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Federal Way Mayor and City Council Letter to UW Professors Larson and Seto Requesting Expansion of MOV-UP Ultrafine Particle Study Near Sea-Tac Airport

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In May 2019, Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell and the unanimous City Council wrote to University of Washington researchers requesting an expansion of the MOV-UP study measuring ultrafine particle pollution around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The letter calls for three key additions: a baseline measurement site unaffected by air traffic, drone-based vertical air sampling before and after aircraft landings at parks, schools, and social justice impact areas, and the design of a permanent 24/7 ultrafine particle monitoring network. The city also offered to support a Port of Seattle grant application to fund the expanded research and pledged to encourage other affected communities to join the effort.

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Letter dated May 7, 2019 from Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell, Deputy Mayor Susan Honda, and all Federal Way City Council members (Lydia Assefa-Dawson, Jesse Johnson, Hoang Tran, Mark Koppang, Martin Moore, Dini Duclos) to UW DEOHS Associate Professor Edmund Seto and Professor Timothy Larson requesting expansion of the MOV-UP ultrafine particle (UFP) study measuring air quality around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The letter requests three methodological additions: (1) a Pacific coast baseline measurement site unaffected by air traffic; (2) vertical drone measurements at multiple altitudes before and after aircraft landings at two parks, two schools, and NEPA/SEPA social justice impact areas in Federal Way, subject to FAA coordination; (3) design of a permanent 24/7 ultrafine particle monitoring network to be completed by mid-August 2019. The city also endorses applying to the Port of Seattle for a fully funded grant to support the expanded study.

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