February 20, 2002August 2, 2026

PCHB Doc 003607: Ecology’s Final List of Witnesses and Exhibits — PCHB No. 01-160 (ACC v. Ecology & Port Of Seattle)

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Respondent State of Washington Department of Ecology’s final list of witnesses and exhibits filed before the Pollution Control Hearings Board in PCHB No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Lists 11 witnesses including Ann Kenny, Erik Stockdale, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Katie Walter (Shannon & Wilson), Kelly Whiting (King County Department of Natural Resources), Dave Garland, Gordon White, Ching Pi Wang, Chung Yee, John Drabek, and Ed O’Brien. Exhibits include the Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan (Volumes 1-4) for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update Improvements prepared by Parametrix Inc. (December 2000 and July 2001 replacement pages), and extensive Floyd and Snider Inc. meeting notes from October 2000 through June 2001 covering technical meetings and low flow analysis. AR 003607. Attorneys Joan M. Marchioro, Thomas J. Young, and Jeff B. Kray.

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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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