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This document summarizes changes made to the Port of Seattle Master Plan Update's Natural Resources Mitigation Plan to comply with a Water Quality Certification issued September 21, 2001. It outlines revisions to grading plans, culvert placements, wetland crossings, drainage controls, and planting schedules at the Auburn mitigation site, along with corresponding resolutions for each identified concern. The updates address issues such as water impoundment, erosion prevention, bald eagle habitat protection, and invasive species removal.

Exhibit AR 026432–AR 026433 contains two figures related to wastewater flow data in the Bellingham and Midway Sewer District area. Figure 1 is an outflow hydrograph for the City of Bellingham Post Point wastewater treatment plant covering December 2001–January 2002, showing daily plant outflow in million gallons per day (mgd), prepared by Water Resources Consulting

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) case PCHB 01-160 order granting summary judgment in favor of Port Of Seattle on Issue 14 (SEPA compliance). ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) and CASE (Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion) appealed the §401 water quality certification issued by Ecology, a prerequisite for a §404 dredge and fill permit from the U.S. Army

This document is the professional resume of Thomas R. Luster, an Environmental Scientist with the California Coastal Commission, detailing his career reviewing coastal development projects for compliance with environmental regulations. His background includes senior roles with the Washington State Department of Ecology, where he specialized in Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certifications and Coastal Zone Management Act consistency determinations. The resume focuses on environmental permitting, water quality, and coastal resource protection, and does not contain content related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

PCHB No. 01-160. Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE), represented by Smith & Lowney P.L.L.C. (Richard A. Poulin, WSBA #27782), submits its preliminary witness and exhibit list as required by the Board’s Order Granting Intervention dated December 21, 2001. Witnesses listed: Kate Rhoads and Bob Furstenberg (King County DNR). Exhibits listed: (1) construction stormwater monitoring documents

A December 2001 letter from Azous Environmental Sciences challenges the Port of Seattle's wetland mitigation plan for the SeaTac Third Runway construction project, arguing that the plan inadequately offsets environmental damage to wetlands and streams. The letter contends that the Port has misclassified wetland 'enhancement' work at Vacca Farm as 'restoration,' inflating mitigation credits, and that the overall plan fails to meet no-net-loss standards required under Army Corps of Engineers regulations.

AR027061. Two letters dated December 2001 regarding NPDES Permit WA-002465-1 for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. First: Washington Department of Ecology (Tricia Miller, Permit Coordinator, Northwest Regional Office) acknowledges receipt of a waste discharge permit application from Michael Feldman, Director of Aviation Facilities, Port Of Seattle, received December 21, 2001; contact Ed Abbasi at (425) 649-7227. Second

Letter dated December 27, 2001 from Keith R. Smith, Water Resources Manager at Port Of Seattle Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, to Ms. Ann Kenny at Washington State Department of Ecology (Bellevue, WA 98088-5452), transmitting construction stormwater monitoring reports for September, October, and November 2001 under Section K.6 of Water Quality Certification No. 1996-4-02325 (Amended-1) and NPDES

The Port of Seattle submitted formal objections and responses to interrogatories filed by the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) before Washington State's Pollution Control Hearings Board, related to a legal dispute over the Port's Third Runway Project. The case centered on the Department of Ecology's water quality certification issued under federal Clean Water Act Section 401. The document outlines the legal procedures governing the exchange of information between the parties during the hearing process.

This document contains the Port of Seattle's formal objections and responses to interrogatories and requests for production filed by the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) before Washington State's Pollution Control Hearings Board (Case No. 01-160). The Port identifies over a dozen expert witnesses it intends to call, including specialists in geotechnical engineering, toxicology, hydrology, and groundwater science from firms such as Parametrix, Inc., Hart Crowser, and ENSR Toxicology. The case centers on environmental and pollution concerns related to Sea-Tac Airport operations.