January 16, 2002August 2, 2026

Airport Communities Coalition’s and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion’s application for direct review by Court of Appeals, and request pursuant to RCW 34.05.518 for certificate of appealability of Pollution Control Hearings Board’s order granting stay

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ACC and CASE filed this application seeking direct review by the Washington Court of Appeals, Division II, of the Pollution Control Hearings Board’s December 17, 2001 Stay Order regarding the Section 401 Certification. The document argues that the Stay Order constitutes a final decision subject to direct appellate review under RCW 34.05.518, and requests the PCHB issue a Certificate of Appealability. The application references the Port of Seattle’s separate appeal of the same Stay Order to Thurston County Superior Court.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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