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Washington State Department of Ecology news release (AR027998, dated August 10, 2001) approving the Port Of Seattle’s water-quality certification permit under the federal Clean Water Act for construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The permit covers stormwater management for Des Moines, Miller, and Walker creeks; filling of nearly 20 acres of wetlands;

Confidential discussion draft press release (01-138 DRAFT, dated August 9, 2001) from Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) announcing approval of Port Of Seattle’s 401 water-quality certification permit under the federal Clean Water Act to construct a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The permit includes conditions covering stormwater management (15 major ponds and vault

Department of Ecology memorandum dated August 7, 2001, from Director Tom Fitzsimmons to Governor Gary Locke, briefing on Ecology’s decision to approve with conditions a 401 Water Quality Certification to Port Of Seattle for construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac Airport). Covers project impacts including 18.37 acres of wetlands, 980 linear

Draft memorandum dated 8/6/01 from Ray Hellwig, Director, Washington State Department of Ecology, to Tom Fitzsimmons, Director, recommending approval of a 401 Water Quality Certification for the Port Of Seattle’s Sea-Tac International Airport Third Runway project. Document covers 8,500-foot parallel third runway, Runway Safety Areas (RSAs), South Aviation Support Area (SASA), impacts to approximately 700

Email from Ann Kenny (Washington State Department of Ecology) dated August 5, 2001, distributing a revised Draft 401 Water Quality Certification for the construction of a Third Runway and related projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) in the Miller, Walker, and Des Moines Creek watersheds and wetlands in SeaTac and Auburn, King County, Washington. The

Email from Ann Kenny (Washington State Department of Ecology) dated August 5, 2001, circulating a revised Draft 401 Water Quality Certification for the Port Of Seattle’s Third Runway construction at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA). Recipients include Gordon White, Raymond Hellwig, Erik Stockdale, Kevin Fitzpatrick, John Drabek, Dave Garland, Ching-Pi Wang, Katie Walter, Kelly Whiting, Joan

Deliberative memorandum dated August 1, 2001, from Katie Walter to Ann Kenny, Washington State Department of Ecology, re Draft 401 Conditions for the Auburn Mitigation Site. Covers culvert placement issues in the revised grading plan (June 28, 2001) including northwest corner drainage swale culvert (approximately 60 feet long), south central mis-located culvert, and two additional

In July 2001, Washington State Department of Ecology staff circulated a confidential preliminary draft of a Section 401 Water Quality Certification related to the construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The draft certification, addressed to the Port of Seattle, confirmed that the proposed runway project complied with applicable provisions of the Clean Water Act and the Washington State Coastal Zone Management Program, subject to stormwater and other water quality conditions. The document was still under internal review, with sections on stormwater management and low-flow conditions pending further input before finalization.

Email from Ann Kenny (Ecology) dated July 29, 2001, to the 401 WQC team — including Raymond Hellwig, Kevin Fitzpatrick, John Drabek, Ching-Pi Wang, Erik Stockdale, Joan Marchioro (ATG), Tom Young (ATG), Katie Walter, and Kelly Whiting, cc Jeannie Summerhays — transmitting a preliminary deliberative draft 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) for the Third Runway

Deliberative, do-not-disclose email from Ann Kenny (Washington State Department of Ecology) dated July 29, 2001, transmitting a preliminary draft 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) for the Port of Seattle Third Runway construction at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) in the Miller, Walker, and Des Moines Creek watersheds. The draft WQC references JARPA application dated October 25,