March 14, 2002August 2, 2026

EXH AR002283: Port Of Seattle Errata for Prefiled Testimony of James C. Kelley, Ph.D. and Prefiled Testimony of Joseph Brascher, PCHB 01-160

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Port Of Seattle submits errata to the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB 01-160) correcting prefiled testimony of James C. Kelley, Ph.D. and Joseph Brascher. Kelley’s testimony contained typographical errors on three pages; Brascher’s testimony omitted the final two lines of paragraph 39 due to computer pagination differences. Corrected testimony addresses wetland delineation, ACOE field review, Vacca Farm Prior Converted Cropland, Miller Creek, Category II and III wetland ratings, and wetland mitigation. Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) is appellant; respondents are Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Filed March 14, 2002 by Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC and Marten & Brown LLP.

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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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