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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.

A January 2002 letter from law firm Helsell Fetterman, on behalf of the Airport Communities Coalition, raises concerns with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the Port of Seattle's revised construction plans for the Sea-Tac Third Runway. The Port switched from an in-place ground improvement approach to excavating up to three million cubic yards of material beneath the proposed retaining wall, a major change that critics argue could significantly harm Miller Creek and adjacent wetlands. Attached technical comments from GeoSyntec Consultants also identify deficiencies in the Port's geotechnical report and argue the changes undermine the Port's Clean Water Act Section 404 permit application.

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

Memorandum dated January 11, 2002, from Michael Bailey P.E. and Barry Chen P.E. of Hart Crowser, Inc. to Jim Thomson P.E. of HNTB Corporation, regarding geotechnical design parameters for Third Runway MSE (Mechanically Stabilized Earth) wall design at Sea-Tac Airport. Document AR 053235-053237 covers minimum factors of safety for static and seismic stability per 1996-2000

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion filed in PCHB No. 01-160 before the Environmental Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington, seeking to extend the discovery schedule against Port Of Seattle and Department of Ecology. ACC requests extension of Port Of Seattle witness deposition deadline from February 1, 2002 to February 25, 2002; final

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion to compel entry upon the Third Runway/Master Plan Update project area filed with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160) against Department of Ecology et al. ACC seeks an order for access to observe, photograph, and sample soils, wetlands, and streams in the project area. Motion details Port Of

Proposed order in PCHB No. 01-160 granting Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion to compel inspection of Port Of Seattle property. Orders Port Of Seattle to confer with ACC counsel within two days to schedule site visits for ACC experts, counsel, paralegal, and two client representatives to observe, photograph, and sample wetlands, soils, and streams within

This document is the professional resume of Greg Wingard, an environmental consultant based in Seattle, Washington, with 20 years of experience in environmental issues including hazardous waste site research, regulatory negotiations, and litigation support. Among his listed projects, he advised the Airport Communities Coalition, Regional Coalition on Airport Affairs, and Citizens Against SeaTac Expansion on environmental matters, including site inspection, environmental regulation and policy, and negotiation with government agencies. He also served on numerous advisory committees and received the 1990 Washington State Environmental Excellence Award for hazardous waste site cleanup work.