This Port of Seattle briefing, presented by Noise Programs Manager Stan Shepherd, covers key topics related to aircraft noise management at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including flight procedures, noise contours, and mitigation programs. It highlights a steady rise in noise complaints received through the Noise Information Hotline and online forms, growing from 2,172 inquiries in 2014 to 2,959 in 2016, with a small number of repeat callers accounting for the majority of contacts each year.

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A Port of Seattle presentation by Stan Shepherd, Manager of Airport Noise Programs, covering noise abatement and mitigation programs at Sea-Tac Airport. The briefing includes data on noise information hotline inquiries from 2014-2016, showing increases in complaints over time. Topics covered include increased operations, economic impacts, noise contours, noise mitigation programs, and flight procedures.

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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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