Coos Bay; Public Comments on Jordan Cove EIS
Friends of Living Oregon Waters, 01.07.2009 20:51
Here is an online listing of the comments from members of the public regarding the Jordan Cove corporation's planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility planned for the north spit of Coos Bay, OR.
In addition to risks from a severe seismic event on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, other risks include loss of eelgrass beds from dredging to allow the LNG tankers passage. Eelgrass is the base of the river's estuary food pyramid and loss of eelgrass beds from excess dredging would result in loss of fisheries..
RECENT COMMENT UPLOADS TO FERC on JORDAN COVE'S FINAL EIS:
Comments of Friends of Living Oregon Waters (FLOW) regarding FEIS for Jordan Cove LNG terminal and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline under CP07-441, et al.
To view the document for this Filing, click here :
http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20090624-5013
Attachments to comment of Friends of Living Oregon Waters (FLOW):
http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20090624-5014
Comments of Camby Collier re the Final EIS for the proposed Jordan Cove Energy Project, LP, LNG terminal under CP07-444 et al.
To view the document for this Filing, click here;
http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20090618-0094
Comments of Ronnie Herne Re NEPA, geology, and tsunami dangers under CP07-441, et.
al...
To view the document for this Filing, click here;
http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20090615-5166
Comments of National Marine Fisheries Service addressing additional information required to initiate Endangered Species Act and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act consultation under CP07-441, et al.
To view the document for this Filing, click here;
http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20090625-5161
Comments of US Environmental Protection Agency on the final Environmental Impact Statement for the Jordan Cove Energy and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project under CP07-444 et al.
To view the document for this Filing, click here;
http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20090617-0016
Jordan Cove's Response to March 23, 2009 Environmental Data Request
VOLUME 1 of 2.
To view the document for this Filing, click here;
http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20090605-5074
VOLUME 2 of 2.
To view the document for this Filing, click here
http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20090605-5096
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How to View and Retrieve additional comments and filings from the FERC E-Library
NOTE - You do not have to be registered to view filings in the on-line Library.
a. Go to FERC Website - http://www.ferc.gov
b. Click on the "Documents and Filing" tab at the top of the screen
c. Click on "e-Library"
d. Click on "Advanced Search"
e. At the top under "Date" make sure the box for Filed Date is checked and if you want to look at all the filings from when Jordan Cove filed their Application change the first date listed to - 9/4/07-to- the current date (whatever the current day is you are looking at this). If you only want the last 60 days just type in the date range you want to view. You do not need to check the other boxes or mess with the other dates listed.
f. Go down to where it says "Docket" and type in: "CP07-441" in the first box and go to the box just below that one and type in "CP07-442" then below that "CP07-443" then "CP07- 444" so each of the docket numbers are listed in individual boxes under the heading "Docket". You do not need to put anything in the Sub Docket boxes
g. Go to the bottom of the page and Click "Submit"
h. All the filings should come up from the most current to least current.
i. You can click on the titles of each one to read them or follow the instructions below for printing which seems to open them up to view a little faster.
j. To Print or View files - Choose the filings you want to print or view and over to the right you will see the Words: WORD , TEXT, FERC GENERATED PDF. Do NOT check the boxes but click on the wording itself, such as "FERC Generated PDF"
k. It will ask you if you want to open the file - Click "OPEN"
l. The PDF form of the document will come up.
m. Once the document has come up you can click your Print icon at the top of your screen and the document should print for you.
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IN THE NEWS:
LNG deal puts a price on course
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/06/09/news/doc4a2e9763ac3d9341659620.txt?redirect=y
By Alexander Rich, Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 09, 2009 | 1 comment(s)
COOS BAY - The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has no interest in operating a golf course. But it could wind up owning some wetlands that once sported putting greens and fairways if new developments sprout up on the North Spit.
The port has joined Jordan Cove Energy Project in an option to buy Kentuck Golf Course on the northeast shore of Coos Bay. The liquefied natural gas terminal developer wants the land to offset subtidal damage that would be caused by building a slip dock on the North Spit if the project wins approval.
The option runs through July 2010, though it could be extended another year under certain circumstances. Until the contract is enacted or expires, the golf course remains open for business.
Jordan Cove also has an option to purchase Weyerhaeuser property through the port that is good through the end of this year.
Jordan Cove needs to create about 35 acres of wetlands to satisfy government regulators, said Project Manager Bob Braddock. Since the option allows Jordan Cove to purchase either half the course, about 50 acres, or all 18 holes, about 100 acres, there will be some leftover land.
Jordan Cove doesn't have plans for any more projects that need wetlands, and it would need to register with the state to become a mitigation bank.
If a container terminal or some other industrial project materializes, a soggy golf course could become prime real estate for the port.
"It helps us out, and helps them out," said Braddock. "We don't want to be in the land or mitigation business."
The port doesn't have to buy any land from Jordan Cove, but it has the option to pay $80,000 an acre for the wetland property. That's more than what Jordan Cove would pay the Culp family. The larger sale price is due to the costs of converting the golf course into wetlands, Braddock explained.
There also needs to be a zoning change and conditional use permit. The golf course currently is zoned recreational, said Coos County Planning Director Patty Evernden.
The Board of Commissioners would need to sign off on such a change, though there hasn't been any such application crossing her desk.
David Koch, port's counsel on the matter, said it's his understanding Jordan Cove is sending in a land-use application soon and needed to get the port's name on it.
Port Executive Director Jeffrey Bishop said if the commission hadn't approved the option agreement, Jordan Cove would have either looked for a different location or gone ahead with the work without the port.
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more info on Coos Bay LNG;
http://www.oregonwaters.org/
http://citizensagainstlng.googlepages.com/
