September 5, 2002August 2, 2026

PCHB Doc 756: Proposed Order Disposing of Port Of Seattle’s Petition for Reconsideration Regarding Condition 8 of Final Order — PCHB No. 01-160

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Proposed order submitted to the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) for Washington State in PCHB No. 01-160, disposing of Port Of Seattle’s Petition for Reconsideration Regarding Condition 8 of the Final Order. Filed by Brown Reavis & Manning PLLC on September 5, 2002. Port Of Seattle filed the petition on August 22, 2002; ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) and CASE (Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion) both opposed and requested briefing and oral argument. The Port withdrew its petition by letter on September 3, 2002 after a conference call presided over by Kaleen Cottingham. The dismissal order was entered pursuant to WAC 371-08-550 and RCW 34.05.470(4). Board members: Kaleen Cottingham (Presiding), Robert V. Jensen, and William H. Lynch.

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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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