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ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) and CASE (Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion) filed their Anticipated Order of Witnesses for PCHB No. 01-160 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington, with respondents State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle. The document lists 16 witnesses in order: Sally Nelson, Ann Kenny, Tom Luster, Amanda Azous, Dyanne Sheldon, Malcolm Leytham, William Rozeboom, Patrick Lucia, Greg Wingard, Dan Swenson, George Schlender, Bob Barwin, Douglas Rushton, Edward Kavazanjian, Peter Willing, and John Strand. Filed March 14, 2002 by Helsell Fetterman LLP and Smith & Lowney; signed by Peter J. Eglick, Kevin L. Stock, Michael P. Witek, Rachael Paschal Osborn, and Richard A. Poulin. Certificate of Service by Andrea Grad confirms fax service March 14, 2002 and hand delivery March 15, 2002. AR 002264–002266.

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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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