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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

In February 2002, Washington State Department of Ecology staff exchanged emails about resource constraints in reviewing the Port of Seattle's Low Streamflow Report related to Sea-Tac Airport's Third Runway project. Water Quality section chief Kevin Fitzpatrick warned that his team's resources were stretched to a breaking point and that senior staff could no longer participate in low flow analysis, leaving Ed Abbasi and John Drabek as primary contacts. Senior Regional Planner Ann Kenny explored options to offset costs, including billing staff time to an Interlocal Agreement with the Port and potentially contracting with the EPA for technical assistance.

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) response filed in Thurston County Superior Court case No. 01-2-02386-9, Port Of Seattle v. State of Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board, Airport Communities Coalition, and State of Washington Department of Ecology. Filed February 14, 2002, hearing set February 22, 2002 before Judge Richard D. Hicks. Addresses Port Of Seattle’s Motion

This document presents a technical analysis of the effect of increasing water hardness on Fresh Water Acute Water Quality Standards, referencing WAC 173.201A.040. It includes calculated values for copper and zinc acute water quality criteria at varying hardness levels (ranging from 10 to 110 mg/L), showing how the allowable concentrations change as hardness increases. The document was transmitted via fax in February 2002 from Water Resources Consulting LLC.

Draft guide (AR 027607) authored by Clifford D. (Doug) Rushton, Water Resources Program, Washington Department of Ecology, issued February 11, 2002. Intended for use by watershed planning groups developing instream flow recommendations for water bodies in Washington State. Discusses selected approaches to instream flow setting, potential environmental effects at different flow levels, and common assessment

This declaration by Paul Fendt, a licensed civil engineer with over 18 years of stormwater experience, was submitted in support of the Port of Seattle's opposition to the Airport Communities Coalition's motion in a 2001 Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board case. Fendt explains how new airport development and impervious surfaces can impact local waterways by increasing runoff and reducing groundwater recharge, and describes the stormwater management systems required by the Washington Department of Ecology for the Port of Seattle's Master Plan Update projects. The document provides technical background on stormwater best management practices (BMPs) and regulatory requirements under Washington State and federal Clean Water Act permits.

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.

Letter dated February 5, 2002 from Hamid ‘Ed’ Abbasi, Environmental Engineer, Washington State Department of Ecology (NWRO) to Michael Feldman, Director of Aviation Facilities & Environmental Programs, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Ecology denies the Port Of Seattle’s request for an Administrative Order to bypass the industrial waste treatment system at Lagoon #3 under NPDES Permit WA-002465-1,

This legal declaration by William A. Rozeboom, filed before Washington State's Pollution Control Hearings Board, challenges the Port of Seattle and the Department of Ecology over their environmental review of Sea-Tac Airport expansion. Rozeboom disputes the adequacy of water flow modeling used to assess impacts on Walker and Des Moines Creeks, argues that wastewater system effects on stream flow were improperly ignored, and contends that the proposed mitigation conditions in Ecology's 401 Certification are insufficient. He also challenges claims that the Port fully complied with King County's Surface Water Design Manual, noting the Port exempted itself from key drainage review requirements.