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FSEC final transmission programmatic EIS due in October; aims to guide routing and mitigation
Summary
The Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (FSEC) told the House Environment & Energy Committee it will issue a final programmatic EIS for high‑voltage transmission in early October and that the document is intended to standardize sensitivity mapping, avoidance criteria and mitigation templates statewide.
The Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (FSEC) told the House Environment & Energy Committee that its non-project programmatic environmental impact statement for high-voltage transmission (nominal voltage 230 kV and greater) will be finalized and issued in early October and is designed to provide a consistent statewide framework for transmission siting and mitigation.
"The final document will be issued in early October," FSEC presenter Amy Hoffgemeier said, describing a document the agency characterized as roughly 1,000 pages of analysis and appendices. FSEC said it scoped the review to include all of Washington except marine areas and islands without bridge connections; tribal lands were excluded by default but tribes were offered the option to opt in and none had requested inclusion as of the presentation.
FSEC said the programmatic EIS was required by statute to identify…
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