August 18, 1998August 2, 2026

EXH AR041715: Revised Off-Site Wetland Mitigation Plan, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update Improvements

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Draft Revised Off-Site Wetland Mitigation Plan prepared by Parametrix, Inc. for Port Of Seattle regarding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update Improvements, dated August 18, 1998 (project number 55-2912-01(03)). Document covers rationale for off-site habitat mitigation, mitigation site selection, revised project wetland impacts as of July 14, 1998, and revised mitigation plan design objectives. Includes figures for plant associations, wetland classes, buffer vegetation types, and grading plan for the off-site wetland mitigation site near Sea-Tac Airport. AR numbers 041715–041717.

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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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