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Memo dated May 12, 2000 from Ray Hellwig (Northwest Regional Office, Department of Ecology) to Gary Zeiler requesting $200.00 recognition checks for seven Ecology staff and two AAGs (Joan Marchioro and Tom Young, Ecology Division) involved in the Sea-Tac Third Runway Water Quality Certification and NPDES Permit decisions. Staff recognized include Ann Kenny, Erik Stockdale

Internal email from Raymond Hellwig to Thomas Fitzsimmons, copied to Tom Luster and others at Washington State Department of Ecology, dated May 11, 2000 (AR017927). Describes a meeting arranged by Martha Choe (CTED) for May 16, 2000 between Governor, Mic Dinsmore (Port Of Seattle), and Wes Ulman (Puget Sound Regional Council) regarding the Sea-Tac Airport

Email from Raymond Hellwig (Ecology) to Thomas Fitzsimmons, copied to Tom Luster and others, dated May 11, 2000, regarding a meeting arranged by Martha Choe (CTED) for May 16, 2000 between Governor Gary Locke, Wes Ulman, and Mic Dinsmore (Port Of Seattle) about the Sea-Tac Airport third runway project. Agenda items include Ecology’s timetable for

Columbia Analytical Services, Inc. transmits laboratory results to John Strand of the Airport Communities Coalition for water and sediment quality samples submitted on April 19, 2000. The case narrative notes samples were analyzed under quality assurance protocols, with some samples broken during shipment and one sample showing elevated Method Reporting Limits for Toxaphene due to

Port Of Seattle SEPA Addendum (POS SEPA No. 00-07) dated May 5, 2000, to the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Master Plan Update Development Actions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA), issued jointly by FAA and Port Of Seattle in May 1997. Documents the Auburn Wetland Mitigation Project on an approximately 67-acre parcel

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants (nhc), retained by the Airport Communities Coalition, provides follow-up technical comments on the Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) for the proposed 3rd runway at Sea-Tac Airport. The letter identifies major inconsistencies in hydrologic model input files, particularly regarding soil type assumptions in the Miller Creek basin, which render the SMP’s streamflow analysis seriously

Memorandum dated May 3, 2000 from Jim Kelley (Wetland Ecologist, Parametrix Inc.) to Jonathan Freedman (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), cc Elizabeth Leavitt (Port of Seattle), analyzing indirect impacts to wetlands from the temporary SR-509 interchange at South 176th Street near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Concludes no significant indirect impacts to Wetland 43 or Wetland 44

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants (nhc), retained by the Airport Communities Coalition, provides follow-up technical comments on the Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) for the proposed 3rd runway development at Sea-Tac Airport. The letter identifies significant discrepancies and inconsistencies in hydrologic modeling input files, particularly regarding soil type assumptions in the Miller Creek basin. The authors conclude that

Martha Choe responds to John Savich regarding the runway issue, reporting that she contacted Joe and attempted to reach Tom via voicemail and email without response. She has scheduled a meeting with the governor, port, AWB, and unions tentatively for May 16 at 2pm to advance progress. John had suggested a meeting of the minds

Final report prepared by Scott Tobiason, Aviation Environmental Programs, Port Of Seattle, documenting Stormwater Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA), May 2000. AR 044473. Covers WET testing background, sampling methods, STIA storm drainage subbasins, source-tracing of SDN1 outfall, chelation testing, synthetic runoff WET test results, field investigations, and NPDES stormwater discharge