Transcript Washington is UNIQUE - Pacific County Marine Resource Committee

Mission Statement:
“The Pacific County Marine Resource Committee serves
as a steward for the marine and estuarine resources in our
county by facilitating science based policies, research, and
education that enhance the sustainability of the economy
and ecology of our communities.”
Need
Subcommittee
To begin
Evaluating
CSMP Needs = Spending Plan
We need more specifics than the accepted BUCKETS
This PowerPoint attempts to address those specifics
Washington
CMSP Goals
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Protect and Preserve
Existing Uses
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Foster a properly functioning
ecosystem
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Conditionally Permit
emerging marine-based
economic development,
including offshore renewable
energy infrastructure that
avoids conflict with existing
uses
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Build a framework for
coordinated decision-making
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Legislative Basis SSB 6350 & 2SSB 6263
Washington Shoreline Master Program
Federal interface – CZMA
Federal Laws and Agency Actions
Other Legal considerations
Pacific County & State Shoreline Master Program
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Into Washington & Northwest
Needs development
Totally consistent with State & Local
Laws and Regulations
Major MOU’s with federal entities
Needs development
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Preliminary Permits
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Secure spot to develop for 3 years
No installation or ground breaking
Initially lots of these were issued, a Gold Rush effect
FERC License – Big DEAL, no mistakes these are for 50
years
Director of FERC – Ann Miles located DC
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Need to develop
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Utility-Scale
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Onshore
 Solar
 Geothermal
 Biomass or
Landfill Gas
 Abundant
Hydropower
 Wind – 50%
To California
High % already shipped to California
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Offshore
 Ocean Thermal
 Wave Energy
 Tidal Energy
 Offshore Wind
Area/kw efficiency ??
Real cost to consumer
Amount of subsidy & who
Pays for the subsidy – How much does
The state (county) get for BOEM leases
Need to Develop
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Five Nations want/share control - 70% of Coast
One Nation has control on 30% of the Coast
State Controls 0 – 3 miles offshore
United States 3 – 200 miles offshore
Sharing control is UNIQUE shared by NO other state in the
nation
Fisheries Resources are share 50/50 only on 70% of the coast
Pacific County is the only county not under 50/50 Fisheries
sharing – Unique within Washington
Needs continual cooperation starting now!
Excess weather will impact area/kw
Increased anchoring scope
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80 40’ Seas Common
120 – 150 knots of wind
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Washington is a UNIQUE - Technical Anchoring and Safety Problem
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Washington is the 1st state
in the nation to develop
CMSP without
Ocean Energy as the
Primary Driver
Ocean Energy will be accommodated but
MUST minimize conflict with existing uses
Washington has
Abundant Hydropower
Cheapest electric rates
In the nation
We want to keep it that
way
Small 15% alternate energy requirement
Oregon 25%, California 33% (load demand)
Washington has NO
Ocean Energy
Development Permits
Issued
NOT a Primary Driver
YET!
Washington has
Olympic National Marine
Sanctuary
Large Size (60% of coast)
Fishing is Guaranteed
Within the Sanctuary
Tribes are Fishing Nations
Ocean Energy will be Discouraged
Washington has
Navel Training Area
Large Size (50% of coast)
Restricting Ocean Energy
Development
Except very close to shore
Ocean Management IS
Split/DIFFERENT
South of Pt. Chehalis
One Size Management
Does Not Fit All
Ocean Management is
Further Divided &
Complicated
South of Klipsan Beach (46 28)
Protect and Preserve
Sustainable Existing Use
Washington Pacific Coast Solutions Board
11 May 2012 Consensus
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Ensures stewardship of public TRUST resources for the benefit of the people!
Recognizes and respects existing uses
Recognizes and respects tribal treaty rights
Protects and restores ecosystem processes
Promotes production of ecosystem goods & services
Address impacts of climate change & Sea Level Rise
Address impacts to shorelines & coastal impacts
Fosters and Encourages Sustainable USES & economic opportunity
Preserves and enhances PUBLIC ACCESS
Protects and encourages WORKING WATERFRONTS
Protects and encourages water-dependent uses (fishing, shipping, shellfish
aquaculture)
Fosters PUBLIC participation in DECISION MAKING
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Significant involvement of adjacent communities in the impact area
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Washington Pacific Coast Solutions Board
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Pacific County Master Shoreline Program
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Based on quality science & targeted data for informed decision making
Identify Data Gaps & Fill where necessary
Data needs to lend to informed decisionmaking that fits objectives and law
Apply Nichols Principle – Simple and Pointed, only as necessary
Prioritize CMSP Components for acquisition
Human Uses Need MAPPING
Marine Waters Geologic Map with associated important species association
Identify any “special places” off Washington & criteria that makes them
special (Any Yellowstones)
Need a publically accessible method of analyzing the DATA & Mapping –
Mapping Decision Support Tool
Ocean Energy is Mutually Exclusive of ALL other Public Use
Fishing is currently restricted by 559 Square Miles of NO FISHING ZONES
Mapping Decision Support Tool
Readily PUBLIC Accessible
Easily operated for PUBLIC to use and understand
Based on Google map
Adds layers manually & selectively for visualization
Layers can be added as necessary
100% compatible with Region (Oregon & California)
Washington Marine Planner (currently millions invested in development)
Golder & Associates product
Ocean Energy is Mutually Exclusive of ALL other Public Use
Fishing is currently restricted by 559 Square Miles of NO FISHING ZONES
Up to 50% of the Crab
Fleet Fishes Klipsan S..
Reduced Pot Limits
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Red & Burnt Orange
Dedicated fishing zones
Bright yellow & white
may be available for
emerging uses as
conditional uses
Realize that northern
areas have not been
mapped
Issues with proprietary
fishing information
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Area of least conflict with existing use
Highest energy least conflict locations
Must Establish Growth Maximum Areas
Efficiency of Real Estate [area/kw]
Honest Cost to end consumer price/kw
Recognize that $0.07/kw is unrealistic
Subsidies, who pays & how much
No outsourcing area for California
Realistic Lifecycle costs
Realistic Development costs
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BOEM leases and FERC permits = seafarer’s Al-Qaeda
Residential electric rates ~ $0.07/KW on the coast of WA
Wind turbine electric rates ~ $0.14/KW in eastern WA & OR
Wind turbine electric rates ~ $ 0.40/KW in nearshore ocean
Wind turbine electric rates ??/KW in offshore ocean
Hydrokinetic electric rates ~ $ 2.60?/KW in nearshore ocean
Hydrokinetic electric rates ~ outrageous in offshore ocean
When will the ratepayer & taxpayers REVOLT?
European offshore wind is 50% government subsidies
Electric rates in Germany are $0.37/KW; $0.30 after
midnight
Ocean green energy takes a LOT of GREEN
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Blow to UK green
technology industry as
less than 20% of £900m
investment in Thanet
windfarm goes to
British firms
Where will money go to
WA offshore energy
Where will the energy
go
California the load
center
40 foot Seas
Unstable waves
Sea Breakers 60+ feet of Water
147 MPH
Naselle Ridge
No at Sea Buoys
Hugo
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Access
 Area/kw
 Excessive anchoring
 Fragmented Fishing Grounds
Transit routes
 Radar interference
 USCG Regulations
 Restricted Navigation Areas
 Travel lanes
 Weather impacts on travel
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Safety issues
Economics
 Total Fishery Destruction
 2007 Dec. Storm 20,000 pots travel
Life History
 Spawning
 Juvenile habitat
 Migration patterns
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Habitat impacts
 Habitat Loss
 Cable route
 Cable Burial
 Structures
 4 – 500 Ton Anchors
 Electro-magnetic fields
Noise Effects
 Construction
 Operation
Meet the requirements of 2SSB 6263
Meet Primary Objectives of WPCSB
Protect
Foster
and Preserve Existing Uses
a properly functioning ecosystem
Conditionally
Permit emerging marine-based
economic development, including offshore
renewable energy infrastructure that avoids conflict
with existing uses
Build
a framework for coordinated decisionmaking
1) Map Existing Uses from 0 – 50 miles offshore
Ecotrust heat maps, fishing log books, other
2) Need a Marine Mapping, Decision Support Tool
Publicly available
Public friendly
Capable of displaying sequential data layers
High quality
Compatible regionally – Oregon, California
Versatile
3) Need Marine Geologic Map with Species ecosystem
associations
4) Need to establish if there are any special areas
(Yellowstone's of the sea) or critical ESA habits (Not a
solicitation for Marine Reserves)
Boundaries
Bathymetry, NOAA Nautical Charts, 3D charts, other
International, State & County Boundaries
County Marine Boundaries [normal land sea interface]
Mean higher high water mark
Decadal vegetation lines
Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor marine ownerships
Privately owned
State owned – DNR, State Parks, WDFW, other
Federal owned – USFW, USACE, National Park, other
Boundaries
Wide Boundaries within State (0 – 200 miles)
Tribal Reservations, U&A’s, SMA’s
Olympic National Marine Sanctuary
Naval Training Areas
Other National Parks
Pacific Fisheries Management Council Areas
Fisheries boundaries
Critical Habitats species specific
Essential Fish Habitats species specific
Other including Ecosystem management
units
Public ACCESS POINTS
Beaches
Parks
Boat ramps
Trailheads
Marinas
Other
Existing Marine Water Uses
Major Consumptive Uses ($1 million or more)
Commercial Fishing by Species & Combined
Tribal Commercial Fishing by Species & Combined
Tribal Ceremonial Fishing by Species (100 or more?)
Recreational Fishing by Species & Combined
Clamming
Hunting?
Sand mining harvest sites?
Other?
Ecotrust commercial, tribal, and recreational fishing heat maps
Combined WDFW & NOAA logbooks mapped
Beginning & ending points connected
Existing Marine Water Uses
Major Non-Consumptive Uses ($1 million or more)
AIS Ship Tracks
Towlanes
Dredge Disposal Sites
Proposed Dredge Disposal Sites
Official Ship Boarding areas for USCG or Bar Pilots
Commerce Channels
USCG Restricted Navigation Areas
USCG Aids to Navigation
Known hazards to navigation (Dredge sites B, SWS)
National Weather Service Buoys
Research instrumentation , cables, buoys
Telecommunication or Electrical Transmission cables
Industrial Outfalls
Municipal Sewer Outfalls
Storm water Outfalls
Ports & Marinas
Surfing?
Kayaking?
Bird Watching?
Aesthetics; view shed ?
OTHER?
Emerging Marine Water Uses
Ocean Energy
Hydrokinetic
Wind
Transmission distances to shore
facilities – substations
Visual Impact simulations for each
EMF impacts to marine species
Open Water Aquaculture (not shellfish)
OTHER?
Ecological Factors
Important ecological interdependency to
geologic substrate, structure
Important commercial & recreational
species - list
Benthic habit types
Important wildlife Species & areas of concern
Whale Migration & Feeding Routes
Bird nesting, migration, feeding areas
Seal & Sea Lion Haulouts
Other Factors & items of concern
Coastal Erosion Hotspots & trends
Invasive plant species of concern
Spartina
Japonica eel grass
Other
Invasive marine species of concern
Historical Significant Areas
Other
Marine Water Indicators &/or water quality
Temperature, acidity, Salinity, Freshwater,
Oxygen, Chlorophyll, Nutrient loading,
Hazardous chemicals, Insecticides, Radiation,
Endocrine disruptors, PAH’s, Metals, Other
Salmon Survival conditions fresh, marine, ocean
Need to locate monitoring devices
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Date areas of spring transition offshore waters
Oversights?
Additions?
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Washington Pacific Coast Solutions Board needs
a subcommittee to refine the CMSP Needs =
Spending Plan
WPCSB needs to examine closely what other
States CMSP plan included & why
WPCSB needs to examine Washington’s CMSP
essential data fields, mapping needs, and
decision support tools for informed decisions
compliant with the primary objectives and
existing law – Apply Nichols Principle
Spending deadlines = immediate start
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USCG
BOEM
FERC
USACE
Navy
NOAA CZM coordinator
EPA
Oregon OPAC
Congressional Reps
Golder & Associates
Others like Flaxen Conway & BOEM report
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Compatible with Oregon Marine Map
Very Publically accessible – Google base
Very Public Friendly
Easy to select layers
Easy to add layers
Extremely uncomfortable letting Model Choose
Areas of Conservation or Energy Placement
Model but verify (Confronting Models with Improved
Data)
E-mail & Direct Others to the Web
PowerPoint
Ask for feedback
After reasonable feedback time share with
agencies
(Appendix next)
Pacific County & State Shoreline Master Program
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Based on alternatives including NO action
Must have a demonstrated need
Qualified expert science must be applied
Impacts on erosion must be considered
Avoid, Minimize, & mitigate potential adverse impacts
Priority species is one that is of commercial or recreational
importance
Must be consistent with and protect the “public rights of
navigation”
Shall minimize interference with the public’s USE of the
waters
Designed to minimize damages to ecology and the public’s
use of the water
Protect against adverse effects to public health and safety
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Development shall by jointly performed by federal, state, and local
governments
Proposed actions shall provide early and continuous public participation,
open discussion, consideration and RESPONSE to public comments
before decisions are make
Actions SHALL be designed to ensure NO NET LOSS of ecological
function and/or USES.
Unavoidable impacts require compensatory replacement mitigations
that are monitored to insure NO NET LOSS
Prioritize preservation of resources whenever a conflict exists
Actions shall address cumulative impacts and fairly allocate the burden
of those impacts including reasonably foreseeable future impacts
Conduct further research, studies, surveys, and interviews deemed
necessary
Utilize ALL available information
Shall take into consideration any recommendations of units of local
government (MRC’s are units of local governments)
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Shall identify and assemble the most current, accurate, and
complete scientific and technical information
Shall use accepted scientific methods, research procedures, and
review protocols that encompass the most current, accurate, and
complete scientific or technical information available
Conflicting data must undergo a reasoned, objective evaluation of
the relative merits of the conflicting data
Shall address unanticipated impacts
Shall include mitigation provisions that are not avoided or
minimized to achieve NO NET LOSS
Ocean Disposal Sites SHALL minimize interference and impact to
fishing and SHALL provide compensation to mitigate adverse
impacts to resources and uses and assess the RISK of failure of the
mitigation
Shall coordinate with adjacent and other jurisdictions
Shall conduct an in-depth and comprehensive inventory of
existing conditions and uses before altering and identify gaps and
additional information is necessary
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Ocean uses that will not adversely impact
renewable resources SHALL be given priority over
those uses that impact renewable uses (fishing,
shellfish aquaculture, recreation are given priority
over ocean disposal)
Ocean Disposal is a Conditional USE
Ocean Disposal is not allowed if there if there is
a reasonable alternative
Ocean Disposal must comply with all applicable
local, state, and federal laws and regulations
including the guidelines in WAC – 173- 16-064
The more stringent regulations SHALL apply.
Need
Subcommittee
To begin
Evaluating
CSMP Needs = Spending Plan
We need more specifics than the accepted BUCKETS
This PowerPoint attempts to address those specifics