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Pre-filed testimony of Amanda Azous, environmental scientist and professional wetland scientist (Society of Wetland Scientists No. 001067), submitted on behalf of Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in PCHB No. 01-160, ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle. Azous reviewed Port of Seattle documentation for Sea-Tac Airport proposed development impacts to wetlands, streams,

Pre-filed testimony of Thomas R. Luster submitted on behalf of Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in PCHB No. 01-160, ACC & CASE v. Department of Ecology & Port of Seattle, dated February 22, 2002. Luster, formerly Ecology’s senior expert on water quality certifications, challenges the Section 401 Clean Water Act certification issued by Ecology for Sea-Tac

Facsimile cover sheet dated 2-19-02 from Ray Hellwig, Washington State Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office (Bellevue, WA), to Tom Young (AAG), transmitting 11 pages including a Port of Seattle memorandum dated February 7, 2002 and an Inter-local Agreement between State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle for oversight of construction projects

Washington State Department of Ecology memorandum supporting Port Of Seattle’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on SEPA compliance issue in PCHB No. 01-160. Filed before the Pollution Control Hearings Board by Assistant Attorneys General Joan M. Marchioro, Thomas J. Young, and Jeff B. Kray. Ecology argues ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion

Dr. John Strand, a fisheries biologist with over 25 years of experience, submitted this declaration in support of the Airport Communities Coalition's legal challenge to Washington State's water quality certification for Sea-Tac Airport's third runway expansion. Drawing on his own water quality sampling of Miller and Des Moines Creeks in 2000, Dr. Strand argues that the certification fails to adequately protect sensitive local waterways from stormwater runoff containing heavy metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, and other contaminants. He urges the Pollution Control Hearings Board to stay the certification until Clean Water Act compliance questions are fully resolved.

This document, Appendix H from a National Research Council publication titled 'Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act,' presents a comparative table of 40 common wetland functional assessment procedures. The table summarizes key attributes of each method, including habitat type, scale, functions assessed, and whether social values or weighting factors were applied. It serves as a reference for evaluating and comparing tools used to measure wetland functions in the context of Clean Water Act mitigation and compensation requirements.

Stipulation and Agreed Order filed February 8, 2002, in Pollution Control Hearings Board case PCHB No. 01-160, involving Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Airport Expansion as appellants against State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle as respondents, concerning Clean Water Act Section 401 Certifications #1996-4-02325 and #1996-4-02325 (Amended-1). Parties including

This is a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) waste discharge permit issued by the Washington State Department of Ecology to Cascade Pole and Lumber Company, a wood preserving facility in Tacoma, Washington. The permit, valid from March 2002 to March 2007, authorizes the company to discharge treated stormwater and process wastewater into the Blair Waterway and Puyallup River, subject to strict discharge limits, monitoring requirements, and pollution prevention measures. Note: this document pertains to water quality regulation and does not contain information related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) reply brief filed January 29, 2002 in PCHB No. 01-160 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), State of Washington, supporting ACC’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the absence of a water right for the Third Runway Section 401 Water Quality Certification (#1996-4-02325). ACC argues the Port Of Seattle’s Low Flow

CASE (Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion) response brief filed January 16, 2002 in PCHB No. 01-160, concurring with ACC’s (Airport Communities Coalition) Motion for Summary Judgment regarding the absence of a water right for the Third Runway Section 401 Certification. The brief argues Port Of Seattle must obtain a water right to implement low streamflow conditions,