TagEnvironmental Impact Statement(328)

Wetland Functional Assessment and Impact Analysis prepared by Parametrix, Inc. (Kirkland, Washington) for Port Of Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, December 2000, project number 556-2912-001 (03). Document filed in PCHB No. 01-133, received October 1, 2001 by Environmental Hearings Office, submitted as part of Port of Seattle’s Memo Opposing ACC’s Motion for Stay, Declaration of James

Final Natural Resource Mitigation Plan prepared by Parametrix, Inc. for Port Of Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update Improvements, December 2000 (AR 048591, project 556-2912-001). Covers wetland delineation and descriptions, Miller Creek Basin, Des Moines Creek Basin, Gilliam Creek, South Aviation Support Area (SASA), runway safety area extensions, South 154th Street relocation, on-site borrow

Final Natural Resource Mitigation Plan prepared by Parametrix, Inc. for Port Of Seattle covering Master Plan Update Improvements at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, dated December 2000. Filed as part of PCHB No. 01-133, Port of Seattle’s memo opposing ACC’s motion for stay, Volume 3 of 3, received by Environmental Hearings Office on October 1, 2001. Includes

Memorandum dated November 27, 2000 from Dave Garland, NWRO Water Quality, Washington State Department of Ecology, to Ann Kenny and Kevin Fitzpatrick regarding Sea-Tac Third Runway Borrow Area 3 wetland impacts. Addresses Port Of Seattle proposal to excavate sand and gravel from Borrow Area 3 south of Sea-Tac Airport for Third Runway fill embankment. References

Memorandum dated November 27, 2000 from Dave Garland, NWRO Water Quality Program, Washington State Department of Ecology, to Ann Kenny (Shorelands and Environmental Assessment Program) and Kevin Fitzpatrick (Water Quality Program). Subject is wetland hydrology impacts from Port Of Seattle’s proposed excavation of Borrow Area 3 sand and gravel fill for the Sea-Tac Third Runway

Letter and proposal from Dyanne Sheldon, Principal of Sheldon & Associates, Inc. (Seattle, WA), addressed to Erik Stockdale at Washington State Department of Ecology, dated November 21, 2000, submitting a proposal to review the Natural Resource Mitigation Plan (NRMP) for the Sea-Tac Third Runway. The letter discusses cost estimate exceeding the provided $18,000 budget, justifying

Letter dated October 25, 2000 from Elizabeth Leavitt, Manager of Aviation Environmental Programs, Port of Seattle, to Jonathan Freedman, Regulatory Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District, submitting a new Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application (JARPA) for Clean Water Act Section 404 permit, Corps of Engineers Project No. 96-4-02325, for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master

In October 2000, attorneys representing the Airport Communities Coalition — comprising the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, and Tukwila, along with the Highline School District — submitted formal comments objecting to the Puget Sound Regional Council's Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Destination 2030 Metropolitan Transportation Plan. The letter argues that the DEIS violates SEPA requirements by refusing to analyze aviation alternatives, including whether Sea-Tac's controversial third runway project was still justified given changed demand forecasts and its ballooning costs. It also challenges the DEIS for failing to provide current data on aircraft noise impacts, noting that noise contours around Sea-Tac appeared to be growing rather than shrinking as previously forecast.

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