October 1, 2001August 2, 2026

EXH AR012487: Port Of Seattle Memo Opposing ACC’s Motion for Stay — Declarations of Elizabeth Clark, John Strunk, Linn Gould, Joseph Brasher, and Linda Logan, Ph.D., PCHB No. 01-133

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Port Of Seattle’s memo opposing ACC’s (Airport Communities Coalition) motion for stay in PCHB No. 01-133, filed October 1, 2001 with the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington. Includes Declaration of Elizabeth Clark, licensed Professional Engineer (Civil) with bachelor and master’s degrees in Geological Engineering, who worked with the Port Of Seattle Environmental Group since 1997 on contaminated site investigation, remediation, and Third Runway fill coordination and review. Also includes declarations of John Strunk, Linn Gould, Joseph Brasher, and Linda Logan, Ph.D. Clark’s declaration addresses environmental review of fill material proposed for the Third Runway embankment under an Ecology-approved process. Filed by Marten Brown Inc., 1191 Second Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, Washington 98101, AR012487–AR012489.

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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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