August 23, 2001August 2, 2026

PCHB AR008516: ACC Request for Scheduling Conference to Set Briefing Schedule and Hearing Date on Stay Request

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Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) files a Request for Scheduling Conference before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), WAC 371-08-450(4)(d), seeking an expedited briefing schedule and hearing date on ACC’s motion to stay Section 401 Certification Order No. 1996-4-02325, issued by Washington State Department of Ecology to Port Of Seattle on August 10, 2001, for the Third Runway Project at Sea-Tac Airport. ACC argues the stay is necessary to halt permanent and irreversible filling of wetlands; Ecology Director Tom Fitzsimmons characterized the project as one of the largest public-works projects in Washington State history with ‘enormous’ potential effects on water quality. ACC represents over 150,000 citizens in adjacent municipalities and a school district. Attorneys: Helsell Fetterman LLP (Peter J. Eglick WSBA #8809, Kevin L. Stock WSBA #14541) and Rachael Paschal Osborn WSBA #21618.

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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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