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In a September 21, 2001 fax to John Drabek, Permit Manager at the Washington State Department of Ecology's Northwest Regional Office, Greg Wingard of Smith & Lowney followed up on a delayed State Public Disclosure Request concerning environmental monitoring data from construction activities at the airport. The letter clarifies that documents requested as far back as June 5, 2001—including upstream/downstream construction monitoring records and turbidity discharge data—had not yet been produced, despite being roughly three months overdue. Wingard requested that the documents be made available no later than September 25, 2001, and offered to pick them up in person to avoid further delay.

Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Certification Order #1996-4-02325 (Amended-1), dated September 21, 2001, issued to Port Of Seattle (Attn: Elizabeth Leavitt) for construction of a third runway and related projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA). Certifies compliance with Clean Water Act Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307; FWPCA Section 401; RCW 90.48.260;

Declaration of C. Linn Gould (Risk Assessor, soil scientist, MS soil science, BA geology) filed in PCHB No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Gould supports Port Of Seattle’s opposition to ACC’s motion for stay of the Third Runway 401 Certification issued September 21, 2001. Declaration

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Agreement and Order Re Rescission of 401 Certification, PCHB No. 01-150 and No. 01-133, involving Port Of Seattle and Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) as appellants against Washington State Department of Ecology. Ecology Order No. 1996-4-02325 issued August 10, 2001 included a Section 401 Clean Water Act water quality certification and

This September 2001 Work Plan Attachment describes the fill suitability testing procedures required for the Port of Seattle's third runway embankment construction at Sea-Tac Airport, outlining how soil and fill materials must meet Washington State and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service environmental standards. It explains the Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP), a laboratory test used to determine whether fill materials could release harmful metals or chemicals into groundwater. Materials failing the screening criteria must be rejected or undergo additional testing before being approved for use in the embankment.

HartCrowser report prepared for Port of Seattle, September 21, 2001, project 4978-54. Topsoil Management Plan for Borrow Area 4 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA), City of SeaTac, Washington, in support of third runway embankment construction. Documents arsenic contamination in topsoil from ASARCO copper smelter airborne emissions plume (Tacoma smelter plume), chemical analysis results, comparison to

Hart Crowser, Inc. subsurface conditions data report (project 4978-28) prepared for HNTB, dated September 21, 2001, covering Phase 5 Fill and Subgrade Improvement for the Third Runway Embankment at Sea-Tac International Airport, SeaTac, Washington. Report authored by Carsten Becker (E.I.T., Senior Staff Geotechnical Engineer) and Michael J. Bailey (P.E., Project Manager). Covers geologic and hydrogeologic

Researchers tested several filtration media, including leaf compost (CSF®) and soybean hulls, for their ability to remove zinc and reduce toxicity from stormwater runoff at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The study was prompted by prior water quality monitoring that linked stormwater toxicity to zinc from building materials in certain airport drainage areas. Results from these controlled laboratory tests were used to select the best-performing media for future on-site stormwater treatment trials at the airport.

Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Certification Order #1996-4-02325 (Amended-1), dated September 21, 2001, issued to Port Of Seattle (attention Elizabeth Leavitt) for construction of a third runway and related projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA). Certifies compliance with Clean Water Act Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307, RCW 90.48.260, and WAC 173-201A.

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Agreement and Order Re Rescission of 401 Certification, PCHB Case Nos. 01-133 and 01-150, involving Port Of Seattle and Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) as appellants and Washington State Department of Ecology as respondent. The 401 Certification (Ecology Order No. 1996-4-02325) issued August 10, 2001 under Section 401 of the Federal