TagThird Runway(1084)

This January 2002 memo from the Port of Seattle describes an environmental incident in which soil from the Summit Ridge fill site in Bellevue, Washington—potentially contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons from a former home heating oil tank—was temporarily placed in the Third Runway embankment during construction. Upon discovery of the contamination in October 2000, the Port halted all haul from the site and removed approximately 1,540 tons of soil, disposing of it at a facility in Everett. The Port subsequently implemented additional environmental safeguards, including full-time on-site supervision, to prevent further transport of impacted soil to the Third Runway.

This memo from Port of Seattle environmental staff describes chemical testing of rock aggregate imported from Black River Quarry for use in the Third Runway embankment at Sea-Tac Airport. Testing revealed petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) and elevated copper levels in some samples, traced to contamination from on-site asphalt recycling operations. As a result, the Port restricted material acceptance to newly blasted rock only and halted imports from the quarry in mid-October 2000 pending operational changes and additional testing.

A wetlands scientist named Amanda Azous filed a legal declaration opposing the Port of Seattle's airport expansion project, arguing that filling approximately 2.8 acres of wetlands near Miller Creek would cause serious and irreversible environmental harm. She contends that the Port's mitigation plan—relying on stormwater management, embankment walls, and upland planting—cannot adequately replace the lost wetland functions, particularly the critical water and nutrient flows these wetlands provide to the broader Miller Creek watershed. The declaration was submitted in support of the Airport Communities Coalition's motion to halt the project before the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board in 2001.

Fourth Declaration of Steven G. Jones, attorney for Respondent Port Of Seattle, filed January 17, 2002 in PCHB No. 01-160 (Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle). Jones describes ACC’s January 10, 2002 Notice of Deposition noting 31 depositions from January 17–31, 2002; Port’s preparation to produce Paul

ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) response filed with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160) opposing Port Of Seattle’s motion to compel production of documents and challenging subpoenas duces tecum served December 10, 2001. ACC argues Port’s discovery requests under CR 26 are overbroad and unduly burdensome, including Request for Production No. 3 demanding ‘all

Draft memorandum dated January 17, 2002 from Hart Crowser engineers Doug Lindquist, Reda Mikhail, and Michael Bailey to Jim Thomson (HNTB Corporation), project number 4978-40, regarding FLAC (finite difference model) seismic analysis of three proposed mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining walls for the Third Runway project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Analyses cover four wall sections

Port Of Seattle motion to dismiss under Civil Rule 12(b)(6) filed in Thurston County Superior Court (Case No. 02-2-00029-8) against petitioners Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE). Seeks dismissal of ACC/CASE petition for review of Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) orders related to the Section 401 Water Quality Certification issued by

CASE (Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion) response brief filed January 16, 2002 in PCHB No. 01-160, concurring with ACC’s (Airport Communities Coalition) Motion for Summary Judgment regarding the absence of a water right for the Third Runway Section 401 Certification. The brief argues Port Of Seattle must obtain a water right to implement low streamflow conditions,

This document contains interrogatories and responses from a Pollution Control Hearings Board case (PCHB No. 01-160) in which the Airport Communities Coalition (representing cities near Sea-Tac Airport, including Burien) appealed against the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle regarding a 401 Water Quality Certification for the Third Runway Project. It includes lists of expert witnesses and their prior testimony histories covering topics such as hydrology, stormwater, and environmental impact, as well as objections to broad document production requests related to the Third Runway Project.

Port Of Seattle memorandum filed January 14, 2002 in PCHB No. 01-160, opposing ACC’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the issue of whether a water right is required for the Third Runway § 401 Certification stormwater management system. Port argues no water right has ever been required to manage stormwater in Washington under NPDES