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Certificate of Service filed March 7, 2002 by Holly Simmelink, Certified PLS, of Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC in Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle, PCHB No. 01-160, Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington. Certifies service of prefiled testimony of 16 witnesses: Michael Bailey P.E., Joseph Brascher, Jan L. Cassin Ph.D., Michael Cheyne, Elizabeth Clark, Charles Ellingson, Paul S. Fendt P.E., Linn Gould, James C. Kelley Ph.D., Elizabeth M. Leavitt, Dr. Michael Riley, Keith Smith, John J. Strunk, William A. Stubblefield Ph.D., Donald E. Weitkamp Ph.D., and Dr. Charles Wisdom. Service made by messenger to Joan M. Marchioro (Ecology), Peter J. Eglick/Kevin L. Stock/Michael P. Witek at Helsell Fetterman LLP, by Federal Express to Rachael Paschal Osborn, and by messenger to Richard A. Poulin at Smith & Lowney PLLC. AR 015773, Binder 8.

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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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