April 16, 2001August 2, 2026

EXH AR029152: 401 Permit Decision-Making, Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway — Technical Meeting Minutes, April 16, 2001

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Final draft meeting notes from April 16, 2001 technical meeting on 401 Permit Decision-Making for Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway, prepared by Rachel McCrea of Floyd & Snider Inc. Attendees included John Drabek and Ann Kenny (Dept. of Ecology), Keith Smith (Port of Seattle), Kelly Whiting (King County), Alan Black (HNTB), Paul Fendt and Tom Atkins (Parametrix), and Felix Kristanovich (Foster Wheeler). Topics covered: Scope Item #28 regarding 154th Street relocation and facility performance of SDN2X, SDN3X, SDN4X, and MC4; progress reports on Deliverable 3 (Des Moines Creek, targeted submittal 4/19/01) and Deliverable 7 (Miller Creek infiltration facility, targeted submittal 4/24/01); repackaging of Deliverable 4 (Walker Creek) into D4A and D4B (infiltration feasibility for SDW2); deferral of Deliverable 8 (Volume I revisions) table and map related to Governor’s Certification Requirement #5; and a schedule matrix for all deliverables. AR 029152, ECY00007416.

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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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