Assigned Site Specialist
Lance Caputo
Wautoma Solar Project
Assigned CFE
Yuriy Korol
yuriy.korol@atg.wa.gov
Project Milestones
Recent Activity
01/14/2025 - Governor's Decision Press Release
01/13/2025 - Notice of Governor's Decision
01/09/2025 - Governor's final Decision Letter
01/09/2025 - Final SCA
12/13/2024 - Benton County Petition for Reconsideration
11/22/2024 - Adjudicative Order 896 - Recommending Preemption
Horse Heaven, High Top & Ostrea, and Wautoma Solar Site Tours
Please see the site tour information here.
Application
The Wautoma application is available on the Wautoma Application page.
Wautoma Informational Meeting and Land Use Hearing
Video Recording of the August 8, 2022 Informational Meeting and Land Use Consistency Hearing
Wautoma Informational Meeting and Land Use Hearing Documents
Wautoma Informational Meeting and Land Use Hearing Comments
| Document Title | Document Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Wautoma Informational Meeting Combined Comments 01-017 | 08/08/2022 |
Wautoma Agency Comments
| Document Title | Document Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Benton County Planning Department Comment | 08/08/2022 |
Wautoma Extension Request
The third Application Extension Request was approved by the Council at the June 20, 2024 EFSEC Council Meeting.
Extension Request Meeting
| Document Title | Document Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Extension Request Letter | 06/01/2023 | |
| Extension Request Special Meeting Agenda | 06/09/2023 | |
| Extension Request Special Meeting REVISED Notice | 06/09/2023 | |
| Second Extension Request Letter | 10/10/2023 | |
| Third Extension Request Letter | 06/11/2024 |
Presentation
On May 17th 2022 at the regular EFSEC Council Meeting a representative from the Wautoma Project, Laura O'Neil provided a presentation to the Council on the proposed Wautoma project. A video of the Council meeting is available on our Council Meeting page.
Wautoma Presentation
| Document Title | Document Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Wautoma Presentation | 05/17/2022 |
CFE
| Document Title | Document Date | |
|---|---|---|
| CFE Appointment letter - Megan Sallomi | 07/15/2022 |
Orders - Wautoma
| Document Title | Document Date | |
|---|---|---|
| 886 - Wautoma Order Finding Project Inconsistent with Land Use Regulations | 11/16/2022 | |
| Order 897 Denying Benton County Petition for Reconsideration | 12/27/2024 |
General comments are comments received outside of a defined comment period on a specific topic or action.
Comments
| Document Title | Document Date | |
|---|---|---|
| 001 LCB Audubon Society | 09/07/2022 | |
| 002 LCB Audubon Society Cooment | 11/20/2024 |
MDNS Comments
| Document Title | Document Date | |
|---|---|---|
| 001 - 009 Combined Comments | 06/05/2024 |
Council Member Appointment
| Document Title | Document Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Benton County Appoints Dave Sharp | 07/14/2022 | |
| WSDOT appoints Paul Gonseth | 08/16/2022 |