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Final draft meeting notes from a 401 Permit Decision-Making technical meeting for Sea-Tac International Airport Third Runway, held June 18, 2001, prepared by Rachel McCrea of Floyd & Snider Inc. Attendees included Ann Kenny and John Drabek (Dept. of Ecology), Kelly Whiting (King County), Keith Smith (Port Of Seattle), Felix Kristanovich (Foster Wheeler), Paul Fendt

In June 2001, the EPA's Region 10 office submitted formal comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the Port of Seattle's Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway project, which proposed filling over 18 acres of wetlands and 980 feet of Miller Creek. The EPA raised concerns about unresolved hydrological impacts, including the effects of a proposed retaining wall on nearby wetlands and groundwater flows, the adequacy of buffers around borrow pits, and the Port's undisclosed plans for vacant land parcels in the project area. The agency urged the Corps to carefully review these wetland and Clean Water Act compliance issues before issuing a construction permit.

Email correspondence (June 4, 2001) from Andrea Grad, paralegal at Helsell Fetterman, to Ann Kenny at Washington State Department of Ecology (ECY), following up on a Public Disclosure Act (PDA) request for Parametrix’s 1999 draft report titled ‘Water Effects Ratio Screening Study of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport: Toxicity Evaluation of Site Water.’ The Port of Seattle

In May 2001, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a biological opinion concluding that planned construction and expansion projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport — including a new 8,500-foot runway and other facility upgrades — were not likely to adversely affect threatened Puget Sound chinook salmon or their designated critical habitat. The review, requested by the FAA under the Endangered Species Act, examined potential impacts to nearby waterways such as Miller, Des Moines, and Gilliam creeks, as well as Essential Fish Habitat for coastal and groundfish species. NMFS concurred with the airport's own Biological Assessment, determining the projects could proceed with the mitigation measures proposed.

Letter dated May 31, 2001 from NMFS Northwest Region to FAA Airport Division Manager Lowell H. Johnson (NMFS No. WSB-00-318) concurring with the ‘may affect, not likely to adversely affect’ determination for threatened Puget Sound chinook salmon (Onchorhynchus tshawytscha) and designated critical habitat under ESA Section 7(a)(2), and finding STIA projects ‘not likely to adversely

Email dated May 17, 2001 from Raymond Hellwig (Ecology) to Thomas Fitzsimmons and Tom Fitzsimmons, cc Ann Kenny, transmitting an ‘updated’ discussion paper marked deliberative and not yet available for public disclosure. The attached discussion paper (issuelink-1.doc) addresses three key issues carried forward from a September 2000 paper: (1) Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) led by

Final draft meeting notes prepared by Rachel McCrea, Floyd & Snider Inc., for the 401 Permit Decision-Making Technical Meeting on Sea-Tac International Airport Third Runway, May 7, 2001. Attendees included John Drabek and Ann Kenny (Dept. of Ecology), Keith Smith (Port Of Seattle), Kelly Whiting (King County), Felix Kristanovich (Foster Wheeler), Paul Fendt and Tom

Draft memorandum dated April 25, 2001 from Katie L. Walter of Shannon & Wilson, Inc. to Ann Kenny and Erik Stockdale of Washington Department of Ecology, regarding outstanding issues for Port Of Seattle resolution on the Natural Resource Mitigation Plan for Sea-Tac Airport proposed Third Runway. Forwarded by Ann Kenny to Raymond Hellwig on May

Wetland photographs and maps prepared by Parametrix, Inc. for the Port Of Seattle, documenting wetlands and other Waters of the U.S. in the Miller Creek Basin near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) as part of the Master Plan Update Improvements. AR 050379–050381. Includes photo point map showing delineated wetlands verified and not verified by ACOE (Army

Port Of Seattle response to agency and public comments on Section 404 Clean Water Act permit application (JARPA, permit 1996-4-02325) for Master Plan Update improvements at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Document AR050378 covers comments received following the December 27, 2000 second revised public notice issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Responds to Tom Luster,