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This document is a declaration by environmental scientist Dyanne Sheldon, submitted in support of the Airport Communities Coalition's motion for a stay in a Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board case challenging permits issued to the Port of Seattle. Sheldon outlines her extensive background as a wetland ecologist and land-use planner, including her role in creating King County's pioneering wetland management program in the early 1980s. The case centers on a Section 401 Water Quality Certification and Coastal Zone Management Act concurrency statement issued to the Port of Seattle in connection with Sea-Tac Airport expansion activities.

The Washington State Department of Ecology's Tacoma Smelter Plume Project investigates soil contamination caused by air emissions from the former Asarco smelter, with the primary goal of protecting public health and the environment from low-level, area-wide contamination. The project aims to keep local governments and citizens informed while developing long-term solutions to manage contamination over time. As part of a broader Area-Wide Contamination Strategy, the state is also addressing similar issues at other sites, including the Everett Smelter and former agricultural lands.

Deposition upon oral examination of Thomas Luster, taken February 1, 2002, in PCHB No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Luster, represented by Richard A. Smith of Smith & Lowney, was deposed by Gillis E. Reavis (Marten Brown) for Port Of Seattle and Thomas J. Young (Assistant Attorney

Washington State Department of Ecology Shorelands & Environmental Assistance Program study (Publication No. 02-06-009, AR 031007) authored by Patricia Johnson, Dana L. Mock, Andy McMillan, Lauren Driscoll, and Tom Hruby. Phase 2 evaluation of wetland mitigation success across 24 projects in Washington State, published February 2002. Companion document Appendix F (publication #02-06-010) contains individual project

Certificate of Record filed January 31, 2002 by Tracey L. Johnson, Clerk of the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), transmitting the complete administrative record for PCHB No. 01-160, Cause No. 01-2-02386-9, in the Superior Court of Washington, Thurston County. Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) is appellant against State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of

Reply brief filed by Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), PCHB No. 01-160, in support of their Request for Certificate of Appealability and Application for Direct Review by the Court of Appeals. Filed January 30, 2002. Argues under RCW 34.05.518(3)(b) that detrimental delay, fundamental

This document contains an email exchange from January 30, 2002, between legal staff at Helsell Fetterman and Foster Pepper law firms coordinating a deposition schedule for the case ACC & CASE v. DOE & POS (PCHB No. 01-060). The emails confirm scheduling adjustments, including moving Linda Logan's deposition start time to 10:00 a.m. and removing Joe Stohr (a Washington State Department of Ecology employee) from the February 19 schedule. An attached calendar lists numerous depositions scheduled between January 28 and February 23, 2002, with witnesses deposed alternately at Foster Pepper and Helsell Fetterman offices.

Pre-Hearing Order issued by the Shorelines Hearings Board (SHB) in consolidated cases SHB No. 01-023, 01-024, 01-025, and 01-026. State of Washington Department of Ecology appellant; respondents are Port of Grays Harbor, Mox Chehalis LLC, and City of Westport; intervenors are Friends of Grays Harbor and Wildlife Forever of Grays Harbor. Appeals concern a proposed

Letter dated January 23, 2002 from attorney Michael P. Witek of Helsell Fetterman to Presiding Officer Kaleen Cottingham of the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) in Airport Communities Coalition v. Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle, No. 01-160. Transmits two enclosures inadvertently omitted from Exhibit D to the Second Declaration of Michael P. Witek

Washington State Department of Ecology memorandum opposing Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) application for Certificate of Appealability of the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Stay Order in PCHB No. 01-160. Ecology argues the Board’s stay of the § 401 Certification for the Third Runway Project (Port of Seattle) is not a ‘final decision’ under RCW 34.05.518