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Public and tribal groups press FSEC on process, permits and treaty rights at Cascade project land‑use hearing
Summary
In a separate land‑use consistency hearing, tribal representatives, environmental groups and local stakeholders argued the proceedings are premature because the applicant submitted only a draft application, said key permits were omitted from applicant materials, and warned the river route conflicts with treaty fisheries and National Scenic Area rules.
At the land‑use consistency hearing convened immediately after the informational session, multiple speakers raised procedural objections and substantive legal concerns about the Cascade Renewable Transmission Project’s route through the Columbia River.
Nathan Baker of Friends of the Columbia Gorge said bluntly that "this hearing is premature," arguing that Washington law (RCW 80.50.009(1)) requires informational hearings to follow the receipt of a submitted application and that FSEC had received only a draft. Baker and other groups requested that the council not treat a draft application…
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