A federal lawsuit brought against the U.S. Navy by a Central Whidbey anti-noise group is officially over.

Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve for a Healthy, Safe & Peaceful Environment, or COER, and a top Navy official agreed to a stipulation of dismissal of the 2013 lawsuit in U.S. District Court earlier this week.

The lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice, meaning that it can be refiled at a later date.

COER’s attorney David Mann, of Seattle, said the dismissal of the case is largely a housekeeping matter because all of the issues cited by the group in its lawsuit were dealt with.

COER originally filed a lawsuit against the Navy in 2013 to force it to prepare a full environmental impact statement, or EIS, for the then-new Growler.

The group maintains that the Growler is much louder than its predecessor, the EA-6B Prowler.

The lawsuit also alleged that the number of practice flights at Outlying Field Coupeville was much higher than the Navy had previously promised.

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station uses the small runway south of Coupeville to simulate aircraft carrier landings.

After the lawsuit was filed, the Navy announced that a full environmental impact statement will be conducted for the addition of new squadrons coming to Whidbey; the report is currently scheduled to be released this fall.

The Navy also reduced significantly the number of the touch-and-go flights at OLF Coupeville and started communicating with the public about the flight schedule.