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Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Agreement and Order Re Rescission of 401 Certification, PCHB Case Nos. 01-133 and 01-150, involving Port Of Seattle and Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) as appellants and Washington State Department of Ecology as respondent. The 401 Certification (Ecology Order No. 1996-4-02325) issued August 10, 2001 under Section 401 of the Federal

A September 18, 2001 phone call memo from Ann Kenny of the Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE) outlines a legal dispute over the 3rd Runway permit at Sea-Tac Airport, in which the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) filed a Motion for Stay claiming an imminent environmental threat. WDOE attorneys requested King County provide technical rebuttals to the ACC's expert statements by October 1, 2001, but King County lacked the necessary documents, a contract amendment, and adequate time to respond. WDOE warned it might subpoena County staff if they did not commit to providing the requested support.

ACC (Airport Communities Coalition, comprising Cities of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, Tukwila, and Highline School District) files memorandum before Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Case No. 01-133, seeking a stay of Department of Ecology Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 issued August 10, 2001 for the Sea-Tac Third Runway and related projects.

This 2001 Natural Resource Mitigation Plan document for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport outlines proposed environmental mitigation actions associated with construction of a new third runway and related facilities. It details a sequenced approach to avoiding, minimizing, and compensating for impacts to wetlands, Miller Creek, Des Moines Creek, and other natural resources. Key measures include constructing retaining walls to protect wetlands, restoring the Vacca Farm floodplain, establishing forested stream buffers, and providing a $300,000 trust fund for fisheries habitat enhancement.

Declaration of William A. Rozeboom, PE, senior engineer at Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, filed in PCHB Case No. 01-133 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington. Filed on behalf of Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in support of a motion for stay of Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 and CZMA concurrency statement issued

Declaration of Thomas R. Luster filed in Pollution Control Hearings Board case No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Luster, former senior policy and technical expert at Ecology’s Federal Permits Unit (1989–2001), provides expert testimony on CWA Section 401 water quality certification No. 1996-4-02325 and

This document is an email chain from September 2001 in which King County's David Masters notifies Ann Kenny that spending on a contract for technical review services provided to the Washington State Department of Ecology has exceeded its $95,000 limit by $23,695. Masters proposes amending the contract to increase the budget by $170,000 to a new total of $265,000, covering anticipated work such as low-flow analysis, preparation of appeal materials, and potential expert witness testimony. Ann Kenny forwarded the information to Michael Cheyne to facilitate the contract amendment process.

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) Motion for Stay filed with the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Case No. 01-133, seeking to stay Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 and accompanying CZMA concurrency statement issued by Washington State Department of Ecology to Port Of Seattle on August 10, 2001, related to construction of a Third Runway and

Proposed Order Granting Stay filed by Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Case No. 01-133, seeking to stay Department of Ecology Order #1996-4-02325 (Section 401 Certification and CZMA concurrency statement issued August 10, 2001) related to construction of a third runway and related improvements at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Attorneys Peter

ACC (Airport Communities Coalition, comprising Cities of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, Tukwila, and Highline School District) files memorandum before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Case No. 01-133, seeking a stay of Department of Ecology Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325, issued August 10, 2001, for Sea-Tac Third Runway and related projects. Motion