October 21, 2002August 2, 2026

EXH AR018450: Handwritten Conference Call Notes — Seattle and Des Moines, Army Corps Indirect Impacts and Mitigation

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AR 018450 (DOE Misc 0033, Exhibit 191). Handwritten notes from a conference call between Seattle and City of Des Moines discussing what emergency action will override Section 401, Army Corps of Engineers regulation of indirect impacts, buffer activity language, and mitigation design. Dennis Ostencorp referenced as thinking about writing a letter on circular and mitigation design. Port says Corps doesn’t regulate indirect impacts; Tracer says Corps reluctant to say so in writing.

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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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