2009 Lower Snake River Wind

The proposed Garfield County Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project (the Project) will be located on leased lands encompassing approximately 51,696 acres of land in Garfield County (see Appendix A for property descriptions). The Project is comprised of lands south of Pomeroy, north of the Pataha River, and between the Pataha and the Tucannon Rivers (see Figures 2-1 and 2-2). For ease of displaying proposed development plans and evaluating resources, the Project is divided into three Wind Resource Areas (WRAs). The WRAs do not represent distinct project areas, but rather areas within which development activities such as documenting the wind resource, evaluation of construction parameters, and land lease negotiations are in various stages of development. Each WRA will be described in detail in Section 2.3. As a whole the Project will potentially produce up to 800 megawatts (MW) of electricity, which will be interconnected to the Little Goose-Lower Monument transmission line operated by Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). A new substation which will be owned and operated by BPA will be needed for the interconnection. The substation will be sized to accommodate additional regional energy development, including proposed wind resource areas in Columbia County. This application is limited to the proposed project description provided herein.

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January 26, 2009

Blue Sky Wind, LLC and Puget Sound Energy submitted a Conditional Use Permit Application on Jan 26, 2009 for the development of a wind energy facility to be located in Garfield County. The applicat has requested the issuance of a Determination of Significance under CH. 43.21C RCW and WAC 197-11, pursuant to which an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared.

February 9, 2009

Garfield County determined that the Conditional Use Permit Application to be complete and issued the Determination of Completeness letter to the applicant.

February 26, 2009

REVISED NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DS/SCOPING NOTICES

April 3, 2009

Public Scoping Period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Ended

The Comments received during the Scoping Period are being considered in the preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The DEIS will be made available for public review and comment when completed. It is anticipated that the DEIS will not be available until mid to late summer.

PUBLIC SCOPING OPEN HOUSE POSTERS

Open Houses were held on March 4, 2009 in Pomeroy and March 5, 2009 in Dayton.

August 17, 2009

NOTICE OF DRAFT EIS and OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC MEETING

Date of Draft EIS Notification: August 17, 2009
Dates of Public Meetings: September 9 and 10, 2009
Close of Draft EIS Comment Period: September 16, 2009

Applicant: Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Attn: Larry Tornberg, PO Box 97034, PSE-04S, Bellevue WA 98009-9734

Notice of Final EIS

Date of Final EIS Notification: October 7, 2009

Final EIS Adequacy Appeal Deadline: October 21, 2009

Applicant: Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Attn: Larry Tornberg, PO Box 97034, PSE-04S, Bellevue WA 98009-9734

Location: South of Pomeroy, north of the Pataha Creek, between the Pataha Creek and Tucannon River and south of Tucannon River and State Route 261. Detailed maps and tax parcel numbers are available for review at the Garfield County Public Works office listed below.

REVISED Notice of Conditional Use Permit Public Hearing/FEIS Adequacy Appeal

Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project

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Notice of Decision

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LAND USE ACTION NOTICE
LOWER SNAKE RIVER WIND ENERGY PROJECT
NOTICE OF DECISION

CUP #012609

2009 Lower Snake River Wind

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