Exhibit
Port Commission rm/A
June 28, 2011
1      MeetingMW

Honorable Port Commissioners,

Consultants,

Port of Seattle

Thank you for taking the time to hold this public meeting to discuss items in the
recommendations from the recent Far 150 process. As you may know, I have been in discussion with
the Port Commission and Russ Simonson, airport environmental
manager for two years regarding
placing a noise wall on the west side of the 3rd runway embankment to shield and buffer the city of
Burien and its residents from new noise impacts. At the suggestion of Mr. Simonson, I proposed this
during the FAR 150 process at the second community meeting. I do not see it in the current proposal. I
am aware that in the past FAA has balked at such things due to aircraft safety. The placement of foam
insulated or such type of blocks on the west embankment will in
no way constitute a safety hazard since
the alternative to an aircraft hitting the porous noise absorbent wall is plummeting down
a 200 foot
embankment into homes.

Noise walls have been placed at corridors near freeways all over the region
even though homes
in those areas experience far less noise disturbance than cities
near Sea-Tac Airport. The levels of noise
and frequency are so much greater around the airport it is
a shame this has never been discussed. The
citizens here deserve as much protection from environmental effects
as citizens elsewhere in the region,
especially when we are taking an extraordinary burden of impacts on behalf of the region, something
environmental justice prohibits.

As for the home insulation part of the proposal, there is no evidence that home insulation has
a
positive effect in mitigating perceived noise disturbance as evidenced by the Expert Panel in 1996. I
have not seen any follow on studies to indicate whether the additional noise
measures proposed by the
Panel and subsequently recommended by PSRC as
a condition of approval of the third runway have
been completed or determined to be effective.

I was also told by Mr. Simonson that vapor
recovery for mitigating air quality impacts has not
been an item the Port has been interested in installing. Vapor
recovery has been recommended many
times since 1973. Gas stations have them even though their impacts to atmospheric emissions
are a tiny
fraction of the airports' contribution. Citizens as far as two miles from the airport can smell the
kerosene odors and the presence of these odors have been acknowledged by Port employees in the
past. These odors contain vapor chemicals that are dangerous to health, especially vulnerable
are the
elderly and children which constitute the majority of individuals experiencing these dangers.

There is also no plan to mitigate air quality impacts. Recent scientic
reports indicate that the
oil droplets present in the exhaust from jet engines
can have a detrimental effect on health, lungs and
the brain when exposed to sunlight. Insulation of homes cannot mitigate cancer risk from aviation

emissions. Citizens living near SeaTac have a much higher risk for developing cancer (EPA Estimation
and Evaluation of Cancer Risks at Midway Airport 1993). The Port, FAA, County, State, regulators, EPA
and the federal government needs to be more proactive in protecting the public from these
dangers
especially since they are the purveyors of the information documenting the risks. But I have yet to see
discussion of any type of mitigation plan, proposal or recommendation regarding this eminent
danger.
It is a fact analyzed and discussed by agencies that people living within the noise abatement corridors

are being sprayed by toxic, carcinogenic chemicals and soot from jet engines for 12 miles from the
runway ends (1970 Department of Commerce). And within these areas, the State Department of Public
Health has uncovered a much higher than average rate of lung, brain, throat, nasal
cancers, all of which
can be directly attributed to toxic chemicals present in jet exhaust.

If the Port wishes to be considered an environmental steward, then they must first and
foremost warn the public of these dangers. They must do their best to mitigate the impacts from
jet
operations.

I have written down my thoughts on the terrible burdens this community has been forced to
bear to benet the region, greed, corruption and proteering. I feel these are far too serious to be
disregarded any longer. I am donating copies of my book "Over My Head" to the commissioners which
contains the reference materials for my discussion. I can only hope that the intelligent, thoughtful and

necessary process needed to truly address these grave issues will be pursued in the very near future.

Sincerely,



Debi Wagner

Vice President, US Citizens Aviation Watch

aviationjustice.org