December 19, 1997August 2, 2026

EXH AR041438: Ecology Notice of Application for Water Quality Certification and Coastal Zone Management Program Consistency — Corps of Engineers Public Notice No. 96-4-02325

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State of Washington Department of Ecology notice dated 19 December 1997 of application for Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act of 1977 (PL 95-217), certifying compliance with Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307, and for Certification of Consistency with the Washington State Coastal Zone Management Program under Section 307(c) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451). References Corps of Engineers Public Notice No. 96-4-02325. Written comments invited within 30 days to Permit Coordination Unit, Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47703, Olympia, WA 98504-7703. AR041438.

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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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