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Declaration of Edward O’Brien, Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Program employee since 1979, filed in PCHB No. 01-133 (Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle). O’Brien testifies regarding the 1992 Stormwater Management Manual for Puget Sound, the 1999 Draft Manual, the final September 27, 2001 western

Letter dated October 2, 2001 from Elizabeth Leavitt, Manager Aviation Environmental Programs, Port Of Seattle, to Ann Kenny at Washington Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office, submitting two documents in satisfaction of §401 Water Quality Certification Order #1996-4-02325, Condition F.1, for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA). Attached document: ‘Proposed Construction BMPs To Prevent Interception of Contaminated

This legal declaration by Ann Kenny, an Environmental Specialist with Washington State's Department of Ecology, was filed before the Pollution Control Hearings Board in a case involving the Airport Communities Coalition challenging the Port of Seattle. The document addresses water quality conditions attached to a Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification for Sea-Tac Airport expansion, specifically focusing on Low Flow Mitigation Plans for Walker, Miller, and Des Moines Creek basins affected by increased impervious surfaces. Kenny explains how Ecology required the Port to develop detailed mitigation measures, including stormwater vault pilot testing and contingency plans, to offset hydrological impacts caused by airport development.

Declaration of Erik Stockdale, Senior Wetlands Specialist with Washington State Department of Ecology, Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program, filed in PCHB No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Stockdale details his qualifications (certified Professional Wetlands Scientist, SWS) and role evaluating wetland impacts under Clean Water Act

Declaration of Donald E. Weitkamp, Ph.D., fish biologist, filed in PCHB No. 01-133 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington. Filed by Port Of Seattle opposing ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) motion to stay the §401 Certification issued by Washington Department of Ecology for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice 1996-4-02325,

Declaration of Kelly Whiting, Senior Engineer at King County Department of Natural Resources, filed in Pollution Control Hearings Board case PCHB No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Whiting details his review of the Port of Seattle’s Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) and Low Flow Impact

Declaration of Steven G. Jones, attorney at Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC representing Respondent Port Of Seattle, filed in PCHB No. 01-133 (Airport Communities Coalition v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle). Jones attests to preparation of Port’s General Responses to public comments on JARPA application reference number 1996-4-02325 filed with U.S. Army Corps

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) files Notice of Appeal with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) of the Department of Ecology’s reissued/amended Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Order No. 1996-4-02325 (Amended – 1), issued September 21, 2001, for Sea-Tac Airport (STIA) third runway project by Port Of Seattle. ACC raises nine supplemental grounds including violation

Washington State Department of Ecology’s response to Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion for stay of Ecology Order No. 1996-4-023525 (amended to Order No. 1996-4-02325 Amended-1), a Clean Water Act § 401 Certification, RCW 90.48 Order, and Coastal Zone Consistency determination issued August 10, 2001 for Port Of Seattle’s third runway construction at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Declaration of Ann Kenny, Environmental Specialist 4 at Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) Northwest Regional Office, filed in PCHB No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Kenny details her qualifications, role as Federal Permit Coordinator, and Ecology’s 401 Certification review process under Clean Water Act §401