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In a October 2000 letter to the Port of Seattle, Water Resources Consulting LLC — writing on behalf of the Airport Communities Coalition — raised concerns about the SeaTac Aircraft Hydrant Fueling System project, arguing that construction should be delayed until an ongoing groundwater contamination study under the Model Toxics Control Act was completed. The letter criticized the project's environmental review (Declaration of Nonsignificance) for lacking specific details about leak detection, operating pressures, and contaminated soil management. The consultant warned that deep utility trenching could create preferential flow paths for existing fuel contaminant plumes, potentially threatening the groundwater supplies relied upon by nearby communities.

Washington State Department of Ecology letter dated September 29, 2000, to Colonel Randall J. Butler (Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District) and Lee Daneker (EPA Aquatic Management Division) denying without prejudice a Section 401 Clean Water Act water quality certification for the Columbia River Channel Improvements project. The two proposed actions were: (1) deepening the

Email from Andy McMillan (SEA program) dated June 12, 2000, forwarded by Tom Luster to Raymond Hellwig on October 6, 2000, transmitting the official version of a Word document titled “Lessons Learned from Big Projects: Recommendations for SEA Program.” The attached document outlines 7 recommendations developed from SEA program staff experiences with large, complex projects

Port Of Seattle SEPA Addendum (POS SEPA No. 00-07) dated May 5, 2000, to the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Master Plan Update Development Actions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA), issued jointly by FAA and Port Of Seattle in May 1997. Documents the Auburn Wetland Mitigation Project on an approximately 67-acre parcel

SEPA Addendum (April 27, 2000) prepared by Port Of Seattle and FAA as addendum to the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Master Plan Update Development Actions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA), and to the SEPA Environmental Checklist for the Auburn Wetland Mitigation Project (August 1998). Documents modification to Master Plan Update wetland

Internal forwarded email chain dated January 28, 2000, from Erik Stockdale to Tom Luster (copying Sarah Suggs original), forwarding a SEPA register entry (Ecology File# 200000524, LA File# 00-02) for an Addendum EIS issued by the Port of Seattle as lead agency. The addendum EIS covers Third Runway Wetland Fill and Temporary Construction at Sea-Tac

Desk Manual for Washington State Department of Ecology’s Federal Permit Team covering Section 401 Water Quality Certifications and Coastal Zone Management Act (CZM) consistency determinations. Covers SEPA compliance, JARPA application procedures, public notice and hearings, permit review timelines, waivers, 303(d)-listed waters, wetlands mitigation, sediment management standards, Puget Sound Dredged Disposal Analysis (PSDDA), NPDES coordination, antidegradation,

SEPA Addendum dated January 24, 2000, Port Of Seattle, POS SEPA No. 00-02, addressing modifications to the Master Plan Update Development Actions for the Third Parallel Runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Addendum covers: (1) increased wetland acreage affected by the project, revised from 12.23 acres to 18.33 acres, with 15.41 acres affected by the runway

This is a procedural desk manual for Washington State Department of Ecology's Federal Permit Team, outlining how staff should review and process Section 401 Water Quality Certifications and Coastal Zone Management (CZM) consistency determinations for federally permitted projects. It covers application procedures, public notice requirements, review timelines, and technical guidance for evaluating impacts to water quality, wetlands, and sediments. This document does not contain content related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

Published opinion filed November 15, 1999, Washington Court of Appeals Division One, No. 43100-5-I. Cities of Des Moines, Burien, Federal Way, Normandy Park, Tukwila, Highline School District No. 401, and Airport Communities Coalition (appellants) v. Puget Sound Regional Council, Port Of Seattle, and Commissioners of the Port Of Seattle (respondents). Consolidated with related cases including