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The Washington State Department of Ecology concurs with and joins the Port of Seattle’s response to the Airport Communities Coalition’s motion regarding the Pollution Control Hearings Board’s decision to publish portions of depositions. The document is a brief legal filing in PCHB No. 01-160, signed by Assistant Attorneys General on behalf of Ecology. It was

This document is a proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order submitted to the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington in PCHB No. 01-160. The case involves the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) as appellants against the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the

This document presents the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and proposed order from a hearing before the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160). The case involves the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Airport Expansion (CASE) as appellants challenging the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle

The Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) moves the Pollution Control Hearings Board to correct, clarify, and/or partially reconsider its Order Publishing Certain Portions of Depositions of Ecology Managers and CR 30(b)(6) Designated Witnesses. ACC identifies three categories of discrepancies: instances where the Order mischaracterizes testimony as admitted or excluded, instances where excerpts were carved out creating

Joint proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law submitted by the Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle to the Pollution Control Hearings Board in case No. PCHB 01-160. The case concerns the §401 Clean Water Act certification issued by Ecology for the Port of Seattle’s Master Plan Update improvements at Seattle-Tacoma International

Kelly Whiting, a Senior Engineer at King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, provides direct testimony before the Pollution Control Hearings Board regarding the Port of Seattle’s Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) for Sea-Tac International Airport Master Plan improvements. Whiting reviewed both the SMP and the Port’s Low Flow Impact Analysis on behalf of

The Airport Communities Coalition formally withdraws Issue No. 20 from the Pollution Control Hearings Board proceeding, PCHB No. 01-160. The withdrawn issue questioned whether reasonable assurance existed that Section 401 and applicable water quality law would not be violated if the Certification did not address water quality impacts to Gilliam Creek. A certificate of service

The Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington issued a supplemental post-hearing evidentiary order in the case of Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against SeaTac Expansion v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle. The order clarifies that duplicate exhibits share the same admissibility status as their counterparts, correcting

The Pollution Control Hearings Board denied the Airport Communities Coalition’s motion to redact portions of pre-filed testimony by Paul Fendt. The motion was based on the Board’s earlier discovery cut-off date of February 28, 2002, but the Board found the testimony in question related to work conducted before the cut-off that was simply delivered late.

The Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) filed this reply memorandum supporting its motion to redact testimony from Port of Seattle expert Paul Fendt regarding low flow frequencies in Walker Creek. ACC argues that Fendt’s opinions and a March 2002 Walker Creek chart were not timely disclosed to appellants prior to the discovery cutoff, violating CR 26(e)(1)(B)