Enviro Impact Statement (EIS) & Permits
This page lists the status of the EIS and permits issued
to the best of our knowledge. For further details please
see timeline on the NEWS & ARCHIVES page.
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~~~ 2019 ~~~
- WA Dept. of Ecology found County/Port's SEIS incomplete and inadequate on Nov. 11, 2019. Ecology’s letter to Cowlitz County and the Port of Kalama indicating their intent to undertake a second supplemental environmental impact statement (a.k.a. SSEIS). By refusing to provide the specific information Ecology had requested in their Oct. 9 letter, the County and Port left Ecology no choice but to take the EIS review on themselves. This process, in order to be fair and thorough, could take about a year.
- Cowlitz County responded to Dept. of Ecology on Nov. 4, 2019, by basically reiterating what they had already submitted.
- Washington Dept. of Ecology halted their review of key shorelines permits on Oct. 9, 2019, and remanded FSEIS back to Cowlitz County for additional information. Two key issues of concern that are deemed inadequate: GHG emissions analysis [App A | App B] and GHG mitigation plan [App C].
- Cowlitz County completed review of FSEIS on Sept. 11, 2019 and re-approved the two key shorelines permits.
- Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA) granted 18-month extention to air discharge permit on Sept. 10, 2019. NWIW must now commence construction by March 4, 2021.
- Final Supplemental EIS released Aug. 30, 2019. See SEPA site for all EIS-related docs.
- U.S Corps of Engineers issued Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit for Kalama Methanol Dock April 1, 2019, prior to final accepted EIS.
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