October 9, 2001August 2, 2026

PCHB Doc 01-133: Certificate of Service — Port Of Seattle’s Sur-Reply and Supporting Motions, ACC v. Ecology and Port Of Seattle

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Certificate of Service filed October 9, 2001 by Julie A. Bunting of Marten Brown Inc. (Olympia, WA) in PCHB No. 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Documents served include Port of Seattle’s Sur-Reply Memorandum, Motion to Shorten Time, Motion to Strike Overlength Brief, Second Declaration of Paul S. Fendt, Second Declaration of James C. Kelley Ph.D., Declaration of Roger Pearce, and Second Declaration of C. Linn Gould Opposing ACC’s Motion for Stay. Served by hand delivery to the Pollution Control Hearings Board (4224 6th Avenue SE, Lacey WA 98504) and Washington State Attorney General’s Office Ecology Division (2425 Bristol Court SW, Olympia WA 98504-0117). AR 006647–AR 006648.

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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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