Item No. 7a_Supp 
Meeting Date April 23, 2019 
Environmental Excellence and
Fly Quiet Awards 
Elizabeth Leavitt, Jeremy Webb, Marlene
Maurer, and Tom Fagerstrom (Environment
and Sustainability Center of Expertise) 
April 23, 2019 


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2018 Award Program 
Recognize environmental accomplishments of local Aviation &
Maritime industry 
Recognize airline noise reduction efforts 
Opportunities for small businesses 
Winners determined by staff with Senior Management concurrence
Awards for tenants and businesses supporting Port Environmental Goals since 2010 
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Environmental Award Winners 


Wide range of partners and actions recognized for 2018 Awards 
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Maritime  Education and Outreach 
Focus on minority communities and non-native
English speakers 

Educated business owners and individuals on
various environmental issues 

Organized volunteer programs and stewardship
events 

ECOSS empowered over 10,000 businesses and community members in 2018 
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Maritime  Education and Outreach 
Educated students through hands-on
curricula 

Focus on leadership, environmental
stewardship and team work 

Raised next generation of stewards for the
Puget Sound and the local maritime industry 
Sound Experience taught 878 students through 44 educational sailings in 2018 
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Maritime  Environmental Performance 
Honorable Mention 
Installed a photovoltaic array which offsets
3.5 tons of CO2 annually 
Completed energy efficiency upgrades
which reduce 30.3 tons of CO2 annually 


Pacific Fishermen Shipyard is committed to reduce environmental impact 
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Quiet Seas Award 
Port staff is currently exploring feasibility
of quiet vessel recognition program 
Scope, eligibility and other award criteria
to be determined 


Award program would support Southern Resident Killer Whale Task Force 
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Aviation  Environmental Performance
(Small Business) 
Converted fourteen passenger buses
from gasoline to propane fuel 
Cut carbon emissions by 161 tons 
Equivalent to removing 34 cars from the
road annually 
Small and veteran owned business 


Alternative fuel further enhances high occupancy shuttle benefits 
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Aviation  Environmental Performance
(Small Business) 
Converted nine passenger buses from
gasoline to propane fuel 
Cut carbon emissions by 164 tons 
Equivalent to removing 35 cars from the
road annually 
Small and veteran owned business 


Alternative fuel further enhances high occupancy shuttle benefits 
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Aviation  Environmental Performance
and Innovation 
Rematch Technology 
Reduced deadheading by 50% 
Cut carbon emissions by 250 tons 
Carbon Offsets 
First and only TNC to become carbon-
neutral 
One of worlds largest voluntary offset
purchasers 
9,100 tons of carbon offset from STIA
operations 
Ride-share company's efforts reduce and mitigate environmental impacts 
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Fly Quiet Awards 


Three airlines are recognized annually
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Fly Quiet Bravo Award 
Southwest Airlines 
Noise levels were consistently
lower than competitors 
Flew the noise abatement
procedures accurately 
Operated the latest versions of
the Boeing 737 

Quietest among the five busiest carriers operationally at Sea-Tac
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Fly Quiet Regional Award 
Jazz Aviation (Air Canada Express) 
Reached comparatively low
noise levels from their
operations 
Sustained success at flying the
procedures correctly 
Operated the very quiet
Canadair CRJ series 
Quietest among all regional jet carriers at Sea-Tac 
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Fly Quiet Award 
Spirit Airlines 
Noise levels were consistently
lower than competitors in this
large group 
Was successful at flying the
procedures 
Operated the latest versions of
the Airbus A320 and A321 
Quietest among jet carriers with at least 1,000 operations at Sea-Tac 
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Fly Quiet Additional Scoring Category for
Next Year 
Late Night Noise Limitation Program developed through
StART
Applies to aircraft operations between 12:00am and
5:00am 
Operations exceeding specific noise thresholds during
these hours will receive a scoring penalty 

Additional category will be used to assess 2020 Fly Quiet Award 
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Next Steps 
Award Luncheon & Publicity Launch 
5/22/19, 12-1:30PM, STIA International Conference Center 
Commissioners and Executive Leadership invited 
Meet winners, present commemorative awards, photo-ops 
Press release, radio spots, and media coverage 


Award Luncheon in May to celebrate winners and launch publicity campaign 
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