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Final draft meeting notes from October 2, 2000 (9:00–4:00) for Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway 401 Permit Negotiations, prepared by Kate Snider of Floyd & Snider Inc. Attendees include representatives from Washington State Department of Ecology (Ray Hellwig, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Tom Luster), Port Of Seattle (Michael Cheyne, Elizabeth Leavitt, Keith Smith, Jim Thompson), King County (Kelly

Letter dated September 28, 2000 from Tom Fitzsimmons, Director of Washington State Department of Ecology, to M.R. (Mic) Dinsmore, Executive Director of Port Of Seattle, responding to Port Of Seattle’s withdrawal of its Clean Water Act § 401 Water Quality Certification application for the Third Runway project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Ecology outlines conditions for

In a September 28, 2000 letter to Port of Seattle Executive Director Mic Dinsmore, Washington State Department of Ecology Director Tom Fitzsimmons explained that the agency could not complete its review of the Port's Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification application for the Third Runway project within the required timeframe. Ecology outlined key outstanding concerns, including stormwater management plan deficiencies affecting Miller, Walker, and Des Moines Creeks, as well as wetlands protection issues. The letter proposed a path forward in which the Port would withdraw and resubmit its application, after which Ecology committed to completing its review and issuing a decision within 75 days.

Washington State Department of Ecology Director Tom Fitzsimmons letter dated September 28, 2000 to Port Of Seattle Executive Director M.R. (Mic) Dinsmore regarding Clean Water Act §401 Water Quality Certification and §404 Permit for the Third Runway project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Ecology states insufficient time remains to complete a legally defensible review within the

Attorney-client privileged deliberative document dated September 27, 2000, from Gordon White (Washington Department of Ecology, Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program) to Tom Luster, Raymond Hellwig, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Joan Marchioro (ATG), and Erik Stockdale. Transmits draft letter to M.R. (Mic) Dinsmore, Executive Director, Port Of Seattle, regarding 401 Water Quality Certification review for the Third Runway

A September 2000 letter to the Washington State Department of Ecology raises concerns about the Stormwater Management Plan for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's third runway expansion, arguing it fails to demonstrate compliance with the Governor's Certification requirement to avoid altering water flow between Miller and Des Moines Creeks. The letter also challenges the feasibility of proposed improvements to the airport's Industrial Wastewater System, citing inadequate modeling, unresolved capacity issues, and potential conflicts with FAA safety guidelines regarding wildlife attractants near runways.

A September 2000 letter from Northwest Hydraulic Consultants raises concerns about the Stormwater Management Plan for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's third runway expansion, finding that it fails to demonstrate compliance with the Governor's Certification requirement to protect water flow in Miller and Des Moines Creeks. The letter also identifies serious problems with the airport's plan to manage stormwater through expansions to its Industrial Wastewater System, including unresolved engineering uncertainties and potential conflicts with FAA wildlife safety guidelines that prohibit wastewater facilities within 10,000 feet of runway areas.

This September 2000 letter from environmental reviewers raises concerns about the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport third runway expansion project, specifically arguing that the Port of Seattle's Stormwater Management Plan fails to adequately assess or mitigate reductions in stream base flows and seepage flows to nearby wetlands. The reviewers present hydrological modeling data suggesting that groundwater inputs to Miller Creek could be reduced significantly more than the Port's own estimates indicate, and that the fill embankment's actual drainage behavior contradicts the Port's claims that it would function like natural outwash soil. The letter challenges the Port's assurances that seepage flows to downstream wetlands would be preserved, citing conflicting data within the Port's own documents and questioning the reliability of the analyses used to support those claims.

A September 2000 letter from Northwest Hydraulic Consultants raises concerns that the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's Stormwater Management Plan fails to adequately assess or mitigate the third runway embankment's impact on stream base flows and seepage flows to nearby wetlands. The consultants argue that the Port of Seattle's own data contradicts its claims that the embankment fill would maintain groundwater recharge, and that independent re-analysis suggests summer groundwater reductions to Miller Creek could be roughly twice what the Port reported. The letter calls for more rigorous and consistent hydrologic modeling before construction commitments are made.

A September 2000 letter from Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, written on behalf of the Airport Communities Coalition, raises serious technical concerns about the Stormwater Management Plan for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's proposed third runway. The letter highlights findings from King County reviewers showing that multiple stormwater facilities in the plan were unverified, potentially infeasible, or unlikely to meet required flow control performance standards. The consultants argue that the review timeline was insufficient and that the Port of Seattle had a history of failing to deliver promised stormwater mitigation measures.