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A 1999 internal Port of Seattle memorandum reviews soil quality data for the Hamm Creek Restoration Project site near Boeing Field, evaluating whether the material is safe to use as fill for a proposed third runway. The review found that detected contaminants — including PCBs, DDTs, mercury, and PAHs — fell below MTCA cleanup levels, leading to the conclusion that the material is suitable for upland fill use. While the soil did not meet PSDDA standards for open-water disposal, the memo notes that this distinction is not technically relevant given its intended use as runway fill.

A March 1999 internal email from Patrick Cagney of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discusses potential disposal sites for excavated soil material related to a construction project near Seattle. Three options were identified: the Port of Seattle's third runway project (no tipping fee, hauling costs only), ProCon at 16 miles away (costs ranging from $32–$124 depending on truck size and material wetness), and Sunset at 13 miles away ($1.75 per yard). The email notes that hauling distances would be the primary cost driver across all options.

A March 16, 1999 outgoing phone call was made to Elizabeth Leavitt of POS regarding her questions about the WER (Work Element Review) outline, review process, and mixing zones. Elizabeth was advised she could discuss the WER outline directly with Kevin Fitzpatrick and Mark Hicks, and that the team was preparing written thoughts on mixing zones for further discussion. The call also addressed scheduling a Port review of the WER workplan outline, with a suggestion to coordinate the review alongside a Fooogy (likely Ecology) meeting the following week.

A 1999 memo from Washington State Department of Ecology staff member Roger Nye to Assistant Attorney General Kathy Gerla raises legal questions about reinstating a full-time 'prepaid' regulatory position at Sea-Tac Airport, funded by the Port of Seattle. The memo outlines the history of the position from 1992–1996, noting it was cancelled due to the lack of a signed Agreed Order, and describes public concerns that the arrangement gave the Port undue influence over Ecology. Key issues flagged include whether the prepaid role can legally extend beyond the scope of an Agreed Order, whether a new Interagency Agreement is needed, and whether reinstatement would require a public comment period likely to draw strong opposition.

This document presents results from a 48-hour acute toxicity test conducted in February 1999 for the Port of Seattle, exposing water fleas (Ceriodaphnia dubia) to copper-contaminated water collected from Miller Creek. The test found that all organisms survived at concentrations up to 50 micrograms per liter, while complete mortality occurred at concentrations of 100 micrograms per liter and above. Water quality parameters including pH, dissolved oxygen, and specific conductivity were monitored throughout the test period.

Draft report (AR 041921) prepared by Parametrix, Inc. for Port Of Seattle, STIA, summarizing procedures and results of acute screening-level Ceriodaphnia dubia bioassays conducted on site water from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in January 1999. Samples collected January 14, 1999 during a storm event at eight locations including Miller Creek Upstream of Lake Reba, Miller Creek

A February 1999 fact sheet outlining the Joint Transportation Study jointly undertaken by the City of SeaTac and the Port of Seattle under an Interlocal Agreement. The study aims to address ground transportation needs through 2020, covering topics such as population and passenger growth, parking, new transit modes including light rail, neighborhood protection, and pedestrian and bicycle access. It also examines Transportation Demand Management strategies to reduce vehicle traffic around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

These are field records from a water quality sampling event conducted on January 14, 1999, at the Miller DS site near McD NC, documenting storm water measurements taken from a culvert. Samplers recorded water levels, flow rates, pH, temperature, and dissolved oxygen at 12 intervals throughout the morning. A flow-weighting calculation worksheet was used to determine subsample volumes, with a total storm flow of 122,400 units recorded from a 4x4.3 pipe.

In January 1999, the King County Superior Court denied the Port of Seattle's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Citizens Against SeaTac Expansion, ruling that a potential injury from wetland filling near the airport could not be ruled out. The case centered on the Port's plan to fill wetlands in Auburn as part of its Master Plan Update, which included construction of a proposed third air carrier runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The court stayed all further proceedings until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a final decision on the Port's wetland-filling permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.