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Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) case 01-160 order dated March 22, 2002, granting Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) motion to strike certain pre-filed testimony and limit oral testimony. Board presided by Kaleen Cottingham established February 28, 2002 as discovery cut-off date; parties prohibited from relying on information created after that date. Order restricts Port of Seattle

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.

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

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) case 01-160 order dated March 19, 2002, denying Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) Motion In Limine to Exclude Late-Produced Plans and Reports. Presided by Kaleen Cottingham; parties represented by Kevin Stock and Michael Witek (ACC), Rick Poulin (CASE), Gillis Reavis (Port Of Seattle), and Jeff Kray (Ecology). Board ruled that the

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

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

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

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