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Email chain dated August 10, 2000 from Kelly R. Whiting, PE (King County Department of Natural Resources, Water and Land Resource Division, Drainage Services Section) to Louise Kulzer and Kate Rhoads, cc David Masters, regarding Landscape Management Plans and the POS-SMP proposed approach for dealing with metal roofs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA). Whiting raises

Email dated August 10, 2000 from Kate Rhoads to Kelly Whiting transmitting a Word document (POS-Cu.doc) containing technical comments on copper (Cu) levels in stormwater runoff from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) runways. AR017903-017904. Comments address total recoverable (TR) copper median concentration of 37 ug/l versus the dissolved fraction surface water acute toxicity standard of 4

Letter dated August 1, 2000 from Associated Earth Sciences, Inc. (AESI), Project No. BV97016D, to Mr. John Wietfeld and Mr. Roger Nye of Washington State Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office, on behalf of Port Of Seattle. Transmits quarterly ground water level measurements for Q1–Q4 from select wells completed in the C1 (Qva) advance outwash

Email chain dated July 30, 2000 from Kelly R. Whiting, PE, King County Department of Natural Resources, Water and Land Resource Division, Drainage Services Section, to David Masters and Tom Luster (WDOE), forwarding water quality specialist Kate Rhoads’ notes on copper (Cu) levels in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) runway stormwater runoff. Whiting discusses KCSWDM (King

Email from Kate Rhoads to Kelly Whiting dated July 28, 2000, with attached notes (POS-Cu.doc) on copper levels in Sea-Tac Airport (STIA/POS) runway stormwater runoff and the need for further treatment. Notes discuss total recoverable (TR) copper concentrations (median 37 ug/l) from SEATAC runways versus the acute toxicity standard of 15 ug/l at hardness 100,

A July 27, 2000 letter from the Port of Seattle's Environmental Program Manager transmits environmental documentation to the Washington Department of Ecology regarding fill material used in the Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway Project during the second quarter of 2000. The documentation, developed in accordance with the 1999 Airfield Project Soil Fill Acceptance Criteria, includes a fill summary table listing sources such as borrow pits, port property transfers, and construction sites, along with estimated fill volumes. A cumulative fill summary is also provided, covering all fill material placed from January 1998 through December 1999.

In July 2000, the Port of Seattle submitted an Implementation Plan to the Washington Department of Ecology outlining a proposed Des Moines Creek Flow Augmentation Facility near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The plan describes using water from a Port-owned well — currently used for golf course irrigation — to boost creek streamflow to at least one cubic foot per second and lower water temperatures to 16°C during summer low-flow periods. An automated monitoring station downstream would control pump operations, with a backup option to draw from the Port's municipal water distribution system if well water became unavailable.

In July 2000, the Port of Seattle submitted an Implementation Plan to the Washington Department of Ecology outlining a proposed flow augmentation facility for Des Moines Creek, located near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The plan described using water from a Port-owned well to increase stream flow to one cubic foot per second and reduce water temperatures to 16 degrees Celsius during summer low-flow periods, with the goal of improving water quality and aquatic habitat. The facility would involve reconfigured well pumps, an 800-foot pipeline, a stilling basin, and an automated monitoring station to regulate flow and temperature in the creek.

This 2000 hydrogeologic study, prepared by Associated Earth Sciences, Inc. for the Port of Seattle, examines groundwater conditions beneath the Industrial Waste System (IWS) plant and lagoons at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The report assesses soil geology, groundwater flow direction, and water quality — including levels of volatile organic compounds, petroleum hydrocarbons, and ethylene glycol — near three wastewater lagoons on airport property. It concludes with findings and recommendations related to potential contaminant releases and ongoing groundwater monitoring needs.

The Port of Seattle filed an Application for Change/Transfer of Water Right with the Washington State Department of Ecology in June 2000, seeking to add flow augmentation for Des Moines Creek as a purpose of use to an existing well water right (No. 2369) originally used for domestic supply, golf course irrigation, and related uses at Tyee Valley Golf Course in SeaTac. The proposed change would extend the water right beyond 2000 to support creek flow augmentation alongside continued domestic supply and golf course irrigation, covering the Des Moines Creek corridor from the airport property to the creek's mouth at Puget Sound. This application reflects the Port's efforts to manage water resources in connection with environmental and operational responsibilities related to Sea-Tac Airport.