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Hart Crowser, Inc. report prepared for HNTB and the Port of Seattle, project number 4978-06, dated June 18, 2001, addressing avoidance of wetland impacts associated with Temporary Stormwater Pond A for the Sea-Tac Third Runway project. Includes summary of subsurface conditions, protection of wetlands analysis, groundwater seepage analysis, observed groundwater levels in monitoring wells near

Email dated 5/1/01 from Scott Bender to Katie Walter transmitting an attached memo describing Bender’s opinions about hydrologic impacts to Wetland 39. AR 034818, ECY00021952, Exhibit-2211. Document relates to Ecology environmental review processes involving wetland hydrology assessment.

Email from Jim Kelley (Parametrix, Inc.) to Katie Walter (klw@shanwil.com) dated April 26, 2001, transmitting preliminary draft meeting notes from an April 12, 2001 meeting regarding STIA mitigation site clarifications. The 20-item meeting notes cover Auburn mitigation site hydroseeding, water levels, radius of influence on adjacent wetlands, biofiltration on NRMP Sheet 3.3, dispersal trench elevation

Parametrix, Inc. wetland functional analysis forms prepared for the Port Of Seattle Master Plan Update, documenting wetland attributes for wetlands A6-A7-A8 and A12-A13-A18, dated 4/5/01, investigator W.K./Mil. Records presence/absence of wetland attributes including vegetation classes (Cowardin), forested wetland coverage (80%, 30%), impervious surface (>60% urban/runway), buffer conditions, seasonal ponding, emergent vegetation, seeps and springs, flooding

This Washington State Department of Ecology publication, authored by Stewart M. Lombard and Cliff J. Kirchmer and released in February 2001, provides guidelines for preparing Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs) for environmental studies. It outlines standards and procedures to ensure that data collected during environmental investigations meets defined quality and reliability requirements.

The 2000 Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan, adopted December 14, 2000, outlines coordinated local, state, tribal, and federal actions to restore and protect the health of Puget Sound in Washington State. The plan introduces new programs addressing aquatic nuisance species and Georgia Basin water coordination, while substantially revising existing stormwater, habitat, and wetlands protection programs. It builds on earlier management plans dating back to 1987 and calls for renewed commitment to funding and policy improvements.

Resume of Paul S. Fendt, P.E. (Parametrix), dated October 26, 2000, detailing over 16 years of stormwater engineering and planning experience. Projects include Valley Creek Estuary Restoration (Port of Port Angeles, WA), Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) for Potlatch Corporation (Lewiston, ID) and Port of Vancouver (Columbia River, WA), stormwater treatment system design for Port

Memorandum dated October 20, 2000 from Michael A.P. Kenrick, P.E., and Michael J. Bailey, P.E. of Hart Crowser to Jim Thomson at HNTB (project J-4978-06), prepared for Port Of Seattle regarding Sea-Tac Third Runway Borrow Area 3 wetland preservation. Reviews hydrology sustaining Wetlands 29, B9, 30, B7, B6, and B5 in Borrow Area 3, located

Hart Crowser report prepared for Port of Seattle, dated September 12, 2000 (J-4978-13), evaluating perched groundwater zone interception at Borrow Area 3 for the Sea-Tac Third Runway project. Analyzes shallow perched groundwater flow from northwest to southeast beneath Borrow Areas 3 and 4, its role in sustaining Wetland 29, and the impact of borrow area

Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) position paper dated August 6, 2000 defining ‘wetland restoration’ as actions taken in a converted or degraded natural wetland that reestablish ecological processes, functions, and biotic/abiotic linkages leading to a persistent, resilient system integrated within its landscape. The paper covers five key scientific considerations: reinstatement of driving ecological processes (hydrology,