The StART (Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable) Noise Working Group, a collaborative body of roughly 20 members representing various community and aviation stakeholders, was formed to identify and pursue achievable noise reduction efforts at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. This presentation serves as a year-end recap of the group's work and progress. Members include representatives from local communities, airlines, and the Port of Seattle.

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A year-end recap presentation from the StART Noise Working Group, organized under the Port of Seattle. The group was formed to work on achievable noise reduction efforts, and the document lists the 20 members of the working group.

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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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