March 11, 2002August 2, 2026

PCHB Doc 03061: Declaration of Thomas J. Young in Support of Motion to Strike — ACC v. Ecology and Port Of Seattle, PCHB No. 01-160

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Declaration of Thomas J. Young, attorney for Washington State Department of Ecology, filed March 11, 2002 in Pollution Control Hearings Board case PCHB No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Attaches seven exhibits including deposition excerpts of Thomas Luster, Executive Ethics Board Advisory Opinion 97-06, facilitated meeting notes from October 2000 (Kate Snider facilitating), Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Application renewal letter, and memos/emails regarding third runway 401 certification review. Deposition testimony covers Luster’s review of documents after leaving Ecology, including Hart Crowser geotechnical reports, MSE wall, wetland delineation, stormwater management plan, and low flow stream analysis related to Sea-Tac third runway Section 401 water quality certification.

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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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