The October 28, 2020 StART (SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table) meeting covered updates on federal aviation noise policy advocacy, including plans for virtual meetings with Congressional representatives and FAA leadership. The group also reviewed data on late-night noise complaints, cargo carrier exceedances, and runway usage, and received a detailed presentation on Sea-Tac Airport's permanent noise monitoring system, which uses 24 ground-based monitors and FAA radar data to track and correlate aircraft noise events across surrounding communities.

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Summary of the StART (SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table) meeting held October 28, 2020, covering updates from the Federal Policy Working Group and Aviation Noise Working Group. Topics included a federal policy advocacy plan, virtual meetings with congressional representatives, late-night noise limitation data, and a presentation on the Port of Seattle’s aircraft noise monitoring program.

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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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