Nisqually Delta Ass'n v. City of DuPont

Plaintiffs Nisqually Delta Association and Washington Environmental Council appeal the Superior Court judgment affirming the approval by the Shorelines Hearings Board (SHB) of shoreline substantial development and conditional use permits for the proposed forest products export facility of defendant Weyerhaeuser Company (Weyco) to be built within the city of DuPont.

Plaintiffs raise narrow procedural issues involving notice requirements under the State Environmental Policy Act of 1971, RCW 43.21C (SEPA); the Shoreline Management Act of 1971, RCW 90.58 (SMA); compliance with the Shorelines…