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This document contains interrogatories and responses from a 2001 Pollution Control Hearings Board case in which the Airport Communities Coalition challenged Washington State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle over a Section 401 Water Quality Certification related to Sea-Tac Airport's Third Runway Project. Ecology identified ten expert witnesses, including specialists in water quality certification, wetland mitigation, and stormwater management, who were prepared to testify that the certification's conditions provided reasonable assurance that state water quality standards would be met. The case centered on whether the environmental safeguards imposed on the Third Runway construction adequately protected wetlands and water quality in the surrounding communities.

Erratum filed by Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) in PCHB No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Adds omitted Exhibit No. 240 — Photographs of Vacca Farm and Tyee Golf Course — to Ecology’s Final Witness and Exhibit

Pre-filed testimony of Dr. Patrick C. Lucia, Ph.D., submitted on behalf of appellant Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in PCHB No. 01-160, ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle, dated February 27, 2002. Filed with the Environmental Hearings Office as Supplemental Binder #1 of 1, AR 015511-015513. Case involves Sea-Tac Airport expansion

King County Department of Natural Resources draft review comments (AR034844-034846) on the Port Of Seattle / Parametrix Inc. December 2001 Low Streamflow Analysis – Summer Low Flow Impact Offset Facility Proposal. Review evaluates HSPF hydrologic modeling, impact assessment, and conceptual design of low-flow offset facilities for Miller Creek and Walker Creek against Washington State Department

This February 2002 draft document from King County Department of Natural Resources presents technical review comments on the Port of Seattle's December 2001 Low Streamflow Analysis and Summer Low Flow Impact Offset Facility Proposal. The review identifies several deficiencies in the hydrologic modeling for Walker Creek and Miller Creek, including inconsistencies in impervious area calculations, questionable vault-filling timelines, and concerns about the accuracy of observed streamflow data used for calibration. King County recommends additional refinements before approving the revised impact numbers, and suggests that Ecology and the Port establish a formal compliance oversight process.

Pre-filed written testimony of Dr. John Strand, Ph.D. (Principal Biologist, Columbia Biological Assessments; Adjunct Professor, Washington State University Tri-Cities), submitted on behalf of Appellant Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in PCHB No. 01-160, ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle, dated February 22, 2002. Strand’s testimony covers ecological risk assessment of stormwater

Pre-filed testimony of Dr. Peter Willing and Greg Wingard submitted on behalf of appellant Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in PCHB No. 01-160, ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle, filed February 22, 2002 with the Environmental Hearings Office. Binder 4 of 4 in a four-binder set. The full index (Binder 1)

Pre-filed testimony of Dr. Peter Willing submitted on behalf of appellant Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in PCHB No. 01-160, ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle, dated February 22, 2002. Willing holds MS and PhD from Cornell University Department of Natural Resources, specializing in land use and water quality of lakes

Pre-filed testimony declaration of Greg Wingard submitted on behalf of appellant Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in PCHB No. 01-160, ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle, dated February 22, 2002. Wingard, Executive Director of Waste Action Project and environmental consultant, details his review of Sea-Tac International Airport NPDES permit #WA-002465-1 discharge

Pre-filed testimony submitted to the Environmental Hearings Office (Pollution Control Hearings Board, PCHB No. 01-160) on behalf of appellant Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle. Testimony by Amanda Azous (wetlands) and Dr. Edward Kavazanjian (geotechnical), filed February 22, 2002. Binder 1 of 4 index lists