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Pre-filed testimony declaration of Greg Wingard submitted on behalf of appellant Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in PCHB No. 01-160, ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle, dated February 22, 2002. Wingard, Executive Director of Waste Action Project and environmental consultant, details his review of Sea-Tac International Airport NPDES permit #WA-002465-1 discharge monitoring reports from 1994 to December 2001, annual stormwater reports 1996–2001, construction-related sampling data 1998–2001, Port of Seattle 1996 Section 404 application, and Section 401 certification materials. Testimony addresses Ecology NPDES permit administration, public comment processes, and Public Disclosure Act records requests related to construction monitoring. Filed by Smith & Lowney, p.l.l.c., Seattle, Washington.

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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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