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This document outlines the Port of Seattle's 2018 Federal Maritime Legislative Agenda, detailing priority issues such as Harbor Maintenance Tax reform, fishing fleet modernization, Seattle Harbor deepening, and Terminal 5 upgrades. It also addresses immigration policies, Puget Sound restoration, and trade priorities. Note that this document focuses exclusively on maritime and cargo port operations and does not contain information related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

This document outlines the Port of Seattle's 2018 Federal Legislative Agenda for maritime priorities, covering topics such as Harbor Maintenance Tax reform, fishing fleet modernization, Seattle Harbor deepening, and Terminal 5 upgrades. It also addresses immigration policies, Puget Sound environmental restoration, and trade policy advocacy. Note that this document focuses exclusively on maritime issues and does not contain information related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

This Puget Sound Energy brochure explains the company's vegetation management program, which focuses on trimming or removing trees near power lines to prevent outages and maintain reliable electrical service across Washington state. It outlines methods such as selective tree removal and directional pruning, and advises homeowners to avoid planting large trees beneath power lines or near electrical equipment. Residents are encouraged to call 811 before digging and to choose smaller native or ornamental trees suitable for planting near utility infrastructure.

This 2004 King County decision concerns a permit application by Glacier Northwest (Northwest Aggregates) to mine and export sand and gravel from Maury Island and replace an aging barge-loading dock on Puget Sound. The project proposed replacing 228 old creosote timber piles with 62–82 steel piles, extending the dock further into the water to protect nearby eelgrass beds, and enclosing the conveyor in a steel pipe to reduce spillage and noise. Note: this document relates to a Maury Island mining and shoreline development project and does not contain information about Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

This is a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) water discharge permit issued by the Washington State Department of Ecology to the Port of Seattle for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, effective October 1, 2003 through September 4, 2008. The permit governs how the airport is authorized to discharge industrial wastewater and stormwater runoff into surrounding water bodies, including Puget Sound, Des Moines Creek, Miller Creek, and Walker Creek. It sets out special conditions covering discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, toxicity testing, and operations and maintenance standards to protect water quality in the region.

This is a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) waste discharge permit issued by the Washington State Department of Ecology to the Port of Seattle for SeaTac International Airport, originally effective October 1, 2003. The permit regulates the discharge of industrial wastewater and stormwater into receiving waters including Puget Sound, Des Moines Creek, Miller Creek, Walker Creek, and other local waterways. It sets effluent limits, monitoring requirements, and operational standards for the airport's Industrial Wastewater System to protect water quality in the surrounding region.

The central Puget Sound region, located between the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges and bisected by Puget Sound, faces significant transportation and infrastructure challenges driven by rapid population growth. The region's population grew from 1.5 million in 1960 to 3.2 million by 2000, with projections estimating 4.7 million residents and 2.6 million jobs by 2030. Economic expansion, particularly in aerospace and high-technology sectors, has been a primary driver of this growth, placing increasing demands on the region's transportation systems and natural resources.

The 2000 Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan, adopted December 14, 2000, outlines coordinated local, state, tribal, and federal actions to restore and protect the health of Puget Sound in Washington State. The plan introduces new programs addressing aquatic nuisance species and Georgia Basin water coordination, while substantially revising existing stormwater, habitat, and wetlands protection programs. It builds on earlier management plans dating back to 1987 and calls for renewed commitment to funding and policy improvements.

This catalog log lists three transportation planning documents received in 1991 and accessioned into an archive between 2001 and 2003. The documents cover Puget Sound regional transportation alternatives (the Flight Plan Project), air pollutant contributions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and a feasibility study for preserving the Stampede Pass Rail Corridor. Together they represent early 1990s regional planning efforts related to air quality, rail, and transportation policy in the greater Seattle-Tacoma area.

This 1996 Puget Sound Regional Council document summarizes the multi-year planning process behind the decision to add a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It traces efforts dating back to the 1988 Regional Airport System Plan through environmental reviews, expert panel evaluations, and feasibility studies, concluding that no viable alternative sites or demand-management strategies could eliminate the need for the new runway. The approval was conditioned on additional noise reduction measures to address impacts on surrounding communities.