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A June 30, 1998 email from John Rogers of CH2M to Thomas Hubbard and Ken Ludwa provides a website link (www.stormwatermgt.com) for a compost filter vendor, noting the company had recently changed its name. Rogers mentions that the vendor would be sending additional product information by overnight mail and water quality data by fax the following day. The correspondence relates to stormwater management and water filtration research being conducted in connection with Port of Seattle operations.

A March 1998 fax exchange between the Port of Seattle and Herrera Environmental Consultants concerns the scope of work and cost estimates for Third Runway Water Quality Compliance Services. Carlos Herrera of Herrera Environmental sent documents to Port of Seattle contacts Barbara Hinkle and Kym Mattress, arguing that routine project water quality monitoring should be Herrera's responsibility, covering both compliance and BMP performance monitoring. Herrera noted he believed this approach would be most credible to the Washington Department of Ecology and neighboring airport communities, and requested review and discussion of the cost estimates to potentially reduce the budget.

NPDES Waste Discharge Permit No. WA-002465-1 issued by Washington State Department of Ecology (Northwest Regional Office) to Port Of Seattle for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, King County, WA. Permit covers industrial wastewater discharge to Puget Sound (Outfall 001), stormwater discharges to Des Moines Creek (Outfalls 002-005, 009, 010, 014, 015), Miller Creek (Outfalls 006-008, 011), City

Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program Evaluation prepared by Randall Marshall, WET Coordinator, Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Program, February 1998 (Publication #98-03). Evaluates implementation of Washington State’s WET regulation adopted October 1993, covering WET test review, effluent toxicity data, the state’s WET rule (WAC), EPA WET policy, SETAC Pellston Workshop (September 1995), EPA

State of Washington Department of Ecology notice dated 19 December 1997 of application for Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act of 1977 (PL 95-217), certifying compliance with Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307, and for Certification of Consistency with the Washington State Coastal Zone Management Program under Section

WAC Chapter 173-201A establishes water quality standards for surface waters of the State of Washington under RCW 90.48, including definitions for AKART, background conditions, best management practices (BMP), fecal coliform, mixing zones, pH, turbidity, wetlands, nonpoint source pollution, and trophic state. Covers general water use and criteria classes (Class AA extraordinary), dissolved oxygen standards, fecal

The 1997 Des Moines Creek Basin Plan is a collaborative watershed management document produced by the City of SeaTac, City of Des Moines, Port of Seattle, and King County. It addresses stormwater, drainage, and environmental conditions within the Des Moines Creek basin, an area significantly influenced by Sea-Tac Airport and surrounding urban development. The plan establishes coordinated strategies among the four jurisdictions to manage water quality and flooding in this shared watershed.

This November 1997 environmental update from Washington State's Department of Ecology covers the Sea-Tac Airport third runway expansion project, detailing the FAA's air quality conformity determination, state environmental certification conditions, and required permits. The Port of Seattle was fined for soil erosion violations during construction of an employee parking lot, and was required to implement stormwater controls, groundwater studies, and erosion management plans. Several permits were under active review at the time, including an NPDES stormwater permit and a 404 wetland permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers.

This 1997 Annual Stormwater Monitoring Report, prepared by Scott Tobiason of Port of Seattle Environmental Services, documents water quality data collected from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's stormwater discharges between July 1, 1996 and May 31, 1997. The report analyzes discharge samples from stormwater outfalls across the airport's drainage basins, comparing results to regional and national benchmarks, and notes that improvements from newly installed Best Management Practices (BMPs) would be evaluated in the following year's report. It was submitted to the Washington Department of Ecology in fulfillment of Special Condition S.9 of the airport's NPDES permit.

June 30, 1997 letter from Washington Governor Gary Locke to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater, reaffirming and superseding the December 20, 1996 letter from Ecology Director Mary Riveland to Dennis Ossenkop. Constitutes state certification required under 49 U.S.C. 47101 et seq. that the Sea-Tac Airport third runway development project will comply with applicable