EFSEC - Sumas Energy 2

Sumas Energy 2 Generation Facility - Application No. 99-1
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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An Addendum to the Final SEIS was issued on May 16, 2002.

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Final SEIS - Table of Contents

Cover
Final SEIS Cover Letter to Reviewers
Fact Sheet
Table of Contents
(includes List of Figures and List of Tables)

Chapter 1 Summary

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Purpose and Need for Project

1.3 Changes in Project Description

1.3.1 Proposed Action

1.3.2 No Action Alternative

1.4 Public Involvement Since Issuance of the FEIS

1.4.1 Scoping

1.4.2 Role of EFSEC

1.5 Significant Areas of Controversy or Uncertainty and Issues to be Resolved

1.6 Summary of Potential Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Significant Unavoidable Adverse Impacts

Chapter 2 Proposed Action and Alternatives

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 The Applicant

2.1.2 Scope of this SEIS

2.2 Project Description and Changes Since Issuance of FEIS

2.2.1 Project Description Changes Not Requiring Analysis in this SEIS

2.2.2 Project Description Changes Requiring Analysis in this SEIS

2.2.3 Construction

2.2.4 Operation

Chapter 3 Existing Conditions, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures

Introduction

3.1 Air Quality (Greenhouse Gases)

3.1.1 Existing Conditions

3.1.2 Environmental Impacts of Proposed Project

3.1.3 Mitigation Measures

3.2 Groundwater Quality

3.2.1 Existing Conditions

3.2.2 Changes Related to Groundwater Quality

3.2.3 Environmental Impacts

3.2.4 Mitigation Measures

3.2.5 Significant Unavoidable Adverse Impacts

3.3 Groundwater Quantity

3.3.1 Existing Conditions

3.3.2 Changes Related to Groundwater Quantity

3.3.3 Environmental Impacts

3.3.4 Mitigation Measures

3.3.5 Significant Unavoidable Adverse Impacts

3.4 Low-Frequency Noise

3.4.1 Existing Conditions

3.4.2 Environmental Impacts

3.4.3 Noise Mitigation Measures

3.5 Wetlands

3.5.1 Sources of Information

3.5.2 Existing Conditions

3.5.3 Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action

3.5.4 Mitigation Measures

3.5.5 Significant Unavoidable Adverse Impacts

3.6 Flooding Potential

3.6.1 Existing Conditions

3.6.2 Changes Related to Flood Modeling

3.6.3 Environmental Impacts

3.6.4 Mitigation Measures

3.7 Faulting and Seismicity

3.7.1 Existing Conditions

3.7.2 Changes Related to Faulting and Seismicity

3.7.3 Environmental Impacts

3.7.4 Mitigation Measures

3.7.5 Significant Unavoidable Adverse Impacts