August 10, 2001August 2, 2026

EXH AR051013: Water Quality Certification Order #1996-4-02325 — Ecology to Port Of Seattle for Third Runway Construction at STIA

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Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Certification (Order #1996-4-02325) issued August 10, 2001, to Port Of Seattle for construction of a 8,500-foot third parallel runway and related projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) in the Miller, Walker, and Des Moines Creek watersheds and wetlands in SeaTac and Auburn, King County. Certifies compliance with Clean Water Act Sections 301, 302, 303, 306, 307 and WAC 173-201A; concurs with Coastal Zone Management Act Section 307(c)(3) consistency. Signed by Gordon White, Program Manager, Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program. Subject to conditions including HPA from WDFW, NPDES permit #WA-002465-1, and NPDES General Stormwater Permit #SO3-00491. Based on JARPA dated October 25, 2000 and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice 1996-4-02325.

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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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