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A April 30, 1999 memo documents a meeting between Corps of Engineers staff and Port of Seattle officials to discuss using land near Sea-Tac Airport's proposed 3rd runway as a disposal site for approximately 60,000 cubic yards of material from the Corps' Turn Basin #3 project. Key logistics covered included hauling up to 1,000 cubic yards per day starting in late July 1999 using no more than six trucks, with no fees charged for dumping on Port property. Outstanding questions included whether the Corps' Regulatory Branch — which was simultaneously reviewing a permit for the 3rd runway — might have conflicts of interest in using that same site, and what formal agreement would be needed between the two agencies.

BioAnalysts, Inc. report by T.W. Hillman, J.R. Stevenson, and D.J. Snyder prepared for Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), Des Moines, WA. Surveys of habitat composition and condition, redd (nest) abundance and distribution, and spawning population characteristics of coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), chum (O. keta), and cutthroat trout (O. clarki) in Miller Creek, Walker Creek, and Des Moines

This document presents results from a 48-hour acute toxicity test conducted in February 1999 for the Port of Seattle, exposing water fleas (Ceriodaphnia dubia) to copper-contaminated water collected from Miller Creek. The test found that all organisms survived at concentrations up to 50 micrograms per liter, while complete mortality occurred at concentrations of 100 micrograms per liter and above. Water quality parameters including pH, dissolved oxygen, and specific conductivity were monitored throughout the test period.

Draft report (AR 041921) prepared by Parametrix, Inc. for Port Of Seattle, STIA, summarizing procedures and results of acute screening-level Ceriodaphnia dubia bioassays conducted on site water from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in January 1999. Samples collected January 14, 1999 during a storm event at eight locations including Miller Creek Upstream of Lake Reba, Miller Creek

Hart Crowser letter (project J-4978-03) to Barbara Hinkle, Health Safety & Environmental Services, Port Of Seattle, dated December 9, 1998, addressing aquifer compaction beneath the proposed Third Runway embankment at Sea-Tac Airport in response to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers questions on hydrogeologic impacts. Analysis covers the Shallow Aquifer (contributing to Miller Creek base flow),

Exhibit 2240 (AR 034936–034938) presents six baseline condition photographs of Vacca Farm dated November 16, 1998 and April 29, 1997, documenting environmental conditions near Sea-Tac Airport. Photos show discarded pumpkins attracting hundreds of crows, starlings, and seagulls creating a bird strike hazard; a flock of geese with several hundred mallards and widgeons using the pumpkin

Helen Kludt, a Normandy Park resident who has lived near Miller Creek since 1956, submitted this 1998 court declaration supporting a legal challenge against the Port of Seattle's plans to expand Sea-Tac Airport with a third runway. She argues that the Port's proposal to destroy wetlands in the Miller Creek Basin and offset environmental impacts through out-of-basin mitigation in Auburn is inadequate and violates the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). Kludt contends the expansion will harm her property value, degrade local wildlife habitat, and worsen flooding along Miller Creek.

Draft report prepared by Parametrix, Inc. for Port of Seattle regarding the Miller Creek Enhancement Program associated with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update Improvements. Document AR 041760 covers Miller Creek relocation and enhancement, floodplain compensation, floodplain enhancement, Lora Lake buffer enhancement, and Miller Creek riparian buffer enhancement. Includes ecological assessment of Miller Creek (fish

Order #96-4-02325 dated July 20, 1998, from Washington State Department of Ecology (Gordon White, Program Manager, Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program) to Barbara Hinkle (Port Of Seattle) and Tom Mueller (Corps of Engineers Regulatory Branch). Ecology certifies that proposed work in and adjacent to Miller Creek and Des Moines Creek at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport complies