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Raymond Hellwig (Washington State Department of Ecology) emails Joe Dear and colleagues on May 15, 2000, as an addendum to a memo preparing for a May 16 meeting with Port Of Seattle regarding the Sea-Tac Third Runway. Explains that the one-year 401 Water Quality Certification evaluation period restarted September 1999, with a possible July 2000

Memo dated May 12, 2000 from Ray Hellwig (Northwest Regional Office, Department of Ecology) to Gary Zeiler requesting $200.00 recognition checks for seven Ecology staff and two AAGs (Joan Marchioro and Tom Young, Ecology Division) involved in the Sea-Tac Third Runway Water Quality Certification and NPDES Permit decisions. Staff recognized include Ann Kenny, Erik Stockdale

Memo dated May 12, 2000 from Ray Hellwig, Regional Director, Washington Department of Ecology (Northwest Regional Office), to Joe Dear, Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor, regarding a May 16 meeting between Mic Dinsmore (Executive Director, Port Of Seattle), the Governor, and Wes Ulman, arranged by Martha Choe at CTED. Covers Ecology’s 401 Water

Email from Raymond Hellwig (Ecology) to Thomas Fitzsimmons, copied to Tom Luster and others, dated May 11, 2000, regarding a meeting arranged by Martha Choe (CTED) for May 16, 2000 between Governor Gary Locke, Wes Ulman, and Mic Dinsmore (Port Of Seattle) about the Sea-Tac Airport third runway project. Agenda items include Ecology’s timetable for

Internal email from Raymond Hellwig to Thomas Fitzsimmons, copied to Tom Luster and others at Washington State Department of Ecology, dated May 11, 2000 (AR017927). Describes a meeting arranged by Martha Choe (CTED) for May 16, 2000 between Governor, Mic Dinsmore (Port Of Seattle), and Wes Ulman (Puget Sound Regional Council) regarding the Sea-Tac Airport

Letter dated April 27, 2000 from Ann E. Kenny, Senior Permit Specialist, Washington State Department of Ecology (Northwest Regional Office), to William A. Rozeboom and K. Malcom Leytham of Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Inc. Responds to their April 11, 2001 letter to Gordon White concerning Ecology’s review of Port Of Seattle’s December 2000 Low Streamflow Analysis.

A April 25, 2000 email from Martha Choe of the Washington State Community, Trade and Economic Development office to a colleague at the Department of Ecology summarizes concerns raised by the Port of Seattle regarding delays in obtaining a 401 water quality permit for Sea-Tac Airport's proposed third runway. Key issues include the FAA's unfamiliarity with Endangered Species Act requirements after taking over the review from the Army Corps of Engineers, King County's slow progress on stormwater documentation, and formatting problems that caused further delays. The email warns that if the permit is not issued by July 21, 2000, the third runway's inclusion in the regional transportation plan—and its federal funding eligibility—could be jeopardized.

In an April 2000 email, Port of Seattle executive Gina Marie Lindsey updates a Washington State Department of Ecology contact about the status of the Port's stormwater permit application related to a Comprehensive Stormwater Master Plan. She explains that while the environmental work quality was deemed strong, the submittal needed to be reformatted to meet King County's review standards rather than DOE's, with a revised package due May 5 and a County final review expected by mid-June. Lindsey also addresses concerns about potential 'piecemealing' of the permit process and expresses concern about the lengthy timeline given the County reviewer's limited weekly hours for the project.

A April 2000 email exchange between EPA staff members John Savich and Martha Choe provides an update on the status of a Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality permit for a Port of Seattle runway project. The main sticking point is stormwater storage management, with the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) targeting a mid-July decision after King County completed a review that identified serious shortcomings in the port's consultant work. Both the optimistic and realistic port timelines require DOE action on the 401 permit by July 21, meaning the port had already abandoned any hope of beginning construction that season.

Email chain dated March 28, 2000 among Kevin Fitzpatrick (Ecology NWRO Industrial Permit Unit), Tom Luster, Pat Svoboda, Erik Stockdale, and Greg Wingard regarding groundwater and surface water issues related to the proposed Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway. Fitzpatrick disputes Greg Wingard’s claim that Ecology’s NWRO admitted the third lagoon expansion of the Industrial Waste System