The City of Burien, Washington's Storm Drainage Master Plan Update (2020) is a technical planning document approved by the Burien City Council on October 19, 2020, outlining the city's stormwater and drainage infrastructure management strategies. Prepared by engineering firm Otak, Inc., the plan was developed in coordination with the city's Public Works Department to guide storm drainage improvements and maintenance. While based in Burien near Sea-Tac Airport, this document focuses on local stormwater systems rather than airport noise policy.

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The 2020 Storm Drainage Master Plan Update for the City of Burien, Washington, was prepared by Otak, Inc. and approved by the Burien City Council on October 19, 2020. The document outlines stormwater planning and drainage infrastructure for the city. It was submitted to the Public Works Department, directed by Maiya Andrews, with stormwater engineering support from Dan O’Brien.

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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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