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  • 2001-10-23

    Exhibit 2058: Port Of Seattle Email on Processed Materials and 401 Fill Criteria for Third Runway Embankment

    Email chain dated October 23, 2001 from Elizabeth Leavitt (Port Of Seattle) to Ann Kenny and Raymond Hellwig, forwarding a message from Beth Clark, discussing which fill materials are subject to Condition E of the 401 water quality certification for the Third Runway Embankment. Port Of Seattle proposes that topsoil, utility backfill, and base course
    TagsACC, Clean Water Act, Elizabeth Leavitt, Fill Dirt, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Port Of Seattle, Third Runway
  • 2001-10-23

    EXH AR017862: Email Chain — Port Of Seattle Processed Materials Fill Criteria for Third Runway Embankment Specifications

    Email chain dated October 23, 2001 between Ann Kenny, Elizabeth Leavitt (Port Of Seattle), Beth Clark, Raymond Hellwig, Kevin Fitzpatrick, John Drabek, Ed Abbasi, Joan Marchioro, Tom Young, Paul Agid, Dave Walsh, and Tim Thomson regarding fill criteria under Condition E of the 401 certification for the Third Runway Embankment. Port Of Seattle proposes that
    TagsACC, Construction, Elizabeth Leavitt, Fill Dirt, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Port Of Seattle, Third Runway
  • 2001-10-23

    Exhibit 2135: Port Of Seattle Fill Criteria — Processed Materials Specifications for Third Runway Embankment

    Email chain dated October 23, 2001 among Ann Kenny (Ecology), Kevin Fitzpatrick, John Drabek, Ed Abbasi, Raymond Hellwig, Joan Marchioro, Tom Young (ATG), Elizabeth Leavitt (Port Of Seattle), Beth Clark, Paul Agid, Dave Walsh, and Jim Thomson regarding fill criteria under Condition E of the 401 certification for the Third Runway Embankment. Port Of Seattle
    TagsACC, Clean Water Act, Ecology, Fill Dirt, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Port Of Seattle, Third Runway
  • 2001-10-13

    EXH AR017835: Ecology Email Chain re Sea-Tac Third Runway Fill Criteria and Draft 401 Water Quality Certification Conditions

    Email chain forwarded by Ann Kenny (Ecology, 425-649-4310) to Andrea Grad in response to a Public Disclosure Act (PDA) request dated October 3, 2001, regarding the SeaTac Third Runway Embankment project. Originated from Chung K. Yee (Ecology) to Craig E. Thompson and Kevin Fitzpatrick on June 26, 2001, marked ‘Deliberative Document Currently Exempt from Public
    TagsACC, Ecology, Fill Dirt, MTCA, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Third Runway, Water Quality
  • 2001-09-28

    EXH AR052145: Fill Criteria Derivation Chart for Third Runway Embankment

    Fill Criteria Derivation Chart (Exhibit E) for Third Runway Embankment at Sea-Tac Airport, revised 9-28-01. Charts fill dirt criteria for constituents including antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, selenium, silver, thallium, diesel, and heavy oils against Ecology criteria, FWS drainage layer cover values, and FINAL drainage layer cover values. References WAC 173-340-747(3)(a) and
    TagsACC, Fill Dirt, MTCA, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Sea-Tac Airport, Third Runway, WAC
  • 2001-09-21

    EXH AR051257: Subsurface Conditions Data Report, Phase 5 Fill and Subgrade Improvement, Third Runway Embankment, Sea-Tac International Airport

    Hart Crowser, Inc. subsurface conditions data report (project 4978-28) prepared for HNTB, dated September 21, 2001, covering Phase 5 Fill and Subgrade Improvement for the Third Runway Embankment at Sea-Tac International Airport, SeaTac, Washington. Report authored by Carsten Becker (E.I.T., Senior Staff Geotechnical Engineer) and Michael J. Bailey (P.E., Project Manager). Covers geologic and hydrogeologic
    TagsACC, Construction, Fill Dirt, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Sea-Tac Airport, soil, Third Runway
  • 2001-09-08

    EXH 277: Email Chain – Proposed Language Condition E(1)(b) Third Runway Fill Criteria SPLP Testing Drainage Layer Cover

    In September 2001, representatives from the Port of Seattle and the Washington Attorney General's office exchanged emails negotiating the language of Condition E(1)(b), which governs fill material criteria for an embankment construction project. The proposed language would allow the Port to use a 'drainage layer cover' design and to demonstrate fill suitability through Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP) testing as an alternative to standard fill limitations. Under the proposal, SPLP test results would be submitted to the Washington Department of Ecology at least ten business days before any fill placement.
    TagsACC, Ecology, Fill Dirt, MTCA, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Port Of Seattle, Third Runway
  • 2001-08-10

    EXH 455: Water Quality Cert #1996-4-02325 Fill Acceptance Conditions Third Runway Embankment pp.14–16

    This document outlines Washington State Department of Ecology conditions for accepting imported fill material used in construction of Sea-Tac Airport's Third Runway and associated Master Plan improvements. It requires the Port of Seattle to submit environmental assessments of fill sources — including records reviews, site reconnaissance, and soil sampling for hazardous substances such as arsenic, lead, and mercury — at least ten business days before placing any fill. Specific contamination limits (e.g., arsenic at 20 mg/kg, lead at 220/250 mg/kg) and minimum sampling schedules based on fill volume are established to prevent toxic materials from entering state waters and wetlands.
    TagsACC, Ecology, Fill Dirt, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Port Of Seattle, Third Runway, Water Quality
  • 2001-08-08

    Exhibit 1271: Port Of Seattle Sea-Tac Third Runway Embankment Fill Modeling Report

    Pacific Groundwater Group (Seattle, WA, project JE0105) prepared this embankment fill modeling report for Port Of Seattle regarding the Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway construction, dated August 8, 2001. The report addresses groundwater and fill modeling associated with the Third Runway embankment fill at Sea-Tac Airport. Document marked ‘Superceded’ and received by Foster Pepper & Shefelman
    TagsACC, Fill Dirt, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Port Of Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport, Third Runway
  • 2001-07-30

    EXH AR025049: Draft 401 Certification — Acceptable Fill Criteria & Prohibited Fill Material Language (July 30, 2001)

    This July 2001 draft document outlines clean fill criteria for the Port of Seattle's Third Runway construction project at Sea-Tac Airport, requiring the Port to submit environmental assessment documentation to the Washington Department of Ecology before placing any fill material. It specifies that fill may only come from state-certified borrow pits, contractor-certified construction sites, or Port-owned properties, while prohibiting the use of any contaminated or remediated soils. The document details testing and sampling requirements, including review of contamination records and analysis of hazardous substances, to ensure that no toxic materials are introduced into wetlands or state waters during construction.
    TagsACC, Ecology, Fill Dirt, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Port Of Seattle, Third Runway, Water Quality

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.
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