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This document is an email chain from September 2001 in which King County's David Masters notifies Ann Kenny that spending on a contract for technical review services provided to the Washington State Department of Ecology has exceeded its $95,000 limit by $23,695. Masters proposes amending the contract to increase the budget by $170,000 to a new total of $265,000, covering anticipated work such as low-flow analysis, preparation of appeal materials, and potential expert witness testimony. Ann Kenny forwarded the information to Michael Cheyne to facilitate the contract amendment process.

Proposed Order Granting Stay filed by Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Case No. 01-133, seeking to stay Department of Ecology Order #1996-4-02325 (Section 401 Certification and CZMA concurrency statement issued August 10, 2001) related to construction of a third runway and related improvements at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Attorneys Peter

ACC (Airport Communities Coalition, comprising Cities of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, Tukwila, and Highline School District) files memorandum before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Case No. 01-133, seeking a stay of Department of Ecology Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325, issued August 10, 2001, for Sea-Tac Third Runway and related projects. Motion

Declaration by Dr. John Strand, Principal Biologist for Columbia Biological Assessments, filed in support of ACC’s motion for stay before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-133). Challenges Ecology’s Section 401 Water Quality Certification (Order #1996-4-02325) issued August 10, 2001, for Port Of Seattle’s Master Plan Update Improvements at STIA (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport). Strand

Thomas R. Luster, a former 12-year Department of Ecology expert in water quality and wetlands, submitted this declaration to Washington's Pollution Control Hearings Board challenging the water quality certification issued for construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Luster, who served as Ecology's senior policy and technical expert for Clean Water Act Section 401 reviews and had personally overseen more than 700 such certifications, was asked to assess whether the project and its certification complied with federal and state water quality standards. His testimony was submitted in support of a request to stay the certification issued on August 10, 2001.

Declaration by attorney Peter J. Eglick of Helsell Fetterman LLP on behalf of Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in support of ACC’s motion for stay before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Case No. 01-133. Filed September 12, 2001, opposing Department of Ecology Water Quality Certification and CZMA concurrency statement (Order No. 1996-4-02325) issued August 10,

Declaration by Kevin L. Stock, attorney for Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), filed in PCHB Case No. 01-133, in support of ACC’s motion for stay of Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 and CZMA concurrency statement issued August 10, 2001 by Washington Department of Ecology, related to construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Stock

A September 2001 internal email summarizes a Stipulated Agreement between the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle regarding the third runway construction at Sea-Tac Airport. The agreement clarifies the scope and duration of water quality certification conditions (401 permit), including perpetual wetland mitigation requirements, 15-year wetland monitoring, and rules governing fill material approval and stormwater management. Key changes also address hydrologic monitoring schedules, buffer requirements, and reporting frequency to ensure environmental protections remain in place during and after construction.

This September 2001 draft settlement agreement between the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle addresses conditions attached to a Clean Water Act §401 Certification for the construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The agreement clarifies and revises specific environmental conditions — including wetland mitigation, stormwater management, and groundwater monitoring requirements — that would remain in effect during and after construction. The Port agreed to file a formal appeal solely to implement the settlement, after which the parties would jointly request the Pollution Control Hearings Board approve the agreed-upon modifications and dismiss the appeal.

This September 2001 draft settlement agreement between the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle addresses the Port's appeal of a Clean Water Act §401 Certification issued for the construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The agreement clarifies and revises several certification conditions related to wetland mitigation, stormwater management, and groundwater monitoring. Both parties agreed to jointly request that the Pollution Control Hearings Board amend the certification accordingly, after which the Port's appeal would be dismissed.