PCHB177005798

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

On August 23, 2001, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) filed an appeal challenging the § 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 issued by the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to the Port of Seattle (Port) on August 10, 2001. As a result of a stipulation between the parties entered by the Board on September 28, 2001, Ecology re-issued the § 401 Certification No. 1996-4- 02325 (amended-l) on September 21, 2001. Also as a result of the stipulation, ACC filed a new appeal on the re-issued § 401 Certification No. 1996-4-02325 (amended-l). On November 30, 2001, Citizens Against SeaTac Expansion (CASE) filed a motion to intervene in the appeal. CASE is a non-profit, local citizens' group which, among other things, acts to protect the local environment and communities from activities associated with the SeaTac International Airport. CASE is involved with another appeal before the Board regarding the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit (NPDES permit) for the airport. PCHB 01-160 1 ORDER GRANTING INTERVENTION AR 005798 Further, CASE was involved in the public involvement stage of the issuance of the § 401 certification at issue in this appeal, including submitting oral and written comments. In response to the motion to intervene, the Port indicates no objection to the intervention so long as appropriate limits are set to avoid the impairment of the "prompt and orderly conduct of the appeal." In particular, the Port requests that CASE: 1. Not be allowed to raise new issues than those stipulated or imposed by the Board in this appeal;…
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