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EFSEC staff to draft resolution applying 0.6‑mile and 2‑mile buffers for Horse Heaven hawk nests
Summary
The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council directed staff to draft a resolution applying 0.6‑mile buffers for 39 nests and 2‑mile buffers for six other nests under Species 5 mitigation criteria for the Horse Heaven wind project; staff will post the draft for public comment ahead of a council vote.
Council members of the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council on Sept. 17 signaled support for staff recommendations on Species 5 mitigation around documented ferruginous hawk nests at the Horse Heaven wind project in Benton County and directed staff to prepare a draft resolution for public comment.
The draft resolution will implement the 0.6‑mile buffer recommended by the project’s Pre‑Operational Technical Advisory Group (pTAG) for 39 nests and apply a 2‑mile buffer for nests labeled B, C, D, E and F, while staff recommended not making a determination at this time on Nest A. "FSEC staff recommend applying the buffer unanimously recommended…
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