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the Port of Seattle must have to build the third runway. The runway CANNOTbe built until the Port obtains this Clean Water Certificate and a separate Wetlands Fill Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. coming in 2002 The Pollution Control Hearings Board March 18, 2002 Hearing on the merits of the Clean Water Certificate Department of Ecology June2002 NPDES Permit Decision US Army Corps of Engineers: Date unknown Wetlands fill404 permit il : Serious Environmental -CIS There are serious questions on three major environmental issues: 1. Wetlands impacts and mitigation, 2. In-stream flow for fish habitat, and 3. Contaminated fill material imported for construction. There is a great deal at stake. The project would affect three watersheds, destroy 20 acres of critical wetlands and affect another 80, would impact an aquifer and a regional waterfront park built around Des Moines Creek The environmental health of five south county cities with 150, 000 residents is at risk Beautifi<L MilLer Creek in winter. wasta, ··-· We don't need the third runway, an expensive solution in search of a problem. Recent FAA data (before Sept. 11) on weather delays and declining air traffic show that the current infrastructure can handle the demand for the next 20 years. A billion dollars for a dangerous runway design that will increase the risk of runway incursions and reduce the efficiency of the existing runways doesn't make sense. Can the Port afford the third runway? Why won't the Port release a current budget showing the…
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