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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 document is a legal filing from the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) submitted to Washington State's Pollution Control Hearings Board in a case against the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle. It lists technical documents and studies relied upon by ACC's expert witnesses, covering topics such as retaining wall and slope alternatives affecting Miller Creek, seismic analysis of reinforced soil walls, and stormwater runoff management near Sea-Tac Airport. The referenced materials include engineering evaluations, water quality research, and stormwater best management practice guidelines relevant to the airport's expansion impacts.

Direct testimony of Kelly Whiting, Engineer III at King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, submitted on behalf of the Washington State Department of Ecology in PCHB No. 01-160 (Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion v. Ecology and Port Of Seattle). Whiting reviewed the Port of Seattle’s Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan (SMP)

Pre-filed testimony of W. A. Rozeboom, M.B.A., P.E. submitted to the Environmental Hearings Office (PCHB), received March 18, 2002, consisting of an index to exhibits A through P. Exhibits include Northwest Hydraulic Consultants letters to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (November 1999, February 2001, June 2001, December 2001) commenting on stormwater, hydrology, and hydraulics of

AR026985, Exhibit 751. Meeting agenda for March 14 transmitted via fax from Rachael Paschal Osborn (509-328-8144) on March 17, 2002. Topics include Columbia-Snake River Agreement (Barwin/Phillips/Barbara Markham), Metering Plan review/decision (Barwin/Regional Section Managers/Slattery), transfer of inchoate ground water permits Part II (Barwin/Markham), stormwater to augment base flows as mitigation (Joan Marchioro), work plan priorities (Bonkowski),

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) exhibit list filed in Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) proceedings (AR002782–AR002784) concerning Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway, WAC 173-201A water quality standards, NPDES Permit WA-002465-1, 401 Water Quality Certification, and STIA construction stormwater monitoring. Exhibits include depositions of Drabek and Yee, emails among Kevin Fitzpatrick, Chung Yee, Peter Kmet, Craig Thompson, and

Direct testimony of Kevin Fitzpatrick, Section Manager of the Washington Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office Water Quality Section, submitted before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160) on behalf of Ecology in the matter of Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and

Pre-filed direct testimony of Paul S. Fendt, P.E., submitted to the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), case No. PCHB 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. AR 016335. Testimony covers stormwater impacts from the MPU (Master Plan Update) improvements at Sea-Tac Airport, including

Direct testimony of Ed O’Brien, Environmental Engineer 4 at Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Program, submitted before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) in case No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. O’Brien addresses stormwater management requirements

This document contains legal discovery materials from a Pollution Control Hearings Board case in Washington State, in which the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) challenged the Port of Seattle and the Washington Department of Ecology over the Sea-Tac Third Runway Project. The Port of Seattle submitted interrogatories asking ACC to identify its expert witnesses and their prior testimony histories, to which ACC objected as overbroad and burdensome. Expert witnesses from Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, including Bill Rozeboom and Malcolm Leytham, are listed along with their prior cases involving stormwater and water quality issues relevant to the runway project.