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Internal email dated September 11, 2000 from Peter Kmet to Chung K. Yee (cc: Kevin Fitzpatrick) discussing new Method A soil cleanup levels under MTCA (Model Toxics Control Act) and their use as a basis for defining clean fill. Kmet addresses specific chemicals including arsenic (recommends 7 PPM background value from USGS statewide study instead

Email from Peter Kmet to Kevin Fitzpatrick, Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), dated September 11, 2000, providing comments on proposed Clean Fill Criteria language for the Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway project. Kmet comments on sections E6, E7, E7a, E7b, E7c regarding Port Of Seattle borrow sites, fill

Email chain dated September 11, 2000 among Kevin Fitzpatrick, Peter Kmet, Chung K. Yee, Joan Marchioro, and Tom Luster of Washington State Department of Ecology (Water Quality Program, NWRO) regarding clean fill criteria language for the 401 Water Quality Certification on the Sea-Tac Third Runway project. Document marked ‘Deliberative Document Currently Exempt From Public Disclosure.’

Email chain dated September 11, 2000 among Chung K. Yee, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Peter Kmet, Joan Marchioro (ATG), and Tom Luster regarding clean fill criteria language for the 401 Water Quality Certification on the Sea-Tac Third Runway. Key issues include arsenic limits (Pete Kmet argues 20 ppm is too high and should be set at Western

Email chain dated September 11, 2000 among Washington State Department of Ecology staff (Chung K. Yee, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Peter Kmet) and ATG’s Joan Marchioro regarding clean fill criteria language for the 401 Water Quality Certification on the Sea-Tac Third Runway. Peter Kmet raises concerns about arsenic limits (proposed 20 vs. background 7-8 in Western Washington),

Email chain dated September 5-6, 2000, among Raymond Hellwig, Chung K. Yee, Kevin Fitzpatrick, and Tom Luster (Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Program) and paralegal Andrea Grad (Helsell Fetterman) on behalf of ACC (Airport Communities Coalition). Discusses use of contaminated fill for Port Of Seattle Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway project, Method A soil

Internal email chain from Chung K. Yee to Kevin Fitzpatrick (Supervisor, Industrial Permit Unit, Water Quality Program, NWRO, Washington Department of Ecology) dated August 24, 2000, commenting on draft clean fill criteria language for the 401 Certification for the Third Runway at Sea-Tac Airport. Comments address sections E6, E7c.2(b), E7c.2(e), E7c.2(f), and E7c.3, covering issues

A July 27, 2000 letter from the Port of Seattle's Environmental Program Manager transmits environmental documentation to the Washington Department of Ecology regarding fill material used in the Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway Project during the second quarter of 2000. The documentation, developed in accordance with the 1999 Airfield Project Soil Fill Acceptance Criteria, includes a fill summary table listing sources such as borrow pits, port property transfers, and construction sites, along with estimated fill volumes. A cumulative fill summary is also provided, covering all fill material placed from January 1998 through December 1999.

These internal deliberative notes from 5/30/00 discuss fill and stormwater management issues related to a construction or development project, covering topics such as soil fill acceptance criteria, Best Management Practices (BMPs) for water quality, spill containment features at Tyee Pond, and monitoring requirements for dissolved metals. The notes reference coordination among multiple regulatory frameworks including Section 401, CZM, and MTCA, and address questions about impervious liner hydrologic impacts and remediation procedures. Key action items include developing an approved stormwater plan, establishing soil sampling protocols for borrow sites, and determining upfront versus incremental BMP implementation strategies.

This document summarizes soil contamination test results for fill material taken from the First Avenue Bridge site, collected between October 1999 and May 2000. Samples were tested for petroleum hydrocarbons (diesel and heavy oil ranges) as well as RCRA 8 metals and other contaminants, with results indicating varying levels of heavy oil detected across samples. The table notes which soil samples were ultimately placed at the Third Runway construction site at Sea-Tac Airport, with several samples excluded due to contamination concerns.