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Washington State Department of Ecology Shorelands & Environmental Assistance Program study (Publication No. 02-06-009, AR 031007) authored by Patricia Johnson, Dana L. Mock, Andy McMillan, Lauren Driscoll, and Tom Hruby. Phase 2 evaluation of wetland mitigation success across 24 projects in Washington State, published February 2002. Companion document Appendix F (publication #02-06-010) contains individual project

This January 31, 2002 letter from Foster Pepper & Shefelman attorneys transmits the Port of Seattle's supplemental response to an interrogatory filed by the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), listing the prior expert-witness experience of the Port's designated witnesses. The document covers experts in areas such as groundwater hydrology, computer modeling of land development impacts, and FAA obstacle clearance standards, submitted in connection with the case Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle (PCHB No. 01-160). It is part of the administrative record related to disputes over Sea-Tac Airport's environmental and operational practices.

Certificate of Record filed January 31, 2002 by Tracey L. Johnson, Clerk of the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), transmitting the complete administrative record for PCHB No. 01-160, Cause No. 01-2-02386-9, in the Superior Court of Washington, Thurston County. Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) is appellant against State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of

Handwritten field observation notes by R. Azous (Azous Exhibit 387, dated 2-19-02) transmitted via fax from Helsell Fetterman LLP on 02-19-2002, documenting site visits to Vacca Farm and West Side areas adjacent to Miller Creek and STIA. Notes cover wetland conditions, plant communities (cattail, alder, Juncus, Phalaris, Sparganium, sedge), upland buffer zones, NRM planting plan

This document, labeled Exhibit E, contains photographs taken on January 31, 2002 of the Vacca Farm site, showing various land features including areas designated as Prior Converted Cropland, farmed wetlands, and Wetland A1. The photos document the site's vegetation and water features, including a close-up of wetland plants and a view of Miller Creek looking west across Wetland A1. The images appear to be part of an environmental or land-use assessment record related to the Vacca Farm property near Des Moines Way.

A January 2002 letter from Northwest Hydraulic Consultants to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers challenges the Port of Seattle's December 2001 Low Streamflow Analysis related to Sea-Tac Airport's third runway development. The letter identifies critical flaws in hydrologic modeling of Miller, Walker, and Des Moines Creeks, including double-counting of groundwater discharges, flawed seepage modeling methodology, and failure to account for construction impacts on stream low flows. The consultants argue these errors cause the Port to substantially underestimate the project's negative impacts on local stream flows.

Reply brief filed by Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), PCHB No. 01-160, in support of their Request for Certificate of Appealability and Application for Direct Review by the Court of Appeals. Filed January 30, 2002. Argues under RCW 34.05.518(3)(b) that detrimental delay, fundamental

SSA Study Baseflow Sample Results data tables (mg/l) from 2/19/02 Preliminary Draft, dated 1/30/02, covering water quality sampling at stations including DMEssa, NPool, DMKCwelr, MCssa, MC8h, WCjcN, WCcpS, WC171tst, Reba, and others. Parameters include pH, alk, hard, TSS, DOC, Ca2+, Mg2+, d-Cu, TR-Cu, d-Zn, TR-Zn, d-Cd, TR-Cd, TR-Cr, TR-Pb, TR-Ni across baseflow events (BF1-1 through

A January 2002 technical letter from Northwest Hydraulic Consultants challenges the Port of Seattle's December 2001 Low Streamflow Analysis for SeaTac Airport, identifying serious modeling errors that led to underestimated impacts on Miller, Walker, and Des Moines Creeks. Key flaws include double-counting of groundwater discharges in the Miller Creek model, inconsistent methodology for assessing embankment seepage, and failure to account for updated construction methods. The letter was submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of the Airport Communities Coalition.

This document contains an email exchange from January 30, 2002, between legal staff at Helsell Fetterman and Foster Pepper law firms coordinating a deposition schedule for the case ACC & CASE v. DOE & POS (PCHB No. 01-060). The emails confirm scheduling adjustments, including moving Linda Logan's deposition start time to 10:00 a.m. and removing Joe Stohr (a Washington State Department of Ecology employee) from the February 19 schedule. An attached calendar lists numerous depositions scheduled between January 28 and February 23, 2002, with witnesses deposed alternately at Foster Pepper and Helsell Fetterman offices.