TagThird Runway(1098)

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) case 01-160, Order Granting Motion to Stay the Effectiveness of Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 (amended-1), issued by Washington State Department of Ecology to Port Of Seattle on September 21, 2001. ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) sought to stay the §401 Clean Water Act certification, a prerequisite to a §404 permit

Email chain forwarded by Ann Kenny (Ecology, 425-649-4310) to Andrea Grad in response to a Public Disclosure Act (PDA) request dated October 3, 2001, regarding the SeaTac Third Runway Embankment project. Originated from Chung K. Yee (Ecology) to Craig E. Thompson and Kevin Fitzpatrick on June 26, 2001, marked ‘Deliberative Document Currently Exempt from Public

ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) files opposition to Ecology’s Motion to Strike attorney-client privileged documents in PCHB Case Nos. 01-133 and 01-160, concerning Port Of Seattle’s third runway application. ACC argues the April 3, 2001 Ray Hellwig memorandum and handwritten notes were not inadvertently disclosed but were intentionally released by Ecology in response to a public

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) preliminary list of legal issues, witnesses, and exhibits filed with the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-133 and 01-150) against the Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle regarding the Sea-Tac Third Runway Section 401 Water Quality Certification. Issues include: reasonable assurance of compliance with state water quality

Second declaration of Dr. Patrick Lucia filed by Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in support of motion for stay before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), case nos. 01-133 and 01-160, opposing Section 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 (Amended-1) and CZMA concurrency statement issued by Washington Department of Ecology for Port Of Seattle Third Runway embankment at

In this 2001 declaration filed before Washington State's Pollution Control Hearings Board, Dr. Peter Willing challenges the Port of Seattle's commitment to improving stormwater management at Sea-Tac Airport. He argues that the Port's pledge to retrofit its stormwater system 'to the extent practicable' is vague, undefined, and falls short of required water quality standards. Dr. Willing also contends that the four best management practices listed in the Port's Stormwater Master Plan are largely inadequate, as most do not go beyond basic King County water quality requirements.

Declaration by Andrea Grad, paralegal at Helsell Fetterman LLP, filed in PCHB Case Nos. 01-133 and 01-160 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington. Grad attests to her role submitting public disclosure requests to the Washington State Department of Ecology (Northwest Regional Office, Ann Kenny, Sally Perkins) regarding Port of Seattle’s

Declaration by Roger Pearce, attorney at Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC representing Port Of Seattle, filed in Pollution Control Hearings Board case No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Attaches Exhibit A: Washington Department of Ecology §401 Water Quality Certification (Order No. 1996-4-02325 Amended-1) issued September 21, 2001, for

Second Declaration of C. Linn Gould (Risk Assessor, soil scientist, BA geology, MS soil science) filed on behalf of Port Of Seattle opposing Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) Motion for Stay in PCHB No. 01-133. Gould rebuts ACC’s alleged ‘errors’ in the 401 Certification fill criteria for the Third Runway embankment, addressing MTCA Method A cleanup

Department of Ecology sur-reply brief filed before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-133, PCHB No. 01-160) opposing ACC’s motion for a stay of the Amended 401 Certification for the Third Runway embankment project at Sea-Tac Airport. Ecology argues the Amended 401 Certification does not lessen water quality protections under Condition E (acceptable fill