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Second Declaration of Steven G. Jones, attorney for Respondent Port Of Seattle, filed in PCHB No. 01-160 (Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle). Jones details ACC’s November 26, 2001 CR 34(a)(2) site visit request, the Port’s December 24, 2001 objections, negotiations with ACC counsel Michael Witek and

Third Declaration of Steven G. Jones, attorney for Respondent Port Of Seattle, filed January 10, 2002 in PCHB No. 01-160 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington. Declaration concerns discovery dispute between Port Of Seattle and Airport Communities Coalition (ACC): Port’s first set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production served November

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) case 01-160 denial of Certificates of Appealability filed by Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) under RCW 34.05.518 and RCW 43.21B.320(5). ACC and CASE sought direct Court of Appeals review of Thurston County Superior Court petitions (Cause No. 02-2-00029-8 and Cause No. 01-2-02386-9) arising from the

Summary statement for deposition publication filed by ACC and CASE in PCHB No. 01-160 (ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle), pursuant to Board Order of March 19, 2002. Deponent Ray Hellwig, Director of Ecology Northwest Regional Office, deposed January 8, 2002 regarding procedure and basis for issuance of Sea-Tac 401

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion for summary judgment filed January 4, 2002 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Case No. 01-160, arguing that Ecology’s Section 401 Certification for the Port Of Seattle Third Runway project (Sea-Tac Airport Master Plan Update) should be invalidated because the Port lacks a water right to implement low flow

Declaration by attorney Michael P. Witek of Helsell Fetterman LLP, filed January 4, 2002, before the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB Case No. 01-160) in support of ACC’s Motion for Summary Judgment. Concerns Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 and CZMA concurrency statement issued August 10, 2001, related to construction of a Third Runway and

Port Of Seattle petition for judicial review filed in Superior Court of Washington, Thurston County, challenging the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Order Granting Motion to Stay the Effectiveness of Section 401 Certification related to the proposed third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA). Petitioner Port Of Seattle represented by Linda J. Strout, Traci M.

This document summarizes changes made to the Port of Seattle Master Plan Update's Natural Resources Mitigation Plan to comply with a Water Quality Certification issued September 21, 2001. It outlines revisions to grading plans, culvert placements, wetland crossings, drainage controls, and planting schedules at the Auburn mitigation site, along with corresponding resolutions for each identified concern. The updates address issues such as water impoundment, erosion prevention, bald eagle habitat protection, and invasive species removal.

This circa-2002 community advocacy document from the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs opposes construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, arguing that the Port of Seattle lacked required environmental permits, had already spent over $300 million, and that the project posed serious risks to local wetlands, fish habitat, and watersheds affecting 150,000 south county residents. The document also highlights a controversial proposal to transport arsenic-laden fill material via a conveyor belt through Des Moines Beach Park and Des Moines Creek to the airport construction site. Residents are urged to contact Port commissioners and local city council members to halt the project.

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) case PCHB 01-160 order granting summary judgment in favor of Port Of Seattle on Issue 14 (SEPA compliance). ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) and CASE (Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion) appealed the §401 water quality certification issued by Ecology, a prerequisite for a §404 dredge and fill permit from the U.S. Army