June 11, 2002August 2, 2026

PCHB 01-160: Order Correcting the Earlier Order Publishing Certain Portions of Depositions of Ecology Managers and CR 30(b)(6) Designated Witnesses

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Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) case 01-160 order dated June 11, 2002, correcting the April 22, 2002 order publishing deposition excerpts. Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) appellant, Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) intervenor, versus Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle respondents. Board presided by Kaleen Cottingham denied reconsideration of deposition portions excluded on relevancy and vagueness grounds, including materials related to political pressure. Board published additional lines from depositions of Eric Stockdale (pages 56, 82, 158) and Ray Hellwig (pages 162, 182, 200, 249). PCHB AR 000920–000922.

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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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