Question juridique clé
Whether the appellants had standing and whether EWZ and NOK were properly treated as parties
Solution extraite
The association and the two nearby residents were entitled to appeal; EWZ and NOK were properly recognized as parties because they were operators of the line and directly affected.
Motifs extraits
The nearby residents were directly affected. The association had egoistic association standing. Because the operators would have had standing to challenge an adverse order and would have to bear the remediation costs, Art. 6 VwVG gave them party status.