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A letter from Azous Environmental Sciences to the US Army Corps of Engineers raising concerns about discrepancies between the mapped and actual position of Wetland 44a relative to the proposed SR509 Temporary Interchange. The letter highlights potential errors in topographic drawings that could place the wetland closer to or within the construction zone, risking filling or sedimentary discharge impacts. It also references an attached June 5, 2000 field report and calls for corrected plans and review of sediment discharge protections for Wetlands 43 and 44a.

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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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