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Email from Jim Kelley (Parametrix, Inc.) to klw@shanwil.com dated April 23, 2001, regarding wetland mitigation planning for the Auburn mitigation site associated with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update Improvements. Kelley discusses shrub and emergent plant community design, water level management between 41 and 42 feet, planting elevations to out-compete blackberry and reed canary grass,

Final draft meeting notes from April 17, 2001 management meeting on 401 Permit Decision-Making for Sea-Tac International Airport Third Runway, prepared by Rachel McCrea of Floyd & Snider Inc. Attendees include Ray Hellwig, Ann Kenny, Kevin Fitzpatrick (Dept. of Ecology), David Masters (King County), Michael Cheyne, Elizabeth Leavitt, Keith Smith (Port Of Seattle), Kate Snider

Final draft meeting notes from April 16, 2001 technical meeting on 401 Permit Decision-Making for Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway, prepared by Rachel McCrea of Floyd & Snider Inc. Attendees included John Drabek and Ann Kenny (Dept. of Ecology), Keith Smith (Port of Seattle), Kelly Whiting (King County), Alan Black (HNTB), Paul Fendt and Tom Atkins

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants (NHC), retained by the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), writes to the Washington State Department of Ecology expressing concern that Ecology’s March 9, 2001 memorandum endorses the SeaTac Airport low streamflow analysis without addressing substantial technical concerns raised by NHC and King County. The letter identifies specific flaws in the analysis, including improper

Washington Department of Ecology Director Tom Fitzsimmons responds to attorney Kevin L. Stock of Helsell Fetterman LLP regarding agreements reached at a March 27, 2001 meeting with the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and legislators. The letter addresses concerns about the Agreed Order #97TC-N122, the 401 Certification process for the Port of Seattle’s Third Runway projects,

Revised draft meeting notes from April 9, 2001 technical meeting on 401 Permit Decision-Making for Sea-Tac International Airport Third Runway, prepared by Rachel McCrea of Floyd & Snider Inc. Attendees included John Drabek and Ann Kenny (Dept. of Ecology), Keith Smith (Port of Seattle), Kelly Whiting (King County), Alan Black (HNTB), Paul Fendt and Tom

An internal email from Erik Stockdale to colleagues providing analogies to help visualize stormwater storage volumes being considered at the 3RW project. The email compares pond and vault volumes to Olympic-size swimming pools, football fields, and garden hoses to make the numbers more accessible.

Parametrix, Inc. wetland functional analysis forms prepared for the Port Of Seattle Master Plan Update, documenting wetland attributes for wetlands A6-A7-A8 and A12-A13-A18, dated 4/5/01, investigator W.K./Mil. Records presence/absence of wetland attributes including vegetation classes (Cowardin), forested wetland coverage (80%, 30%), impervious surface (>60% urban/runway), buffer conditions, seasonal ponding, emergent vegetation, seeps and springs, flooding

Final draft meeting notes prepared by Rachel McCrea of Floyd & Snider Inc. from a April 4, 2001 technical meeting on low streamflow impact analysis for the Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway 401 Permit Decision-Making process. Attendees included representatives from Washington Dept. of Ecology (Ann Kenny, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Dave Garland), King County (Kelly Whiting), EarthTech (Rick

Draft bioassay status report (AR 026684) prepared by Parametrix, Inc. for Port Of Seattle / Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA), April 2001, regarding development of a site-specific water quality standard for copper using a water-effect ratio (WER). Report summarizes screening-level and range-finding bioassay results for Miller Creek, Walker Creek, and Des Moines Creek using Ceriodaphnia dubia