The U.S. fish and Wildlife Service has scheduled two public scoping meetings for the process of preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act. The proposed project under review is the Radar Ridge Wind Project near Naselle, Washington. The this EIS, the USFWS is the lead agency, and the Bonneville Power Administration is the cooperating agency.
Radar Ridge LLC intends to prepare a Habitat Conservation Plan and apply for an indidental take permit for the marbled murrelet, a bird under the protection of the Engangered Species Act. If granted, the permit would authorize the incidental take of marbled murrelet for the construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of the Radar Ridge Wind Project. The project would consist of up to 32 wind turgines with a total generating capacity of 82 megawatts of electricity. Power generated by thge wind turbines would be transmitted to an existing BPA substation at Naselle, Washington.
We have scheduled two public scoping meetings. The public scoping meeetings are intended to inform interested parties of the Radar Ridge Wind Project and gather public input that will facilitate the development of the EIS.
The public scoping meetings will be held on:
Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office at 510 Desmond Drive, Lacey, Washington, 98503
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m., at Naselle High School, 793 State Route 4, Naselle, Washington, 98638
If you cannot attend one of these meetings, you can still provide comments on the Radar Ridge Wind Project at the following email address:
radarridgewindproject@fws.gov.
USFWS is accepting all comments through June 28, 2010, on the scope of the EIS, the range of alternative, and the impacts that should be analyzed.
For further information on the Radar Ridge Wind Project, call Jim Machaels at (360) 753-7767, or Mark Ostwald at (360)753-9564. Information of the project is also available at www.fws.gov/wafwo
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