November 29, 2000August 2, 2026

EXH AR029054: Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway 401 Permit Negotiations — Final Draft Meeting Notes, November 29, 2000

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Final draft meeting notes from November 29, 2000 (9:30am–2:00pm) prepared by Kate Snider of Floyd & Snider Inc. for Sea-Tac Airport Third Runway 401 permit negotiations between Port Of Seattle (Elizabeth Leavitt, Michael Cheyne, Keith Smith) and Washington State Department of Ecology (Kevin Fitzpatrick, Ann Kenny, Dave Garland), with King County (David Masters, Kelly Whiting) and consultants Parametrix, Earth Tech, Hart Crowser, and Aquaterra. Topics include Low Stream Flow (Base Flow), Des Moines Creek Flow Augmentation, Borrow Site #3 hydrology, Tyee Pond restrictive covenant, NPDES Major Modification schedule, NEPL, SDW1A, and a master list of 401 technical issues. Issues tracked as Resolved, Resolution Pending Review of Additional Information, or Action Items Defined for Further Discussion. AR 029054, ECY00009475.

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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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