Procedural History
Complaint Dec. 18, 2024: The commission issued a Complaint and Notice of Virtual Prehearing Conference. The Complaint alleges violations of state law and administrative rule for operating as a solid waste company for compensation in Washington without the necessary certificate for such operations. The Notice scheduled a virtual prehearing conference on Feb. 6, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. Parties in this matter can participate online via Zoom or join by phone at 253-215-8782, using conference ID: 867 8089 5854# and Passcode: 407029#.
Motion to Dismiss Jan. 7, 2025: DTG filed its Answer to Complaint and a Motion to Dismiss the Commission's Complaint.
Order 01 Jan. 27, 2025: The commission issued Order 01 Denying Motion to Dismiss.
Order 02 Mar. 18, 2025: The commission issued Order 02 Prehearing Conference Order; Denying Motion to Consolidate. Order 02, among other things, established a procedural schedule in this matter. An evidentiary hearing will be scheduled at a later date by written notice.
Notice of Hearing and Filing Requirements April 4, 2025: The commission issued a Notice of Hearing and Filing Requirements, which, among other things, established a hybrid evidentiary hearing for Nov. 17 through Nov. 19, 2025. Attend the hearing via Zoom or by phone at 253-215-8782 using conference ID: 880 1648 4790# and Passcode: 502227#.
Order 08 Granting in Part and Denying in Part DTG's Motion for Leave to Depose Witnesses and Continuance of the Case Schedule April 4, 2025: The commission issued Order 08, which denied DTG’s request to depose Foster, granted DTG’s requested continuances of the response testimony deadline, settlement conference, and rebuttal and cross-answer testimony deadlines, and denied DTG’s request to add a deadline for the response to the rebuttal.
Order 09 Denying DTG's Motion for Leave to Depose and DTG's Motion to Compel July 30, 2025: The commission issued Order 09, which denied DTG’s Motion to Depose, denied DTG’s Motion to Compel with respect to requiring a response from Rabanco as moot, and denied DTG's Motion to Compel with respect to DTG’s request to reevaluate Rabanco’s intervenor status.
Notice of Suspension of Procedural Schedule Aug. 22, 2025: The commission issued a Notice of Suspension of Procedural Schedule, which suspended the procedural schedule.
Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule and Notice of Hybrid Settlement Hearing: The commission issued a Notice, which, among other things, established a revised procedural schedule and set a hybrid settlement hearing for Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. Parties may attend the hearing in person at the Commission’s headquarters, virtually via Zoom, or by phone at 253-215-8782 using Conference ID: 856 9448 5152# and Passcode: 451727#.