DEP’s only witness yesterday, today also a witness for WWALS, couldn’t find a document she needed in the Respondents’ cartload (literally) of documents, not even with the help of five Respondent attorneys, yet everyone could find items in the two WWALS exhibit books quite readily.

We also learned that concerns were irrelevant, only actual effects on WWALS members count, which made it too difficult for Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson to get qualified as an expert witness, even though she has assisted DEP and SRWMD in environmental issues. And we couldn’t talk about air quality issues, since DEP already issued an air quality permit for the Sabal Trail Hildreth compressor station in Suwannee County, so what David Shields could talk about was very limited, even though he and his family with their organic farm live downwind of that compressor station. However, WWALS expert witness Dennis Price hit geological questions out of the ballpark. And a cow did fall into a sinkhole.

Here are WWALS videos of each witness, followed by a video playlist. See also much more about this case, including videos of the other two days, and how you can help WWALS defend our members, the Suwannee River, and the Floridan Aquifer.

• 1. Preliminary Issues, Introductions – Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson -DOAH 15-4975 – day 2 – 2015-10-20

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• 2. Chris Mericle – DOAH 15-4975 – day 2 – 2015-10-20

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• 3. David Shields – DOAH 15-4975 – day 2 – 2015-10-20

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• 4. Lisa Prather – fire drill – DOAH 15-4975 – day 2 – 2015-10-20

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• 4. Lisa Prather – WWALS Witness – DOAH 15-4975 – day 2 – 2015-10-20

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• 5. Lisa Prather – WWALS Witness – waiting – DOAH 15-4975 – day 2 – 2015-10-20

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• 6. Lisa Prather – WWALS Witness – (part 2) – DOAH 15-4975 – day 2 – 2015-10-20

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• 7. Donna Ellison – WWALS Witness – DOAH 15-4975 – day 2 – 2015-10-20

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• 8. Wayne Ellison – WWALS Witness – DOAH 15-4975 – day 2 – 2015-10-20

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• 9. Dennis Price – WWALS Witness – DOAH 15-4975 – day 2 – 2015-10-20

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• 10. Dennis Price – WWALS Witness – (Part 2 – cross examination)- DOAH 15-4975 – day 2 – 2015-10-20

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• 11. Don Thieme – WWALS Witness and Daily Adjournment – DOAH 15-4975 – day 2 – 2015-10-20

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Here’s a video playlist:

Videos: WWALS witnesses in WWALS v. Sabal Trail & FDEP 2015-10-20
FDEP Notice of Intent to Issue to Sabal Trail an Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) and Easement to Use Sovereign Submerged Lands (Easement),
Day 2, Final Hearing, DOAH Case 15-004975, WWALS v. Sabal Trail & FDEP,
Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, Chris Mericle, David Shields, Lisa Prather, Donna Ellison, Wayne Ellison, Dennis Price, Don Thieme,
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for WWALS Watershed Coalition (WWALS),
Jasper, Florida, 20 October 2015.

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