TagNoise Remedy Program(52)

This working draft chapter outlines the final evaluation of noise abatement and noise remedy measures considered for Seattle-Tacoma (Jackson) International Airport, covering both on-airport and off-airport approaches. Ten criteria were used to assess each measure, including aircraft safety, noise reduction effectiveness, community attitudes, cost, and compatibility with existing land-use plans. Measures meeting these criteria were recommended for implementation to reduce aircraft noise impacts on surrounding communities.

This is a business card for Jim Cornwell, an Insulation Contract Expeditor working in the Noise Remedy Program at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. He was based at the Neighborhood Field Office located at 19639-A 28th Avenue S., SeaTac, WA, and could be reached by phone, pager, fax, or email through the Port of Seattle. The Noise Remedy Program focused on providing insulation solutions to help reduce airport noise impacts on surrounding residential communities.

This Avigation Easement is a legal agreement in which a homeowner near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport grants the Port of Seattle permanent rights to use the airspace above their property for all types of aircraft, without restriction on frequency or proximity. In exchange, the Port assists with noise-reduction modifications to the home, and the homeowner waives all current and future claims for noise-related damages. The easement runs with the land permanently, binding all future owners of the property to the same terms.

The King County International Airport (Boeing Field) Residential Aircraft Noise Remedy Improvements Program (RANRIP) is a sound insulation program that provides home modifications to reduce aircraft noise for eligible residents living near the airport. The program, initially approved by the FAA in November 2006 and updated in September 2012, outlines policies and procedures covering homeowner eligibility, design assessments, construction processes, and post-construction inspections. Funding for sound insulation treatments is provided through the program, with the goal of measurably reducing interior noise levels for qualifying residences within the defined noise mitigation boundary.

In September 2003, the Port of Seattle Commission considered authorizing a $3.69 million program to sound-insulate 98 single-family homes near Sea-Tac Airport that fell within the projected 2010 65 DNL noise contour and were built before local noise codes took effect. The project, stemming from a 1997 Environmental Impact Statement related to the airport's third runway, aimed to reduce interior noise levels by at least 5 decibels in eligible homes in Des Moines and unincorporated King County. Funding was to come primarily from federal Airport Improvement Program grants (80%), with the remainder drawn from the Airport Development Fund, and homeowners were required to grant the Port an avigation easement in exchange for the insulation work.

This Summer 1998 newsletter from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Noise Abatement Office covers the Noise Remedy/Home Sound Insulation Program, explaining how the program boundary was established using 65 DNL noise contours and noting that 6,375 of 10,000 eligible homes had been insulated by Q1 1998. It also includes a quarterly report on fleet noise compliance, flight pattern changes, and an update on the Part 150 Noise Study, which was set to be presented at a public open house on July 23, 1998. Additionally, the newsletter lists upcoming regional airshow events for summer 1998, including Seafair and the Blue Angels, along with associated noise complaint contact numbers.

This Home Owner's Instruction Manual was produced under the Port of Seattle's Sound Reduction Program and covers vinyl window and door products installed by CARE-FREE Windows and contractor SKM Construction. It explains how to care for and operate the PVC windows, which are designed to reduce aircraft noise, improve weatherization, and resist drafts and condensation. All CARE-FREE Windows products are backed by a 10-year guarantee covering defects in materials and workmanship from the date of purchase.