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Clatsop County staff urge FEMA to correct errors in draft EIS for BiOp 'no‑net‑loss' proposal; comments due Oct. 6
Summary
County planning staff told commissioners the FEMA draft environmental impact statement contains significant data errors for Clatsop County, warned of economic and permitting impacts for local projects, and said staff will prepare draft comments for board review ahead of the Oct. 6 deadline.
Gail Henriksen, Clatsop County community development director, told the Board of Commissioners that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for a proposed “no‑net‑loss” requirement tied to the FEMA Biological Opinion (BiOp) contains major inaccuracies for Clatsop County and underestimates the local impacts of the rule alternatives.
Henriksen said FEMA released the draft EIS Aug. 22 and that county comments are due Oct. 6. She said the DEIS examines three alternatives: no action, an alternative that retains no‑net‑loss but exempts projects that already completed ESA (Endangered Species Act) compliance, and a third alternative that removes that exemption. “The information that we have in appendix F … is inaccurate, it’s incomplete, or it’s contradicting. And not by small amounts,” Henriksen told the board.
Henriksen gave specific examples the county will challenge. She said…
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