TagThird Runway(1084)

This is a transcript from Day Nine (March 28, 2002) of a Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board proceeding in which the Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion challenged the State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle over issues related to Sea-Tac Airport expansion. The hearing took place in Lacey, Washington, and involved attorneys representing community groups opposed to the expansion as well as state and port officials defending it.

Offer of proof filed by Washington Attorney General Thomas J. Young on behalf of the Department of Ecology, dated March 26, 2002, memorializing excluded statements from Dave Garland’s direct testimony in PCHB No. 01-160 (Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle). The excluded

This document is a transcript from Day Six (March 25, 2002) of a Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board proceeding, in which the Airport Communities Coalition and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion challenged the State Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle over environmental concerns related to Sea-Tac Airport expansion. The hearing, held in Lacey, Washington, featured attorneys representing community groups opposed to the expansion as well as state and port officials defending their positions. The case (PCHB No. 01-160) was part of a broader legal effort by neighboring communities to scrutinize the environmental impacts of the airport's growth.

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.

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 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.

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) case 01-160, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order. Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Airport Expansion (CASE) challenge the Port Of Seattle’s Section 401 Water Quality Certification issued September 21, 2001, by Washington State Department of Ecology for construction of the Third Runway and related projects at

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.

Pre-filed testimony of W. A. Rozeboom, M.B.A., P.E. submitted to the Environmental Hearings Office (PCHB), received March 18, 2002, consisting of an index to exhibits A through P. Exhibits include Northwest Hydraulic Consultants letters to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (November 1999, February 2001, June 2001, December 2001) commenting on stormwater, hydrology, and hydraulics of

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