January 8, 2002August 2, 2026

EXH AR028579: Summary Statement for Deposition Publication — Ray Hellwig, Ecology Northwest Regional Office Director, ACC & CASE v. Ecology & Port Of Seattle, PCHB No. 01-160

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Summary statement for deposition publication filed by ACC and CASE in PCHB No. 01-160 (ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle), pursuant to Board Order of March 19, 2002. Deponent Ray Hellwig, Director of Ecology Northwest Regional Office, deposed January 8, 2002 regarding procedure and basis for issuance of Sea-Tac 401 certifications and lack of reasonable assurance under CR 32(a)(2). Designated deposition pages 6-38, 67, 75-76, 77-262. Includes Ecology’s counter excerpts (page 66-67), general objections invoking Morgan doctrine on deliberative process, WAC 371-08-300, Ledgering v. State, 63 Wn.2d 94, and objections to voluminous designation of 185 pages as immaterial to water quality protection question. Port of Seattle joined Ecology’s objections. Also references testimony of Kenny, White, Cheyne, and Leavitt.

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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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