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as part of its Master Plan Update, which included construction of a third parallel runway. The proposed runway, located 2,500 feet west of the existing runways, was intended to address severe arrival delays during poor weather conditions, which reduced airport capacity from 60 to as few as 24 arrivals per hour roughly 44% of the year. The application was the result of nearly a decade of regional planning, environmental review, and public involvement, including studies confirming that no feasible supplemental airport sites existed in the four-county region.

JARPA (Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application) and Section 404 application submitted by Port Of Seattle to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Jack Kennedy, Seattle District Office) in December 1996, prepared by Parametrix, Inc. Requests authorization to place fill material into waters of the United States at Sea-Tac Airport associated with the Master Plan Update

Guidelines for developing freshwater wetlands mitigation plans and proposals, published March 1994 as Ecology Publication #94-29. Jointly produced by Washington State Department of Ecology, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Covers restoration, creation, and enhancement of freshwater wetlands as

Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Guidance Letter 87-03, dated April 14, 1987, clarifying requirements for Section 401 water quality certification under the Clean Water Act. Covers when certification or waiver is required before Federal permit issuance, the effect of state denial or court voidance before and after permit issuance, and the ‘reasonable period of time’