Calendar
UPCOMING EVENTS LISTING
| EVENT | DATE |
|---|---|
| Public scoping comments accepted (see the Comment page on this site) | Now through August 2009 |
| Public Scoping Open House
West Sound Time: 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM Location: Chimacum Elementary School Library, 91 West Valley Rd., Chimacum, WA 98325 Click here to see the Press Release |
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 |
| Public Scoping Open House
East Sound Time: 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM Location: Voyager Middle School Multipurpose Room, 11711 4th Ave. West, Everett, WA 98024 |
Thursday, July 16, 2009 |
| Public review of Draft Environmental Assessment | August 2010 |
| Public review of US Army Corps of Engineers and WA Ecology permit applications | October 2010 |
Figure 1. NPS-KHPS demonstration project schedule summary
How does Navy conduct Environmental Planning?
Environmental planning includes all environmental compliance activity conducted by Navy before implementing the proposed NPS-KHPS demonstration. The Navy follows internal policy and environmental planning compliance procedures (1,2) as established by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (3) and federal regulations (4).
Concurrently with design, environmental planning will be conducting the NEPA scoping, literature reviews, existing conditions assessments and environmental design requirements. Later, a draft NEPA Environmental Assessment will be circulated for public review. Environmental authorizations and permits will follow the NEPA process.
Environmental planning begins with scoping (Figure 2), a process used to identify significant environmental issues deserving of study and to de-emphasize insignificant issues, narrowing the scope of the NEPA process to assist federal decision making. Licensing under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is not required for this project.
The Navy NEPA process is similar to the FERC NEPA process, however. The Navy Region Northwest is conducting scoping with elected officials, the potentially affected tribes, regulatory agencies, and the public. This scoping should be complete by October 2009. Public scoping events will be advertised in the news media and on this web site.
1) Navy Natural Resources Handbook, OPNAVINST 5090.1C
2) 32 CFR 775
3) NEPA
4) 40 CFR 1500-1508
Figure 2. Illustration of environmental planning events. To determine actual event dates, please view the Upcoming Events Listing (above).
Figure 2. Illustration of environmental planning events. To determine actual event dates, please view the Upcoming Events Listing (above).