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Washington State Department of Ecology news release (AR027998, dated August 10, 2001) approving the Port Of Seattle’s water-quality certification permit under the federal Clean Water Act for construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The permit covers stormwater management for Des Moines, Miller, and Walker creeks; filling of nearly 20 acres of wetlands;

Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) Water Quality Certification letter dated August 10, 2001, addressed to Port Of Seattle, Attn: Elizabeth Leavitt, for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice 1996-4-02325. Certifies that construction of a Third Runway and related projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) in the Miller, Walker, and Des Moines Creek watersheds

Dr. Peter Willing, a water resources expert, declares in support of the Airport Communities Coalition’s motion for a stay of the Department of Ecology’s Water Quality Certification No. 1996-4-02325 for construction of a third runway at Sea-Tac Airport. He identifies two key deficiencies in the certification: flawed analysis of low streamflows and inadequate stormwater management

This document outlines conditions for acceptance of fill materials to be used in construction of the Third Runway and associated Master Plan Update Improvements at Sea-Tac Airport. It details documentation requirements including Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, fill source sampling schedules, and specific fill criteria limitations for hazardous substances such as arsenic, lead,

Letter dated August 10, 2001, from James M. Lynch of Stoel Rives LLP, attorney for the Port Of Seattle, to Ken Berg, Manager of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Western Washington Office, transmitting a draft Embankment Seepage Monitoring Plan (MP) for the proposed Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway embankment fill. Submitted pursuant to the

Port of Seattle Addendum #4 (POS SEPA No. 01-16, August 10, 2001) to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) issued May 13, 1997. Addresses project design changes to Borrow Source Areas 3 and 4 for third runway embankment fill material excavation, and incorporates

Confidential discussion draft press release (01-138 DRAFT, dated August 9, 2001) from Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) announcing approval of Port Of Seattle’s 401 water-quality certification permit under the federal Clean Water Act to construct a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The permit includes conditions covering stormwater management (15 major ponds and vault

Fax cover sheet dated 8/9/01 from Ralph Wessels (Port Of Seattle, 3rd Runway/Airfield, Westside Office, 1006 S 170th, Seatac WA 98148) to Ann Kenny at Washington State Department of Ecology (fax 425-649-7088), requesting attached documents. Attached is an April 4, 2001 certified mail letter from Ecology to Ralph Wessels granting coverage under the Stormwater General

NMFS No. WSB-00-318. Letter dated August 9, 2001 from NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Acting Regional Administrator Donna Darm to Lowell H. Johnson, Manager Airport Division, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), regarding Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation under Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) Section 305(b)(2) and 50 CFR 600 for Master Plan

FAA Northwest Mountain Region letter dated August 9, 2001, from Lowell H. Johnson (Manager, Airports Division) to Colonel Ralph Graves (District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Office) regarding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport third runway project. References May 22 meeting and April 30 Memorandum for Record. Describes two written environmental re-evaluations of the Final