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The Port of Seattle filed a petition in August 2002 asking the Pollution Control Hearings Board to reconsider Condition 8 of its Final Order, which prohibited the use of a soil-testing method called SPLP (Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure) to approve fill material for the Third Runway expansion project at Sea-Tac Airport. The Port argued that banning SPLP made it nearly impossible to find acceptable fill soil, since up to 78% of naturally occurring, uncontaminated soils would fail the Board's strict numeric criteria when tested across multiple constituents. The Port maintained that proper use of SPLP poses no environmental threat to water quality and requested the Board allow its use under specific conditions so the runway project could proceed.

This document chronicles the Port of Seattle's second Section 401 Clean Water Act permit application, submitted in September 1999, which was on the verge of being denied by the Washington State Department of Ecology due to multiple shortcomings related to wetlands and water quality. On September 28, 2000, a private, unannounced meeting was held between Port, Ecology, and Governor's office officials, after which the Port strategically withdrew its application to avoid a formal denial. A series of closed-door negotiating sessions followed in October 2000, none of which were publicly announced, raising concerns about political influence and lack of transparency in the permitting process for Sea-Tac Airport expansion.

This August 2002 document outlines proposed Master Plan Update improvements at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), submitted by the Port of Seattle. It details construction projects including a third runway, runway safety areas, terminal expansions, and air cargo facilities, along with wetland impact mitigation measures in the Miller Creek Basin. The plans include on-site and off-site wetland mitigation areas, MSE retaining walls to minimize environmental impacts, and creek relocations across multiple sections of King County, Washington.

This August 2002 permit application by the Port of Seattle outlines proposed Master Plan Update improvements at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including the construction of a third runway, expanded taxiways, cargo facilities, and terminal upgrades. The documents map both on-site and off-site wetland mitigation areas required to offset environmental impacts, with retaining walls and creek relocations used to minimize effects on wetlands and Miller Creek. The project spans multiple sections of King County, Washington, and includes detailed plans for stormwater detention, runway safety areas, and property acquisition boundaries.

This document is the Technical Appendix One of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport FAR Part 150 Study Update Final Report, completed in July 2002. It compiles community and technical advisory committee records, public hearing transcripts, noise abatement recommendations, and land use findings gathered during the airport's noise compatibility study. The report was produced by the Barnard Dunkelberg & Company Team on behalf of the Port of Seattle's Noise Abatement Office.

This document is the Final Report (July 2002) of the FAR Part 150 Study Update for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a federally guided process to assess and manage aircraft noise impacts on surrounding communities. Technical Appendix Two (Appendices 7–26) compiles key study materials including community advisory committee reports, land use recommendations, flight track analyses, public hearing transcripts, noise data, and Port of Seattle resolutions. The report represents the culmination of extensive community involvement and technical review aimed at updating the airport's noise abatement and sound attenuation programs.

Notice of Change of Address filed June 10, 2002 by Brown Reavis & Manning PLLC, attorneys for Respondent Port Of Seattle, in PCHB No. 01-160 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington. New Seattle office address: 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 320, Seattle, Washington 98101; Olympia office remains at 421 South Capitol

ACC’s reply brief filed with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160) in support of its motion for correction, clarification, and/or partial reconsideration of the Board’s April 22 Order publishing certain portions of depositions of Ecology managers and CR 30(b)(6) designated witnesses. ACC argues against Port Of Seattle’s opposition, contending the motion is timely,

Port Of Seattle response filed in PCHB case No. 01-160 opposing ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion motion for correction, clarification, and reconsideration of the Pollution Control Hearings Board’s prior order publishing deposition portions of Ecology managers and CR 30(b)(6) designated witnesses (Erik Stockdale, Hellwig, Tom Luster). Port argues motion is untimely

Legal memorandum analyzing King County’s role in proposed Des Moines Beach Park conveyor belt operation, including property rights and park use restrictions. Includes Department of Ecology letter clarifying fill material certification requirements for Port of Seattle’s third runway construction.