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Makah Bay Offshore Wave Energy Pilot Project (Ferc Docket No MAKAH BAY OFFSHORE WAVE ENERGY PILOT PROJECT (FERC DOCKET NO. DI02-3-002) APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR MINOR PROJECT AND PRELIMINARY DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT VOLUME II OF VI PRELIMINARY DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AQUAENERGY GROUP, LTD. Mercer Island, Washington NOVEMBER 2006 MAKAH BAY OFFSHORE WAVE ENERGY PILOT PROJECT (FERC DOCKET NO. DI02-3-002) APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR MINOR PROJECT MASTER TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME I OF VI - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR MINOR PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INITIAL STATEMENT 18 CFR §4.32 REQUIREMENTS EXHIBIT A - PROJECT DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT E - ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT (EXHIBIT E NOT REQUIRED, SEE VOLUME II, PDEA) EXHIBIT F - GENERAL DESIGN DRAWINGS AND SUPPORTING DESIGN REPORT (CONTAINS CEII - NOT RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC - VOLUME III OF VI) EXHIBIT G - PROJECT MAP (NON-INTERNET PUBLIC - VOLUME IV OF VI) VOLUME II OF VI - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR MINOR PROJECT - PRELIMINARY DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACRONYM LIST EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. APPLICATION 2. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION 3. PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES 4. CONSULTATION AND COMPLIANCE 5. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 6. DEVELOPMENTAL ANALYSIS 7. COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE 8. CONSISTENCY WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE RECOMMENDATIONS 9. CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLANS 10. FINDING OF (NO) SIGNIFICANT IMPACT 11. LITERATURE CITED 12. LIST OF PREPARERS 13. DISTRIBUTION LIST APPENDICES APPENDIX A - AGENCY COMMENT MATRIX APPENDIX B - REVISED LIST OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, MARCH 2005 Master Table of Contents 1 MASTER TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) VOLUME III OF VI - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR MINOR PROJECT - EXHIBIT F - CONTAINS CEII - NOT RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC EXHIBIT F - GENERAL DESIGN DRAWINGS AND SUPPORTING DESIGN REPORT VOLUME IV OF VI - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR MINOR PROJECT - EXHIBIT G - NON-INTERNET PUBLIC EXHIBIT G - PROJECT MAP VOLUME V OF VI - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR MINOR PROJECT - CONSULTATION MATERIAL (2006-2001) VOLUME VI OF VI - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR MINOR PROJECT - PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION J:\Projects\AquaEnergy\168.0001.0200\LicAppl\Master TOC-061024.doc Master Table of Contents 2 PRELIMINARY DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Energy Projects Division of Environmental and Engineering Review Washington, D.C. MAKAH BAY OFFSHORE WAVE ENERGY PILOT PROJECT FERC DOCKET NO. DI02-3-002 NOVEMBER 2006 PRELIMINARY DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Page No. ACRONYM LIST..........................................................................................................AL-1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................... ES-1 1. APPLICATION.....................................................................................................1-1 2. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR POWER .................................................................2-1 A. Purpose of Action.......................................................................................2-1 B. Need for Power...........................................................................................2-1 3. PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES...................................................3-1 A. Proposed Action .........................................................................................3-1 1. Project Facilities and Operation ......................................................3-1 2. Project Construction......................................................................3-12 3. Proposed Environmental Measures...............................................3-13 B. Alternatives Analysis................................................................................3-14 C. No-Action Alternative..............................................................................3-17 D. Alternatives Considered but Eliminated from Detailed Study.................3-17 4. CONSULTATION AND COMPLIANCE............................................................4-1 A. Consultation................................................................................................4-1 1. Scoping............................................................................................4-1 2. Studies .............................................................................................4-6 B. Compliance.................................................................................................4-7 1. Water Quality Certification (Clean Water Act) ..............................4-7 2. Endangered Species Act..................................................................4-7 3. Section 10(j) Recommendations (Federal Power Act)....................4-8 4. Coastal Zone Management Act .......................................................4-9 5. National Marine Sanctuary Permit (National Marine Sanctuaries Act)..................................................................................................4-9 6. Marine Mammal Protection Act......................................................4-9 i TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Section Title Page No. 7. State-Owned Aquatic Lands (As established by the Submerged Lands Act and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act)........................4-9 5. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS........................................................................5-1 A. General Description of the Project Area ....................................................5-1 B. Cumulative Effects .....................................................................................5-5 C. Proposed Action and Action Alternatives ..................................................5-6 1. Geological Resources......................................................................5-6 2. Water Resources............................................................................5-17 3. Aquatic Resources.........................................................................5-28 4. Terrestrial Resources.....................................................................5-53 5. Threatened and Endangered Species.............................................5-58 6. Cultural Resources ........................................................................5-69 7. Recreation Resources and Land Use.............................................5-70 8. Aesthetic Resources ......................................................................5-77 9. Socioeconomic Resources.............................................................5-80 D. No-Action Alternative..............................................................................5-84 6. DEVELOPMENTAL ANALYSIS........................................................................6-1 A. Power and Economic Benefits....................................................................6-1 B. Cost of Environmental Measures ...............................................................6-1 C. Pollution Abatement...................................................................................6-3 7. COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE ...................................................................................................7-1 8. CONSISTENCY WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE RECOMMENDATIONS ........8-1 9. CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.........................................9-1 10. FINDING OF (NO) SIGNIFICANT IMPACT....................................................10-1 11. LITERATURE CITED........................................................................................11-1 12. LIST OF PREPARERS........................................................................................12-1 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Section Title Page No. 13. DISTRIBUTION LIST........................................................................................13-1 APPENDICES APPENDIX A - AGENCY COMMENT MATRIX APPENDIX B - REVISED LIST OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, MARCH 2005 iii PRELIMINARY DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT LIST OF FIGURES Figure Title Page No. 1-1 MAKAH BAY OFFSHORE WAVE ENERGY PILOT PROJECT AREA MAP.......................................................................................................................1-3 1-2 MAKAH BAY OFFSHORE WAVE ENERGY PILOT PROJECT SITE MAP.......................................................................................................................1-4 1-3 MAKAH BAY OFFSHORE WAVE ENERGY PILOT PROJECT SHORE STATION ..............................................................................................................1-5 3-1 AQUAENERGY AQUABUOY............................................................................3-3 3-2 PILOT PLANT SURFACE AREA .......................................................................3-4 3-3 PRINCIPLE OF OPERATIONS...........................................................................3-5 3-4 VERTICAL LOAD ANCHOR .............................................................................3-7 3-5 MAKAH BAY OFFSHORE WAVE ENERGY PILOT POWER PLANT - BLOCK DIAGRAM..............................................................................................3-8 3-6 COLLECTOR AQUABUOY (CEII - NOT RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC - - SEE VOLUME III OF VI) ..................................................................................3-9 3-7 MONTHLY AVERAGE, MAXIMUM, AND MINIMUM POWER PROJECTED TO BE PRODUCED AT THE MAKAH BAY PROJECT (BASED ON 1996 DATA)..................................................................................3-11 3-8 WAVE ENERGY ALONG THE
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