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This document is Airport Communities Coalition’s (ACC) second supplemental response to the Port of Seattle’s Request for Production No. 2 in PCHB Case No. 01-160 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board. It lists documents relied upon by ACC’s expert witnesses, including Dr. Patrick Lucia of GeoSyntec Consultants and Dr. Peter Willing of Water Resources Consulting,

This document contains the Port of Seattle’s first set of interrogatories and requests for production directed to the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in PCHB No. 01-160, along with ACC’s answers and responses. The document includes expert witness testimony histories for Dr. Peter Willing and Dr. Patrick Lucia, and ACC’s objections to Request for Production No.

Curriculum vitae for Dr. Peter Willing, Principal of Water Resources Consulting, L.L.C. in Bellingham, Washington, detailing his education, professional affiliations, and extensive project experience in hydrology, geohydrology, and water resources. Projects include work related to the possible construction of a third runway at Sea-Tac Airport, flood hazard management, water rights investigations, and wellhead protection programs.

A multi-page bibliography listing published reports, environmental impact statements, and other key documents related to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 404 permit for Sea-Tac Airport. Documents span from 1993 to 2001 and cover topics including runway improvements, wetland mitigation, stormwater management, safety area improvements, and environmental assessments. Each entry includes the document name, author,

Declaration submitted to the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington in the case of Citizens Against SeaTac Expansion v. Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle (No. 01-090). Greg Wingard, an environmental consultant and Executive Director of Waste Action Project, testifies about deficiencies in the NPDES permit modification for SeaTac International Airport,

Declaration by James C. Kelley, Ph.D., a professional ecologist at Parametrix, Inc., submitted in a Pollution Control Hearings Board case (Airport Communities Coalition v. Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle). The declaration addresses wetland impacts from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update, including the Third Runway Project, which results in permanent filling of

Declaration by Joseph Brascher of Aqua Terra Consultants describing his expertise in hydrologic modeling and the use of the HSPF model for the Port of Seattle’s Master Plan Update. The declaration explains Aqua Terra’s role as subconsultant to Parametrix in preparing the Low Flow Analysis for Miller and Walker Creeks, submitted to the Washington State

This document is Appendix H from the National Research Council publication ‘Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act.’ It presents a table of selected attributes of 40 common wetland functional assessment procedures, including details on scale, habitat type, functions assessed, weighting, and methods used.

AR 018450 (DOE Misc 0033, Exhibit 191). Handwritten notes from a conference call between Seattle and City of Des Moines discussing what emergency action will override Section 401, Army Corps of Engineers regulation of indirect impacts, buffer activity language, and mitigation design. Dennis Ostencorp referenced as thinking about writing a letter on circular and mitigation

Exhibit 175 (AR018443) summarizes wetland mitigation credit for Sea-Tac Airport Master Plan Update improvements. Tables detail in-basin mitigation (102.27 acres, 29.80 credit) and out-of-basin mitigation (65.38 acres, 42.91 credit) for a total of 167.65 acres and 72.71 mitigation credits. Specific mitigation sites include Vacca Farm, Miller Creek Wetland and Riparian Buffer, Tyee Valley Golf Course,