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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

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Order No. 01-160 ruling on ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) Motion To Publish Depositions of Ecology Managers and CR 30(b)(6) Designated Witnesses. The Board admitted specific deposition segments under CR 32(a)(2) and CR 30(b)(6) for deponents Tom Fitzsimmons, Gordon White, Ray Hellwig, Ann Kenny, Erik Stockdale, John Drabek, Kevin Fitzpatrick, and

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) case 01-160 order dated March 19, 2002, granting Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion to publish depositions of Washington State Department of Ecology managers and CR 30(b)(6) designated witnesses. Presiding officer Kaleen Cottingham ruled depositions of Tom Fitzsimmons, Gordon White, and Ray Hellwig conditionally admitted under Rule 32(a)(2); depositions of Ann

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Order in case PCHB 01-160, granting Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion to publish depositions of Ecology managers and CR 30(b)(6) designated witnesses. Depositions under Rule 32(a)(2) conditionally granted for Tom Fitzsimmons, Gordon White, and Ray Hellwig; depositions under Rule 30(b)(6) conditionally granted for Ann Kenny, Erik Stockdale, John Drabek, Kevin

Summary Statement for Deposition Publication submitted pursuant to Order Granting Appellant’s Motion to Publish Depositions of Ecology Managers and CR 30(b)(6) Designated Witnesses, dated March 19, 2002, in ACC & CASE v. Dept. of Ecology & Port of Seattle, PCHB No. 01-160. Deponent Ann Kenny, Department of Ecology Federal Permit Coordinator for the Northwest Regional

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.

Summary Statement for Deposition Publication filed pursuant to Order Granting Appellant’s Motion to Publish Depositions of Ecology Managers and CR 30(b)(6) Designated Witnesses, dated March 19, 2002, in ACC & CASE v. Department of Ecology & Port Of Seattle, PCHB No. 01-160. Deponent Erik Stockdale, Ecology’s wetlands staffperson, deposed January 23, 2002. Offered by Airport

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.

ACC’s reply brief in PCHB No. 01-160 supporting motion in limine to exclude plans and reports produced after February 1, 2002, cutoff date set in the October 30, 2001 Pre-Hearing Order. Arguments center on the plain language of the Pre-Hearing Order prohibiting Ecology and Port Of Seattle from relying on any plan or report prepared

Appellants’ reply brief filed by Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in PCHB No. 01-160 supporting motion in limine to exclude testimony of Washington State Department of Ecology witness Dave Garland regarding the Port of Seattle’s December 17, 2001 Low Flow Plan. ACC argues Ecology violated CR 26(e)(1)(B) duty to supplement interrogatory responses and the Board’s Pre-Hearing