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The Pollution Control Hearings Board issued an order granting Airport Communities Coalition’s motion to publish depositions of Washington Department of Ecology managers and CR 30(b)(6) designated witnesses in PCHB case 01-160. The order conditionally grants publication of depositions under Rules 32(a)(2) and 30(b)(6), subject to five conditions covering admissibility, highlighting/excerpting, counter provisions, objections, and timing.

Index to exhibits for pre-filed testimony by W. A. Rozeboom, P.E. of Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Inc. submitted to the Environmental Hearings Office regarding stormwater, hydrology, and hydraulic aspects of the proposed third runway at Sea-Tac Airport. Exhibits include correspondence with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Port of Seattle responses to public comments, and technical

The Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) filed this reply brief arguing for exclusion of Port of Seattle and Department of Ecology plans and reports produced after the February 1, 2002 cutoff date established in the Board’s October 30, 2001 Pre-Hearing Order. The document argues that the plain language of the Pre-Hearing Order prohibits reliance on any

The Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) filed this reply brief in support of their motion to exclude testimony from Washington Department of Ecology witness Dave Garland. The brief argues that Ecology failed to timely disclose that Garland would testify about the Port of Seattle’s December 2001 Low Flow Plan, violating discovery rules and the Board’s Pre-Hearing

The Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) filed this reply brief before the Pollution Control Hearings Board in support of its motion to publish depositions of Washington State Department of Ecology managers and CR 30(b)(6) designated witnesses. ACC argues that under CR 32, depositions of officers, directors, and managing agents of governmental agencies may be used for

Transcript of proceedings before the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160) on Day One of a ten-day hearing. The case involves Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion as appellants against the State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle as respondents. The hearing was held at the Environmental

The Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) replies to the Port of Seattle’s response regarding a motion to strike the Port’s pre-hearing brief for violating page and formatting requirements. ACC argues the Port manipulated line spacing to fit additional text beyond allowed limits, that the Port’s footnote argument is inapposite given ACC’s larger margins, and that Ecology’s

The Port of Seattle responds to a motion by Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) to strike the Port’s pre-hearing brief. The Port argues that ACC and CASE themselves manipulated briefing guidelines by combining pages and using 117 footnotes in small, single-spaced type to circumvent page limits. The Port contends that

The Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and CASE move the Pollution Control Hearings Board for leave to publish depositions of Washington State Department of Ecology managers, including its director Tom Fitzsimmons and other senior officials. The motion arises from a dispute over Ecology’s refusal to designate CR 30(b)(6) witnesses on factual and policy issues related to

A proposed order from the Pollution Control Hearings Board for the State of Washington granting the Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion’s motion to publish depositions of Ecology managers and CR 36(b)(6) designated witnesses. The order admits depositions of eight named individuals into the record for any purpose. The document was received by