TagFill Dirt(75)
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1999-01-01EXH AR034957: 1999 Airfield Project Soil Fill Acceptance Criteria
Port Of Seattle 1999 Airfield Project Soil Fill Acceptance Criteria for STIA airfield projects, describing criteria and review process for acceptance of fill material requested by Washington Department of Ecology in conjunction with 401 Water Quality certification. Covers geotechnical and environmental suitability standards including MTCA Method A contaminant levels, arsenic, TPH and metals analyses. Details -
1999-01-01EXH 286: 1999 Airfield Project Soil Fill Acceptance Criteria
This 1999 Port of Seattle document outlines the criteria and review process for accepting soil fill material used in Sea-Tac International Airport (STIA) airfield construction projects. Fill material must come from approved sources—such as state-certified commercial borrow pits, contractor-certified construction sites, or Port-owned property—and generally must meet Washington State MTCA Method A environmental contamination standards. Contractors and suppliers are required to certify the quality of their materials, and independent soil technicians monitor all deliveries to ensure only safe, suitable fill is placed on airport grounds. -
1998-02-18Dirty looks for plan to move third runway dirt – proposal to use conveyer belts met with skepticism
A Lynnwood contractor proposed using conveyor belts instead of trucks to haul the 23 million cubic yards of fill dirt needed for Sea-Tac Airport's third runway construction in the late 1990s. The plan would have barged dirt to Des Moines, then carried it 2.5 miles to the airport via belt, cutting the estimated haul time from five years to two and a half. Des Moines residents, already angry about the runway routing air traffic over their downtown, reacted skeptically and accused the contractor of trying to bribe the city with promises of new parks in exchange for cooperation. -
1998-02-18
Dirty looks for plan to move third runway dirt – proposal to use conveyer belts met with skepticism
Seattle Times article by Marc Stiles (February 18, 1998) about Hank Hopkins of Westcot (Lynnwood contractor) proposing a conveyor belt system to transport fill dirt for the Sea-Tac Airport third runway expansion. The plan would barge dirt to Des Moines Marina, unload onto a temporary dock, and convey it 2.5 miles along Des Moines Creek -
Down-To-Earth Job — Sea-Tac’s Third Runway To Get Its Fill Of Dirt
Jack Broom Seattle Times Staff Reporter Let’s say you’ve been looking for a better view, but you don’t want to leave the neighborhood. Instead, you bring in fill dirt to raise your property so you can see over all your neighbors. Somehow you get the dirt to form a nice column straight up from your