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This is a transcript from Day Four (March 21, 2002) of a hearing before the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board, in which the Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion challenged the Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle over issues related to Sea-Tac Airport expansion. The ten-day hearing, held in Lacey, Washington, brought together attorneys representing community groups opposed to the expansion alongside state and port officials. The case, identified as PCHB No. 01-160, reflects community concerns about the environmental and noise impacts of the proposed airport expansion.

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) order in case PCHB 01-160, issued March 21, 2002, presided by Kaleen Cottingham. ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) moved to exclude testimony of Dave Garland (Washington State Department of Ecology) regarding his March 6, 2002 report on the December 2001 low flow plan related to §401 certification. Board found Ecology violated

This is a transcript from Day Three (March 20, 2002) of a Pollution Control Hearings Board proceeding in Washington State, in which the Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion challenged the State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle over environmental permits related to Sea-Tac Airport expansion. The hearing, held in Lacey, Washington, involved attorneys representing community groups opposed to the expansion as well as state and port officials defending it. The proceedings continued through Day Ten, March 29, 2002.

This is a transcript from a March 19, 2002 hearing before the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board, in which the Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against SeaTac Expansion challenged the State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle over issues related to Sea-Tac Airport expansion. The case (PCHB No. 01-160) was heard over multiple days in Lacey, Washington, with attorneys representing community groups opposing the expansion on one side and state and port officials on the other.

This document is a transcript of legal proceedings held March 18, 2002, before the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board, in a case where the Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion challenged the State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle over environmental concerns related to Sea-Tac Airport expansion. The hearing, which ran for ten days through March 29, 2002, was conducted at the Environmental Hearings Office in Lacey, Washington. Attorneys representing community groups, the state attorney general's office, and the Port of Seattle all appeared before a three-member board panel.

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) reply brief in PCHB No. 01-160 supporting motion to publish depositions of Ecology managers and CR 30(b)(6) designated witnesses at hearing. Filed March 18, 2002 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board, State of Washington. Argues CR 32 allows depositions of officers, directors, or managing agents of governmental agencies to be used

This document records a 2002 Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board case in which community groups challenged the water quality certification issued for the construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against Airport Expansion argued that the Department of Ecology's approval did not provide adequate assurance that the project would comply with Clean Water Act Section 401 and state water quality laws, particularly regarding stormwater management. The Board examined 20 disputed issues covering topics such as stormwater impacts, detention system safety, and the scope of the certification.

Proposed order in PCHB No. 01-160 granting Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) motion to publish depositions of Ecology managers and CR 36(b)(6) designated witnesses. Depositions of Ann Kenny, Erik Stockdale, Gordon White, John Drabek, Ray Hellwig, Tom Fitzsimmons, Kevin Fitzpatrick, and Peter Kmet admitted into the record for any purpose.

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Order in case PCHB No. 01-160, granting Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) motion in limine to exclude late-filed plans and reports submitted by respondents State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Excluded exhibits include Exhibit No. 1320 (Embankment Modeling Report), Exhibit No.

Prefiled testimony (with errata corrections) of Joseph Brascher of AQUA TERRA Consultants submitted to the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160) in the matter of Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Brascher testifies regarding low streamflow hydrologic modeling at