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Memorandum dated October 24, 2000 from Paula Ehlers, Section Manager, to Gordon White, Jeannie Summerhays, Ray Heilwig, and Seatac File, regarding refocusing work priorities for Tom Luster, Senior Policy Lead for federal permitting. Ehlers explains that Tom Luster’s involvement in the SeaTac Third Runway project has prevented him from fulfilling his statewide Section 401 Clean

Internal email chain dated October 23, 2000 from Tom Luster (Ecology) to Raymond Hellwig, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Erik Stockdale, and Joan Marchioro (ATG), forwarded November 20, 2000 to Thomas Fitzsimmons, concerning 401/404 review of SeaTac airport Third Runway expansion. Luster raises unresolved issues including: NPDES major modification and stormwater plan approval for SR-509 interchange as prerequisite

Final draft meeting notes prepared by Kate Snider of Floyd & Snider Inc. for the Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway 401 Permit Negotiations held October 20, 2000. Attendees include representatives from Washington State Department of Ecology (Ray Hellwig, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Chung Ki Yee, Erik Stockdale), Port Of Seattle (Michael Cheyne, Elizabeth Leavitt, Keith Smith), King County

In an October 18, 2000 email, Tom Luster of Washington State Department of Ecology shares his draft notes from a discussion about what the Port of Seattle and Ecology must do to meet Section 401 water quality certification requirements related to Sea-Tac Airport. Luster acknowledges that his views represent a minority opinion within the group, but argues his written notes may be clearer than his verbal explanations and could help prepare the agency to respond to similar questions likely to arise during public review. He expresses hope that sharing these notes will help the team reach a legally defensible decision on the 401 certification.

Email dated October 18, 2000 from Tom Luster (Ecology) to Raymond Hellwig, Paula Ehlers, Kevin Fitzpatrick, and Joan Marchioro (ATG) regarding Sea-Tac Airport Section 401 water quality certification requirements. Luster notes his minority opinion on what the Port of Seattle and Ecology must do to meet 401 requirements, and provides drafty notes from a prior

In October 2000, Washington State Department of Ecology staff member Tom Luster raised concerns about the adequacy of Ecology's Clean Water Act Section 401 certification review for the proposed Sea-Tac Airport expansion. Luster identified multiple unresolved issues, including insufficient stormwater pollution controls, unevaluated wetland and water quality impacts, and conflicts between Ecology's approach and federal Clean Water Act requirements. He warned that failing to address these issues could result in a legally indefensible permit and degraded water quality in nearby creeks and wetlands.

This October 2000 internal memo from Roger Nye to TCP Section Head Steve Alexander explains the history of the Agreed Order between Washington State Ecology and the Port of Seattle regarding environmental cleanup at Sea-Tac Airport. It describes how the Port agreed to conduct a large-scale groundwater evaluation under an Agreed Order, with the understanding that a risk-based cleanup remedy scenario would be developed if contamination risk proved low. The memo also notes that the Agreed Order intentionally excluded language about remedial actions, with Ecology reserving the right to formally intervene if cleanup became necessary.

Memorandum dated October 13, 2000 from Michael Bailey P.E. and Michael Kenrick P.E. of Hart Crowser to Jim Thomson P.E. at HNTB (project J-4978-06), analyzing infiltration into the proposed Third Runway embankment at Sea-Tac Airport and effects on shallow water-bearing zone base flow to Miller Creek and adjacent wetlands. Analysis uses three sequential models —

Final draft meeting notes prepared by Kate Snider of Floyd & Snider Inc. for the Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway 401 Permit Negotiations held October 13, 2000. Attendees include representatives from Washington State Department of Ecology (Ray Hellwig, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Tom Luster, Erik Stockdale), Port Of Seattle (Michael Cheyne, Elizabeth Leavitt, Keith Smith), King County (Kelly

These are the official draft meeting notes from October 13, 2000 negotiations between the Port of Seattle, the Washington Department of Ecology, and King County regarding the 401 Water Quality Permit for Sea-Tac Airport's proposed third runway. The meeting covered technical issues including stormwater management, natural resource mitigation planning, and a master list of permit issues tracked by resolution status. Representatives from multiple agencies worked to resolve outstanding questions about detention sizing, wetland hydrology, and environmental compliance requirements.