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Motion to Intervene filed November 30, 2001 by Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE), represented by Richard A. Poulin of Smith & Lowney PLLC, in PCHB Case No. 01-160 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington. The appeal is Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. Washington State Department of Ecology and Port Of

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Order Granting Intervention in case PCHB 01-160, allowing Citizens Against SeaTac Expansion (CASE) to intervene as appellant in the appeal filed by Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) challenging § 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 (amended-1) issued by Washington State Department of Ecology to the Port of Seattle on August 10, 2001 (re-issued

ACC’s reply brief filed November 28, 2001 in PCHB No. 01-160 (Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle) opposing Port Of Seattle’s response to ACC’s Motion to Supplement the Record on Motion for Stay. ACC argues that Kelly Whiting (King County engineer under interagency contract with Ecology) sent

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) order in PCHB 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. On reconsideration of the October 10, 2001 order granting Ecology’s motion to strike, the Board addresses inadvertent disclosure of an attorney-client privileged briefing paper prepared by Ecology NW Regional Director Ray

Second Pre-Hearing Order issued by the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) in case PCHB No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Accepts 21 stipulated legal issues and adds issue 22 regarding Ecology’s reasonable assurance under §401 and applicable water quality laws concerning a stormwater detention

In November 2001, the Port of Seattle submitted a Third Runway Embankment Seepage and Groundwater Monitoring Plan to the Washington Department of Ecology as required by a § 401 Water Quality Certification order. The plan was designed to detect any impacts of the runway fill embankment on nearby receiving waters and groundwater, both during and after fill placement. The Port requested written approval of the plan from the Department of Ecology's Northwest Regional Office.

Port Of Seattle letter dated November 16, 2001 from Elizabeth Leavitt, Manager of Aviation Environmental Programs, to Ann Kenny at the Washington Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office, transmitting the Third Runway Embankment Seepage and Groundwater Monitoring Plan in satisfaction of § 401 Water Quality Certification Order #1998-4-02325, Condition E.3. The plan, AR 052417–052419, covers

Declaration by Andrea Grad, paralegal at Helsell Fetterman LLP representing Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), filed November 16, 2001, in PCHB Case No. 01-160. Describes Public Disclosure Act request submitted November 5, 2001 to Ecology’s Northwest Regional Office (NWRO), resulting in receipt of 651 pages of documents. Attaches Exhibits A-D: (A) October 24, 2001 letter from

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) updated preliminary witness list filed with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) for Washington State, case numbers PCHB No. 01-133 and PCHB No. 01-150, against respondents Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Filed November 15, 2001 by Helsell Fetterman LLP and Rachael Paschal Osborn. Lists Department of Ecology personnel including

Letter from Foster Pepper & Shefelman (attorneys for Port Of Seattle) to Kaleen Cottingham, Presiding Officer, Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB Case No. 01-160), dated November 15, 2001, identifying plans and reports prepared or expected to be prepared pursuant to §401 Certification. Lists documents submitted on or before November 15, 2001 (Wetland A17 mitigation plan,