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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

Washington State Department of Ecology’s response to Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion for stay of Ecology Order No. 1996-4-023525 (amended to Order No. 1996-4-02325 Amended-1), a Clean Water Act § 401 Certification, RCW 90.48 Order, and Coastal Zone Consistency determination issued August 10, 2001 for Port Of Seattle’s third runway construction at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Declaration of Ann Kenny, Environmental Specialist 4 at Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) Northwest Regional Office, filed in PCHB No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Kenny details her qualifications, role as Federal Permit Coordinator, and Ecology’s 401 Certification review process under Clean Water Act §401

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 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

Declaration of Pete Kmet, senior environmental engineer in Ecology’s Toxics Cleanup Program, filed in PCHB No. 01-133 (Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle). Kmet clarifies his June 27, 2001 response to Kevin Fitzpatrick (Water Quality Program) regarding terrestrial ecological risk language for the Clean Water Act §

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.

Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Certification Order #1996-4-02325 (Amended-1), dated September 21, 2001, issued to Port Of Seattle (Attn: Elizabeth Leavitt) for construction of a third runway and related projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA). Certifies compliance with Clean Water Act Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307; FWPCA Section 401; RCW 90.48.260;

Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Certification Order #1996-4-02325 (Amended-1), dated September 21, 2001, issued to Port Of Seattle (attention Elizabeth Leavitt) for construction of a third runway and related projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA). Certifies compliance with Clean Water Act Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307, RCW 90.48.260, and WAC 173-201A.

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