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In August 2001, Washington State's Department of Ecology issued a 401 water quality certification to the Port of Seattle for the proposed SeaTac Third Runway, permitting construction of an 8,500-foot parallel runway involving fill of nearly 20 acres of wetlands and development of 700 acres of upland area. The certification imposed strict stormwater management and wetland mitigation conditions, including 201 acres of wetland creation and riparian restoration. The certification was subsequently appealed by the Airport Communities Coalition on August 23, 2001, with a hearing before the Pollution Control Hearings Board scheduled for March 2002.

Pre-Hearing Order in PCHB case 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle, filed August 23, 2001. ACC challenged the Section 401 certification issued by Ecology. Sets briefing schedule for stay motion: ACC motion due September 11, 2001; respondents’ briefs due September 28, 2001; ACC reply due

This report, prepared by the Port of Seattle in September 2001, presents the findings of annual stormwater monitoring conducted at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for the period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001. It covers water quality sampling results for pollutants including petroleum hydrocarbons, fecal coliforms, suspended solids, metals, and deicing-related contaminants collected from the airport's storm drainage system. The report documents sampling locations, storm events analyzed, and outfall inspections aimed at assessing the airport's environmental impact on surrounding waterways.

This technical memo evaluates whether lead and zinc levels found in cutthroat trout from Miller Creek pose a risk, arguing that standard tissue screening concentrations are not appropriate for trout. Using fish-specific toxicity data and bioconcentration factors, the authors derive alternative thresholds and conclude that measured metal levels in the trout fall well below harmful concentrations. The document recommends using species-specific methods rather than generic screening values when assessing metal risks to fish.

This legal declaration, filed before Washington State's Pollution Control Hearings Board, was submitted by environmental consultant Greg Wingard in support of the Airport Communities Coalition's motion to stay a Section 401 water quality certification related to Sea-Tac International Airport. Wingard details his extensive review of the airport's NPDES stormwater permits since 1994 and describes his attempts to obtain construction outfall monitoring records from the Department of Ecology through Public Disclosure Act requests. His investigation found that Ecology lacked key monitoring data it had previously claimed to possess, directing him instead to contact the Port of Seattle directly for the records.

In 2001, the King County Superior Court issued findings of fact and conclusions of law in an eminent domain case where the Port of Seattle condemned a 2.44-acre parcel (Parcel 92) at 15416 Des Moines Memorial Drive in SeaTac to support its Third Runway project, using the land as a flood plain. The property, owned by RST Enterprises and zoned single-family residential (UL-7200), had been used for farming for at least 50 years and fell near the 65-70 LDN aircraft noise contours, making residential financing difficult. The court found that while a commercial rezone was possible long-term, it was not reasonably likely in the near future and would only have occurred due to the presence of the Third Runway.

Notice of Appearance filed August 28, 2001 by respondent Port Of Seattle in Environmental Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) proceeding, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Attorneys from Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC (Roger A. Pearce, WSBA No. 21113; Steven G. Jones, WSBA No. 19334), Port Of Seattle General

Exhibit AR017854 from Hellwig exhibit collection (Exhibit No. 103, dated 1-8-02, M. Green). Phone message slip dated 8/28 at 2:50 from Joan Mpichoro (or similar) to Ray, noting a letter from the Board setting a hearing for March 18-29, 2002, with a please-call-back request. Accompanying handwritten notes dated 8-27-01 cover questions and ideas including: 4POS

Notice of Appearance filed by Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), represented by Assistant Attorneys General Joan M. Marchioro (WSBA #19250) and Thomas J. Young (WSBA #17366) under Attorney General Christine O. Gregoire, in PCHB No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle, before the Pollution

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) files a Request for Scheduling Conference before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), WAC 371-08-450(4)(d), seeking an expedited briefing schedule and hearing date on ACC’s motion to stay Section 401 Certification Order No. 1996-4-02325, issued by Washington State Department of Ecology to Port Of Seattle on August 10, 2001, for the