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Washington State
Energy Facility Site Evaluation CouncilRegion 10 Regional Response Team
Northwest Area Committee
Seattle, WA
February 12, 2014
EFSEC
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SCOPEEFSEC
• EFSEC formed in 1970: Nuclear power
• “One stop permitting agency”
• State agency and local government members
• EFSEC recommendation to Governor for final decision
• Final decision preempts all other state and local governments
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EFSEC reviews specific site proposals
Recognize the pressing need for increased energy facilities
Provide abundant energy at a reasonable cost
Balance the increasing demands for energy facilities with the broad interests of the public
Produce minimal adverse effects on the environment
STATE LAWChapter 80.50 RCW
WAC 463-14
EFSEC
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• Local Government (City and County)• Port District - nonvoting (both for application review)
Optional members:– Dept. of Agriculture– Dept. of Health– Dept. of Transportation– Military Department
• Dept. of Ecology
• Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
• Dept. of Commerce
• Dept. of Natural Resources
• Utilities & Transportation Commission*
* Provides staff and administrative support to EFSEC
Chair – Governor Appointee
MEMBERSRCW 80.50.30
EFSEC
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Counsel for the EnvironmentRCW 80.50.080
EFSEC
• The counsel for the environment shall represent the public and its interest in protecting the quality of the environment.
• The counsel for the environment is an assistant attorney general who is appointed by the attorney general and does not represent the individual but rather represents statewide interests.
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• Power Plants:
– Alternative Energy Resources “any size may opt-in” (wind, solar, geothermal, wave/tidal, landfill gas, biomass, etc.)
– Non Hydro Thermal Power Plants 350+ MW
• Transmission Lines 115+ kV may “opt-in”
• Pipelines
• Refineries and Storage Facilities
FACILITIESEFSEC
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Oil Storage FacilitiesRCW 80.50.020
• “Energy plant” means the facility together with its associated facilities and includes…
• “Facilities which will have the capacity to receive more than an average of fifty thousand barrels per day of crude or refined petroleum… which has been or will be transported over marine waters, except that the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to storage facilities unless occasioned by such new facility construction.”
EFSEC
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SITING PROCESSEFSEC
• Application Review (Independent Consultants)
• Environmental Review (SEPA)
• Land Use Consistency Determination
• Adjudicative Proceeding
• Air & Water Discharge Permits
Public participation
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AIR AND WATER DISCHARGE PERMITSWAC 463-76 AND WAC 463-78EFSEC
• WAC 463-76 – Regulations for Compliance With NPDES Permit Program
• The purpose of these regulations is to establish a state individual permit program, applicable to the discharge of pollutants and other wastes and materials to the surface waters of the state…
• WAC 463-78 - The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council …is charged with responsibilities for the conduct of a statewide program of air pollution prevention and control for energy facilities.
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Adjudicative ProceedingWAC 463-30
EFSEC
• Administrative Law Judge
• Court Reporter
• Record Compiled
• Stipulations and Settlements
• Deliberations
• Findings and Conclusions
• Governor Accept, Reject, Remand
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State Environmental Policy ActWAC 463-47
• SEPA applies to all Washington state and local public agencies• Environmental concerns considered• Informs agencies and decision makers of potential impacts• Determination of Significance/Scoping – Focus of environmental review
– Invite public, agency and tribal comments– Identify impacts to consider– Scoping Report– Lead Agency decides scope for the draft EIS
• DEIS– Invite public, agency and tribal comments– Completeness and accuracy of environmental impacts and mitigation measures
• FEIS– Informs decision makers– Record of environmental analysis– Considered along with administrative record in making recommendation to
Governor
EFSEC
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CONSTRUCTION and OPERATION STANDARDS
CHAPTER 463-62 WAC
EFSEC
•SEISMICITY – STATE BUILDING CODE
•NOISE – STATE STANDARDS
•FISH & WILDLIFE – “NO NET LOSS”
•WETLANDS – “NO NET LOSS”
•WATER QUALITY – STATE LAW
•AIR QUALITY – STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS
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SITING PROCESSEFSEC
• Public Participation
– Public meetings
– Written public comments
– Response to public comments
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SITING PROCESSEFSEC
More Opportunities for Public Participation RCW 80.50.090
• Informational Meeting – no later than 60 days after receipt of application
• Public Hearings - Land Use
• Public Hearings – Adjudicative Proceeding
• SEPA – Scoping Comments
• DEIS – Opportunities to Comment
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WNP -1/4
Chehalis CT Columbia Generating Station
Kittitas Valley Wind
BP Cogeneration Facility
Wild Horse Wind
Desert Claim Wind
EFSEC Project Location Map
Application Under Review
Operating
Under Construction
Approved - Construction Not Started
Seattle Spokane
Olympia
Whistling Ridge Wind
Satsop CT
Tesoro-Savage Vancouver Energy Distribution Terminal
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COMPLIANCE MONITORING
• State agencies• Local agencies
EFSEC monitors approved projects for compliance with the Site Certification Agreement through contracts with:
EFSEC
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efsec.wa.govEFSEC