TagThird Runway(1098)

Declaration by Jeanne Moeller, Des Moines resident, filed January 10, 2002, in support of Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) Motion to Compel Inspection of Port Of Seattle property, PCHB Case No. 01-160. Moeller states she participated in a Des Moines Chamber of Commerce tour of the proposed Third Runway construction area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport approximately

A January 2002 internal email from Washington State Department of Ecology staff raises concerns about elevated levels of metals, particularly lead and arsenic, in fill material being used for the 3rd Runway construction at Sea-Tac Airport. The issue was flagged by the City of Burien as a community sensitivity, with worries that it could become a broader concern for neighboring communities including SeaTac, Normandy Park, and Tukwila. The email seeks clarification on the rationale behind allowable arsenic and lead levels in the runway fill, drawing a comparison to stricter restrictions previously placed on arsenic exports from the Maury Island gravel pit.

Memorandum dated January 9, 2002, from Barry S. Chen, P.E., and Michael Bailey, P.E., Hart Crowser, Inc., to Jim Thomson, P.E., HNTB (project 4978-30), reviewing RECo 30% design for NSA, West, and South/MSE walls of the Sea-Tac Third Runway Embankment Project. Hart Crowser performed independent limit equilibrium analyses (SLOPE/W) and FLAC finite difference modeling to

This January 2002 transmittal from Parametrix, Inc. to the Washington State Department of Ecology submits corrections to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update Natural Resources Mitigation Plan (NRMP, November 2001). The corrections include a revised reference list, an errata sheet fixing citation errors throughout the report, and an updated Table 3.1-4 that adjusts the total acreage of wetlands affected by mitigation activities from 43.34 to 44.36 acres. Additional text corrections clarify wetland category designations and update various reference callouts across multiple sections of the report.

Proposed order from the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160) granting Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion for summary judgment on Issue No. 9(a) — whether a water right is required for implementation of the Port of Seattle’s low flow mitigation plan for the Third Runway Project. The Board found no reasonable assurance of

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion for summary judgment filed January 4, 2002 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Case No. 01-160, arguing that Ecology’s Section 401 Certification for the Port Of Seattle Third Runway project (Sea-Tac Airport Master Plan Update) should be invalidated because the Port lacks a water right to implement low flow

Declaration by attorney Michael P. Witek of Helsell Fetterman LLP, filed January 4, 2002, before the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB Case No. 01-160) in support of ACC’s Motion for Summary Judgment. Concerns Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 and CZMA concurrency statement issued August 10, 2001, related to construction of a Third Runway and

Transmittal form from Parametrix, Inc. (Jim Kelley) to Ann Kenny, Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office, dated January 3, 2002, transmitting pre-construction hydrologic monitoring data for wetlands near the Third Runway embankment at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Required by conditions D1g, D5, and D6g of Water Quality Certification #1996-4-02325 (Amended-1), September 23, 2001. Project Number 556-2912-01-01-41D,

Port Of Seattle petition for judicial review filed in Superior Court of Washington, Thurston County, challenging the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Order Granting Motion to Stay the Effectiveness of Section 401 Certification related to the proposed third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA). Petitioner Port Of Seattle represented by Linda J. Strout, Traci M.

This document summarizes changes made to the Port of Seattle Master Plan Update's Natural Resources Mitigation Plan to comply with a Water Quality Certification issued September 21, 2001. It outlines revisions to grading plans, culvert placements, wetland crossings, drainage controls, and planting schedules at the Auburn mitigation site, along with corresponding resolutions for each identified concern. The updates address issues such as water impoundment, erosion prevention, bald eagle habitat protection, and invasive species removal.