Klickitat County Citizens Against Imported Waste V. Klickitat County

This case presents the issue of the legality of Klickitat County's 1990 Solid Waste Management Plan Update (1990 Plan Update) and its accompanying environmental impact statement (EIS). The 1990 Plan Update and EIS were prepared after the Yakima Indian Nation successfully challenged Klickitat County's previous 1989 Solid Waste Management Plan Update (1989 Plan Update), which the Superior Court held was void for failure to prepare an EIS. In this case, the Yakima Indian Nation challenges the adequacy of the 1990 Plan Update and EIS prepared in response to that court order, arguing the 1990 Plan Update and EIS fail to comply with the order or with the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act of 1971 (SEPA), RCW 43.21C. Skamania County Superior Court upheld the 1990 Plan Update and EIS as adequate. We affirm.