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NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Office of Counsel comments dated 12/17/99 on the Biological Assessment (BA) for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update Improvements. AR 043243. Comments identify deficiencies in action area definition (50 CFR 402.02), matrix/checklist completeness, direct and indirect effects analysis, and cumulative effects regarding Puget Sound Chinook salmon critical habitat, Coho salmon,

A letter dated December 13, 1999 from Paul W. Agid, Senior Environmental Program Manager at Port of Seattle, to Roger Nye at the Washington Department of Ecology, enclosing a ‘potential sites’ table and map. The documents identify locations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport where historical operations may have caused soil or groundwater contamination, as required by

A letter from Columbia Biological Assessments to the Washington Department of Ecology’s 401 Certification Coordinator, written on behalf of Citizens Against Seatac Expansion (CASE), evaluating whether the Port of Seattle has provided sufficient scientific information to support a Clean Water Act Section 401 certification for its proposed project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The letter concludes

Ground Water Flow Map for the C1 Aquifer prepared by Associated Earth Sciences, Inc. (project no. 8V07019, figure 7) as part of a Ground Water Study at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, dated 12/02/99. The map covers the Sea-Tac Airport area including Normandy Park, City of SeaTac, Tukwila, Des Moines, and surrounding Puget Sound shorelines. Shows ground

Manual AR026410 prepared by Edward C. Cleary (FAA Office of Airport Safety and Standards) and Richard A. Dolbeer (USDA Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Sandusky OH) covering wildlife hazard management at airports. Topics include the FAA National Wildlife Strike Database for civil aviation (1990-1998 strike records), wildlife strike frequency, types of wildlife involved, aircraft

Letter dated November 30, 1999 from Earl Munday, Aviation Project Management Group, Port Of Seattle, to Dave Hilmoe, Director of Water Quality and Supply, Seattle Public Utilities, reporting fourth quarterly stormwater monitoring results for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport North Employees’ Parking Lot (NEPL) per Condition 7 of the Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between Port Of Seattle and

Smith & Lowney law firm submits comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) opposing the Port of Seattle’s Section 404 Clean Water Act permit application. The letter argues the proposed discharge cannot be permitted because it would violate state water quality standards, toxic effluent standards for

Letter dated November 29, 1999 from Thomas R. Madden, P.E., Project Engineer, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Northwest Region, to Beth Clarke of the Port Of Seattle Environmental Section regarding approximately 120,000 cubic yards of excess fill material available southwest of the First Avenue South Bridge construction site. Material includes petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants (nhc), retained by the Airport Communities Coalition, submitted technical review comments on the stormwater management plan for the proposed 3rd runway at Sea-Tac Airport. The letter identifies major deficiencies in the analysis, including failure to follow King County Surface Water Design Manual and Washington State Department of Ecology requirements. Key concerns include

Washington Court of Appeals Division One published opinion (No. 42306-1-I, filed November 15, 1999) in City of Des Moines, City of Burien, City of Federal Way, City of Normandy Park, City of Tukwila, Highline School District No. 401, and Airport Communities Coalition v. Puget Sound Regional Council, Executive Board of PSRC, Port of Seattle, and