Skip to content
  • STNI
  • Statistics
    • Ops and Passengers
      • King County International Airport (Boeing Field) Annual Operations
    • Financials
    • Aviation fuel uplift in the State of Washington 2018 – 2025
      • Aviation Fuel Tax Revenue in the State of Washington 1983-2025
      • Aviation Fuel Uplift at Sea-Tac Airport
    • Air Quality Monitoring
    • Flight Tracking
      • Flow and Flight Tracks
      • Five Year Comparison
      • Busiest Hours and Days
    • SEL Noise Reports & Graphs
      • About The Permanent Noise Monitors
      • Minutes of Quiet by Noise Monitor
      • Noise Events mapped
      • Noise Events (SEL)
    • Runways
    • Employees
    • Real Estate
      • Port Properties and Trees mapped
    • Parking
  • Events
  • Protest
    • Regular Events
    • Legislation 2026
    • Complain about a particular flight
    • Advocacy Organizations
    • Media Outlets
    • People
    • The Port of Seattle
      • Commission Meetings
      • Public Records Requests
      • StART
      • Highline Forum
    • Contact Your Electeds
  • Resources
    • FAQs
      • FAA Occurrences/Accidents/Indents
    • The SAMP
      • SAMP Public Comment Template
        • Two versions of Appendix K: NEPA/SEPA 2018 vs 2023
      • SAMP NTP: 31 projects by the numbers
      • SEPA Draft EIS (2026)
      • SAMP Record of Decision/FONSI (2025)
      • SAMP Draft EA (October 2024)
      • 2018 Scoping
    • Port Packages
      • Port Package Property Costs
      • Port Packages mapped
      • The Port Package Explainer
      • So you want a (first-time) Port Package? Start here
      • Port Package Looker Upper
      • How do I determine if I have a Port Package or Avigation Easement?
      • Progress on Port Package Update legislation
      • Having a Port Package Problem?
      • Port Package Site Visit Follow-Up
    • Document Library
    • Explainers
      • The Airport Law Cheat Sheet
      • The Grant Explainer
    • External Articles
    • History
      • Timeline
      • The Sea-Tac Communities Plan
        • Sea-Tac Communities Plan – Planning Maps
      • PSRC Third Runway Decision Process
    • Studies
    • Videos
  • Stories
  • Mission
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
Scroll down to content

Get InformedStay Informedx

I understand that you will never share my information with anyone, you will only use it to keep me updated on relevant events and that I may unsubscribe at any time.

STNI

STNISea-Tac Noise.Info

  • Solve for Sea-Tac. Solve for every airport.
  • Since 2016, working to obtain justice for everyone living under the flight path.
  • Less Noise. Cleaner Air. Better Public Health. Compensation.
  • Everything you think you know about the airport is wrong.

TagLora Lake(20)

Advanced Search Options

  • Dates
  • Media
    • External Articles
    • Images
    • PDFs
    • Video
    • Audio
  • Order By
  • 2003-09-01

    Highline Wetlands aerial photo album

    The Highline Wetlands Aerial Photo Album, compiled in September 2003, presents a collection of aerial photographs documenting wetlands, lakes, and waterways in the Sea-Tac Airport area of Washington State. The album covers locations including Miller Creek, Walker Creek, Lake Burien, Angle Lake, and other water resources affected by the proposed Third Runway construction at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. An accompanying map illustrates the runway's projected impact on local water resources, identifying proposed fill areas and the third runway site relative to surrounding communities such as Burien, Normandy Park, and Des Moines.
    TagsLora Lake, Map, Miller Creek, RCAA, Sea-Tac Airport, Third RunwayFolderRCAA
  • 2002-10-22

    EXH AR026409: Wetland Mitigation Calculations — Vacca Farm

    This document outlines wetland mitigation calculations for the Vacca Farm site, detailing compensation actions such as wetland restoration and enhancement across various locations including Lora Lake and prior converted croplands. Adjustments were made to credit acreages based on state ecology findings and documentation gaps; for example, the 6.60-acre converted cropland credit was reduced to 3.30 acres because the state identified those areas as existing wetlands requiring enhancement ratios rather than restoration ratios. In total, the site's original 10.48 credit acres were adjusted down to 5.61 acres after accounting for these regulatory and documentation considerations.
    TagsACC, Ecology, Environment, Lora Lake, PCHB, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Port Of Seattle, Third RunwayFolderBox 10
  • 2002-10-22

    EXH AR035006: Draft Map — Restrictive Covenants on West Side of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Northern Map)

    Draft map AR035006 showing restrictive covenants on the west side of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (northern section). Features include Relocated Miller Creek, Lora Lake, Miller Creek/Lora Lake/Vacca Farm Wetland and Floodplain Mitigation Area, Miller Creek Mitigation Area, Toe of Fill boundaries, Relocated S. 154th Place, and multiple 60-foot ROW designations (30 feet each side from center
    TagsACC, Lora Lake, Map, Miller Creek, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Sea-Tac Airport, STCPFolderBox 14
  • 2002-10-22

    EXH AR035004: Attachment G — Wetland Acreage Impacts and Mitigation by Wetland Function

    Attachment G table detailing wetland acreage impacts and mitigation credits by wetland function for in-basin and Auburn sites, related to the Sea-Tac Airport or associated project. Functions covered include Resident/Anadromous Fish (8.6 acres impacted), Passerine Birds (14.9 acres), Waterfowl (1.9 acres), Amphibians (9.8 acres), Small Mammals (13.2 acres), Exports Organic Matter (10.9 acres), Ground Water
    TagsACC, Auburn Wetland, Environmental Impact Statement, Lora Lake, Miller Creek, NEPA, Pollution Control Hearings BoardFolderBox 14
  • 2002-10-22

    EXH AR034997: Summary of Wetland Mitigation Credit for Sea-Tac Airport Master Plan Update Improvements

    Attachment D table summarizing wetland mitigation credit for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update improvements. Documents in-basin mitigation (102.27 acres, 29.80 credit) and out-of-basin mitigation (65.38 acres, 42.91 credit) for a total of 167.65 mitigation acres and 72.71 total credit. In-basin mitigation includes wetland restoration at Vacca Farm (credit ratio 1:1), wetland enhancement at Vacca
    TagsACC, Des Moines Creek, Environmental Impact Statement, Lora Lake, Miller Creek, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Sea-Tac Airport Master PlanFolderBox 14
  • 2002-10-21

    Exhibit 175: Summary of Wetland Mitigation Credit for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update Improvements

    Exhibit 175 (AR018443) summarizes wetland mitigation credit for Sea-Tac Airport Master Plan Update improvements. Tables detail in-basin mitigation (102.27 acres, 29.80 credit) and out-of-basin mitigation (65.38 acres, 42.91 credit) for a total of 167.65 acres and 72.71 mitigation credits. Specific mitigation sites include Vacca Farm, Miller Creek Wetland and Riparian Buffer, Tyee Valley Golf Course,
    TagsACC, Des Moines Creek, Environmental Impact Statement, Lora Lake, Miller Creek, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Sea-Tac Airport Master PlanFolderBox 08
  • 2001-07-19

    EXH AR018498: Port Of Seattle Parcel 92 Condemnation — Prior Converted Croplands Wetland Ruling and Lora Lake Mitigation Credit Discussion

    Email chain (AR018498–AR018499) dated July 19, 2001, from Erik Stockdale (likely Washington State Department of Ecology) to Joan Marchioro (ATG) and Andy McMillan, forwarding a message from Jim Kelley of Parametrix, Inc. The judge ruled in favor of Port Of Seattle in the Parcel 92 condemnation case, finding that prior converted croplands were wetlands under
    TagsACC, Auburn Wetland, Ecology, Lora Lake, PCHB, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Port Of SeattleFolderBox 08
  • 2001-06-22

    Aerial View of Highway Corridor With Transmission Towers Near Sea-Tac Airport

    Aerial photograph showing a multi-lane highway (likely Interstate 5 or SR-99) running through a mixed landscape of ball fields, wetland ponds, and light industrial/nursery properties. Large orange high-voltage transmission tower structures are visible crossing the highway corridor, with what appears to be an airport runway environment in the upper right background.
    Tagsaircraft, Lora Lake, Sea-Tac Airport, SR509FolderWatershed Aerial Photos
  • 2000-09-05

    EXH AR045793: Technical Memorandum — CWA 401 Issues for Master Plan Update Projects, Port Of Seattle (Sea-Tac Airport)

    Technical memorandum dated September 5, 2000 from Elizabeth Leavitt (Port Of Seattle) to Ray Helwig (Washington State Department of Ecology), cc’d to Erik Stockdale, Nancy Groves (Ecology), Jim Kelley and Paul Fendt (Parametrix), Project No. 556-2912-001(03). Addresses CWA Section 401 permit issues for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update projects involving wetlands and streams. Topics
    TagsACC, Clean Water Act, Ecology, Lora Lake, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Port Of Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport Master PlanFolderBox 19
  • 1998-08-19

    EXH AR041760: Miller Creek Enhancement Program — Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update Improvements

    Draft report prepared by Parametrix, Inc. for Port of Seattle regarding the Miller Creek Enhancement Program associated with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan Update Improvements. Document AR 041760 covers Miller Creek relocation and enhancement, floodplain compensation, floodplain enhancement, Lora Lake buffer enhancement, and Miller Creek riparian buffer enhancement. Includes ecological assessment of Miller Creek (fish
    TagsACC, Environment, Lora Lake, Miller Creek, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Port Of Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport Master PlanFolderBox 17

Posts pagination

Page 1 Page 2
Sidebar On/Off

Upcoming Events

  • Stay Grounded Event: Night trains, not night planes!
    Add to CalendarMSunday Sep 13: 12:00am
    Ntnnp social media3

    For the past two years, more than 220 initiatives from 15 countries have declared September 13th as the International day for the ban of night flights at airports. In parallel, activists across Europe have been gathering for pyjama parties for night trains – coordinated in 2024 and 2025 by Back on Track and Stay Grounded.

    [...]
  • Burien Airport Committee Meeting September 15, 2026
    Add to CalendarMTuesday Sep 15: 6:00pm
    400 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA 98166
    Burien airport committee 15 sep 2026 agenda pdf pdf

    a) Part 150 Noise Study (Emily Inlow-Hood) — 15 minutes
    b) SAMP Update and Next Steps (Brian Davis and Sarah Moore) — 15 minutes
    c) Legislative Updates — 10 minutes
       • SCA (Sarah Moore)
       • Work with Sen. Orwall (Brian Davis)
    d) StART Reorganization (Jeff Harbaugh and Karen Veloria) — 10 minutes

    [...]

[See all...]


Help study childhood asthma. Get free HEPA filter!

read more...

Issues

Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
read more...

Read This!

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.
continue...

The Podcast!

Subscribe to the only podcast devoted to policies, politics, history, impacts for people living under the flight path everywhere. It’s definitely not just about noise!
  • Sea-Tac Noise.Info
  • Connect with STNI

    • Subscribe
    • Port Package Problem?
    • Donate
    • Podcast
    • Socials
      • Facebook
      • X (Twitter)
      • Bluesky
      • Instagram

    "Airport Terminal and Parking Structure" — , 2024

  • Learn

    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Explainers
    • Youtube
    • Research Requests
    • Make a complaint
  • Goals

    Fulfill the promises of 1976:
    • Compensation
    • Reduced noise
    • Improved air quality
    • Environmental remediation
Login/Register
©2026•Data Privacy

Message

We use cookies to provide basic functionality. We also provide access to search engines in order to provide site analytics. We do not sell or share your data.
V V