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Memo dated October 25, 2000 from Tom L. to Paula at Washington State Department of Ecology listing initial workload items for the next year. Items include updating Nationwide Permits with Army Corps of Engineers, developing Regional General Permits, investigating 401/CZM rule pros/cons, preparing for legislative session, coordinating on ESA issues, updating the 401/CZM Desk Manual, implementing new Federal Permits database, developing web-based Public Notice capability, coordinating with WQ and WR Programs on dam removal requirements and water quality standards, and leading or assisting on upcoming projects including SeaTac Expansion, Elwha/Glines Canyon Dam removal, Condit Dam removal, Clover Island, and Lower Columbia channel deepening. AR 034564, ECY00000696.

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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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